The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-23

This time Mr. Evans was talking to
you, did anybody again repeat the
charge TO you? No.
Who began the conversation at that
time? l really couldn't say. 1t was a
general conversation, partly humorous;
[ think just previously 10 that judge
Colborn was reading some humorous
poetry.
And as a sesrel to the humorous
poetry told You this? 1t was not a
sequel.
1t followed Immediately? 1 can't say.
What was it that brought up the
conversation? Well, | can't say; gen
eral friendl-- conversation.
Where was it, you say? At the Knuts-
ford hotel: 1 don't remember particu-
larry the rooms.
Whose rooms?- I think Frank Can
mons.
Have you mentioned all the persons
present? AS near as l can remember.
You think it was Frank Cannon's;
you know they were the rooms occu-
pied by him? 1t is where L have met
Mr.. Cannon several times.
At all events. it adjoins the rooms
where his card is? No; / have not seen
a card within fifty feet of there; l have
seen a card in the hallway.
Mr.. Cannon was not present? No,
ST..
LAW WAS THERE.
Was Mr. Law there at that time?
think So
You did not mention his name be-
-n-a: L think 1 did.
Have you talked with Mr.. Law at
any other time? Yes sir.
on this subject? When? Not on this
subject.
Are you positive M. Law was there
on this occasion. when you talked TO
Evans? l am positive he was in the
room during that visit: 1 am not posi-
tive he was present when l made that
statement.
You had no conversation with him
alone at any time about it? No, sir.
On this occasion did he say any
thing? l think not.
What day do you think this was? 1t
was shortly before Saturday; 1 am
positive now it was Friday night, be-
tween half past and II o'clock.
Did Law make any other expression
in regard to II? l think not.
Say anything himself about being APP
preached? Not that | remember.
Do you remember his saying any
thing about anything? No, sir
Was Mr.. johnson, representative
from Weber there? Yes, sir.
Mr.. Smith, from same place? 1 be-
lieve Mr.. Smith was there.
Any other representative from Weber
there? 1 hardly think so.
Was Mr.. Pratt, Arthur Pratt, or any
of the rest of the Pratts, o. p, none OF
them? No Pratt that 1 know of.
Mr.. Evans-Mr. Brown asked you if
you would do anything to defeat Mr..
McCune; you answered yes; you id
not mean that you would do a dishonor-
able act? No, sir. L meant anything
honorable.
With reference to this conversation
with Mr.. Sloan on this floor, you say he
said, in effect, TO you that it was wills
pered about that you would be willing
to take money? He may have said
that. 1t was not a new story to me. l
had heard that McCune had said so.
McCune said that all L needed was
certain price, and he would get me
whenever the price was forthcoming;
but Mr. McCune told me himself that
he did not say it. That was about two
months after 1 had been hearing it.
And on top of all that. Mr.. Sloan
wanted to know if those stories were
true? He may have. He said. is it
true that you will take money or will
you take money for your support.
You do not remember which express
sion he used? No, sir
Did he say anything to you about
this. that il is reported that you will
take money. and since the reports have
gone out, you might just as well take
il, so that you may have the game as
well as the name? No. sir. he did not.
Have you been as frienly with Sloan
since that interview as before? Why.
l have talked with him
since, same as usual
Have you felt as well toward him?
10 not see any difference in my feel
ngs.
WHY HE HELD HIS PEACE.
You have answered that you did not
announce this statement of Sloan's on
he floor of the joint assembly because
YOU didn't want to? Yes.
What do you mean by that? l didn't |
want to make any sensation.
You preferred, so far as you were |
concerned, to let il drop? Yes, sir.
You told Mr.. Powers about this mat |
er first, you say? To the best of my
recollection.
Whom next did you tell? 1 couldn't |
iay whom 1 told il. Somebody asked |
ne If it was so, and I acknowledged il. |
DO you remember Ine speaking to you |
md asking you if you knew anything !
Lbout any improper approaches, and /
-ou saying to me that you did not want |
o answer me? Yes, SIR.
:
leard certain matters and was going to
ubpoena yea before this committee? |
les.
And probe the matter to the bottom?
les, sir
And afterwards you told me, did you
lot, what the fact was? 1 did tell you
he substance of what ! have testified
iere to today.
But not so much in detail, as you
ave today? Perhaps not
Mr.. Brown-You say McCune denied /
lie had said it? I said so.
Where and when was that? In front
f the Constitution building on Main
treet. On the afternoon of Jan. 2, this
ear.
And you say you had heard it two
Months before that? Yes, sir.
From whom? | was first informed it
vas general gossip on the streets.
1 asked from whom you heard it? l
ant say.
McCune said that he had not caused
to be circulated? Yes.
What reply did you make to that?
don't remember.
Did you tell him you didn't believe
e had? 1 don't know whether 1 did
+ not.
Mr.. Evans-I want to ask you one
uestion about that unknown man Mr.
'rown speaks about. was 1t some
erson unknown to you, or that you do
OF know who it was? / cannot re-
lember who l heard it from. l have
let so many people. 1 cannot place
he individual.
Mansfield-What impression did
ir. Sloan's question make upon your
lind at the time he spoke to you; did
on take it as a feeler to see whether
on were open to influence of that
ind, or did you think it was just an
fer? / figured it was an offer.
Did Sloan indicate that McCune had
him to approach you in