Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-07

EFFORT MADE TO IMPEACH.
sheets aud 1aiehesrs Disagree as TO
what Was said by Former tn =
Street Car December IOtIs.


t'"afh' hnVtatuttlA Nut ttAutuoil VI
Banker Stout ana other witnesses OF
the prosecution.
quite number Of the Utah National
Bank directors were examined In rcla-
ton 20 what took place at the meeting
% the board when Mr. Stout was asked
Tot his resignation. All stated that Sic.
Stout was retained thirty days longer
al bis own request and In order that he
might be able TO atraightcn up his
W. A. Corbls. n witness for the de-
fenlc. tcatlncd that William lSraut told
hiin that u Jones would advance him
enough money to get out OF town with,
he would not appear against him at the
There Is discrepancy In the ,e-,i.
municn OF Detective Sheets and Man
aEcr iglcheart Of the Herald. Sheets
tgstlned that u would be possible for
hr. Stout TO Identity the man who
shot HIN from whefc he said h. stood
lhichtnrt SAID upon the sand today
that sheets told him the morning az
ter TIE shooting that II would b. at.
terly Impossible Tor Stout or anybody
70 Identity pcru1n at the place where
the shot was nrcd.
The dcieuao has made rapid progress
today. When the New" report
closed II rcumod probable that the de-
iendant would BE- called to the stand
bciotc court adjouped.
when the "NUwf' report closed yes.
tcrday. thc wines Forbos was under
REORGANIZATION the next witness
cAAmlnfd wna W. \. fuHnte, who rnid
that a little after Xix soiock on the
night N the shooting h. was at Fifth
hgllh aud state sircca. Went down
STATE ana vent west ON the north side
" Fiith south. when opposite AR.
AIRS house h. heard a shot on the on.
rositr side Of the street. Saw Humh
PARTIES standing near the adobe h1uHu
on urn fuuth. but did not know vino
lhey were, lie went on to ~ IN and
tuned down Main. aaw no little gifts
un he passed, In fact. saw nobody be.
tween fifth and sixth South streets
Attnrrey ucorgc sutherland recalled,
HAld he made some measurements
around The place whore J0asph A.st0utt
testified h. saw Jones In the back yard
y hc siouit reHid-nc. on tho night 81
~" thoutlng. u was fifteen foot nin
inches from the back door u stouttn
house where younr gtoutt stood, 10 the
wash house where young Stout said he
saw Jones standing.
IN cross-cxnmination. SIR. Sutherland
fnl1 h. made the measurement at the
request " judge Henderson. and not
because 81 any special Interest he had
In the case.
BANK EXAMINER wfCHTMAS.
Hank Examiner wightmnn said he
rcFidgd IN san Francisco, Mas bank
examiner for california. Nevada and
ttah Came 10 salt Lake on Dee. in
last and went 20 the Utah National
hank the zane day. ON the nest day
was engaged ~ hln duties inaking an
examination ~ the nnnlrs OF the bank
iuH niEht % Dee. gth h. was asnt
Tor ~ so 20 the old city hall. Saw
Jones 'here IN baol, room and after
Wards ~ a room With chief Pytt
United States Marshal Miiler.Mr. Cflp.
man. Detectives Hherts and Gillespie
nnd pr. Finkcrton.
iicdrcrf'
u told Jones that thought Hedges
shot Ntoutt and that he ought 10 tsll
The chlsf 20. ana that n h. didn't think
arruse him ~ a. I found out that
morning that Stout had forged
Hedges name ~ n note I saw Hedges
leave the bank with a very wicked
smile on ne face, a. thought. ana
hhi heard he was a man who rightci
ID. rnnkn With "a H'N-ahooter.
Was thegu any convcrsntlon then
and thcfc nmonk the others present
ahuut finutt ana about who shot him ~
The qurrti0n was objected 10 and
AIT ir"Nn Window Il.
pa you make an examination Of the
tHAih ~ 'NlN
ibid YOU and anything to erl,lslse
abpuJ itG'
HNgnH
pld you rrport ltf''
YES. 70 Nc eomptroller Of the cur.
How much did you ind the prerl.
l.nt Mt' Stout was owing 10 the bank
objected to ard objection sustained.
MA you examine The notes held by
the BANK at that time7"
Yes
Did you md any notes Of Iiedgcsg'
ier, two, u demand note for sg,sho
ana note secured BY collateral Tor
Nj. llrown here got the note for y zoo
ffoin Assistant United States Attornry
'hcrfinfiun, who was present and
showing u 10 the witness ankod il mat
MA Ne demand note he referred 20.
The witness raid II was.
"Whai dld Sou do with the note when
you cnrrs ferosH n Ia tho bank mud
Who has had the posaesslon u II
~ took II nnG scaled II IN In mn on.
Nelore md Faced n IN Wells Fargo'f
rank on july -, and II remained there
uli p's.tnhfr' when ! turned Il over
10 the United states attorney"
Hes ST. Jones ever had ltf''
net f'nco got IT,"
"tii ycu make u the tanla OF a com.
llnint aEninTt Ftoutt?"
yea
"pid Mr., Jones have anything to do |
with that eompiaintg"
NO, he an not"
Mr., lirvwn Off, rcd VA q, Idetr, The |
letter from tho comptroller Of the cur. |
fency calling for Mr.. stoutt'H rcuiena.
ton ~ 'fslicnt OF the bank. n Wis
objected to and tho objection ,us.
us nedrsa' signature 10 tina, not.
'cfgetNT gs,su Mr.. brown.
y, j'- "a 10 and objection sustained, |
" :" nhai time were you 1t IN,
TIN TON or ffteen minutes 10 .
Ia you and Jones leave together"
"So. iones was In the bank when
ven away ono I told him Z w,uli b..
nrk about Z t'ciocls, bu. Il was 1 mar.
s'oio l.fore I got there"
va. Jones there when ycu came:"
100 :tns d'd yoa st,y:"
'TNt about . O'Clock
What was Jones' demeanorg"
There was nothing unusual about
'Did you notice any odor OF burnt
,owder o. eau dc cologne about Jones
NO, ala not"
you stayed at Ford's hotel when
'ou were here In July?"
yes"
j. .p si, Jones q. call on you frequently a,
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