The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-18
W. S. Gage Testifies In the Farms
worth Case.
TELLS ABOUT ONE DEAL
DEFENDANT WAS ANXIOUS TO
GET A CERTIFICATE.
Swears That Farnsworth Offered
to Pay His Expenses Up to $500
to Get a Statement That Property
Brought $27, $50, Which Defend
ant Bought For 81, $50.

sensation was sprung by the plani-
tiffs in the FarnswOrth case yesterday
when w. S. Gage, president of the Pa
cific Lumber company, and a wealthy
business man of San Francisco, was
placed on the stand. Mr. Gage did not
testify at the former trial. In answer
TO questions he swore that he had
sold some prospects known as the Gage
group in Nevada to Mr.. Farnsworth
for $4,25O.
The witness testified that at Farms
worth'S solicitation he let the consld-
Grafton be named IN the deed at I,250,
although he received only S4,25O. AS
reason for thus swelling the purchase
price, Gage said Farnsworth represent
ed to him that he might want
TO sell the prospects later on and the
straw price named would help to get a
bigger consideration
on this argument Gage said he al
lowed FarnSworth to have his way
about the matter. He thought nothing
more about il until FaFnSworth came
into his office in San Francisco after
the Stokeses had begun pressing him
for a settlement.
Wanted to Buy Certificate.
On this occasion Gage said that
Farnsworth asked him to sec a man
named Bray, who was concerned in the
trade and get him to furnish a cert1f1-
cate stating that $27,250 had been paid
for the Gage group, agreeing to pay his
expenses up to $500.
AS an evidence of his good
faith. the witness said Farnsworth
offered him $50 cash to bind the bar
gain. agreeing to put up the other $3.50
as soon as he was placed in possession
of the certificate.
Mr.. Gage swore that he Indignantly
rejected Farnsworth'S proposition.
When the witness direct examination
was concluded Attorney John NJ. Zane
put him through a rigid course of cross
questioning, but he stuck to his oTigi-
nal story Gage was the last witness
Yesterday. his testimony being concAud-
ed just before court adjourned until
Monday.
The appearance of Mr. Gage on the
stand was planned by Attorneys Dey
* Street for the company as a surprise
10 the defense and they succeeded very
nicely in their object. The witness had
not figured at all in the case before and
his evidence was of tremendous import
ance to the plaintiffs. Judge Dey said
yesterday that the defense would not
be able to impeach the Californian.
Another New Witness.
w. II. Bray was another new wit
ness who was examined yesterday lie
is a son of Simon Bray, president OF
the lone Gold Mining company the
younger Bray frequently acted as agent
for his father and in this capacity he
approached Arson Phelps Stokes and
asked him TO purchase the lone. He
testified that Mr.. Stokes told him to
deal with Mr.. FarnsWorth, as the latter
was the company's agent in all such
business. This was intended to offset
the plea of the defense that FarnswoZth
had never been recognized by the
Stokeses as their agent
Other witnesses who testified yeSter-
day were J. W. AIcCullagh of New
York, secretary of the Nevada COM
pany, G. A. Land, cashier of the State
Bank of Nevada and Receiving Teller
AIcEwen of the State Bank of Utah.
Their evidence was practically the same
as was given by them at the first trial