The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-05

bank on July 2S, and it remained there
till December. when I turned it over
TO the United States attorney.
HAS Mr.. Jones ever had 1t
Not since / got it.
Did you make it the basis Of COM
plant against Stoutt?'' ,
Yes
Did Mr. Jones have anything to do
with that complaints"
mo, he did not
Mr.. Brown offered in evidence the
letter from the comptroller of the cur
rency calling for Mr.. Stoutt's resigna-
ton as president of the bank 1t was
objected to and the objection sus
tanned.
rs Hedges signature to that note
forgery" asked Mr.. Brown.
Objected to and objection sustained.
up to what time were you at the
bank on Dec. 9?''
Till ten or fifteen minutes to 6
o'clock
ibid you and Jones leave together?"
mo, Jones was in the bank when I
went away and l told him l would be
back.about o'clock, but it was a quar-
ter to before l got there"
Was Jones there when you Gamer
YES"
How long did you stay?"
It'll about o'clock
What was Jones demeanor?"
There was nothing unusual about
it"
did you notice any oder of burnt
powder or eau de cologne about Jones
that night?"
mo, did not"
You stayed at Ford's hotel when
you were here in July?"
yes"
Did Jones call on you frequently at
the hotel?"
HE called once with his wife,
Were you very intimate with
Jones?"
q called with my wife twice at his
house in three years, once he was not
at home and the other time he was,
think We dined together at the Knuts-
ford once"
''Mr Stout testified that you fire.
ouently went to the lake together.
What do you say about that?''
''Twice we went with a party l met
him at the lake several times accident
ally"
IBID you demand Mr.. stoutt's res
ignation as director of the bank?
. Yes, 1 did"
WAS LOOKING FOR STOUT.
ION the day of the shooting you
were looking for Stoutt?
Yes"
Did Mr.. Openshaw go to look for
Stout and did he bring back any mes
sage in regard to his whereabouts"
yes, he said Stout was at Burn
ham,"
Cross-examined by Mr.. Putnam wit
ness said Jones was aiding him in MAX
ing the examination of the condition
of the bank. Jones did it because he
was more familiar with the affairs OF
the bank than any one else.
Did you consult with Mr.. Jones
about your calling for Mr.. Stoutts res
ignation?"
Il did not
did he at any time talk to you ABOUT
Stoutt's resignation"
No"
as it not a fact that you have a good
deal of feeling against Stoutt?'
No, 1 have not
rs it not a fact that you have not
liked Stout for some timer"
Il did not trust him."
"In Mr.. Baumgartens store, in the
presence of Mr.. Baumgarten and Mr.
Gunter did you say that the first time
you saw Stout you knew he was an old
s. of a b. and a thief?"
mo: nothing like that"
did you ever use language ike
that?"'
ION. another occasion I may have
said something like that"
In the presence of Mr.. Chlpman
Eyes. 1 think he was there. / also
said that he knew little about the
bank, and that Jones was the only man
who was familiar with the business"
HE KEPT THE BANK OPEN.
when you were here in December,
did Mr.. Chapman think your presence
was injuring the bank?''
Yes: 1 told him that my presence
was necessary to prevent the bank clos
ing
Did you send in a bill for $3.50 for
services in keeping the bank open?"
II did not; l sent a bill to the comp
troller of the currency for extra SER
vices, and left the amount blank, and
he sent word to the bank TO allow me
for extra services, how much 1 don't
know. Mr.. Chapman objected to it, and
refused to pay it, and l never got it.
Redirect examination. witness said
Stoutt's resignation was discussed by
him with the board of directors in the
presence Of Jones.
did you ever have any private BUSH
ness with Stoutt?"
No, nothing but in an official way"
when was it you used the language
about Stout that counsel referred to,
anu llldl yOu SNiu yOu nOule Alob DSiiC'C
him?"
AT the police station, on the night of
the shooting. had found that he had
committed a forgery, and would not
believe him.
S. c. Hazelton, assistant superintend-
emit of the Murray smelter, testified that
he saw an old gentleman with long hair
and muff1ed up about the neck and chin
so that witness could not see his fea-
lures, walking on the road half mile
from the Germania smelter on Dec. 8
last. His general appearance CORE
sponded with that of Stout, although
witness did not know Stout, and had
not seen him since.
Court adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning.
Remarkable Rescue.
Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield. ILL.,.
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