The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-22
CHARGES AGAINST MCuHE.
Continued from Page ;,

NAA1@ IL Hh&o AAANNA
ested, as you understood, in The sal
Lake Herald. and request him TO Dur
chase this printing press that 0 haC
up in Ogden. and establish q branch
paper there? Not personally to Mr.
McCune; I asked him If The IIerale
wouid care to purchase It, and that
could present il TO him as an owner
the chief owner. as I supposed, of Thu
Herald.
Mr. McCune declined the proposition:
NO. sir; he did not.
Did he not say. in answer TO that
why, you ear get The Herald in o.
den just as early as if we had a
branch there, and the paper isn't pay
ing, anyway, let alone having anothe.
branch TO it? No, sir; he did lot.
In substance that? No; he toid nae
that he would refer the matter to lie
manager of The Herald.
He didn't object 10 il at all? He did
not; he said he would refer the matter
TO the manager of The Herald.
Did you renew the conversation with
him: DidI?.
Yes? l don't remember that I did.
Isn't it a fact that you did not renew
it afterwards? I don't think l did.
NOT TURNED DOWN By MCUNE.
And isn't il. a fact that you did not
renew il afterwards, because ne turned
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slider that he turned IL down.
Did you ever ask him whether he had
referred it TO the manager of The Herald:
1ccR't thing that did.
Why didn't you2 1 couldn't answer why.
because 1 supposed they would do MOTH
ing with it.
WHY GA you suppose they would do
nothing with II. Simply for the reason
that he did rot call ne UP and state that
he wanted TO do anything with it; the
reason : would naturally suppose he
wouldn't do anything with il.
What time Friday evening was it that
yol met Ar. Law at the knutsford
hotel? About II o'clock wher l first met
him and talked with him on this subject.
Was sMr- Johnson there? Yes, sir.
Did hesitate 10 you in the presence OF
Mr.. Johnson what offers had been made?
Not at that time.
Did he. in the presence of Johnson, or
in the presence of Mr.. Pratt? In the
presence Of Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. Pratt
What did he state was the proposition
that Mr.. McCune had made TO him? He
said that Mr.. McCnne on the Tuesday
evening before had told him that he
wanted his vote for the next day. and that
he could name his own consideration.
Did he state anything else? Nothing
that l could remember distinctly that he
stated; he gave particulars about going
up into Mr.. McCune's headquarters.
/ mean about the offer? l don't remem-
Der anything
Bribs or proposed bride? I don't re-
member.
Had Mr.. Law been voting with YOU in
the senatorial contest up TO that time? /
think with the eN~ception-for. well, a day
the exception of that day if i
remember right, that he didn't vote with
us on Friday
But Up to that time he had voted for
Senator Cannon? He had been for some
weeks past. something like that; | dont
remember Just how long
Did you ask him why he had kept this
sacrediy secret from Tuesday until Fri
day night? | did not ask him any ques-
ticn in regard to that.
Didn't he say 30 YOU and to Mr.. john
son tina Mr.. McCune had made this prop
os@tion To him at his headquarters on
Tuesday evening and a similar PROPOSE
ton tn him again at his headquarters on
Friday evening? When l came Gn to
where Mr.. Johnson
Just answer the question.
Answer II direct. Yes.
CGuestion read
Not exactly that.
Let Us have il exactly. AS nearly eX-
actly as ] can remember he stated that
MI. McCune had mad this proposition
TO him on Tuesday evening. and the
proposition had beer repeated TO him that
evening, but he didn't say It was made by
At headquarters? He didn't say it was
at headquarters at that time.
DID he say where it was made? / don't
remember if he did. l could not say that
he said where the proposition was made.
DiG1 he say il was made at headquar-
tEr=- COllun I say lndL re Qlu-
What Is NoUr best recollection about
1 cont remember. / don't remem-
5si~w1et5er he said. II he said where il
U-sS m2de: / don't believe that he did
at that si.ae say where; don't remem-
You did not ask him.? 1 did not ask
What did he say that proposition was?
Mat cid he say this second proposition
Al thar time 1 was talking with
nin there. he did not explain 10 me what
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proposition IA Mr.. McCune had made
10 him mad oeea repeated 10 him that
WaI. was that then what he said as
gcarlv as you can remember it? That
was What he said. as nearly as J. can re- 7
member il, yes. sir.
That the proposition thai Mr.. McCune (
made TO him on Tuesday evening lat
ieen repeated 70 him that evening" Yes, I
at that Time
Didn't he say by whom? 1 don hin
he didn't say TO me who; he did
afterwards.
Wen. I I'M talking about what he told
that evening?
Did You hire this room? Personally l
I'D not. ] told Sheets to see Law; that
IL would pay for them.
Van Cott-Who will il Law don't? We
will.
Mr.. Evans-Do you know why this man
has been kept in the custody of
our brother, that is, in company of your
objected to by Brown.
He has not been been in custody.
HOLIDAY ON STAND.
Thomas L. Holiday, clerk at the Wa
atch drug store, was the next witness
allied. He was examined by Mr.. Evans:
Are % an employee of the Wasatch
rug store in this city, Yes, sir.
Are you i'll any manner related to
Albert w. Law? Yes: l am his cousin.
Did you know hat Mr.. Law was COM
NJ there to that store that morning?
30. sir.
Or that he would reveal to you any
or scheme whatever? No, sir.
Do you remember on the morning of
he 18th of February. Saturday, be-
the hours Of 10 and II O'Clock.
f seeing MIR. Law and Mr.. McCune in
hat drug store? Yes. sir.
Had you been outside of the store?
10. sir; ic was when ! first came down
the morning.
When you came into the store, who.
anybody, Gid you see there? 1 saw
McCune and Mr.. Law sitting in the
orner. the southeast corner of the
tore. 1
Did you notice what they were doing
! any way? They were in CONVERSE
on: McCune was talking to Law.
Could you overhear anything that
said? No. sir.
What part of the store lie you go?
went TO the north end.
Which door did you enter? The east :
Dor.
Then went to the rear of the store?
es, sir. \
Did you return again? Right away.
Id went out the south door.
Did YOU see them when you went out? {
es, sir.
What were they doing? Still talking. l