Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-22
Certificate From a Physician Says That He
Was Too III to Attend.
NEBEKER AND JACKSON TESTIFY
WINS Hughes Lien aud Others Called This Afternoon
Testimony VIII Probably Conclude Tomorrow-Powers
VIII Not be subpcnacd

not talk with him about II. walked
away. | was getting angry.
Only once before witness had talked
90 Sloan about the contest seriously,
but the conversation was Interrupted
This was In Pccry'a Office.
cRoss.ExAMINED.
Made no reply TO Sloan In Pccrys
office. witness gave McCune 60 under
stand that he would not vote for him.
had opposed McCunc by voting against
him and by talking about him outside
OF legislative halls. had been In con-
Hultation with parties opposed To Me-
cuno. had nrst talked ~ conversation
with Sloan 20 o. w. Powers In his Of
Gee about two days prior TO saturday
night, and 10 David Evans Thursday.
Law. johnson and Colburn were pres
ont then. Witness had been accused 81
being open TO purchase ever since cleo
tiun day; Sloan intimated something
of those rumorH. witness said he did
not give "a d-n what was said. Sloan
ala not say, "Now, don't get angry, az
what shall say. but II IN said you VIII
take money for your support. II this
trurf" Witness DID not gct angry
with sloan; Intended to smash anyone
on the nose that made such n PROPOSE
ton, and did not want TO smash Sloan.
Had been friendly with Sloan since.
did not gct angry at the timci did not
know that he had eaten or drunk with
sloan since. considered sloan'r pro-
poaal an improper inducencnt for his
vote: did not remember what brought
out his statement to Evans. some one
made accusation that Sloan had made
this proposal to witness. and witness
admitted that this was true. coiburn
was reading some humorous poetry; u
was In tho knutsford hotel. In Frank
cnnnon'H rooms; Law was present. did
not talk with Law ON other occasions
about II; Johnson was there. thought
Smith was there: did not dcnounce
Slonns proposition on the noor Of the
assembly simply didn't want To.
thought Aioan'H proposition was an Of
fer not n "fceler." McCuns had denied
10 witness that he. McCunc. had said
before the Legislature met that Wit
ness was n bribe-taker.
GEO. r. CARPENTERS TESTIMONY
Gco. y. Carpenter was sworn. lives In
this city; telegraph editor Of the Dcr-
orct News; Interviewed McCunc last
Saturday afternoon. McCune was pace
inE up and down, agltated. did not
want 20 talk FOR publication. said.
you may say rs n id lic never
was alone with tho man In my life"
END or MORNING INQUIRY.
The mornings inquiry ended at 1850.
when Mr.. Carpenter had concluded hia
testimony. Tho committee was con-
sidcrahly incenHed at the absence OF
the other witnesses who were sub
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Attorney Brown-Mr. McCune II very
DESTROYS that the Investigation should
be- continued without further delay. II
N a matter ~ supreme Importance Co
him that II should be and he asks that
II go nn,
Attorney EvnnH-l agree entirely
with counsel In what he says. ~ the
same time ] must state that ! have
done everything In my power 10 have
the witncrHca hore. Their absence can
lack OF cffort on my part.
LAW ~ SICK.
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