Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-25

| vote Tor you. but i" said DE sure and
/ have the same word said which was
sont 10 Taylor. not TO iet him vote on
Z roll call. ana change the vote after.
| wards, u they want to vote for Mt.
! Mcrunc after h. has enough Demo.
/ cratic votes 10 elect"
what remark dld Mr. McCune make
Mr.. Mccunc said al right VIII go.
he hcsitntrd rood deal about
I Eolnr7 lie didn't seem 10 care about
| going. ! think Moses Thatcher was
| present. h. asked several ~ us. He
| evidently didn't core ia no.
DID h. say anything about Law at
that tlmof 30. he simply announced
that Law wanted 10 see him. snid. Il
don't care 10 see Law Ito says,
what do you Think" I remember I
was one who said. Yes, go and fce
him"
win ask you what the frst word
that came from the Joint assembly
| that mnfrcd your rNpectntionsf Mf
| Fisher Harris came Into the room ana
said. "liefe I want to tell you some-
thing" and took us into the bath room.
You. Harris and McCunc1 Yes. Fir
That's ALI Just three u yuuf I think
that is an. he says, Representative
Law 10 on the floor charging you with
attempting TO bride him.
Now. what reply I'D Mr. McCune
0
FIRST word he Haidf what ala he Hayf
lie says, re u damn lie. that man,
when ! got over there, asked me to
pay him $1,000 for his vote and re-
scented H.
Witness here related Mccunc'p meet
INK with Law ~ stated hy the former
cRoss.EXAAiINED.
In that conversation. did be- rny Law
was dirty dogT No. That was whom
/ l zane down from pccrys office about
| the time the ballntlnH began nt the as
acmbly. and Mr.. McCuur was very
anxious 90 know whether Peory had
gone down 10 vote. ana I interrupted
| him hy asking him about Law u Was
In the northwest corner NJ the north
room. ana be- said. "Oh. Law " no good
| h. ~ dirty i0w.livcd rascal but ! viii
tell you about that ufterward" | said
pcory can't go down safely. but Rich
ards u away.
FISHER HARRIS RECALLED.
Fifhcr Harris was recalled and corr
robofatcd the statement of Dunbar AZ
to the conversation between Harris.
dunbar. and Mccunc.
That was the ntHt conversation,
wasn't ~ A. I remember u. ycH, SIR II
was an exciting time. and my rccollcc-
ton may be- tribe misty. Mr. Me-
some evidence OF excitement. ANA de-
cltrud IL was lir. and said something
about the man having offered him his
vote Tor i've thousand dollars. AMI his
having rejected H. and then said. In a
moment. that IL what the Internal
atnundrsi meant when he shook hands
with me the way he misunderstanding
what else was raldf I left imme.
dlately, and ran back 10 the telephone.
and demanded that We get some OF the
gentlemen who were supporting Mt
Mccune some member Of the lcgisln-
turc. and trlephnned In order that
might communicate to them Mr. Me
Cuno'u denial. which I did In the Lam
guagc used hy senator Evans on the
iiunr ~ the Joint assembly.
Mr. stcWurt-Mlll you state Just
what was said 20 you over the tcic.
phone. the flrst messenger A. well nr
can. w., The nrat statement was.
Representative Law N on the noor
~ tho House making a sensational
charge against Mccunc. lie claims that
McCuur tried ta bflbu him In the
Maratch drug store, ana that he at
forwards. when the bargain had been
concluded shook hands with him. aud
lot In his hands four twcnly-dollar
notes and chief Pratt u there To Ger
tiiy tn tho correctness OF his state
mtnt;' something like that. na well AS
can recall now. sir.
VAN Colt \ WITNESS.
wnidomur Van colt. being sworn as
a witness IN behalf of the defense. toH-
tinod uH follows
Mr Van colt. were you az the meet
lnR ~ the Joint assembly On Saturday
last az tho time Mr. Law delivered his
celebrated rprrthF Yes, sir.
pld you Immediately, or while that
speech was going On, or Immediately
after ~ conclusion. communicate WIN,
ST. MccunuH headquarters over the
Telephone from this bulldlugf l did,
At ~ conclusioni At In conclusion
Immediately
DO SOU know who was AZ tho other
rud M the line. with whom YOU talked
My Impression W that u was Mt, liar-
riHi | asked Mt Harris N II was he
You may state Ia the committee what
communication you made over tho trle-
phone az that timcf I said, Have you
resolved word from tho joint assembly
IN reference o. Mr.. Laws Charger and
b. answered. saying nos I said, lis this
the INST you have heard nf ~" nnd he
answered why NOa." I said, MT, Law
charges that this morning he tcle-
phouni 10 Mr.. Mccuno 10 come to the
went there. that u was agreed that
law should soll his vote TO Mecunc for
nftcrn hundred dollars"
objected a. uH hvuraAy evidence, ar
Fucd by counsel and objection uua-
iaingd.
WILSON HEARD ivISs.
A.. W. Wilson was sworn. was present
IN Mccunc.n headquarters last Monday
evening,
uid 4. q. WINS at that time, whom
Nj Fisher Harris WAS there. ma Alr
Fisher Harris. IN substance. say tins
Co Mr. Wins nt that time that - hNve
talked with you at the head NJ tho
stairs, ana told you 10 SET ihroe cur-
rnrea never mind tho cNponHr. hut
ilud him and secure his vntcY' Wheth-
90 sir Harris said. m substance.
DIDN'T say 90 you or mention tp you
70 rtfUnrrf' ana did not ar WINS say,
Yes. carriage wna mentioned ut that
timoT" Yes. Hir. Mr. WINS admitted
that Mr. Harris dld call his attention
to carriages In connection with "a
r'nH", ut the time he said Never mind
ihn expense"
Aud was that mentioned there IN ref
ersner On the last time that Harris Anl |
Wins talked there az the head uf the
stairs" ~ was mentioned az nc time
that Mr. Wins had returned after hav-
Ing the cnuNefsntinn with Mr cham.
beers and Aif jackson. when was tho |
last conversation they had
When he went nut 90 md Jackson |
the last timer Yes. air
NOBLE wARRUM TEsTIFIEs.
Noble warrum editor OF the Herald. |
was sworn. saw a. q WINS ut Herald ]
rooms last Monday evening