Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-23

urdny morning when the charges were
made. did not talk with McCunc over
the telephone understood Fisher ilnr-
ria to be- speaking. and with MIR. Me-
Cuno's authority. Fisher Harris said.
"rhc charges that have been made
down there, I am authorized to say 10
you, are absolutely false. that McCuuc
did not ofer Law anything Whatever,
but that ON the other hand that Law
did offcr to sell his vote to Mr. Mccune.
and Mr. Mccunc spurncd the Oifcr, tell
Ing him TO go to hi
PROSECUTION RESTS,
Mr. Evans announced that the tcstl-
mony for the prosecution was now all
ia.
VAN Colt OUTLINES DEFENSE.
SIR. Van Colt said. wish 70 show
you how Judges weigh evidence. We
wish ou to weigh testimony NJ the
courts weigh Il. and throughout our
presentation Of evidence We 1csirr you
60 regard the legal View ~ evidence,
tNtr. Van Colt began to read extracts
on the rules of Weighing evidence. MIR.
Evans objected and Mr. Van Colt did
not insist
\ MONTANA SENSATION.
some two or three weeks before Mr.
Law made lis charges. last Saturday
he anid to John Qucilen that he would
way. aud that he would spring a Mon.
tnna ronHatl0n ON him before he could
be- elected. We shall show that Law
had also "A conversation with ShCriW
Turner ON the Thursday preceding last
Saturday and said TO Turner why
don't YOU get down TO hiHinenl. why
don't you dc business, ana settle This
thinE9 In Idaho or Montana II would
hav. been settled long ago" or words
10 that eject. That Mr.. Law also said
10 Major stanton substantially what
he had said to Mr. ouellcn. ana he re-
itcrnted that sir. McCunc would not
De- elected because "a Montana Honha.
ton would be sprung ON Tim.
IN THE REsTArilANT.
We shall also prove that In the VI
emma cafe when many people wcr.
present MoCun. nald to Law 20 that all
could hear, we ARE pretty good people
ON this side, why don't you get into the
wagon. Law, ana be friends with u.s."
All laughed az this joke ana there was
moro talk like thnt at the restaurant.
but no more talk Of that nature.
IN MCuNE's HEADQUARTERS.
our evidence viii show that neither
what Law testified to before this COM
mittcc. nor what chief Pratt and De-
thcm conccrninf the circumstances
nnds conversation In dcCunc'
HEADQUARTERS. Is true. ON that nlEht
Mccunc was not alone with Law at
all when they went into the side
room the doors remained open. both u.
w sloan and James Mason. were pros
ont some OF the time, ana one 81 them
M tho time. IN Mcclure lcft f0r home.
leaving Law nt headquarters.
FRIDAY NIGHT
on Friday night our testimony VIII
show that Sloan made no offer what
ever 20 Law.
SATURDAY MORNING.
on Saturday morning Mr.. McCuno
received telephone message from Mr..
Law, to meet him, and va Informed
Moses Thatcher ana Abel !. Evans az
tho time, the former saying that he
might ~ well 40 ana speak with Law.
He met Law: talked n very few min
uica ana rose. REJECTING the proposition
NJ LAW TO purchase his vote FOR 5000
or for any sum. LAW stepped out and
went to the west. Mccune stepped out
later and won't 20 the east shook hands
with another man ana started across
the read Law overlook him, and they
merely shook hands ana parted ON the
corner.
Mr.. McCunc refused 20 pun ehaso that
vote of Laws just M he had refused TO
purchase the printing press.
SLOAN AND NEBEkER.
Mr. Sloan hnd heard that Nebekor
was purchnaable, and as friend told
him that he had SO heard, merely In
tending 20 warn Nsbckor concerning
story that was anont
HARRIS AND WINS.
Harris had been assured By WINS and
others that Jackson would. after voting
for Judge King ON Monday thereafter
vote for Mr. McCunc. Hence he was
naturally anxious FOR Wins 10 scs Jack.
son again 10 mako sure of n. lie had
talked with WINS about getting a ear
rlagc; urged him 10 get two N nocea-
snty. and his remark % Wins about
expense had no other Significance.
WilncFsca viii be called 10 prove all
that ! have stated.
FRED TURNER TEsTIFIEs.
The FIRST witness for the defense was
then called.
Fred Turner. lately sheriff OF cnche
county, was sworn; has known Albert
4, Law many years; knew his father:
ON Thursday preceding last Saturday
he had met Mr., Law In the corridor or
the county building. aud had asked
Law why he could not see his way
clear Co support McCunc. Law had
answered that II any one could give
hin good logical reason for so doing,
he might support him. Witness aug
gestod that Law had been elected part
~ by Democratic votes as reason.
Law answered that this wasn't n good
logical reason, ana added, III this wna
In Idaho or Montana II would have
been settled long ago. Why don't they
get down To business, or why don't they
do business, ana settle this thing?" or
words TO that effect"
CROSS. EXAMINED.
Witness said he was working for Mr..
McCuno's election; had not received
any money from Mccunc, expected
Mcclure to repay him for money ex-
pended. Witness went 90 Cache
county day before yesterday 10 get wit
nesfca, ana to see some parties. who
knew Mr. Law; consulted with Harris
ami Dunbar about going; went there to
get witnesses as To Laws character;
not 10 break II down, but TO show what
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