Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-27

The committee was called to order at
pi5 and Mr. Mcclure again took the
witness stand.
Attorney Evans continued his cross
examination. hla nrHt question waai
MIR Mccune ala understand you TO
ny that you had had several oonvcraa-
tons with other persons similar to that
held with Mr.. Law3"
II did not. ! have had conversations
u a private NATURE that ala not think
people would like to have heard over
the telephone"
Didn't you say that you had con-
NcrHation similar 20 the one with Mr..
Law, with Mr.. NebokcrY'
II did not ! never talked over the
phone with Mr. Ncbckcr."
Did YOU not meet him and have a
conversation with him at iioglc'a "a
lnunG"
Il did."
state what was said In that convcr-
ration."
1t had nothing to do with this case.
u was of a friendly character. l met
him at the Vienna cafe or promised q
mvct him therv ana wcm to ilogic'H
lilo did not care To- come To- hcadquar-
tcr.. u had nothing wha.ovcr To do
with this case
What was the nature Of the conycr-
Hation3"
lie explained to me why he had not
voted for mo-"
Did he explain to you what Sloan
had said 10 himy"
He told me In substance"
lie had heard that you Ncrc TO be
elected and wanted to got In the band
wagon7'
II ala not know at that time. I went
20 Moses Thntchcr'a after that"
You wanted his vote them"
Yes, I asked hiEi why he could not
vote for mo. he told me that he had
nothing against me-"
You were trying to gct the vote ~
Mr. Law and Sir. Taylor ~ that timer
\ aha not try To gct the vote OF lay
lor.,,
You sent your mon down 10 Try and
gct the vote OF Tayior7"
u did not"
You had no doubt Of your election
when you shook hands with Mr. i.tWG"
NO, l had no doubt. Yet 1 told you
there was always - shadow of doubt.
there IN nothing certain In this lifr,
Now have u your way. want 10 agree
with you"
'pidn'i you say you had a doubtg"
~ Fald I had "a shadow 81 n doubt I
stated before there II nothing certain
10 this life"
Now. do you remember what you
tgftincd to on Saturday,"
au"
Wore you. not trying to get Mr..
Laws NoteG"
= told him II he was going to vote
iDr me to change his vote after. and
not % vote for me on roll call"
II you worc going 10 be elected were
not yVdr ambitions gratlnedi What
was the need OF having more than
thlfly-two vosh2"
al.HN.H NN.sH
votes than thirty-two. thvrD would be
moro honor IN getting AN the votes of
thr Legislature than "A part of them,
SUI ! was not trying to yet his vote"
After he made this proposition TO
you you We're still discussing the man
her Ia which he was 10 vote Tor YOU
lie told me that he would probably
vote for me and told him not 20 vote
un roll call. but To change his vote ar
. Ter " he voted al all"
Are you accustomed TO shaking
hands with people ON parting
Sometimes"
= say, are you accustomed to ~"
said sometimes"
mean. IN this your cuatomf'
10 some cases | do
Diekson-You dont put your arms
around "a mani
Mecune-No. am not that affee-
touate
Why dld you say to him II he had
tomgthlng TO say of private nature
not 20 say II over public tvlcphonct''
hecauHe he would not come 10 head
quarters and he said that he was being
watched"
DO you attend to the business OF the
SAT- Lake Street railway
Not very much"
You nrc the prcsldenty'
"pon't you give It personal atten-
Not the details.
Don't you attend to the business Of
occurring franchises or giving orders
NO, SIR"
Nus7"
Yes, sir"
'pld you tel us all the business you
Ngie Engaged in7"
told you number OF enterprises !
was interested In and thought told
you alt"
-, DO you ever engage In the business
ui pnkor playingg
Judge plcluon-we object. II IN not
proper question.
,E'ana-lt Is u perfectly proper Quea-
Judge Dlokaon--It makes no differ
,nce u a man does engage In the hnal-
~. ~ poker playing. Many Of the
nMlcd states senators do engage IN
Nnl business, and II has no bearing IN
nH case whatever II IN asked Tor
we purpose OF delaying matters. We
llne here to Ind out the truth Of the
,hltEes made nglust Mr. Mccune and
"1, discuss his private character.
,Lihhs-only a few days ugo Attorney
M,hnr Brown asked Mr.. Fryer II he
w not with O. T., Pratt 20 10 GER
nln Woman'H house for Immoral pur.
nreai her name was Ill Evans. ana
Wit question was denied by Mr., Fryer,
HpN, sir when ask question In or
We, 20 bring before the public the IN
s od character OF the Witness then
sounsei objects.