The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21

They were simply talking with you
about voting for Mr.. McCune? Yes,
sir.
Trying to induce you to vote for him,
were they? Yes, sir.
Now, go to the evening of Tuesday
last, when you say you met him at Ho-
giles saloon, under what circumstances
did you meet him there? 1 was in
there and he came in and asked me if I
would take something with him, and
said yes. and we took drink together.
What did you drink? Whisky.
Both of you? / think Mr.. McCune
drank whisky; am positive that did.
What else was said or done between
you at that time? For a few moments
we talked politics; he tried to convince
me that the Democratic party
Mr.. Dickson-State what was said, if
you can, please
State the substance of what he said,
if you can. He tried to convince me
State just what he said to you. The
exact words?
Well, if you can remember them, yes.
1 cannot remember them.
ONLY ONE SILVER PARTY.
Well, then, state the substance Of
what he said. He tried to convince me
that the Democratic party was the only
silver party, and for that reason 1
should support him for United States
senate.
His argument was along those lines?
Yes, sir.
Was anything else said? He asked
me to go to dinner with him; asked me
if l had had dinner first, and 1 said no,
and he invited me to dinner.
Where did you go to dinner? To the
Vienna restaurant.
Was anyone with you between the
saloon and the restaurant? No, sir;
don't think there was.
You walked across the street, did
you? We went up the street north until
we were nearly opposite the restaurant
and walked across.
Where did you go after you got into
the restaurant? We went in the back
room and occupied a table.
That is public restaurant, is it? Yes,
sir
And the back room is open-otherwise
it was public? Yes, sir.
Did you take a table together? Yes,
SIR.
Was anybody with you at that time?
No, sir.
Were there others in the room? There
We're other parties sitting on the other
side-we occupied the table on the south
side first.
And there were parties occupying ia
bles on the north side? Yes. sir.
What time of day was that? I should
think it would be about o'clock-prob-
ably later.
Did you engage in any conversation
at that table? Yes. sir.
What was it? We discussed political
topics generally.
was anything else said there? No,
sir.
Nothing but politics? That was ALL
What was the nature of the political
talk? On the silver question.
Well, who ordered the dinner for you?
Mr.. McCune.
ONLY REMEMBERS THE OYSTERS.
What did you have for dinner? Do
you remember? We had-our first or
der was oysters; after that 1 don't
know what Mr.. McCune had, nor I
really don't remember what 1 got.
Did you have anything to drink?
Yes, sir.
What was it? Champagne.
How long did you stay there?
really couldn't say; long time; there
were other parties came in and joined
US, and we moved on to larger table,
and they Joined US there at dinner.
Well, after dinner where did you go?
To Mr. McCune's headquarters.
What time was that? 1 don't know.
About what time? 1t may have been
about 10 o'clock.
Did you walk with him alone to his
headquarters? No, sir.
Who walked along with you? Mr..
Bywater and Senator Tanner walked
along as far as the corner with us.
And then how did you walk-did you
walk alone with him, / mean, or were
others with you? No, sir; Mr.. Monson
and Mr.. Sloan, if l remember correct
ly, accompanied US also from the res
taurant. and they accompanied us from
the corner up to Mr. McCune's head
quarters.
After getting into the headquarters.
where did you go? We sat in one of
the parlors for a few moments. and
then Mr.. McCune invited me into a
private room, as he wanted to speak to
me privately, and 1 went with him.
Mr. EvanS-I see l was mistaken in
my statement already. 1 said this con-
occurred in the restaurant.
Mr.. Dickson-Your statement was in
exact accordance with Mr.. Laws state
ment on Saturday.
What room was it that you and he
occupied? I don't know; I am not ac-
quainted very well with the rooms in
Mr.. McCune's headquarters.
Was it the one farthest north in the
Kenyon? No, sir; l don't think it was.
Was anybody else in the room be-
sides you and Mr.. McCune at that
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