Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-03
A PRINCIPAL
WITNESS TESTIFIEs.
Icontlnued from pas, one.l


turc was not In hia writing. He was
not entirely poaItIve. but believed that
the signature In the bank book wtts not
his. The signature on the note OF 1880
the Witness said was not HE. lie could
not write that well. lie thought the
writing on the note was better than
that In the book. lie had never signed
a note 10 the bank for t2.2io. was sure
OF that, but had not duestioned Stout
when the latter told him that Jones had
got his cancelled note for tl.2i0.
MEMORY OF WITNESS.
a list OF the notes witness had given
81 the bank was furnished by Mr.. A. u.
Jones To witness few weeks ago. lie
could not say whether the whole state
ment was correct. and was Ia doubt
about one Item. Witness had met with
an accident in California in 1873, n
wound IN the head. from the kick OF .
mule, which had somewhat impaired
hla memory.
DO you remember saying when In
1888 the American Fork bank called up
% you TO pay a note for $500, given
three months before. that you had no
knowledsc OF III"
You insisted that you had never
Fivcn note to anyone except 10 the
Utah National bank. did you mott"
Yes; but I was only a surety on the
nfN'INttu InfA .nNfNs
There were oiher similar Instances.
you rayf"
"No. I recoilcct only this onc."
WITNESS WASN'T SURE.
"You are sure that you never gave n
note for $3.50 TO the bank, and you 40
told Stout when he asked you to pay
IL aEainf''
n wasn't clear whether I had signed
a note for q go. or whether Il was an
old Cancelled note. I stated to Stout
that no note for ts,2so had been given"
did you think when Stout told you
Of the t2.,so note, that there might be
| such a note thcref"
II thought that probably /, was one
OF the old Cancelled notes.
And yet you agreed 10 pay the note
for f2.2s07''
yves. TO help Mr.. Stout"
Did you sign other papers for him7"
| u signed some papers In or'icr to
help him out OF a hole"
"Out % what holef'
lite was having trouble with Jones
who was. trying TO Get him out Of his
Witness could not recall whether
Stout had given him n receipt at the
time. but thought Il was later.
NOTE TO pEYToS.
Tho following note was presented to
the witness; "Mr. Peyton, fear !
have given you n wrong impression
about the debt ! am owing the Utah
National bank. aa Mr.. Stout IL not
"a Joint obiisor with me In any sense.
I have given him an option 20 take one,
half n the stock II he wishes at any
time while the debt exists at what IL
costs. but he IL not bound 10 do Il and
in. HEDGES.
SIGNED a FALSE STATEMENT.
Are tho statements In this letter
truef''
well. they were made to save Mr..
| Stout"
Are they trucg'
mo. they are not true"
'"Then you knew when you signed
this paper that n was faisef"
Yes. I know II was wrong"
you deliberately signed what In
your heart you knew TO he ilef"
Yea. to help Mr. Stout"
Were you under any personal obii-
cations to Mr.. s,ou,t1"
mo, SIR"
'Did you ever visit his hou-.i''
once, on business"
"Dld he ever visit your houser'
''only once. N AuE. Oh"
ibid he sfcf do you ANY fayorf''
yes; he ~ me have some money 70
buy Geyner- Marion stock"
you signed these thru papers, know
ing that they were faiscf''
ayes, I did"
"Dld you ever do such a thing as this
In your life bcforof'
"Neyer; and will never do ~ aEnin.'
U.aughterb
The letter n In Quits hand wris.'ig
The signature IL In Hedges hand.
CONTRACT WITH srouTT.
The witness was here asked 20 identi'
~ the following contract. lie said this
contract. duly signed by himself. was
also false The contract IL as followr;
Salt Lake city. July ~ 1855.
J. ~. HEDGES; This Ia 10 certify thai
I agree personally tn pay your note foi
t2.soo. or return 4 60 you or to purchha'
Oeyncr-Marion 4 eek for you at q prize
you give mo with that amount 81 money
and attach II 10 tho note as agreed. ~
I will pay 10 you that amount % none,
a. you please. And this shall be M
guarantee. az ! have taken credit al
Yours truly.
j. N. SrourT.
signed across the face. ''ssttlcd a,
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