Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-27
Senator Whitney Called to Witness Stand in
His Own Defense.
CUMMINGS IS ALSO EXAMINED,
And the Names Lloyd Suggested for Exam
nation-Mecune. Law and Nebeker Appear Again, aud
Judge Miner Gives n Legal Opinion.

Judge Dlckson-we withdraw the OBJ
Evann-Mr. Mccunc. are you not In
the habit OF playing poker Tor large
sums Of money!
u am not7'
For money! II II not fact that
you have engaged Ia that line uf bual-
ncsa7 Have you rot Tor many years
been engaged In Enmblingf"
~ have played cards with gentlemen
but have not played for lnfgc sums VI
money"
other citiea while playing ppkorT'
~ think ! once lost - nm 10 Montana,
but that was the mont t.rvcr lost ana
! nnNor MAY for largo sums
wei II Is a fact that you play for
money!
"cerialnly. ihere Ia no pleasure in
NO pleasure Tor you. because you
ufc not ufcd 10 playing Tor uothlngf'
u occasionally play with gentlemen
for money. but never for large
amounts"
Is II not fact that you 10 to Mr..
Hogic'H gambling hRilf"
u didn't know Mr. Hogcl had
gambling hall"
rs Il not fact that he had q room
upHtairn, aud that you have been there
very ofton1f
II have been thcro-up stairs. n that
II what you mean, but II " not "a
gambling hall. { have been there six
or oiaht lines in ali. 4 never NAV with
professional gamblers; I have played a
friendly gnm- or No with Airs, Tom
Kcnrna ana Newell Of Park city"
well. IN Il not n place whcrc men
play poker. a private rnotn9''
We'll. they never throw the doors
wide open TO the public to gaze Into.
u ~ "a place whore gentlemen can play
cards Without being interrupted"
That evening you were nj the vicn-
ma Cafe ana you ana Str. Law talked
% the silver question: do you remcm-
her saying that You had spent too much
money during this campaign Tor you TO
loose now. and have you not made that
rmnk repeatedly 10 other pcoplcf'
No. sir. ! have not"
Us II not fact that you have said
a. people that YOU have spent about
$4,000 already ana expected before you
were through that II would cost YOU
sao,upp or ieo'Voof'
rs Mr.. Dunbar a very confidential
friend Of yoursl Has he been since this
campaign commcncedf'
lie has been friend NJ mine"
. what was your purpose ~ asking
MI Law TO go into tho room with you
on Tuesday nlEht3"
We went Ia 10 talk OF the letter from
Mr. iarber.'
DO you remember how long you
we're IN the room when you called MIR
Sloan nv
u cannot give You the exact time;
you could remember every little thing,
you cannot repeat your last question
10 me word for word
Did Mr. Thurman write that state
ment which you isaucdg'
don't know,
He supervised it3'
"pl5n, ~ w wri,s ~ a.. an attorney s forY
hnve n transerlh"l an ths ,,r,,,,ri,,' ~,
~ can't say
You were there when he wrote II
down and he read Il 20 you and you
ala not change wordl'
He may have done 10. I went In and
out several times, ! said two many
cooks spoil the broth and went out"
did he not nii down when you told
HIN and write that statement"
u told him that evening"
"lid Mr Thurman write that state
mvntf'
Have u your way; II II gives you any
satisfaction. he ala.
u sec Thurman was the villain"
Thurman suggested that Evans had
written Laws speech that he delivered
Then tho statement published by YOU
In the papers was for the purpose III
creating public sentiment n Was for
the purpose OF counteractlng the scntl-
mont you had created against me with
your statement What stutementg That
Of Law, your client.
Witness thought nothing particularly
% Laws manner Of Handwriting ana
would not have thought anything more
Of II, but for Laws bribery charge.
Who put that Into your mind? Give
me something easier.
cttA,,uppg tr>,npv ,,,s
Ni'H"" ,NpH' sus-
'iNi'N'
Have YOU any nrrangement with MFR.
II, G. Chambers. by which you nre 10