Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-25
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 90, 1899, Sal


Did you know u the condliion-your
chance n election. that morning?
considered Il certain.
Why did you 80 consider ~
I knew Of three votes positively ana
M 10 the last moment we expected that
Pccry would be there and vote with us.
What three votes were thescf
Those 81 senator Ridcout and OF
Representatives stewart and Larsen.
Had you converted with these menf
I had not converted with Larson.
Had you any positive Information rc-
rnrdlng him7 Yes. sir: from yourself
und Mr.. Evans.
Was that before you mot Mr.. Law7
Yes. sir.
Had It been suggested to you hy any
one else that you would get other
Notca2 Yes. sir. Representative Lester
Taylor's name was suggested.
Who suggested ~ Sir. Christensen
said Mr. Taylor would vote Tot me.
what aid you say to him3 told
Nj. Christensen 20 40 back ana tell
Mr.. Taylor that N he voted for me ut
an. not to vote on the roll call, but 10
change his vote afterwards.
why ala you tell him ihati because
7 desired To be- elected by Democratic
votes only.
why ala YOU think you did not need
this voter We had heard that Rep
rraentntivc Richards would be absent.
and had verified the Information.
At THE TELEPHONE.
At what time were you called 20
telephone last Saturday morning by
Mr.. Law I thought II was later than
has been stated here. supposed II
was about half-paSt ten. was busy
ut the time.
How we're you called TO the tclc-
phoneg \ Young man answered tho
ring and said Mr.. Law wiHhca To- speak
with you over the telephone I said.
"air Law" and he said. Yes ! went
70 the Phone. wondered Why ne
should call me. Law raid. rs this
MIR. Mccunc." I answered. 1t lH." Law
snid. Gan ! nee yuuf' I answered.
cant YOU come over to hvuduunr-
TORS" Law said. mo. I'm watched;
they are suspicious Of me. Cent you
meet me at the WnHatch drug Htorcf !
want to see you personally. ! think !
car vote FOR you according 10 my con-
vcrsation with your men, but want
YOU personally" 7 had Understood
from some u the mon that Law might
vote Tor me. and answered, ~ you
have something you don't wish 20 be
heard, you don't want to talk u over
| the public telephone"
SPOKE To THATCHER
What did you then do? stepped
/ into the room and spoke TO Moses
/ Thatcher aud Abel =. Evans ] told
/ them OF Laws message nnd asked thcm
/ what they thought ~ u.
10 you remember what they rnidI
/ Sit Thatcher said innsnuch ~ Law
had already voted Tor "a Democrat. he
/ might vote Tor me ana I Ind buttcr see
/ him. Mr. Evans did not think Il Nee
caaary to 80 to him. hut said little
later Il might be- al righi.
| Did not Evans tell you Co 20 ana So
! him, but tell him not To vote for you
I'm after tho roll caill Yes, sir. he did.
IN THE DRUG STORE.
What next occnrrcdg I went out.
| turned the nearest corner and walked
/ up the street on the south side 20 a
/ drug store. ~ first I aha not know on
| which corner the WaHntch drug store
was. crossed the street ana found
| Law standing Ia tho open space ~ the
/ store. I stepped M ana SAID, How
| do you do. Mr.. Law ana asked what
| he wanted lie said he would rather
| Eo 20 some private place. ana asked
Z Cant you so To- my room SAID
] Cant you 40 To my rnomf ! said No,
| I was too busy" lie said, u think can
vote for you today" lie hcaltatci und
ftnmmorcd and said he was ready "a
vote ON tho terms named by my men.
! hut ~ said. II don't think IT. enough,
asked him what ne meant and be ans.
worrd that he was poor man, hhu
he said II will vote for you " you VIII
give me 5000" ! simply said 60 him,
II won't do anything of the kind"
on THE STREET.
got M and stepped 90 the counter,
bought some bromo.qulninc aud
Law was ten or fifteen feet to the
west talking to man with a pair Of
new ovcralla on; lie Is thc SAINT man
that has testified here AZ Bob Fryer, II
did not strike me then that there was
any trap being set for me,
on THE CORNER
I stepped east TO the corner and
shook hands with MIR. Shields and then
| started across the street. Law over
took mo and said. n think | can vote
Tor you anyhow. told him u he
ala 80 10 vote after the roll cali
Did you ray TO him m you walked
across that you would put money into
HE hnnd2
Did 1 nay-No, ulr, I did not
AT THE HEADQUARTERS.
What dld you do when You lot him
/ | went to headquarters. saw "A number
] uf people there. I naw Mr. Dunbar,
ne asked rs Law going 20 vote for
your" l said. NO. he's u dirty scrub,
/ or romethlng ~ that kind. Dunbar
said, nut win he vote for you7' ]
What lime was ihlsy About 10
| o'clock. | was under some excitement,
| nv first Information Of Laws accuse
| tlon was from Fisher Harris while the
| Joint assembly was IN progress, lie
came In and said, Law was making
| a sensational speech. charging that
had given him $50 Tor his vote aud on
fhnlllng hands with him, What ala
you say when you heard thinf | said,
The dirty scrub, thats what he
meant when be shook hands with mo,
What else was Haidi Dunbar turned
! looked me In the eye. ond said, you
didn't give any money did your
said no."
REMEMBERED THE IIANDsH AK
ING.
Then deFcrihod the Handwriting,
and remembered the fact OF how he
| held HIS hand. II made no particular
impression AZ the time except that
noticed u.
Have You shown the committee how
he shook hands9 No; he simply held
out his hand thus 0llustratingl; he has
! a great. hlT hand, hut ! thought h.
| simply had some small article In his
| hand. II first occurred To my mind
| again when | heard how he claimed
tho money had passed
The committee took a recess TN this
afternoon az ESQ
SENATOR EVANS RECALLED.
Senator Evans was put ON the stand
Were you present nj the Mccuno
Headquarters when Mr. McCune cam,
In and announced that Mr.. Law wanted
10 zee Mr. Mccunof Well, ! don't
romober whether ! was there exactly
| nj that time or not