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


ton to employ him. and paid him what
/ they thought his writing was worth.
DID Mr. Mcclure ever assist you In
any way whatever Yes. about five -.
six years ago. when was embarrassed
| AMI my child was sick. he sent me
! Zoo. regarded II az a. loan. which |
hoped sometime TO repay.
Have you repaid 81 I think not.
w that the Kindness which YOU re-
ferrcd 70 IN one OF your speeches On
me hoor ~ the assembly ! think 20.
IL Il not true. Mr.. whitney. that o.
moftrage on your home has been re-
comfy cancnllrd2 believe " ~.
VIII you explain that transncti0nf
In Dec. 1871. ! mortEngOd my home
~ the Lombard Investment company
FOR the sum NJ $1,000. This mortgage
carried several years. raylng the intor-
est. ana | then Increased the mortgage
~ 5000 and Transferred the loan 10
Mr. sells. from whom I borrowed the
money. In oct ~. I sold the property
10 Mr.. Dan Spencer and be- kept up the
payments. 10 avoid expense. the mort
gage remained IN my name ANA about
two months nro I met Mr.. Spencer and
NJ told me he had cancelled the mort
Did he assume the mortgage ana pay
u ono Yes
How much dld he pay you FOR tho
place besides paying the m1ftgaEef
Mr. Evans-who h living In that
house now Mr.. spencer
When DID. he first move Into ~ soon
after he bought It. IN isl5.
AND CUMMINGS LIKEWISE.
SIR. Van Cott- Now. 10 there ~ any
other member OF this committee about
whom Mr Evans may have heard n
fumlr We desire o. put him on the
stand at this point before We ~ any
further.
Mr. Evnns-f have heard rumor
concerning Mr. cummlngs-rimply
rumor
Mr, Van Gothic viii be put on tho
stand right away.
The committee here took recess till
$3.50 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The investigating committee met nt
4.al q, ~. Judge james A. Miner was
sworn witness u q member NJ the FLU
prone Court " the State. served four
years on the ogden division. rcmom-
hcrrd Mr. Evans, who purticcd before
MIN. IN practice he generally required
the question 60 be put. IN the case ot
hohtray or lmmaterinl or Irrelevant
evidence. and did not permit the state.
mcnt, but only the question, TO 60 on
the record no that the Jury should not
BE- prrjudiccd by tho statement but In
lhe cases tried without a jury, the op.
poaite course might be taken.
MIR. CUMMINGS TEsTiFfEs.
Horace Cummings. member of tho
legislature waH sworn.
Mr.. Van cott-iinNo you any contract
or business relations with any one In
this caaei have no contracts with
Ia aaeaaH Is.a.
ease. purchased nearly three years
ago. a contract 10 advertise In the Salt
Lake city Street cars. ~ my brother
The contract expired last month.
Mr, Cummings explained that IN 10
the time he had been appointed AZ a
member % The investigating commits
tUr be- had felt under no Utilization
whatever to vote for Mr. Nrcune ON "A
single ballot; but now that he was a
member ~ the committee. aud had been
Nnilnf for him. h. felt bound to vote
Tor Mr. Mccunc an the committee made
~ report, because. n he changed from
any oaule y would look like IL rofec-
tlon On Mr.. McCune. This h. stated was
IN answer to tho question why be con.
tnucd g. vote for a person against
whom a chnrge was pending.
MR. Jaw RECALLED.
Mr.. Law was recalled.
SIR. Diokson--whcn ala II first occur
20 you that YOU would deliver the
speech you made In aancmbiyP between
II and " o'clock.
At what time ala you leave Mr.. Nc
Cuncf u must have been about a quar-
ter to eleven.
when ala you leave the police head
Quarters In the Jenkins blookG About
~ o'clock.
Whore ala you go them To Mr.. Smith
and lehman. nj their t,..tn. .fn.,.lt.
the knutsford hotel.
lf you had not mot Mr.. Mccune that
morning would you have made amy
charge ~ bribery No. cir. there would
have been no direct charge 60 make.
Mr. Evnns.-bid you name the Jon-
kina block In your conversation with
MI Mccunef Nos, slri and also point.
,d to u did not then know, nor do I
block
Mr. soronsen-pld you name the Jcn-
Yes. Hir.
why dld you cali It tho Jennings
block M your speech IN the assembly, ]
u was simply q Hllp ~ the tongue.
Mr.. dickson Might II not also have |
been a slip N the tongue when YOU Wer.
speaking with Mr. MCCunc. 40 that y0u |
could have called II tho Jennings block |
thrn nlHo9 No. slr.
Yet you twice made that Filp of tho |
ionsu. In your speech ON Saturday, |
The contract between Mr.. McCune |
and Mr., Chambers, relating 10 tho bus. |
mos M the Salt Lake Herald was laid |
before The committee by Mr.. McCune.
Mr. Dickson asked that Mr. Laws /
speech before The assembly 10 into the |
rocnri nH part M the proceedings. This |
was agreed upon