The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-22

was in the store Sunday: I didn't see
him.
You didn't see him? No, sir.
At all events, he has never spoken to
you about il? No, sir.
Has anyone acting in his behalf
spoken to you about it? No, sir.
So far as you know-nobody made
any inquiry of you at all, one way or
the other2 No sir.
AS to what you knew or what you
did not know? No, sir.
What you heard or did not hear? No,
sir.
Never been approached by McCune
or anybody acting for him? No, sir.
Mr.. Evans-I would like to ask you,
Mr.. Dickson, if you and Mr.. Thurman
and Van Colt were not there on Sun
day?
Mr.. Thurman-We were there to look
at that settee, and didn't speak to
anybody.
Your relations with Mr. McCune are
not specially friendly, are they? We
nave no relation at all that 1 know
of.
Either of enmity or friendship? No.
sir.
Were you supporting him for the
.enate7 No. sir
Whom were you supporting? Well,
it was none of my fight; wasn't sup
porting anybody that was on the
list
At all events. you have. never been
working in behalf of Mr. McCune or
talking in his behalf2 Not at all.
The company of which Mr.. Rich is
president, the corporation owning that
drug store had trouble with Mr. Nc
Cune through his railroad hadn't they ?
No. sir: not the company.
Mr.. Rich? Mr.. Rich was the witness
with me in the railroad case.
You lived on Brigham street, Yes,
sir.
And you were objecting TO the pro-
iected road out Brigham street? No;
] wasn't personally Directing to it; l
happened to be in q position where l
became the principal witness in the
case of the people that were Directing;
personally 1 did not care whether they
built it or not; 1 had to take the case
and did because I was the only one
that was familiar with the circum-
stances
WAS A WITNESS AGAINST MCUNE
You were a witness against Mr. Nc
Cune in that matter? Yes. sir.
Your attention has been called to
this settee and its position in the
room; was there any other place in the
drug store where people could have sat
down? On, yes; there are seats in the
back end.
Back of the drug store? Yes, sir.
In a room back of it? No, but in the
store
Would they have been quite as Sc
Guided as in this corner? Yes, sir. be-
hind the show cases there: l sat in
chair there when Mr.. McCune was
there.
was there any place for them to sit
down? Yes; ! have a little office in
the rear.
know, but mean out in the drug
store in front? Not in the drug store,
no. sir.
The only seat where anybody dropping
in there that wished TO sit down at all
would be where these two men did sit?
Just where they sat, yes, sir.
And as l understand you, they sat
side by side on this bench, leaning for
ward each of them with his arms on
his knees? About that position, yes
And talking somewhat earnestly?
Yes, sir. quite earnestly.
MCUNE WAS IRRITATED.
And at the close of the conversation
you say Nj. McCune appeared TO be
somewhat put out. petulant and an
noyed? / should judge that he was
taking the negative side of the ques-
ton and wasn't altogether satisfied.
That is the way it impressed you at
the close Of the conversation? Yes, sir;
I could see him very plainly where 1
sat
Mr. Law spoke TO you as though
there was an air of mystery shroudinS
what he was about TO do when he came
in and asked for the use of the tele-
phone? Yes.
That itself would make you think it
seemed peculiar? Yes, SIR.
He came TO you and said he wanted