Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-24
FISHER HARRIS
ON THE STAND.
Tells What He Said to lvins-De-
MES Any Thought Of Bribery.
QUILLAN AND STANTON.
Say that Law Threatened TO Spring q
Montana Sensation On uc'une-
Turner Cro.s-Bsauined.

The legislative committee appointed
to Investigate the alleged bribery case
reoonyencd at y. m. yesterday ANA
continued the examination OF Wit
nersea.
The REORGANIZATION Of Mr. Turner
was proceeded with by MIR. Evans.
witngss was not In McCunc's pay; did
not know whether he would ever get a
cent for his acrvicca-wouid leave that
TO Mccunc: witness was not wealthy;
had spent his time for three weeks TO
aid IN MsCune'H election. expected TO
get his cxpcnscs--had got nothing az
yet.
JOHN QUILLAN TEsTfFiss.
John Quilian was sworn, witness IN
a. ycarH Of ngc. u bartender In Hogie's
saloon for twelve years; know Albert
A. Law, he was In iiogli's three OF four
weeks ago. when Andrew Burt
and Carl Huri were present, witncaa
was inside the bar. carl iiurd. Andrew
Burt and Mr.. Law ON the outside. Mr.
Law said In case MIR. Mccune ~ elect
ed. We win spring Montana sensation
here" Law did not ray To witness that
he would spring Montana sensation,
Law said III certain man stuck To
what he rpid, that man would have
nomc Of Mdcunc'H money IN his pocket.
cRoss-ExAMINED.
lie said ia care he was elected there
would be another Montana Hcnantionf
Montana sensation. yes. we had been
discussing this Montana business.
You did not regard that ar very linz
portant. did your wanted 10 tell
spoke about Mr.. Mccunc.
Hcwf He said that "a certain man "
he stuck 10 what he told him that he
had money.
Mt Dlclsron-whnt In thatf
He said " a certain man he knew
would stick to what he said he had Me-
cunc'r money In his pocket
hr. Dlckaon-Did he tell you who the
man was No. Hif.
Questions by Evans
That IN N a certain other mnn-YcH.
Would stick 10 what he Haid-Ycr.
That he would say he had MgCunc'H
money IN his pockctf Yes. sir.
lu, he didn't say he had any. did hc7
No. sir.
And IL he was elected that Il would
Do another Montana renrntion1 lie
said there would be another Montana
sensation sprung.
A MONTANA SENSATION.
w. a. stanton was sworn; knows Mr..
Law one week nEo last Saturday met
him ut the onyx saloon. talked In
favor Of lannon's election; said he
thought cannon'r speech would help
Cannon. said h. hoped Mccuue would
not be- elected; Law said that Mccune
would never be- elected. that he usawb
would put a stumbling block IN his
way. that he would spring q Montana
sensation on him.
DETAILS OF THE THREAT.
cross-cxamined by Mr.. Evans. other.
were present. hut nt the further end OF
the bar. no one else heard. witness met
Law one week ago last Saturday. Law
was not mysterious about IL. CONVEX
sation started over the speech Of Frank
cannon. witncrn ana Law thought the
rptcch would have good effect for
cannon witness n not supporting Me-
tunc; iirHt favored Powers, then Can
non. Law said yhc only man that had
influence with iiywutrr was "A Mr.
Staten 81 Murray. and called cab 10
catch the train Ia 10 10 see him. wit.
ness said. II hope Mccunc win be de-
f~nted;' Law said. "Mccunr win ncvci
be elected. l have a scheme that viii
put stumbling block IN his way, viii
spring Montana sensation ON him."
Law had been drinking, he talked free
". had bccn talking togcthcr about
univ HllWhNfNa MNAiNNHM MNM NlNNNNiA
saloon when Law reached out his hand
aud shook hands with him.
Now, what else was said after you
Eot through discussing this fpeechf I
asked him this. why II was that theS
couldn't get llywAter over into sup
porting Mr Cannon, TO get hts vote
He told me there wna only one man
Who hRd any grcnt influence over MI.
hywnter. and II was a man by the
name ~ 4. g. Staten Of Murray, I
don't know who he II.
FISHER HARRIS TEsTIFIEs.
Mr. Fisher Harris was sworn.
Lives In the city, N thirty.aix years
OF axe. IL the manager OF Mr. Mccunc'a
cumpaign, has No one else associated
With him except two advisers, Mr. Dun
flf aud Mr Wilson; others are Hnine-
timer cnleh ~ advisers; several are
employed Mr. n, :, Young 10 attend 60
lhc telephone ana 10 the supply ~
cigars, etc, ana Mr. y, Morris, "a boy
10 attend 10 various duties. witness IL
always present ana active about head.
qinrtctH the nature OF tho expense h
the hotel rent. tho bar bill for lemonade
ana other things. hack bills. kilograms
stationery. telephone, ami occasionuiiy
Htcnographer'H bin have me- regular
rmployet who are paid salaries or per
divms' know Mr. Wins and Mr. Jack
non, some time during the middle or
latter mart OF January witness was
Informed by Mt. Chambers that MIR
jackson would vote Tor MrCuue when.
ever Chambers should ask him TO do
u, one sunday about $3.50 D. ~. slU
wins asked whether witness wanted
Jnckson'A vote Tor Mr.. Mccunc, after
consulting with Mr.. Dunbar, Witness
said ycs, ana asked WINS to come 10
$3.50
lie stated that he was quite sure thai
we could get Mr. Jackson'a vote. that
u, II We could get Sir. jackson and
Mr.. Chambers together | urged him
10 90 that u possible and he started
out for that purpose.
THE TALK WITH WINS.
Mr.. Whitncy-Mr lyins2
The WitnosH-Mr WINS, yes sir,
started out for that purpose. lie cN.
pressed "a doubt uH 90 whether he could
nnd Mr.. jackson readily; / urged him
Very strongly 10 ma him n possible
and got him 10 meet Mr.. Chambers, and
TO let me know the result of the inter.
view; he came back % me about 1850
the same night and Informed mo that
II was all right that Mr., jackson and
Mr. Chambers had had conversation
IN his presence, In tho course OF which
Mr., jackson had agreed To vote for Mr.
Mcclure. There was some question
however as 10 when Mr. jackson would
do that Mr., WINS stated To me that
Mr.. Jackson had said TO senator Cham
some obligation for him. Mr. Jackson.
h.