The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-28

lection well taken, as the rules govern
ing the committee were those Of a
court.
Mr.. Evans asked to see the contract
between Mr.. Chambers and Mr.. Nc
Cune, and it was agreed that it should
be presented in the afternoon.
PRIVATE LOANS INVESTIGATED.
Have you ever loaned any money
to any member of the legislature" ?"
asked Evans.
Il don't think of any," Mr.. McCune
replied.
Did you ever loan Senator Whitney
any money!"
Il believe did. five or six years ago" /"
You paid for your biography in his
history, didn't you?''
Yes; about $3.50 or $780,
Then MIR. Evans turned to another
point of attack. Haven't you bought
some mining property Of Senator Tan
ner lately?" he inquired.
mo. I consulted with him about the
Fennimore property, near Stateline,
but did not take it; it was no good.
When Senator Tanner went home to
see his sick boy. you provided a special
train for him?"
Mr.. McCune smiled. "At my sug-
gestion, Mr.. Bancroft of the Oregon
Short Line provided a special for the
senator. I did not pay for it, nor for
the doctor who went south with him. "
There was no satisfaction here, and
Mr. Evans started off on another tan
gent, asking if McCune had not paid
y. 7. Lloyd's campaign assessment.
He proceeded TO go deep into the ques-
ton, when Mr.. McCune replied that he
had not done so.
But the members of the committee
were losing patience, and they cut him
short. We want to hear the evidence
in this case" Senator Shurtliff said,
impatiently, land we don't want any
thing but the evidence
We've now been at this investiga-
ton for ten days" added Mr.. Cum
mings, 'and 1 would ask the commit
tee to exclude all irrelevant evidence.
We have admitted too much already.
Mr.. Evans consulted with his col
league for awhile, and then reluctantly
announced that he was through. This
was at 11:15, and Mr.. AIccune had been
under cross-examination for three
hours and a half, including the hour
and three-quarters Saturday.
MCUNE's ARREST EXPLAINED.
"As to that matter of arrest which
Mr.. Evans alluded to-" said Mr.. Thur
man, tell US about the outcome of it"
Il was discharged without trial"
Sdlu MI. McCune. Inc OIlceTS got
the wrong man."
I'VE want Mr. Whitney sworn" said
Mr.. Van COtt, when Mr.. McCune had
left the stand.
MIR. Whitney wants to be sworn"
the committeeman said emphatically,
as he took the witness chair. He told
of contracts entered into last summer
before he became a candidate for the
legislature, to write the biographies of
Senator Rawlins, Senator Frank j.
Cannon and Mr.. McCgne. When he
later came to consult with Mr.. McCune
about the biography, he had been
nominated for the legislature. but he
was then a Richards man, and told Mr..
McCune so at the time. When Mr..
Richards dropped out of the race, he
came TO Mr.. McCune as an old friend
and his second choice. There was some
further evidence, entirely irrelevant.
concerning a loan made seven years
ago by Mr.. McCune. and which was yet
unpaid.
This concluded the morning session.
Judge Miner camS upon the stand in
the afternoon to explain a point of legal
custom, about which there had been
some dispute.
Representative Cummings was called
and said that he had held a three
years contract to supply advertising
Ceii uS III lIS otil LAKE Clty SlTeel 1Idll-
way company cars. but said that the
contract had expired early in jan
uary and was not renewed.
The defense had few things to ask
Representative Law. and he was called
and asked when he first decided to
make his speech. He said between II
and u o'clock the day he made it.
IF you had not met McCune that
morning you would not have made
any charges?" was asked.
No; there'd have been none to
make" said Law; and then. seeing his
mistake, he added, st mean, there
would have been no direct charges to
make"
Did you call Mr.. McCune's atten-
ton to your rooms that morning."
asked Evans.
Yes; 1 named the block they were
in and pointed them out to him.
why did you call the block the Jen-
nings block, in your speech?" quickly
inquired Representative Sorenson.
That was Il sip OF the tongue?"
But might not your tongue have
slipped when you spoke to Mr. Nc