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

Notwithstanding the fact that this
man had made n diahonurahle PROPOSE
tlon To- you. you went out onto the
sidewalk and be Joined with youY Yes.
Ana you walked across the street to-
rcthor7 Yes.
Aud he said to you while walking
across the street that he would prob.
ably vote for you tomorrow anyhow
No. sir. not tomorrow. today.
Ana what did you say to him7
simply stated 20 him n he ala I didn't
want TO vote for mo on the roll call.
that ! wanted him Ia wait until after
the roll call and change hia vote.
ENnctly. After he had made this
proposition to you nnd you were sim
walking with him about the manner
IN which he should vote for mcf Yes.
walking along with him on tho pub.
lie strcot7 Yes. cir.
And ON the other side of the street.
after this conversation with him. you
shook hands with him. ala youf Yes.
lir.
Instead ~ shaking bic two nngcrs.
why didn't you shake your nst under
his nose. say ~ don't want your vote.
sirf' You have had "a hco IN your
bonnet good deal yourself. would
you shake your fist under somebody's
nose when you thought there was u
chance 10 further your ambition In
that llnnf
think that Is Just what would do.
Mr McCunc. or any other honest man.
! dld not 20 there ~ the sum and sub
stance NJ Il.
DUNBAR MISTAKEN.
bid you say to SIR. Dunbar In con.
vofsatlnn which YOU, Fisher Harris.
Dunbar and Mr. Sloan were present
that ~ you came out onto the street
40 Iii coll
you ana ~ you We're walking along
across the street Law says. "Nuw. MI
McCune. don't get angry with me for
making this prupusltlonf" No. Hir.
You think he didn't say that TO your
No, VIZ.
dunbar was mlrtaken about that
them Yes. sir.
Ana aha you say further on that Mr
Law said further. you must not blame
mo because the air II full of Nuggca-
lions ~ bribery" No. Hif.
"'rhc press Il full ~ ruggcation7" No,
SIR I don't think 20.
Aud did you ray. II know that the air
IL full ~ u. the press 10 full % u, aud
I dnn't blame you much Tor having
made the proposition to mcG I don't
think I made that remark.
DID you mako any remark 10 Mr..
Dunbar In substance like that No. SIR
Then dld Mr. Dunbar tell the TRUTH
l think he did. because there was 10
much Of this kind ~ talk going on.
ABOUT EXPOSING LAW.
Did you make any complaint to any
body about what Mr. Law had donoT
No. air.
Dld you go to any police officer or
mnglstratcf No. slr
or county Attorney No, sir.
You knew he had committed a crime.
Alluff NuuH Yea nlf.
Ana you did not propose 10 expose
himf No. SIR
You didn't intend 20 say anything
about ~ Not word.
II he himrelf hndnt mentioned ~
| Novcf
Tho first thing you said Of him was.
| when dunbar asked n he was going 10
vote for you. you said he was a dirty
| curT Yes Hir. a dirty cur. a ucOundrcl,
| Il was a remark ~ that Kind.
And then. Mr. Mccunc. after that you
told him that be- would not vote Tor
your I Eaii that h. wouldn't vote for
me. I don't know whether II preceded
or whether u was after that. whether
II came after making the other remark
| but al the same time I made the re-
mark and then I said he might.
That this dirty eur might vote for
youg No. I didn't put u In that way.
Tho man whom you had Just de-
dirty scoundrcl. that was IL.
n you had given him that money In
that connection, YOU would have been
ant a. have made iust such remark
M that wouldn't you; that he was
| dirty cur FOR having accepted ~ No,
| l woudl not. ! would not have been 20
apt 10 have Faid q then,
nut you mirhi have said ~ Noi I
would have considered myself In the
same boat thrn.
You knew he waa a poor man. didn't
you9 I dli not.
Didn't YOU have that Information
brought 10 you that be- was n poor
maui No. slri I never even questioned
anybody NJ asked anything about that
part ~ his history until he mentioned
II himself
SOME iSslNuATIoSs.
when h. made thn proportion 10 you
why didn't sou raise right up there In
| tho presence OF Mr Horn or anybody
elise ana donnuuce him, az he dcHcryedf
| The Hnplr fact that 1 ala not IL the
best evidence NJ why | didn't.
You were not wrought up then 20 that
! tension No, slr, / was not.
II iuHi seemed 10 annoy you a lit,ie7
| Yes.
Made you @ little biz petulant didn't
~ Yes.
Felt us though you had Just ns soon
he hadn't Haid az ! DONE know that nil
those particular feelings passed through
my anatomy ut lint time.
You wer annoyed little. and the
| price was little Goo hiHh 90 start within
No, tho price wouldn't have made much
| difference N wac going 90 buy.
JUST uH soon pay flOnp as 81 bO19 No,
l wouldn't have been apt 90 dicker with
the man u had gone there 60 buy
why didn't YOU g.yo him 500 Instead
~ ninety eighty
Mr.. Van CutiHl object To- that sort Of
a question. u d a dirty insinuation that
~ not Justified
The Chairman-Tho objection II sus-
tanned.
II you had given him $50 ana prom
isod 10 give him iii0o and so more.
would YOU have stuck 10 your bargain.
" he had voted COR you and fulfilled his
prnmiHr9
Mr.. pickaou-We object 10 that ques-
ton.
Question read
Argued By counsel
air sorenson-l move the objection
be- sustained.
Mr.. cummnrH-f HrcOnd the motion.