Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-24

LEGISLATURE met. came into McCune's
service voluntarily. McCune had been
friend to witness. had received htty
dollars from McCunc to pay expenses
at the cafe some champagne was taheh'
two bottles among ten or eleven men
remember clearly what occurred an
left the cafe In body: In the head
quarters they sat down; people We're
going In ard out. McCunc and Law
went into the side room together. We're
there perhaps a minute. the ioupir
doors were open, Mctuue asked WIZ
ness to conc in; witness did not know
that Law and Mccune were alone az
all IN the room. the time was very
short when McCune called him In; Me
ounc said. "Mr Law wants you TO cN.
plain that Logan buslncfa TO him.
meaning the alleged ccclssiastical ~.
fiuencc. witness raid. Then We hnd
better cali In Joseph Monppn, lot ne
knows more about II than DO Mon
~. came IN and Mccunc left. we
talked over an hour. did not leave III
after Law left. Law talked about the
Thatcher contest Of two years ago.
EXPECTED LAW.
witness expected Law 10 cali ut Nc
Cunc's headquarters saturday morn
ing. ana was there himself; ala not
know that McCunc had gone TO meet
Law. Fiahcr Harris heard over the
telephone Of the charges made by Law;
McCrnr was angry and excited on
hearing the charged witncss thought
hut would not be- sure. That McCune at
that time mentioned the hand. shaking.
Just after the news of Lave charge ar
rived.
FRIENDLY TO NEBEKER.
Witness was friendly TO W. q. Nebe.
kcr. did not think Ncheker corruptlblc
witness and Nehckor parsed through
the cloak room into the hnll' witness
snid to Nebcker that he had heard that
propositions had been made ~ TO the
purchase ~ votes and That his name
tNohsker'a) was connected With them
witnons anid Nehckcr was mistaken IN
his statement before the committees
Ncbcker got angry and walked away
whom witness told him thlr.
The investigating committee met for
u second session az $3.50 y. IN. today.
JOS MONSON TEsTiFIES.
Jos. Monsoon was sworn. resides az
Richmond. % supporter NJ Mr.. McCune;
knows Mr.. Law. saw Law last Tues
day week at McCunc'a headquarters
and came In with others and fat down
ON sofa: McCuno asked Law into n
private room. Law sat down on the
east side ~ the table; McCunc ala not
III down nor rhut the door. but called
sloan IN uNu tnNn smut iNf NNNlf NW'n
sloan called witness In. ana after a
few minutes MoCune stepped out ~
the room The subject under discus
sion was some letters said 90 have been
written to Bishop Vaughan Of Wells
willie McCune went home about ten
O'Clock
Mir Monson was here excused, while
Mr. jackson testified.
JACKSON RECALLED.
Mr.. Jackson testified; a week ago
last Saturday Fisher Harris called Wit
ness to meet certain gentlemen at Me
Cuno's headquarters; ana later In the
evening 90 the Vienna cafe, witness ala
not say 70 Soron Christensen. that any
charge that Harris had tried 10 bribc
him was a id lie.
S0ren y. Christensen said Co Witness
IN Vienna cafe that witness was ~ be
invited 20 Mccunc'H hcadaunrtcra.
where Mr. Aqulla Nebckcr and Mr..
Rldcnut were To be present. and warned
him against being put IN an cmburraas-
ing position. LEARNING that Ait, Ncbc-
ker wnH not going 90 be- present. Wit
ness did not 10 60 Mccunc'a.