The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-26

INTO a wine room or saloon? Not that
l know Of; he said something about not
wanting to be in a public place; 1 then
suggested sitting down on the Settee-
Didn't he say to you that he had a
private room? Yes; he did say some
thing about a room.
The place where he had slept last
night? Yes sir.
And asked you to go up there? Yes.
Why didn't you go up? Because
didn't have time; if he had suggested
that his room was as close as it was,
very likely you fellows would have
caught me just as you intended TO.
SAVAGE AT EVANS.
I guess that is right; you think you
would have actually been caughtE
think I would have actually been
caught, and L think, if it was neces-
sary, my life would have been sworn
away; that is my firm conviction, tax
ing the whole plot, as il has been SHOWN
up since that time.
We win see about that; no such bluns
as that can go. 1 am not making any
bluff
You are simply doing that TO coun-
teract the statement? Nc, sir.
Didn't he tell you he had room right
across the street? No. sir.
Didn't you say, Il won't go in it
No, sir; he said the Jennings block, and
at the corner over the Deseret bank.
Didn't he say to you the jenkins
block? No, sir; ne said the Jennings
block.
Didn't you say, NO. I won't go to
that room, but 1 Will go into some sa-
loon or wine room. and talk with you
there? No. sir; l did not say tilati
there were very few words spoken; l
have given it to you as nearly as l
could before we sat down there.
Then you invited him to sit down,
that there was a private place there?
Yes, sir.
sir
Who? Mr.. Horn.
You saw him and knew him, did you?
Yes, SIR; knew him well.
Was he an enemy of yours? think
L made the remark, How does that
fellow come here" I says. that he
wasn't much of d friend of mine; he
had been against me in case here,
and had given pretty hard testimony
1 thought"
You said that to MI Law, did you?
I don't know whether I gave him that;
l say I simply said that didn't think
he was a very good friend Of mine.
How did that fellow come here?"
you said, did you? 1 don't know what
it was; I alluded to him in some way.
he nElQ MS IdL Oil, anu W d. DGAAA4lA
the counter? Yes, sir; could see OK
actiy what he was doing.
Wel,. did you think there was anything
strange about him being there2 No, sir
In u place the man was accustomed to
-working2 No, sir; thought II strange
Why did you make that remark?
thought it strange to see him in the drug
store, because / have known him 50 long
and didn't know he was i druggist at
Why did you make that remark, that
he wasn't very friendly 10 you, that he
had u case against YOU? Just happened
to see him as l sat down and made that
Why did you want to communicate that
10 Mr. Law? Just idle talk. as 1 sat
down. as l happened TO catch sight of
There was some suggestion, then
That you made to Mr. Law that this
man wasn't very friendly to you? Not
in that, no.
WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HORN.
You made some suggestion that he
wasn't very friendly? y Is. sir; ii simply
SURPRISED me 10 see the MAN there, be-
cause l didn't know what ne was doing;
had last seen him-the last saw of him
since he WsS running sampllnS works; 1
never knew he was a druggist
You sat down there and talked together,
did you? Yes, sir
low long did you remain there? l
should Judge i WIS a very Few minutes.
Ten minutes? No, 1 don't think it was
more than hslf of that.
Not any more than tlve minutes? That
is ali the time seemed to me; the i'm
preston / had.
That would be your best recollection?
Ii IS? I couldn't tell you, because I had
no occasion 10 take any notice of Jhe
flight of time, but l know it was a very
short time.
What was the first thing he said to you?
The first thing Who said TO me?
Mr.. Law? Either good morning or how
co you do,
1 mean after you sat down? After we
sat down, 1 SAID again, What is il, Mr..
LAW" and he said, Il have been think
ms" he said about nay talk about vOt-
ing for you, ana l cannot DO il for that
sun" 1 looked at him and 1 said, What
10 you mean Speak palmer to me. l
don't understand. / don't hardly under
stand YOU and he said, Well" He
svaded it and didn't say anything about
IL.
Wait right or that point2
Mr.. Van Cott-Let Mr.. McCune finish
his answer, please.
Mr.. Evans-Everythi he said?
Mr.. Van Cott-IIe was right in the mid
MI Evans~I don't want the whole con-
Versation.
Last question and answer read.
Mr. EVanS-Do you want him to state
all the conversation?
NJ Van Cott-No let it go.
Ar. EVans-He said TO you. Il don't
know whether l can vote for you for that
sum or not2 Something Of that kind; l
didn't couldn't catch his exact words.
rs he seemed broken up and incoherent
in his manner ana talk, judging from the
way he talked 10 me.
lie was sober. wasn't he? Yes, as far
Is ! could tell.
Ana dld that startIe you somewhat,
when he said that? II dim [ particularly
s1artlc me, il surprised me.
Surprised you. did Il? Yes. sir
And you had some talk with MIN on the
Tuesday night before. hadn't you? Yes,
And you had just talked with him over
the 'phone2 Yes. sir.
And what did YOU say in reply 10 that
when he says. Not for that sum l
1us- stated 10 you what I said.
Mr.. Dickson-Repeat il again.
! stated that / didn't unders tand him
and 10 speak palmer.
Is that the WORD you used? Something
something Of that kind? I couldn't be
exact as 10 the language that used.
Who wrote this statement that was
published IL the DesereJ News? I couldn't
tell you who wrote il; / think NJ Harris
taxed it, l forget which one; 1 think it
was
Did you look it over or they read it
over TO you afterwards? Yes, sir.
And you approved Il? Yes sir
Well. you told him that you did noc un-
derstand him2 Yes, to be more explicit
O. something OF that kind.
LAWS BID FOR A BRIBE.
What did he say then? He went on
stating that he WAS poor man and that
u don I know just what excuses ne gave.
but he made d sort OF rambling talk there
about being q poor man and he couldn't
afford this, that OF the other thing or
something of that kind. and wound up
finally by saying he would vote for me
that day for 5000.
Yes: and what did you say? 1 told him
that l couldn't give him any such sum
or consider mis- proposition at all.