The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-25

RECEIVED NO MONEY.
You have not been reimbursed for
anything you have expended here? No,
sir; not TO date.
How much have you expended? I
don't know. 1 keep. an account of it.
Have you it with you? Yes, sir.
Let US look at it, please? You will
have to look at my private check book.
Here it Is.
Do you draw check every time you
make an expenditure? No: 1 do not
draw checks for small amount.
This is mentioned here, is it? Yes,
sir.
Mr.. Dickson-We have no objection.
if Mr.. Monson has none, to having his
private matters looked over.
Mr.. Monson-I have no objection.
Mr.. Evans-I make it $40? 1 have
not figured it up.
These are small items where you have
drawn checks? Yes, sir.
That is for the purpose Of keeping
you in money While you are here work
ing in the interest of Mr.. McCune.
Were you told 10 keep an account OF
your expenditures? No, sir; 1 gener-
ally do.
You expect to be reimbursed for all
/ the money you expend in behalf of Mr..
| McCune? Yes, sir.
That is the understanding? No, sir;
there is no understanding at all.
CANNON'S LETTER TO VAUGHAN.
Who was that letter from, Barber?
| No, sir; it was said TO have been writ
ten by George Q. Cannon to Bishop
Vaughan.
Did you see that letter? No, sir.
Did you know anything about it? No,
sir; only L heard rumors.
What day was that? On Wednesday,
/ as l remember il.
VVhV were Won irving f0 satisfy Mr.
| Law on Wednesday after he had given
you the assurance on Monday that he
would vote? Simply as the matter was
under discussion Tuesday night at the
McCune headquarters and Law said
that if Sloan could satisfy him that that
letter had been written to Mr.. Long,
| that he would not vote for Mr.. Can
non, and Mr.. Law said that if George
Barber would say to him that he had
seen the letter, it would be satisfactory
to him.
And you think Mr. McCune left about
/ ten o'clock? Yes, sir.
And if he left at eleven O'Clock the
| night which Sloan had reference to, it
would probably be a different night
also? No, sir; 1 didn't look at my
watch.
You say Mr.. McCune was in this
room, the north room, and spoke to Mr..
Law and says, 81 want to see you a mo-
ment privately? He says. come into
this ROOM"
DIDN'T SAY PRIVATELY"
Didn't he say, 81 want to see you
moment privately? That is not the
words. He said. come into this room,
please, Mr.. Law
Didn't he say, II want to see you pri-
vately, or in this private room? No.
sir. He said, come into this room, Mr..
Law
This is a private room and one of the
most secluded of that suite? No diff
ferent from the other secluded rooms.
There is no door to the hallway? Yes,
sir
These windows here are frosted? Yes
sir.
So no one can see from the hallway.
and he said he wanted to see him in
that room. Is there table in there?
Yes, sir
On which side of the table did Mr.
McCune sit? Mr.. McCune did not sit
down. Mr.. Law sat on the east side.
Now, Mr.. Monson, at that time you
didn't think there was anything strange
about it, did you? No, sir.
Just the day before Mr.. Law ha<
promised you ne would vote for him
Wednesday? He had said ne would
And you were not looking for any
thing peculiar or strange? No, sir.
Didn't think of anything at that time
and didn't think anything subsequent.
ly would come up? No, sir.
And vet you knew the position of each
one of these people within a few incne,
or fesE CT their positions which they Oc-
cGpied on shat occasion. Had you NOT
seen Mr. Law in that building before!
Yes, sir.
DID you ever see him with Mr. Nc
Cune before? No, sir.
Was MIR. AIcCune in the room when
he was there before? 1 do not know.
How is it you Go not know that? On
what occasion did you see him there
before? Four or five weeks ago. 1 saw
Mr.. Law and Mr.. Carson.
Can't you remember the date? No.
Into which room did they go four or
five weeks ago? 7 do not know.
Is that the only place you saw them?
Yes, sir.
How far was Law from the elevator
Two or three feet.
Where was Mr.. Carson? Standing
in front of the settee.
Haven't you ever seen Law in there
before or since? No; except when he
came there Monday.
That is the only time, four or five
weeks ago? Yes, sir.
Is il not a fact that he was there
several times? do not know. He may
have been there, and 1 might not have
seen him.
On Wednesday were you in these
rooms? Yes. sir.
What time of day? OFF and on all
dag.
What time of day We're you there?
Just after the balloting of the legisla-
ture
Which room? In all of them.
Which one did you sit down in?
don't know that I sat down in any.
Why don't you remember who you
sat down with and talked with on
Wednesday. Didn't you sit down and
talk with anybody on Wednesday? No,
sir.
Stood up there all that day, Wednes-
day? / don't know that.
Can you name a single individual
with whom you talked there Wednes- !
day; 1 want to know all you sat and
talked with Wednesday? 1 have not
said I talked with anyone.
] should think you could tell me. How
is it you do not remember? I do not
say that I remember talked with any
BODY
How is it you remember this Tuesday
night, and not any other night? Simply
by the incident that occurred.
If nothing had come of it, you would !
never have thought Of it again? There /
was something unusual about talking
with Law on Tuesday night.
Did you talk about that that night?
Yes, sir.
SURE IT WAS TUESDAY.
You are sure that was Tuesday Yes, |
sir
That is your recollection? Yes, sir.
But you cannot remember any other /
day or circumstance where these Deo- /
pie were alone who were there. or |
what was said2 l am in and cut there |