The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-22

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Did they have on their ~overcoats? ]
couldn't say.
Have on their shoes and stockings
Yes, sir.
Quite sure of that? Yes, sir; I didn't
notice anybody with bare feet.
You are pretty sure about that? Yes,
sir. The stockings anyway.
You would not be positive as to the
shoes? 1 would be pretty positive about
shoes n stockings.
Didn't see anybody putting shoes on?
No. sir.
How long did you stay up there? Not
yer five minutes.
Did o see Law hand this money to
Pratt? No, sir.
What did you hear him say to Pratt?
Didn't hear him say anything TO Pratt.
Did you see the money up there at
all? Yes, sir.
In the room? Yes, sir; 1 saw the
money up in the room.
In whose possession was it? Mr..
Pratt's.
Didn't see it in Laws hands up there?
No, sir.
Pratt had the money? Yes. sir.
What did he do with it? Put it in his
pocket.
Have you seen anything of that
money since? No. sir.
Haven't seen Pratt when ne paid for
these theatre tickets or anything, when
he paid the bill at the Knutsford; did
you see what he paid it out of? No. sir.
You don know whether it was this
money you saw in Laws hands or not?
No, sir.
COULD IDENTIFY THE MONEY.
Did you ask what money it vas when
he held those out? No. sir.
You didn't ask him? No, sir.
Why didn't you ask him? 1 didn't
know anything about what had trans
PRED at all.
What did Law say about it? He
he said. He said, did you see that gen.
tleman shake hands with me? L said,
Yes.
That's all he said? Yes. sir; that's all
he said. Didn't say another word. to
nv knowledge.
Didn't say where he got the money?
He said: "McCune gave me the
money"
Why didn't you IA that before? You
You didn't ask MIN anything? No,
sir.
He said Chief Pratt was I'D in the
room upstairs? Yes. sir.
What room was that? Facing north.
Did you go up IN Second South? Yes,
sly.
You knew McCune at that time?
Slightly.
How long a you known him? Not
long.
Where had you seen him? Saw him
around a time or -wO: saw his picture;
saw Kim go into his house.
Mr.. Evans-In which one Of the
newspapers did you see his picture?
Tribune.
You couldn't recognize him from that
picture. could you?
Mr.. Cummings-Did I understand you
to say you had been in Utah only four
T~wenty-four.
MI. Sorenson-When AIR. McCune and
Mr.. Law passed over the street. were
they together? They We're together.
Law was not ahead of NcCune2 No, /
sir; walking together.
Side by side? Yes, sir.
Did you say that when they shook
hands they were turning in 4 south
easterly direction? They crossed On
the sidewalk, both facing south-Mr.
McCune turned a little to the south
east.
Was McCune's back toward you? His
they were Shaking hands. they were
standing right side by side. McCune
east-kind of southeast.
How Gar away were you? Ten or
twelve feet.
Were they talking as they crossed
the street? Yes, sir.
Did you see anything-did you see
McCune's hand? Yes, sir: 1 saw him
put out his hand.
Mr.. Brown-As he turned To shake
hands; yes sir. This way. Then Mr..
AIcCune walked along west
Mr.. Whitney-Was Mr.. McCune's
outstretched? I can't say exact
". 1t looked just like a man always
hands.
Mr.. Cummings-Did you notice Mr..
McCune put his hand in his pocket as
# to take any money? No. sir.
Mr.. Brown-You had your y on
him, watching? Yes. sir.
Mr.. Evans-You didn't notice him? I
lidn't notice.
You didn't know what was going TO
occur? No. sir.
You hadn't been warned, except
merely to look and see wha: was done?
Yes, sir: that's all.
Suppose 1 have this bill IN my hand;
low, let me shake hands with you:
I am Mr.. McCune; I haven't
got it now: it's a very easy thing to do,
sn't it? If a man wants 10.
PRATT's TURN CAME.
Chief of Police Arthur Pratt was
text sworn for complainant. He was
by Mr.. Evans.
Mr.. Pratt. you are the chief of police
# this city? Yes, sir.
Have been for a number Of years?
les. sir.
Formerly occupied position of deputy
States marshal? Yes, sir.
Let me ask you, Mr.. Pratt, whether
Ir. Law called our attention 70 n
connected with an offer OF brib-
ny by Mr.. McCune? He cid.
When did he first call your attention
o it-or who first called your attention
o this matter? Friday night last. just
little after II o'clock, 1 received a tel
phone message to come down to the
<nutsford hotel TO Senator c3nron's I
headquarters. l told them I would
ONE down in q few minutes. Some
Members of the Legislature were WIN
ne at the time. I went down IN pruo-
bly, ten. minutes afterward, and Net
Ir. Johnson. representative. Nj. Rep
sentative Smith. and was introduced
o Mr.. Law.
Where was that you say? In the
ublic room at the Knutsford, Senator
headquarters. It is the room
the northwest corner of the hotel.
What, If any disclosure did Mr.. Law
axe TO you at that time? He said TO
re that on Tuesday last, : think it was
last, that he had besn-that