Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-21

Nc SECOND day OF tho oWclhl ihNeHN-
cation u the Law-NtcCunc bribery
ctarrcs was commenced shortly ofter
nino o'clock this morning and was
continued throughout two re1rlonr.
Another session win b. held thli cvcn-
ms. The additional chargcH preferred
by Mr.. Law were road and tho denial OF
them by Mr.. Mcclure presented. Lot
ttfa were afro received from y. II. Lam
nan and judge Powers In relation to
their desire 60 appear before the com-
mlucc and testify. LAW was recalled
and his oroas.cyiminniion ana redirect
examination completed. Nothing new
was elected. Other witnesses were j,
o Horn. manager ~ the Wanatch DRUG
store. and Representative johnson
aud smith. The last named was being
catechlsod By Judge Dickson at press
time.
Horns testimony appeared important
from the fact that h. testified that Me
Cunc bought n small package Of mcdi-
cine az the counter FOR which Mccunc
paid him a one dollar bill. and received
IN change n 10 ana "a 20 cent piece Horn
also testified that he saw the mon cross
NNN lNNNf tNNtHM NNlNN anu NHANNH Nhfa
that about fifteen minutes later Law
came In and talked about his bargain
INK with Mccuno TO roll his vote but
an not nay that McCunc had given
him any money nor that Mccunc had
accepted Laws amer.
Al members ~ tho committee We're
IN their places very shortly after .
o'clock and Mt. Mocune and Repre-
sentative Law took the seats occupied
b. them yesterday. senator shurtlin,
upon calling the committee 20 order r.
qucstcd Secretary Cummings 10 read a
couple OF communications which he nn-
nouncod having received from two dis
unEuirhcd salt Lake citizens who were
anxious 60 appear before the board OF
Inquiry 70 toll what they knew in re-
latIon 10 tho bribery charges. The lrrt
was from T.. IL. Lhnnnn, manager of
he Tribune. and the latter from Judge
o. ". Powers. The letter from air.
Lannan was 40 follows;
"Ny Dear senator;-Your Demo-
emtc organ In this place ANA IT, echoes
throughout tho state have bvcn pleased
10 charge me with very many unnuNory
acts lu connection with the present
Legislature ann AilN tAlAlNAAN NA NAha
efll Wuuld-he Senators, ana ultuFrtilrr
have given me credit Tor a fund ul iu-
formation, Tor Inventive faCullipH nuu
detective ncumon which. highly Hat
ieflng ~ me 10 they are. really do not
belong Ia me. n what has been said
has had any Influence upon you ur your
associates, innNinuch as you nav"
gfcat array ,of legal talent before you
ana all nfr bent ON Investigation, " II
would gutify your curiosity IN the
least ur. ~ your Judgment would De
u service "a the state. suggest even
h1ugh u may DO a very modest auR'
gwlluu, that you summons me before
you that you may nrccftnin without
question how very little ! know, aud
BY that Information form an Idea ~
how monumental are tho HAIRS On the
Pres which your party leans upon IN
NO HAND IN THE JOB.
Judge Powers disolalma interest or
participation In the affair at least 20
FAR aH rumor has connected him with
H. IT, says.
To the chairman and Committee ~
lhNesigation, Legislature OF utnhi
hfhNcnen-Hnving been Informed that
unr OF our State Senators has alleged
,ha' the charges made hy Representa-
we Law were the result OF a Job put
~ HANN" AHNMNNNf anu NNNNA hAAAN 81
lumhtlon Ia tho same citcct IN morn
INK paper, respectfully ask that ! may
appear before your committee and be
eFaminod."
The communications were fled and
" u probable that both Mr. I.annan
ana Judge Powers viii be permitted to
appear before the committee.
ADDITIONAL CHARGES.
Tho additional charges as published
W tll In another part VI this paper
were then read. the first specification
eharrlng that senator W. u. Nebeker
nAl undue suggestions made TO him by
" W. sloan; second that Mr., Harris
pal stated TO y, q. WINS city editor
NE Herald that Jackaon's vote must
hid M matter what the expense,
w'il that Representative Farr had
"'d To Representative Cook that he
'Uu'u bet " Cook, the two Nebekers
Cn p one other man would vote for Me-
~ ie mat u would mean $4,000 or
,i~ ior them; the fourth speoilca-
, tJn NHknl that every member of the
4 Ky. Wfembly be interrogated as To
i ~" " any improper influences had
va used by either of the Senatorial
h.hNlnl'a or by persons acting In their
yo,nl Tor the purpose Of influencing
\ nei,s AN, anl especially Representatives
Isn 'alllHter Robinson. Taylor liedd,
pah ana Senator whitney
AecuNE MAKES DENIAL
ny, ~ NE matter of the unsworn charges
Ait',l by Albert a. Law against
Of ~ W, MeCune and all the members
IN g legislative assembly OF the state
~. .mh Alfred w. Mcclure denies,
nta ~ W. sloan on February 1th.
M, at any time. at Salt Lake city,
hs ~, " al any other place, either on
en- behalf or acting for A. W. Me-
D, uied TO Induce sentor William
"spsSsr 10 assist In the election OF