The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-07

shooting case, ended at noon yesterday
without his direct testimony being
shaken. Dispositions from residents of
Canal Dover, O., Jones' old home, were
read. in which it was stated that
Jones' reputation and that of his
mother was very good in that commu-
nitv- and that the Opponents had never
heard any rulnors that Jones was or
ilegitimate birth until after the shoot
ing of Stout, and then the rumofS
came from Salt Lake. Late ii. the al
ternoon the defense rested and the
prosecution opened in rebnttal. Jonn
w. Miner testified that he formerly re-
sided at Canal Dover and had heard
rumors that Jones was Legitimate
that his father rank a good deal
ZONES CROSS-EXAMINATION.
The defendant, A. 3. Jones, took the
stand yesterday morning for further
cross-examination. He stated that 1t
had been arranged between witness,
State Treasurer Chapman and the bank
that witness was TO receive $50 a month
extra for keeping the state t~reasurer's
books. This remuneration was not con-
.ingent upon the state allowing Mr..
Chipman an assistant. witness cid
not complain 20 Stout that Chlpmah
had not paid him, and did not use the
expression Chapman, the old Mormon
hog, has not paid me-" Witness claimed
the bank owed him for that extra work
and wanted IL credited UP.
STOUT complained that your wife
was extravaganza"
Yes. he old cay something to that
effect"
when was it Stout asked you to
get the Hedges note?"
ION the day that Hedges came to pay
it."
Did You look for it,"
Il knew where il was"
1.-The bank examiner had TT"
YES"
Did YOU tell the bank examiner any
thing about it?"
Yes, il n way. he asked ne II l
had made out the statement Of the
notes and if it balanced. / told him |
had made IL out and that 1t balanced,
all but the Hedges note, which wasn't
in the pu~cketDook.'
Witness went on to say that the bank
examiner showed him the Hedges note
and asked him il he saw anything the
matter with ii. Witness looked at II
and concluded that the signature was
not Hedges.
that?"
. mo"
had Stout shown you the note be-
fore ihat?"
NO: I never saw it until Wightman
showed it to me. He showed 1t TO me
and asked me What was the matter
with ii. and ! told him 1 didn't know
there was anything the matter win II
You did not tell the that
you thought it was a forgery"
NO"
Did YOU have any further converse
ton with Wightnan about it?"
"Yes; he got another note OF hedges,
and compared the signatures and SAID
he wanted to know how much OF that
kind of paper the bank had, and that
he would have to go over all the notes
"Did YOU feel you were under obliga-
tons to Stout, that you owed him any
gratitude2"
"Yes, 1 did"
HE taught you the banking business
trough you from Kansas City, where
YOU were getting a salary of Sl00 q
month and gave you $4,000 a Year,
He did"
And when you saw the Hedges note
YOU Immediately jumped to the conciu-
sion that Stout had forged it,"
y didn't jump at it. The evidence
HEDGES rendered The money to pay
that note?"
He did"
And afterwards you went to sec
Hedges about it?"
yes at the request of Mr.. Baumgar-
ten and others Of the directors
You knew that Wightraan was go
ing ia make such 4 report 10 the comp
4roller as would set Stout INTO
trouble?'
- knew something about it,
WIGHTMAN DID NOT TELL IT.
Witness said Wightman had not told
H. -,a-aflrr ahRrI IL WlohfClAn ntil
dined at witness house once. HAT
known him for several years. Saw him
nearly every day at the bank E'nlle ne
was here. After Stouuts resignation
was called for, Stout said 10 witness
thar he had succeeded in his Relish
design in getting him (StoutO oat OF
the pank. and said that he wanted 70
civ witness notice that he was net
fhrouch with him yet. lie also s2id
that he hoped he would not be guilty
Of anv overt act that would lay on his
conscience.
What did you expect him TO do?"
4 DIDN'T know. 1 waited for him 10
q. saw; he began the conversation. but
he didn't say what he would do"
Did he say anything about your get
ting hin out of the bank and establish
ing yourself in it?"
y don't think he did"
Did he say he was going 70 tell the
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brought you out Eere2'
Il don't think he did,
Witness positively denied that Stout
had threatened to tell the directors
that he iJones) was a bastard, that his
father was Il drunkard and his mother
wa~Sed for & living. Did not know that
Stout had told any Of the directors
Witness befriendeG Stout by getting
the directors to give him time to nav
what he owed the bank, and by keeping
any proceedings from being taken
Witness told Stout that he hadn't
given him away to the bank examiner
Witness was not angry when Stout
upb-aided him for ingratitude. He was
very sorrv for Stout, and felt that he
had been misinfOrmed. Witness detail
ed again about his walking home witt
his wife n Mr.. Sutherland on tht
night of the shooting and coming VI
town again after dinner, all substan.
TALLY the same as be testified TO or
direct examination.
Knew a Mr.. Brown who lived in thC
same part of the town as witness; hat
known him for five or six years.
is it not a fact that on the night o.
the shooting You met MIR. Brown on III,
sidewalk on Main street at Fifth South
about five or ten minutes to : O'Clock
and you turned off the sidewalk int
the street," asked Mr.. Putnam.
mo, / did not; l did not meet NJ
Brown. and I did not turn of the side
walk, as L was going up town
Witness then told of his arrest aat
being. taken to the police station.
DO you know Wells, the t~ailor?"
YES"
do you remember his coming to tit
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