Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-01
COOKS CHARGE
AND FARR'S DENIAL
Belts Says Pace Of Grand County
Talked Of a Bride.
SUGGESTION TO CALLlSTER.
uedd says Aauiis Nebekcr delivered
Him q Message OF uribcry biw"-
ter Tell. Of Lspisb's Air-fsr'he'

Yesterday afternoons session OF inc
Investigation committee was conilhueu
by an argument by the attorney az
10 the admlssibill,y OF evidence when
IL was said would b. given by
MIR John q. Cannon. which the prose-
cution proposed 10 Introduce
Mr. Evans said SIR Cannon VIII state
that two years ago during the senator
iai contest when the voting for MI
Thatcher and Mr.. iiawiina was going
on, Mr. Cannon met Mr. Mccuno' who
raid h. thought II was time that the
members - the Legislature should
break up IN their voting and that " the
members should Leave these candidates
he would get most 81 the I.awiins vote,
ana some u the Thnsrhcr vote; ana
that he would buy the rest.
SIR. nrown-Thls T. a specific charge
that Mccune attempted 60 bride Law
what Mr. Cannon says Mr. Mccune
said 10 him two years ago does not AZ
feet this charge and cannot be intro.
duccd at this stage. lie read here from
urcenleaf on Evidence. and made an
argument
Mr.. Evans said he did not know OF
thif evidence TN last evening when he
was Informed Of Il by Mr.. Cannon.
Brown asked Mr. Evans why he
asked Mr. Mocunc. some days ago
whether he had made this same state
ment two years ugo. II he only heard Of
II last evening.
Mr. Evans said he asked Mr.. Mocune
that question yesterday. Mt. Van COT
called attention 60 the report of last
Saturdays proceedings. IN which the
question of SIR. Evans ana the answer
OF Ar. Mccunc are given
Mr. Evans said he had not seen John
q. Cannon TIL last evening.
Mr.. Dickson called attention TO the
question asked by Mr.. Evans of Mr,
Mccunc last Saturday. Did you not
ray to John q. Cannon. two years ago.
etc" Mr.. Evans must have known or
this testimony as early aa Friday.
Mt. Evans-f went 10 Mr.. John y.
Cannon. rs soon NJ ! heard of H. We
have not made any attempt to conceal
the testimony.
Mr.. stcwart-I understand from Mr.
Evans that he had no definite know
lodge OF this testimony NJ
the time the prosecution was closed and
innrmuch as Mr. Mccunc expected Two
year. ago to be "A candidate. ! move
that the objection to this evidence be
overruled. Seconded by Mr. Howell
Thc vote was put .,,.,,,,
Ayes stewart, Howell and rhur,iln'
Noes-sorrcnson. whitney and Cum
minsr.
Mr.. Mansfield was absent on leave at
tending the sHSiona " the House. lie
was sent Tor On hlH return, w, Hn i
men, OF Mt, iN'hlh was ro"" !" '""''
ana ne voted no.
FRED KELLER on THE STAND.
Fred Keller. bookkeepcr on 'h'
Herald, was nworn, a. ,,.,.
ait. bey-Nil you STATE, Ar h.h,i,
Mhht nave bcrn lhr luhneh WV
Herald durlnH lhc laht riN mon,h.
Mt. bromnIMe OBJECT 10 TINS '''"'
mony 40 ifteivNant, 80, -.. -
Mt. Dcy-pld you bring WIN you
statement OF the ii.raiu losses A.
pbJectod 10 hy Mf' brown, anu INV
oblscunn suH'hlneu ny w. e"ihN'''''''
MI h"h"r was 'N'nH'u'
BYWATER AND THE AIR.BRAKE
JOS. q. liywatcr, n member OF the
Legislature, was sworn ana questioned
nh 10 MS ilfht conversation WIN alt
l-aplah.
lie SAID Mr. Lnplnh hnd toln MN ol
hts Invention ana asked MS ala IN iur'
thering ". ny having IN, master w.
chanlc of the lslo orande depot examine
the device.
After tclephnninR from the county
building herc. and falling To set M
communication Win MT. ulch"y' ui'
master mechanic OF the no uthnu,
Western. under whose Jurisdiction
have been employed. l went up 70 IN
Mcclure Headquarters nnd went To tn
telephone there. probably an hour ailof
wards, and trlophoncd again ThcS
were busy again ANA failed 10 Hel
connection. walked through IN
rooms there and met Mr.. Dunbar hnt
remarked that had Just been telcphon
ing 10 Mr.. Hickey. that ] had had
conversation with Mi. lhplhh Una
morning. ANA ! says, "lic has some IN
Nention. an air brake device; ! dom
know much about II. lie desires M
20 endehvor 20 yet the railway mri
here somewhat lntcrchtod," ! nald MI
Mc'unc II a railroad man, Probably
be might take the matter up with Mt
Wclby or Mr.. bancroft" m l though
nj the time " would have To 20 through
them 10 get 10 the master mechanic
Mr.. Dunbar says, well, that might b.
delicate question lust now u
rhere might be some misconHtructloI
placed upon u, or words 10 that enect
had not thought ~ II only an Ihhttel
TO further Representative Lap'Ns In
tereat In getting his Idea before the rail
way people, and the matter dfUppct
there.
When ON the way to the Rio Grand,
offices witness had spoken to Mr.
l.apiHh about the Law charges, snyini