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

And at the time Mr. Law was there?
Yes, sir
What did he say to his father 1T is
time we were going 1 think, or words
to that effect: 1 don't remember ex-
actly.
That was the substance of it? Yes.
Then he retired. did he not? Mr.. Nc
Cune bid goodnight to US all; MIR. Law
he had been in and out during the
conversation with Mr. Monsoon, Mr..
Law and myself.
Who had? McCune had.
Then he returned again; 1 thought
you said he had no interest whatever
and went out? 1 did not; he had been
in and out there, coming in and out
two or three times; we were talking
for nearly an hour there.
Yes. you were talking for nearly an
hour there. you and Mr.. Law and Mr..
Monson. You were in and out oeca-
sionally, were you not? No, sir.
After you first went in2 No. sir.
In and out of that room? Never left
it: 1 didn't leave after Mr.. McCune
left; l didn't leave until Mr.. Law left.
Are there any partitions in that room
at all? In this room?
Yes. sir? No; there is a window
here.
Leads out in the main hall? It opens
south along the middle of the building.
NO OIL THERE.
There isn't a bath room in there? I
am sorry to say there is not.
There is in this one Gndicating), is
there not? Not that have ever seen.
Isn't there a board partition in this
room, some kind of little room within
a room? No.
A screen or something? No.
Built of boards and material? No.
Isn't there anything in these rooms
there? Yes.
Which one is it? 1t is right or this
one.
1t is right off this one? Yes.
That was what 1 was trying to get
at? Bath room and closet.
What is that called-the oil room?
Mr.. Thurman-Is that the bath room
there?
Mr.. Evans-No.
Witness-I don't lubricate there;
don't know.
So you did not all leave that evening,
but you had an arrangement there with
Mr.. Law. or you had made an arrange
ment on Friday night to meet him on
Saturday morning. was it? Yes. sir.
WAS To SHOW SLOAN THE TELE-
GRAM.
How did you come 10 meet him on
Friday night2 l telephoned to him; l
first asked Mr.. Monsoon to see him and
get this telegram off, when we had
that matter arranged, to send it to Mr..
Barber on this Tuesday evening, while
we were in this room it was arranged
that he was to telegraph Mr.. Barber
to confirm the statement there made 10
him; l asked him to send the telegram,
but not TO send it until I had seen it:
he agreed to come around the next
about 10 O'Clock, that we
would get the telegram up jointly, that
he would sign it; he didn't come; /
didn't see him again until Friday even
ing. l sent Mr.. MonsOn and asked him
to come and see me. and ne sent word
by Mr.. Monson that ne would meet me
after the joint session; he didn't come
then; l telephoneG MIN and asked him;
/ told him L wanted TO know about that
telegram, and he said he would meet
me after the session: L says: Name
the hour" and he says, 1t would be
after o'clock" and L says VIII you
come up to headquarters and he said
Yes" and 1 said, "Will You come 10
dinner with me?" and he said yes, he |
would do so; and that night l made an
appointment to meet him on the fol- |
lowing morning at 10 O'Clock.
At the headquarters? Yes.
When was it he stated TO you he |
thought he might be un1er SUSPICION |
if he voted for Mr.. McCune? Friday !
evening.
And it was on that evening that you |
concurred with him, was it? At that |
time. yes; ne said his motives might |
be imougned.
AND you concuTred with him at that |
time? Yes, sir.
Was that the last conversation you |
had with him? The last conversation |
[ had, excepting when 1 put tho matter |
up. as L told you at the restaurant. |
when 1 recalled this statement. ny
agreeing he would imDugn his motives |
there, and withdraw il, giving for the 1
the reasons l stated TO |
yo..-
Well. was this conversation at thei
headquarters about the telegram prior
20 the time when you had your din
ler? Yes, sir; this was on friday ever
ng.
When you took him to Ginuer? Yes.
sir he said he had an appointment
With his wife at half-past I. and had no
line 10 waste.
Now. why did you take linn to dinner
hat night? Damned if 1 know.
Why did you want to be 50 emphatic
about it? Because l don't. l don't
know why l would take him to dinner
excepting that l thought we would talk
he matter over and we could cat to-
sether.
1t was just prior to that time was it,
hat You stated to him that Won
bought his motives might De .mpugn-
I'd i he voted for McCune? oh. no.
Mr. Evans: l take it you misunder-
stand me: l don't know whether YOU
misunderstood me unintenrionally or
lot, but ! made that aDDOin tmen5 for
lin 10 come TO dinner with me over
he telephone, as | told you, and he said
lie couldn't come up until after O'Clock /
" about .. and l says. then come to
Inner with me, and he says all right,
lie would, and he came up with The un-
Outstanding that he was to fix his tel
gram and go to dinner with me.
L understand that, but YOU say at I
he dinner that Friday night you with
rev the statement which you had
made on the previous occasion, stating
hat you did not think his motives
would be imDugned2 Yes.
And offered to explain to him the
eason why? Yes.
How did you come 10 change vour
mind about that in so short a space of
ime? will tell you why again.
You gave him the reason? les, and
have stated that here.
Why, then, did you imoortuue Linn
gain Cor his vote? 1 don't know
whether that word importune is proper
here.
Well. that is what we commonly
peak of in that way. and 1 do not
MENTION it as offensive? 1 tried to
onvince him that it would be the
roper thing for him TO do.
THAT KIND OF REPUBLICAN.
Do you think 1t was the proper thing
o induce a Republican to vote for a
Democrat under the circumstances?
hat kind of a Republican
That kind of a Republican? Yes
You thought he was nearer a Deno-
rat than a Renuhfican ac<eo~,53...- |