The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-06

with Mr.. Stout and started the Utah
National bank, Mr.. Stout becoming
president and the witness cashier.
In 1897 Jones asked Stout for va
cation and thought it was all right, but
when he got ready to leave Stout OBJ
jected and said # he went he (Stoutt)
would get another cashier. Witness de-
INJURED, but did not take the vacation.
In 1888 witness again asked for a va
cation and was allowed to go away
for two weeks. When Teller Hawley
left the bank and went into the army,
Stout wanted to put his son, Charley,
on the books and witness said promot-
ing Charley over the heads of the older
employees would not be liked by them
and Stout said 1t didn't matter a damn
whether thew liked it or not, that all
he had and all his wife had was in the
bank and he would do as he liked
Witness did tell Stout that Charley
had refused to do something for him
while before that and he wasn't
anxious to have anything more to do
with the lad.
Stout asked witness to find the
Hedges note for him and witness said
he would look for it and did so when
he got time Hedges paid one note.
He came into the bank and paid the
money. Witness never did anything to
get Stout out of the bank. Witness
then told about the letters from the
comptroller of the currency and their
discussed by the board of directors.
Prior to that meeting of directors
witness asked Mr.. Williams to present
to the directors the letter witness had
received from the comptroller and he
agreed to do so. Stout also talked to
witness and said that witness had sue
ceeded in his hellish designs in getting
him out of the bank and giving him
away" to the bank examiner. Witness
told him he had not given him away.
Stout insisted that he had and an
grily told witness he wasn't through
with him yet. Stout upbraided witness
win being ungrateful after all he had
done for him, and talked about his be-
ing an old man, with a large family,
too young to do anything in the way of
earning a. living.
OFFENSIVE EPITHETS NOT USED.
ibid Stout at that time say to you
that he would tell the directors that
you were a bastard?"
mo, he did not
''That your father was drunkard
and debauche?"
mo"
And that your mother had to take
in washing for living and that
Stoutt's sisters kept your family?"
mo, he never said anything of the
kind to me-
Did he taunt you with being a bas-
tard or say anything of that kind?"
mo, never"
Did you look him in the face and
say if you do tell the directors what
you say, 1 will shoot you as sure as
your name is Stoutt?"
mo, never"
did you then or at any time threaten
to kill him or threaten him in any
way?"
mo, I did not
when did Stout leave the bank af-
ter his resignation became effective?"
"On Oct. Isl
Did you see him after that?"
Eyes, he came to the bank nearly
every day for probably monthtafter"
DO you remember when the exam
iner, Mr.. Wightman, came back?"
Yes, it was about Dec. he came
to the bank
WAS a message sent from the bank
for Stout ON, Dec. go
YES Mr.. Openshaw went to his
house and brought word back that
Stout had gone to Durham
Did you see Stout on Dec. 9?'
No, not at ALL
Did you see the bank examiner that
day."
Yes, he was at the bank, and when I
left in the evening I arranged to meet
the examiner at the bank that night"
Witness left the bank at about a
quarter to 6, called for his wife at the
Walker House, and walked down Main
street ON the west side with her; they
met Mr. Sutherland at the Cliff House
and he walked with them as far as his
own residence, and witness and his wife
went on to their home Didn't see
Stout at Fifth South or anywhere else
ON the way. When witness entered his
own house with his wife he went up
stairs. washed and got ready for din
ner, and listened to his wife reading
sDme letters Came downstairs and ate
dinner, which occupied till o'clock,
then went out and up to Friedman's
store. Was not out of the house from
the time he entered it at about els I'M
til after dinner.
DENIES THAT HE SHOT.
you heard Stout say you met him
at the billboard on Fifth South. Is that
SOP
mo, it is not So"
Did you strike him?"
Mo-
did you shoot him?"
No
Were you there at ALP
mo"
Where did you go from Friedman's
store?"
II made some purchases at Fried
mans and went over to the bank, and