The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-21

4~SA C0 II NOuiQ De perfectly QaIu
ral 10 occur TO the mind of any man, i
view of the rumors that were fioatin
around about McCune
tQueStion read.)
l said that l didn't admit don't re
member that any idea OF the kind eve
old occur to me three weeks ago, an,
even II it did, ] consider that in tn
lace OF the reports tLat were circulatet
titled.
If it had not occurred to YOU as Ion;
ago as three weeks, can't you say posi-
lively, without any qualification at all
that you did not on that Sunday even
ing referred to, state that before Ne
Cune should be elected to the senate
that you would spring a Montana sen
sation on him, or we will spring a Mon
tana sensation on him?
(Question>read.)
1 don't remember that it ever occurred
TO me three weeks ago, or that 1 ever
made that statement.
INTRODUCTION TO MCUNE.
When were you first introduced TO Mr.
McCune? Sometime about in the early
part of January.
Who solicited the introduction, you
or he, do you know? 1 was introduced
to him at the solicitation of Mr. Lett
You didn't ask to be introduced. No
sir.
Were you introduced at his head
quarters? Yes. sir.
Were you up there in company with
Mr.. Lett? Yes, sir.
For the purpose Of being introduced?
Yes. sir
Any improper approaches made to
you then by Mr.. McCune? No sir
Have any conversation with him be-
sides passing the mere compliments of
the day? Just simply an Introduction.
When were you next introduced to
him and by whom? When was 1 next
introduced to him?
Did Mr.. ThoresOn take you up there
and introduce YOU once to Mr.. Nc
Cune? Yes; 1 believe he did.
Was that before or after Lett had
introduced You? 1t was after.
Did You request Thoreson to take
you up and introduce you? No, sir.
Did Thoreson request you to so up
and get an introduction? No, sir; we
just simply went up there together if
L remember the circumstances right.
And We're introduced again? I
wouldn't be positive, but it seems to
me that I was.
How did Mr.. McCune receive you on
that occasion? Receive me or Thore-
son?
You? Shook hands with me.
1iU hC pay ellig pd4 lICu4dI dlltHllbn
to you or simply seem to dismiss you?
He didn't pay any particular attention
10 me or didn't dismiss me.
DIDN'T you complain afterwards TO
your friend Thoreson and others that
Mr. McCune had treated you coolly?
No, sir.
And that you didn't like the manner
in which he received you? No. sir.
Nothing like that? No. sir: l did
say that he made a distinction be-
tween Thoreson and me because / was
u representative and ThOreson was not
What was the distinction he made?
don't think he shook hands with
Thoreson, if 1 remember right
You We're not complaining No, sir:
didn't have anything TO complain of.
Don't You remember of going up
there again after that and Mr. Fisher
Harris assuring you that you must
have been mistaken; that if Mr.. Nc
Cune had seemingly treated you dis !
courteouSly that il was unintentional: |
that he didn't treat anybody in that (
way?
HARRIS EXPLANATION.
I believe I do remember Mr.. Harris |
saying something of that kind
Now. If you had never complained /
think that I explained to him at the /
time that he was under a misanpre- |
it was Thoreson and not /
that was complaining.
You thought Tnoreson had been
treated discourteously? Thoreson said
He was the one that was complain
ng2 Yes. sir.
About what time was that when you
went UP with ThOreson? I don't re-
member the DAY
No-about what time? The time of
lay?
No, the time of the month? I don't
In January? Yes; it was in January.
About how long after you had been
Introduced by Mr. Lett? | cannot say. 4
How long after that was it that you
vent UP and had this talk with Mr..
Harris? 1t may have been a day or
wo after and 1t may have been the
leXt day; I can't say.
When next were you I'D there?
lOn't remember.
In a few days again? I have called
here several times.
You We're cutie a frequent caller
mere, Were you not? [ called there
-everal times. 4
Every few days? Not every few
lays
Well, as a rule? During the early
'eri0d of my stay here, I called there
very few days. d
VISITS TO HEADQUARTERS.
And then did your visits become less
reQuent? Yes. sir.
When did they become less frequent.
rhen did that start? I don't remember
he day.
About when? Wen, it was about
hree weeks ago.
About three weeks ago. From that {
inc on you didn't call So frequently I
20. sir.
on Tuesday evening when YOU met /
IT. McCUne at the saloon and went
yer to the Vienna cafe. as you have q
sstified in direct examination. how i
ing prior TO that was it that you
ad been at McCune's headquarters? l 2
ONT remember.
About how long before that had YOU y
cen up there? ] really cannot remem-
ar how long II was. n
\ week? 1t may have been a week /
nd It may have been two: it may have 6
cen just d week for all l can remem- I
1t may have been day or two? No.
don't think it was within a day or h
20 +
\ week or more you would say? Yes.
Think it was week or more.
Up TO that time there had been no
lproper approaches made 10 you? No. o
Had you become offended at anything q
AT occurred at headquarters prior to D
Il time? No. sir.
No reason why you should cease Wis n
ing there as before? No definite rea- n
N. Q
Tine eveninS-Tuesday evening. when II
- met Mr. McCune in the saloon as 8
IA have testified, weren't you some
hat under the influence of liouor2 II
'mcwhat under the influence of IL n