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

you got chance; you didn't want to
stop it, did you? No, sir.
You wanted to keep on? Yes. sir.
What was the first thing said by
Sloan that you thought was improper?
Well. he suggested that L had better
take what 1 had been offered.
Why didn't you tell us that this
morning? Probably because 1 didn't
remember it. Mr.. Sloan talked to me
in that strain
Did you say this morning, Mr.. Law.
that Mr. Sloan said to you, You had
better take what you have been Of
fered?" Yes, sir.
You said that this morning? Yes; he
told me that I had better take the
chances that had been offered to me.
Did you say that this morning? I
don't remember whether I said that
this morning or not, but Mr.. Sloan said
that to me-
Was that the first thing he said? No.
it wasn't the first thing.
1 mean the first thing on this illegal
business2 No, sir.
What was the first thing he said that
offended your sense of honor? He rep
resented to me
What did he say first? The first
words?
The first that he said that was i'm
proper? There was nothing offended
DECISIONS IPONY.
What was the first thing that would
have offended your sense of honor If
you had been a man of a fine sense of
honor? You misunderstood me, sir.
What was the first thing he said that
would have offended the sense of honor
of a gentleman in your position? A
man that did that for the purpose that
1 did-the first thing that Mr.. Sloan
said that would have offended him was
that l had better take the chances that
were offered to me.
What did you reply to that? 1 didn't
make any reply to it; let Mr.. Sloan
do most of the talking.
Did you do any of it? Once in awhile.
Well just go on and give us the con-
versation. l cannot give it ali.
Give il all. l cannot give it all; 1
can give the substance of it.
Go ahead. Mr.. Sloan's conversation
to me was to the effect
Give us the substance of what he
said, not the effect. Well, that is it.
Mr.. McCune. and that Mr.. McCune had
authorized him to represent him to me,
and he told me practically the same
as Mr.. McCune did.
Tell us what he said That-well,
that l was a young man and had my
way to make in the world, and that l
would have a hard time to get along
unless l got a start.
Had AcCune said anything of that
kind to you? Yes, sir
Go ahead. And he said if 1 turned
around and voted for Mr.. McCune, that
Mr.. McCune would not only be willing
to repay me for the kindness now, but
that he would remain my friend.
Yes; what else? That was about the
substance of the conversation.
Did he offer you anything? He told
me that if 1 wanted to talk business
with Mr.. McCune, to go and see him.
Did he offer you anything? Mr..
Sloan?
Yes? Well, he repeated-he said that
he was authorized to repeat the state
ment made TO me by Mr.. McCune on
night.
He said that, did he? Yes. sir; or
words to that effect; that may not
have been the exact words
He didn't mention any amount? No,
sir.
He didn't say that you could name
your own price? Ne. sir; it wasn't
What did you say during this con-
1 didn't say very much.
a RAPID-FIRE CONVERSATIONAL
IST.
Then you ought to be able to remem-
Der; if you only said a little, you ought
to remember it. If a man talks with
Sloan he don't get a chance to even
think for himself.
Did you say anything? Yes, 1 said
What did you say? I told him that
would think it over. when 1 left him.
What did you say during the CONVEX
SafiOu2 7 said yes and no
What did you say yes to? When it
would require an affirmative answer.
Can you remember any remark that |
Sloan said that you said yes to? Well |
when he asked me if l was a man of a
family I said yes.
There is nothing improper about /
that? No.
was talking to you about corrupting |
you? And he asked me if I didn't |
think that it was-that I owed just as !
much Of q duty to myself and my fam
ly as 1 did to the state.
What did you say? And 1 told him !
that he might look at it that way.
Never mind-what did you say when |
ne said that? That is what I said
What did you say when he asked you |
f you didn't owe as much duty to your
self and family? 1 told him that that |
night be a logical way of looking at it,
What else did you say? Nothing.
What else did you say in this con-
,ersatiOn you speak of? Well, when
re told me that he was authorized TO
make the same proposition that Mr..
HcCune had made on Tuesday night, /
old him that 1 would think it over;
he wanted to know if I wouldn't come
Town TO headquarters and I explained
o him that I had az appointment at
lalf past :, which would prevent me
rom going to headquarters.
Have you any objection to telling US
What that appointment was? No, sir;
lone whatever.
With whom was it? With my wife
md my cousin.
1 don't care anything about that. Had
'Ou gone to the restaurant with Mr.
Sloan in the expectation and anticipa-
ion that he would try TO corrupt you?
didn't know whether he would or not;
t didn't surprise me any, though.
WAS WILLING To BE TEMPTED.
Nevertheless you accepted the invita-
ion? Yes, sir.
I'D to that time MIR. Sloan had never
aid anything 10 you directly or indi-
ec;ly- Up to what time.
The time you went there with him
n Friday evening? No. sir
Never a word that was improper?
Well, cannot remember that he ever
i'd.
You cannot recall anything that he
lad ever said to you? No, sir.
Up to that time that you could take
reception to? No, sir.
And still you thought that if you
vent up there with him that perhaps
e would approach you? 1 said it didn't
urprise HE.
What did you mean when you said