Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-29
HIS INSURANCE POLICIES.
Gives u Detailed Account OF the MI.
fercnces That Ixissed Between
Himself aud Jones.

The feature Of today'H proceedings
has been the long aud tedious cross-cx.
animation Of the complaining witness.
Air. J. ". Stout, By Attorney Arthur
Brown. The witness held TO the story
given ~ his direct examination ana
never once gave the least sign " IA
tiguc. Mr.. Stout also kept perfectly
cool, a rare thing In a witness subject.
ell to the rigid examination. such ~ he
underwent today.
The court room has been crowded by
people anxious TO hear the trial. With
IN the enclosure there were large
nunbr u lndlcn In attendance. at both
tho morning and afternoon H.HHion.
STOUT on THE STAND.
when the "Ncws' report closed yes.
tcriny. County Surveyor wilkes wna
being examined. with respect to the
plats made By him Of the place where
tho shooting occurred. shortly after.
wards ]. NJ. Stout was called to the
stand and examined by Mr. Putnam.
He said he was o. Year, of asc, came
to talt Lake In December 1888. and
settled here permanently In April. 1870.
was IN the banking business. came
nom Andover, o., 10 Halt Lake. knew
dNNfNf NV AaANuuhNif since ne was a
boy, employed him for fully twenty
years. when he entered his employ
Jones was about TO- he always looked
yuunfcr than he was. witness was a
banker In Ohio. ana Jones was ON.
rlnycd In the bank M bookkcgpcr. From
ohio Jones went 10 Kansas city and
Foi employment thcrr on recommends.
ton of the witness. Witness thought
~ ssiliinH IN Denver. and he and Jones
stayed IN that city for a month or two.
but afterwards came on TO Salt Lake
ni.i concluded "a locate here and open
q bank tho Utah National witnoss b.
yam. nr..ldeut and JoncH caHhieri that
Wa fnif'of and thry frnninsd a. such
ull october. 1855. Ia isfs. cariy IN July,
Nitncrn and Jones had the iirut open
rupture. II arose over the wltncra
wanting his son, Charles. To 40 on the
books. ana he asked Jones TO look after
the boys work a little. Jones refused.
hnyihf he didn't want 10 have anything
70 do with the lad, because h. had ~.
fused To do something for Jones six
months before. Witness was disnp.
pointed and hurt at Jonca'H lngrnti-
tude. and he gave Jones notice that h.
would have to leave the bank. a. they
could not get alonE nmicahiy. Witness
was willing 20 assist Jones 20 get an.
other place. probably one where he
could got higher salary.
MRS. JoNEs's ENTRAvAdAScE.
Another unpleasant episode occurred
after Sir. ilawicy left the bank. Il
arose out OF the fact that liuwiuy aud
some " the other clerks had oycrdrawn
Their salaries or borrowed money with.
Out security. Witness was fhmed hy
Jones Tor being too lunicnt with them.
Then witness told Jones that he was
about the only one who was uyrrlrnw-
ms hls account He didn't think Jones
Was estravnHnnt. hut he know that
Mrn. Jones' WAS. aud witness offered 10
go aud talk to Airs. Jones and explain
Jones financial position. Jones' said
be would speak 10 Mrn. Jones himself.
witness asked Jones about ID after.
wards, but he save no satisfactory re-.
ply, Jones had been Increasing his
Indebtedness TO the bank right along.
The bank examiner stepped In about
this time and everything else was laid
aside for the time being.
The bank examiner brought his wife
60 fnlt Lake city with han. and she
and Mr.. Jones and Jones aud the bank
examiner were together most uf the
time, Jones went TO the bank exam.
incrn room at forl's hotel nearly every
morning. Witness followed Jones
once Just 10 See where he went Al
that time II was contemplated to re.
duce the capital " tho bank from
i.o0,00u 10 100000, Jones told witness
that the examiner was favorlng them
N the matter ~ reduction OF capital
and that he tJonesl thought II would
be- good FOR the hank TO nay part Of
the bank examiners expenses. Wit
ness said. We'll n he IL doinE any.
thing for the hank. do 50 aud charge
II M 10 expenses" Witness said
Jones made that the excuse Tor being
~ much Of the time with tho bank OK
amincr.
soon after that. witness received
letter from the comptroller % the cur
rency, couched IN terms not compl-
montary 10 witness, aud calling Tor his
resignation NJ president OF the bank.
Witness wrote out his resignation. not.
however TO take cfcct AZ once.
CARRIED A REVOLVER.
Witness met Jones at the bank. the
next day and said 10 him, well. you
have succeeded In your helllah de.
signs, ana got my rcnlgnation." Wit
nrsa further told Jones that he would
tell the directors Of jones' birth as
BASTARD and how he had repaid Wit
ness great kindness with lngratltude.
Jones thon looked witness In tho face
and said, III you tell the directors what
you say, I VIII shoot you ~ sure a.
your name II Stout" Witness then
said 10 Jones that 10 had alrrady told
the directors.
Whom aid you tellg'' asked counsel.
"dcorEc Y, Wallace, Air. Baumgar-
ten, Glll Peyton and. think. Mr..
Sponord." said the witness.
why did you tell themg'
II thought Il proper that they should
know, Jones had grown very lnsolent,
ana was getting worse ana unbear-
able"
After Jones made the threat did you
arm yOurself2"
Yes carried revolver. was
afraid he might attack me-"
Did you, after that. iind anyone
laying In walt for you2'
"foai ! snw Jones IN ten or n dozen
occasions lettering In tine nciRhborhooi
of my house, the last time at about II
o'clock at night. a week or ten days
before was shot"
SIR. Stout here explained the loca-
tlon of his fcAldence with reHari To Or.
flnkortOn'h, Mr.. sutherlnnd's Mr.