Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-19
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out the postofiice outflt, he stated that
he rushed round to the east door OF
the 'ican-to'' kicked II In and rolled out
the coal oil tank that was In such n
heated condition that IL burned his fin-
gers, then he climbed into the man hole
In the store ceiling and cxtingulshcd
the FIRE that was there. After the cx-
element OF the FIRE the defendant said
he discovered that some OF the stamps
were missing from the drawer In the
cabinet that he had carried Into the
street. When pOstoficc inspector came
down 20 Rivcrton the nccuacd agreed
TO make up the deficiency after Mr..
Sutton returned TO Salt Lake city. Mr..
Grant. who was with him all day re-
maincd behind and stayed In Riverton
over night. during the evening the in-
surnncc man asked to see his books;
witness. continuing. s'o.cd that he cx-
amincd the same ana expressed SUR
prise that no cash book had been kept
The next morning, ns witness was
making up the mail. he said ALT. Grant
came TO him and wanted TO sec the
postofiice books, Mr.. Grant checked up
The same and said they were $50 short.
II told him that II they were that
they must have been stolen" Then he
offered TO help me make up the de-
ficlency and told me TO come to Salt
Lake to buy the stamps" Witness con-
tlnued that on n subsequent occasion
Sir. Grant suggested that he should get
Langton or Mott to buy the stamps NJ
he. witness, could put "thc screw on
them" owing to their connection with
the IRE that had occurred In the Salt
Lake Equitable Coop. At this point
OF the evidence Mr.. Mott leaned over
the reporter and said. Now, you be
sure and get that In the paper"
CONCEALED WITNESS.
on the "wednesday nfter the IRE Mr..
Grant had another Interview with Wit
nca regarding his paying the lnsura'ice
when Mr.. Grant asked him 10 refund
the money. Witness told him that u
wasn't his building. as the conversation
concluded witness said he discovered u
man hiding behind n crate near which
thcy were standing nj the time. as soon
na the man found out that he was dis
covered he broke and ran across the
street.
on Thursday Mr.. Grant came down
20 Rivcrton accompanied by stem
oFrnphcr and attempted to yet state
mcnt from him In tho Interests OF the
IRE insurance company.
DEPUTY ASKS QUESTIONS.
The following evening Deputy sheriff
Cunmock arrested him and took him to
the county jail IN salt Lake city.
while they wcfe driving into town.
Cummock said" continued the witness.
"Now. young man. Just as sure a. that
horse IN In front Of Us l know YOU tct
IRE 10 that building. but l know you
were cTgcd on TO the deed by other par
ties. Now. unless you tell who put you
up TO that Job you viii get eight or ten
years IN the pen. Now, my boy, didn't
Mr. LanFton or Mott put you up To set
Are to this bulldingf I answered. mo.
SIR" said the defendant and re-
fused 10 talk 60 him further although
he fred questions at me all the way IN
10 town"
when the accused reached town the
deputy nhcrlfi put him In a cell. ~ 10
u. m. the witness upid that he heard
Noise and he recognized Mr.. GRANTS
voice. he was making great noise.
and said II was - OF TX 10 DC M
further. that AIR. sutton had sworn out
o warrant and had him arrested over
this Date AFFAIR" After n lot OF nrEu.
Ing. during which time Mr., Great
wanted someone to fetch his brother To
nut up hts bonds. Mr.. Grant was put
Into an adjacent cell. Finally he was
nut into the Hnmc cell with the dcfend-
ant. While he was there he tried 10 get
witness 10 own up that Mesrra. Lang
ton and Mott had had n hand In either
the salt Lake Equitable or the River
ton fires; ''hc said continued the wit
ness, that he and I were In here for
eight or ten years aud that unless l
could give him some weapon 10 use
against Langton and Mott we were In
"A bad box" Finally, the defendant
sald that the Tailor came and told Mr..
Grant his brother was downstairs with
his bail.
In answer 10 the queries Of Mr. VAR
ian. witness stated that he had never
told Mr. Grant that he had set nre 20
the building. neither did witness know
who dii. further. that he never stole
any stamps at any time. AZ this point
OF the evidence the court took recess.