Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-15


when you reached Honolulu, to
what duties were you assisned?'
AS engineer officer Of the camp"
How many men gathered there?"
AT that camp about / 100 men,"
. did an epidemic Of typhoid fever
break out there?"
1T did"
did 1t impose additional duties on
you?"
Yes"
when did you become ill?"
II went to the hospital on Nov. q,
and remained until April q.
Judge Powers then offered In evidence
the discharge Of Capt. Mills from the
army, showing his appointment and
promotion in April. 1899, as captain.
His services are set out as having been
faithful, ana his character excellent.
what was your health when mus
tered out at San Francisco?"
1T was not good
was a special order for your dis
charge nader"
yes. The examining board wished
me 90 undergo an operation, but ! de-
clined, and the matter was referred TO
a higher board"
when did you leave San Francis
?o?"
ION May II and came to Salt Lake. "
Where did you go?"
"To the Knutsford for two days"
Where then?"
"To the home OF Mr. and Mrs. 0'Mel-
veney, on their invitation.
How long did you remain there?'
1.-TWO days, and then | went 10 st.
Marks hospital"
Were YOU operated on there?'
Yes"
And at Honolulu prior to that?"
Yes"
Where did you go on leaving the
hospital?"
my wife and / took Stanley Claw
sons house at O. Second street When
| went 20 Cheyenne, my wife and her
sister took apartments In The Halls,
known as the Ricketts, block, on state
street. opposite the Knutsford,"
Prior TO going TO Cheyenne, did You
apply for a position on the Short Liner
Mr. o'Melyeney and myself had cor
responding regarding II from the time
| reached San Francisco Afterwards,
while | was at the hospital, We took
1t up again. | was somewhat dlsin-
clined to take the position on the ground
that the compensation was small, but
afterwards went with note from
O'Melveney to DR.. Plnkerton for a
physical examination. The doctor
asked me 20 wait, and later he told me
he had word from O'Melyeney counter
mandlng the order"
did you feel angry towards DR.. Pin
kerton or 0'Melvepey on that account"
well, 0Melv ney had told me that
the position he intended 10 put me In
was one requiring very little physical
exertion, and gave me the note to DR..
Plnkerton. When the latter put of the
examination and later told me that the
order had been countermanded, / per-
haps fell little hard towards him for
his conduct"
During your employment IN the ir-
rigation department at Cheyenne last
year, did you have any other position
offered your"
Eyes, the chain Of engineering was
offered me by DR.. Stubs"
What was your health In Chey-
enne?"
Il suffered from very severe head
aches at times, and found that part Of
my knowledge concerning the subjects
] had been familiar with had passed
away, and l had difficulty In remem-
boring"
did you receive an assignment for
some work In Utah?'
II did, about Sci .ember 20, to collect
data on irrigation from the records and
from citizens"
How has your health been since your
imprisonment
Very poor at first, and better after
wards"
How long did you know ]. c. o'Mel-
veney?"
About thirteen years"
did you see him before you left for
the war;"
Eyes, he came up to TT. Douglas to
say goodbye 10 me-"
ibid he say anything then about your
family?"
Yes, he said he would look after my
family IL anything happened to my
family"
up to that time, had you and your
wife lived together happily"
1--WE had lived happily"
Had you ever any suspicion regard
ing her, or II anything had happened
10 shake your confidence In her2"
Nothing OF the kind had ever hap
pened"
when your wife arrived in Honolulu
what were your relations"
'she took care Of me during my III
ness"
after your return here and after
you had come out OF the hospital and
gone 10 Cheyenne, had those relations
changed in any way?"
no sir"
Had you any difficulty In getting
sleep prior to September 23?"
Yes, I had been troubled with In
somnia."
do you remember the 2srd of Sept,
1899"
yes. ! arrived here from Cheyenne
on the afternoon Of that day."
Where did you go on leaving the
train?"
II started up town, and on going to-
wards st. Mary's academy met my wife
and children. She went back 10 the
academy and took the children there,
and We went on 20 our rooms I no.
ticed her rather unusual appearance,
and told her Of my offer OF position
at the Nevada University. ] told her
II would not be long until we would
be able TO be together again"
did you have any talk about her
making a vist?"
Yes; she had planned for some time
10 80 TO Pocatello and Boise. She spoke
Of Il At that time. and 1t wsa agreed