Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17

wished to be elected. Helnze also had
a measure to increase the supreme
court bench from three 20 five members
Mrs. Bracket was appointed to a COM
mittee clerkship and she became one
of the most active workers in the inter-
ests Of the bill, known as Nouse bill Ca
1t was finally defeated, but Mrs. Brac-
kett had done telling work TO save IL.
During the session Of the legislature
and after its adior- the friend
ship between Judge Harvey and Mrs.
Bracket apparently did not suffer, Ac-
cordlnR to the allegations made by thu
Amalgamated attorneys in court,
friends Of Judge Harvey warned him
against her, especially while the Minnie
Heoley case was on trial,
They told him the attorneys declare,
that she was In the employ OF Heinze,
and that her purpose was to try to in
fluence him In the decision of the min
ing case. He did not heed the warn
ings, but admitted, II Is asserted. that
he understood her purpose, He de-
clared, however, that neither she nor
anyone else could influence his decis-
ion.
Mrs. Bracket at that time had an
Office with a young attorney named
George 3. Dygert who was also
friend of Judge barney. She uso1 the
typewriter a great deal in writing to
judge Harvey according to the sworn
testimony of Dygert,
In one letter. which was intercepted
and copied before ii was delivered t.
Judge Harvey by Dygert. who acted
as messenger, she addressed the judge
in endearing terms, and wrote the fol-
lowing:
LETTER FROM MRS. BRACKETT.
81 know that by this time YOU do not
question my deep affection and friend
ship for you, ror my wish for your fu-
ture welfare Your future concerns me
personally If ! can see Won and " YOU
are successful IN every way, both fin
anci9lly AMI IN your leputatlon,it means
happiness and success 10 me. Realiz-
Ing this, you must know that nv in
terest in you and your future is sin
cere, You told me that / might say
anything to YOU, aud am taking you
at yoGr word.
"ln the first place, all that is asked
Of you by me or any one is to be abso-
lutely impartial and free in your de-
cisions; and not to get tied UP to any
body so that you are forced to be any
thing but honest.
II do not want you to favor my
friends unless you are convinced Il is
right FOR you 10 make such a declslon
on the other hand, If II should be such
close decision that friendship Il
would not insult you by saving money!
terbt 4
Der me as your friend, and that you
can help me when II Is not at the eX-
pense of,your honesty or conscience;
and also 10 remember who We're your
friends before you were Judge Harvey.
mean the people who elected you and
stood by you.
You know the Amalgamated people
fought your election. and the Clarks,
too and that they were not half so
complainant to you and so attentive
until after your election, Do not be
influenced by attentions and batteries
and all the things they say about
knowing what q fine fellow you were
all the time, because they did not think
and say and do all these things when
they might have helped you-not until
they were inter<ted.
Now, ] don't for one minute think
you would be willing to accept money
for any Of your decisions; | could not
like you so much II you would, and |
would not vex you by suggesting It;
but let me tell you that If you are IN
debt and some money would make you
freer, would gladly let you have
what money have for the sake Of
relieving you from any pressure If
they offer to loan you money or let
you have money, and II you need 1t
enough so that unconsclously q know
It would be unconsciously) you might
be influenced by that need, | will let
you have money II you want II, take
1t from me and leave yourself free.
PROMISES TO JUDGE HARVEY.
"Mr. McGinnis asked me TO say to