Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-19

To this Mr. Greene said: IF you Will
say 100000, win talk with Col, Cay
nor about It,"
Erwin replied. the affidavit contn-
ued, that that would not be enough.
Greene then added What do you
think Of sSOO0OO?"
He said: 81 don't think that Is
enough, but you don't want 90 go
through the rest of your life hunted
wherever you go, and you must re-
member that II you are eXtradited and
are In Georgia, II VIII be too late TO
make a settlement
Greene finally replied:
We'll, anyway, | don't see how we
can pay any money, because that
would be an admission on our part that
we have received money wrongfully;
that we have not done
Greene swore that this talk Of set
Element for 100000 referred TO the
criminal proceedings against them and
not to any civil claim. This AFFIDAVIT
was supported by another from Mrs
j. II. Gaynor,
Mr. McMaster read an AFFIDAVIT
signed by Marion Erwin completely de-
nylng the allegations contained in the
affidayits Of Mr.. Greene and Mrs, Gay
nor Regarding the interview between
Greene and himself, Mr. Erwin stated
that on his return TO his room on the
afternoon Of May II, he found a note
there In which he recognized the hand
writing Of y d. Greene, which note
was as follows:
III you can call to see me at any
time today you viii do me a great IA
vor."
The original OF this note is in the
possession Of Mr., Erwin, and was
shown to Judge Caron,
In response to that request he had
gone TO Greenes room, and the latter
opened the conversation by saying that
while he knew that Erwin had been
prosecuting him vigorously for over
two years, he wanted TO thank him
for having always treated him with
personal consideration. He then said II
the extradition proceedings at Montreal
proceeded for any length Of time, II
was possible he might desire to give
bond
Erwn's affidavit contained in sub
stance;
IL called his attention to the fact
lNul ne anu bdyiuI Hdu alltuhE ~.
feited bonds in the sum Of $iOOOlO
each. He replied that he had left the
United States because he hc( resolved
never to be put in Jail as a convict,
and that he had come to Canada with
the expectation that after year or
two his friends in the United states
could effect a settlement Of the clV'l
claims Of the government against him,
and he could then probably secure
dismissal OF the criminal prosecution.
"IIe said he had never given his per-
conal word that he would not run on
from the prosecution in Georgia. but
he would pledge me his word OF honor
that II I would agree 70 his giving
bond before Judge La Fontaine he
would not run on
"He then referred 10 the fact that
the government had already tied up by
civil proceedings 100000 Of assets OF
what the government claimed was
Carriers share in the fraud and asked
me what was the exact government
claims that he and Gaynor has received
as their shares ! replied that we
claimed that he and Gaynor had re-
ceived 81 100000 as their share In the
fraud. He replied that he was In no
position and had not sufficient means
TO meet such n claim. but that he and
Gaynor would be wiling to pay the
government 100000 N settlement Of the
entire litigation TO include the SO'OOO
claimed on forfeit recOgni2ances'