Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-17
Organized Posse Of NimrOds from
Mauti aud Nephi to Go
After PetS
SEVEN COYOTES IN 7 DAYS.
This Was Apparently the Only 0cca-
sion When lie Earned the
BouuIies Collected.

The hearing IN the bounty fraud case
IS drawing "a q close. The principal
witnesses have been examined and
cross-eXamined and the details Of the
whole fraud brought out through the
testimony OF the consplrators them.
selves, but as yet little that IL corrob.
oratve has been produced by the state
A. yet the status of the case remains
mystery It Is pointed out that II the
confessions Of either Davies on Phillips
are produced II win only add testimony
Of co-conspirators The only corrobora-
tive evidence that has been produced
Is Of Il nature very lmmaterlal ana Of
but very light bearing Witness poart
was called by the state and testified
that he had taken hides to the county
clerks Office for bounty and that he had
seen the man known as Red Roberts
presenting hides on the same day, Dep
ity sheriff Joseph sharp testified that
he had obtained the grip IN which the
skins were taken TO the Office from
Roberts room IN Powell's resident on
State street Just north NJ Fourth South.
JONES RECALLED.
This mornings session Of the court
was opened by recalling Mr.. Jones for
rcsumlng REORGANIZATION by MI Nice
Gurfln.
Mr. Jones said that IN the rs months
that he had been engaged In the boun-
~ business lac had made between %
and 30 trips to the clerks Office for the
purpose Of securing bountles
lie said that IN an those times when
he was sworn the only questions asked
fin taking the oath were these words,
Have these animals been killed In
Utah within the last % uays?'
The details Of the cath required by
law were not gone into and the infor-
nation required by law was not asked
Tor
Jones testified that Davies had told
him that his reason FOR desiring the
name Of Mrs. Mcintosh on the certin-
Gates was that In case Of an Inquiry
II would show that he did not Issue
al the certificates aud that II would
also show that others I'm the Office were
engaged IN the business Of Issuing GER
tlhcates for greater number OF hides
than were actually presented,
Regarding the skins presented By
Jones at the clerks office on Jan. 3,
bundle Weighing between 1875 and 1870
pounds I'm for the reason that there had
been change Of administration and
some new proposition might present IT.
self and he wanted 60 be prepared For
the elIins he presented this time he re-
celyed $223, which WAS the actual bouu-
~ without raise.
BONAFIDE EXPEDITION.
Jones told Of hunting trip he or
ganized IN November or December of
last year lie said he notified his friends
in Mant and Nephi to meet him at Sa-
lima an from there they would go up
the canyon and hunt Al Salina he
met u man known as Joe Brown ana
IA man named Casey with two Of then
friends. From Salina they went up the
canyon and hunted seven days, They
got seven coyote skins IN that time,
These all went to Jones. who presented
them at the clerks Office for bounty,
Mr.. Jones mentioned the fact that
aside from the names he had mem
toned In his testimony he knew OF no
one else who was mixed up IN the boun-
~ fraud In any manner whatsoever,
Mr. McGurrin asked MIR Jones II he
had any conversation with any one re-
gardlng the testimony he should give
when called to the stand, Mr. Jones
told how Mr.. Gustln met him in court
one morning and the court room had Il
hearty laugh at Mir Gustln's expense,
THAT IS all / have ever had said TO
me regarding what my testimony
should be-"
LOosE OFFICE METHODS.
Mr. Jones brought out Il feature OF
"A
startled the spectators.
THE KID said To me that he was u
cousin OF Davies and could go into the
clerks office and get access to the
hooks and get some blank certificates
and fix the deal up said Mr.. Jones.
when MIR Hanson for the state, de- |
sired 10 submit the grip and telescope !
I'm evidence, Mr. Gustn objected stren- |
uousy on the ground that not one Of !
the allegations of the complaint had |
been yet proven, To Mn HuusOn's re- |
tort you admit that there ~ at |
least probable cause shownw Mr. Gus |
TN omphUtIcaly replied mo, indeed |
We do not
After asking that the grip and hides
bo received I'm evidence, Hanson wR.
gcstod adjournment, lie said he had
another witnesses 10 call but that Ne
was not prcscnt Judge DIEM, In reply
10 Mr. Gustu's objection, stated that
the case was making an concerned
very tired and ne instructed Mr. Han
SON To see 40 a. that his witnesses
were present and ready at the after
noon session, Elise IL n hard TO say
what the consequence might be-
Judge George e. Armstrong will he
called this afternoon hy the state,
he having been % deputy clerk at the
time Davies was In the office.
II Is altogether probable that the
hearing may be concluded at this at-
tcrnonn's session.