The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-12
JONES SEEKS TO
( BLAME BISHOP
Accused Infirmary Superintendent
Says He Was Tempted.
FUSSY JIMMY" ON STAND
SWEARS THAT THE MEAT WAS
OF HIGH QUALITY.
PUSSY JIMMY" ON STAND


superintendent of the nhrmary, di-
Nided between them the time on the
witness stand IN the libel suit of Jones
agaist the Salt Lake Tribune Frank l.
Sefrit and Joseph Lipman yesterday.
MIR. Jones placed upon Bishop Robert
Sherwood. who supplied meat. etc, to
the intirmaTy, the responsibility for the
arrangement by which the private bills
OF Jones were merged with those of the
inhrmary
Mr.. Anderson testified freely in be-
half of Mr.. Jones' He not only said
that Jones conduct of the indrmary
affairs had been above criticism, but
overlooked no opportunity 10 add "a
word Of comment favorable to the
plaintiff. Mr.. Anderson said the meat
at the intirmary was good, that he had
eaten there himself and that the Jones
family had the same fare as the in
mates. Mr. Anderson said that Former
Commissioners Harker and Horne were
cogniZant of several transactions of
which they professed ignorance when
they We're on the stand.
Mr.. Anderson was CrOss-eXamined for
about half an hour by Judge Powers.
You are a we'll informed man, are
you not?' in quired Judge Powers
Alr. Anderson smiled, looked modest
y at the floor Tor moment, and re-
ipIied:
IN It would rather not say as to that"
Judge Powers did not press the
point
Jones Is Cross-Examined.
Judge Powers first question to Mr..
Jones, after the latter had testified on
direct examination as TO the arrange
ment with Bishop Sherwood. was
"a f1 hot
q you have testified as 10 the merging
8 OF your private accounts with those of
the county that you We're tempted 20 do
so by a bishop of your church,"
You may put it that way if you
want"
DO you wish the Jury to understand
that Bishop Sherwood of the Thirty
second ward made ii corrupt proposal
s. 10 you?"
Yes. sir.
Mr.. Jones then explained that he did
not wish 10 say, fatty, that they were
corrupt proposals. but that he believed
them 10 be improper although perhaps
not dishonest Continuing, he said
Bishop Sherwood held out inducements
10 him 10 turn the iutirmary trade 10
the Sherwood store. Jones said he
thought the proposals were made by
& Sherwood in q desire simply TO increase
his trade and that they would have
been OF material gain to Jones Jones
8 said Sherwood made proposals To him
several times, and that one suggestion
s was adopted later.
What were those inducements
81 which We're made to you which you did
not think worthy of mention on your
direct examination" asked Judge
Powers.
The question was repeated in differ
tnt language several times, but Jones
s. refused TO answer unless directed to do
50 by the court. Judge Richie gave
8 the necessary direction at length.
and Jones said Sherwood told him that
former superintendent had kept their
8 families at tine inhrmary and that
Jones was entitled 10 keep his family
at county expense. Jones said he had
8 taken issue with Sherwood on this. say
ing he did not believe il would be right
% do this, as his family did not live
at the infrmary. Jones said il was
agreed that Sherwood should furnish
81 Jones family with goods at wholesale
8 prices in consideration of receiving the
!uiirmary trade
Reason for Proposition.
What was Sherwood to gain bv fur
Il>hlug your family with goods az
Wholesale prices" inquired Judge
- Powers.
His profits, I suppose" said Jones.
Nh Jones said his private bills were
merged with those of the infirmary ON
SherwOOd's suggestion, but he was not
8 certain that Sherwood suggested that
q groceries sent To Jones home should be
charged in the mhrmaTy bills as meats.
Jones said his account book had been
q made up I'm December, 1892, after Com
missioner Horne had demanded an aC-
II # a. fgrfF4
q BANDA had been lost or destroyed he
e4id. He had kept a small pocket mem
Orandum book until December 1902, he
8 said, bat that book had been destroyed
q by carrying IL in his pocket. He had
s. made monthly reports ~inCC 1905 in aC-
c0rdance with a suggestion OF County
Auditor Fisher, he said.
Did YOU sell d horse TO one J. II.
Nitbeck?' asked Judge Powers.
Jones said he had let him have a
horse on the recommendation of Com
missioner Horne, but that he never re-
Ceived any money for the animal Jones
said he did not keep bills after they
had been paid and recepted and that
his $50 contingent fund had not been
asked for IN open session of the board,
s. but that he had asked one Of the COM
81 Jnissiouers for such q fund and that
$40 was given him. 20 be used in pur-
S chasing fruits and vegetables from ped
81 dlers and farmers. He received $50
more later i'm the year, he said. Jones
said he had told Commissioner Horne
that the first $50 had been spent when
s. he asked for the second $50.
Z Seeks to Explain Letter.
81 Judge Powers then read a letter from
AIr. Jones To MI Horne in December, |
1902. ia which Jones stated he had the
q SEQ contingent fund on hand and sub
81 ject 10 call
Did you write that letter." inquired
3 Judge Powers.
"I did"
''Vhat arc We 20 understand by it,"
1t did not mean that 1 had the orig
q Snail SlOO. but that 1 had an amount
81 equal to il"
Mr. Jones said he had been given YER !
h3al authority to buy and sell in 1901 /
8 bur he could not recall the exact date
. 20 whether the authority was conferred T.
an one or more of the commissioners. !
Anderson Tells Tale.
NIr. Anderson went on the stand
s. about O'Clock and remained there un-
g iii court adjourned at . O'Clock lie /
said he had known Mr.. Jones about I
twenty years, but that they had not |
been especially friendly
Mr.. Anderson denied thar he had adj /
Vised Jones 10 bring the libel suit OF |
that he had threatened Jones with the /
q Joss OF his position if nc failed TO BRING |
She action. Mr.. Jones said ne might |
have talked TO Jones about the suit !
q and would not deny that he had done