Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-08
TABLES TURNED
IN TRIBUNE CASE.
Supt. w. R. Jones Sheds Import
ant Light on County In
Urinary Affairs.
EXPLAINS SOME MYSTERIES.
Tells What Was Done with inilrmarS
Products and Also Goes into
Money Matters.

supt, william K. Jones, Jr9 was on
the witness stand during the entire
session this morning in the liDeI SUIT
brought by him against the salt Lake
Tribune ct al, which has been ON ulai
in Judge Ritchie's court for the past
two weeks. lie was placed Oh the
stand late yesterday afternoon ~ feDu''
tai IN the evidence offered by defend
ants which was closed yesterday Dur
Ing tho session today he was examined
by Judge j. u. Frick, one Of his attor-
neys. and told Of the various trans
actions AT the innrmary during 1901 and
1902 which we're reclted in The alleged
Hbeous articles,
He stated that he had sold NUM-
bcr Of hogs. COWS and calves as wei os
vegetables during 1901 and 1902 the
hogs were sold to the Palace market
sherwood ANA other parties, and the
vegetables 10 different persons, Whom
ne could not remember. lie did re-
member selling load OF carrots To- the
brother VI Former Commissioner An
dcrson An OF the money received
from the sale OF the stock and produce,
DC said. was kept by him ~ iuhl
which was used 20 purchase thlnBs WIN
rs they we're needed NJ The inHrmdrE
which he frequently did from farmers
ANA pcdders. as they we're passing ny
MADE MONTHLY REPORTS.
This fund had been kept by him and
used for the purposes mentioned unul
1909. when he commenced making
monthly reports 40 the county auditor
md turned over the money 20 the treas
urer. I'm regard 10 selling the hogs pc
stated that he thought II would DE
cheaper to sell the hogs and buy cured
meat than 10 XIII them and cure the
meat at the iniirmary lie also cited
number OF Instances whore he sold
stock ana produce during the years 1903
and 1904. the money FOR which had all
been turned In To the treasurer lie
also traded OF some OF the stock at the
farm and sometimes he would receive
something 10 boot and other tunes he
would trade even As to the old horse
ne sold. he stated that he did not re-
ceve the money for H. but he thought
some one else ala, and turned II In to
the county,
In FEBRUARY, March April August
and October. 1904 Supt Jones cited In
,Sn en- trn,n,., farm, and stated the
',,,,,,,ts rccSi,oa for them lie said he
,bn,,sb, II v,as nroatoble m sell the
ge1ablee MS tbev yere not needed at
NE ,nern,arv
i''''' N''''''''
When asked as to the vegetables
which Il was claimed had been taken
tnn an,ibiug abniit ma Tho vege.
t,htos be tnok aO.,v In his buggy as
stateJ he ,vttnesees far the defendants
ho..i1 ,.,.n nat taion IN bls homo. bui
v5.ro tslen nm town and sold lie testi-
Hcj posi,ivelv maj he never at any
,i,,o tonp yagetablas from The inarmary
=, ,is bon,e
M rotatoos had ever been sold that
,e.ra t,tsod a. INA innrmoyv no stated
io,d ~ ,,tatons cy,s ritted nj tho In.
6rwarv dining ne winter for MIR, An.
inrgoris hrother' vrbo houybt them from
~ Cbristnnberson and we're hnuled
,oav IN tbe snring nv Anderson n,
s,td tbat bo oiInve1 Nr Anderson Ia
nW ,bsr, therc merely ne nv ocronnmo.
dation
tvitress testlged that he went In in,
,,N.,,,,c,, -, NJ ,9oi and his f,niI,
y"ant t,e,a In io6g INT tbat dnrmp t60
MA 1aos Ne f,n,ilt, did nnt reside there
although his wife was there for abou
and "t t,ro n, ~,u y hnvs '' were there 70
nhout Tho came length OF lime In I'M
SIMMER ~ iooo mi thev Ieft whel
scbool beaon
TOOK HIS OWN COWS,
WI, Ia, r.ont ia tho inGrrnor,. Mr.
~ ,at,d th,t ~, tonE r,So ,,no.
,,uk cov,e u.,th him and thers Wer