Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-21
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thereof OF these Mr., Sherman was
treasurer, while John Q. Cannon was
appointed secretary, These, with the
exception Of himself and Mr.. Cannon,
had continued In office ever since, the
witness retiring at the close OF his term
MS governor, and Mr., Cannon, so he had
read In the newspapers, having been
retired last Saturday, when Director
General S. 4. Whitaker was appointed
TO MI the vacancy
The witness described in detail how
the commission had conducted its busl-
ness, and how the expenses thereof had
been met from time to time. This had
been exactly In accordance with law,
the director general authorizing all ex-
penditures. The appropria lions made by
the state amounted to $4,000, which
was exhausted some time before the
commissions work had been completed
How were the expenses covered after
this timer"
by the negotiation of loans made by
prominent citizens
who negotiated these loans?"
THE dlrector-g general
IN what bank did the treasurer keep
the commissions money!"
In the National Bank OF the Re-
public
Were any expenses incurred other
than those directly connected with
keeping up the eXhibit2'
There were the travelling expenses Of
members OF the commission"
Were any orders issued by the sec
rotary for money"
YES" .eut
what did these relate tor"
81 do not remember, The books,how-
over would ghoW that -
How many such orders We're Is
sued?'
About 20 or o."
did you have any conversation with
the secretary relating to these orders?
Eyes; we talked the matter over along
about Jan. is, IN this year"
Were any OF these orders counter
signed by your"
NO. sir"
what was the amount involved"
Something like &c. 100"
"Where did the conversation you re-
fer to occur"
"In the Deseret News building
Nov did II come about?'
STORY IN DETAIL.
"It came about in this way: Mr.
John NJ. Cannon telephoned me that
the secretary was in q certain room In
the Deseret News building, and asked
me to come over that he wanted to
see me. / did so. | asked him II he
had procured money upon orders OF the
commission wrongfully. lie said he
had. ] asked why he had done so. CThe
scene, OF course, was a trying one, and
/ shall not attempt to describe ~ lie
told me he thought what he had done
might not be discovered and regretted,
of course. that such a discovery had
been made, | asked him II ne had
gambled. He said no. that the money
had been used to pay his household
expenses and other necessary expenses
about the city ..,.
that timcY
oDld Won ask him II there were any
other rregulaHtesF'
eyes, sir"
"And he said there we're none|
"Do Won know who countersgned
those 20 or 25 orders TO which you nave
referred2'
~ have no positive knowledge"
"Was anything ever said about NJ
Eyes, sir. ! asked him II he ala IL
and he said It was my signature, out
that | didn't write H. $50
"Dld he say who wrote IT,
ole did not tell me- ia,
al any rate, you didn't write III"
mo, sir"
"Where are those orders now?'
81 don't know. Naturally, they would
be in the custody Of the treasurer
do you know where they are nowY'
"No, sir"
"Has any one approached you and
asked you to procure those ordersT
mo, SIR"
Were any others present during the
conversation"
eyes, sir, John NJ, Cannon and Joseph
s. Wells were present"
Did this commission ever render a
report to your
"Not while / was governor-but then
the office OF governor never dies
COMMISSION REPORT.
Exhibit I was here produced being a
copy Of report handed In by the COM
mission Dec. 81, 1904 and II was not
verified by Gov. Wells. as he had signed
both the copies handed In, and this
report had his signature In type. Harry
Joseph then explained that he had made
the copy from an original II was sub
mltted,
Horace Cummings, who had boon
called, was excused until Thursday.
In reply to a statement that the report
showed a deficit OF $4,000 and a re-
quest that he explain how the money
was raised, Gov. Wells told at length
the history OF the deficit, and the strug-
gle OF the commission TO continue
Utah's exhibit to the end OF the fair,
HOW DEFICIT CAME.
II should like TO tell the COMMITTEES
about that" he began; there came a
time In the affalrs OF the commission
] think II was about n year ago now
when II was evident that the estimates
made would not cover the expend-
itures.'