Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-13
HUNTER JONES
ON THE STAND.
Mighty Nmrod Tells Of His Deal
ings With D. Beynon
Davies.
LATTER NEEDED THE MONEY.
Tells Of Transaction to Print Bogus
Bounty Ccrtihcatrs--Nhy He
Pleaded GUILTY,

Charles W Jones was on the witness
stand during the entire session of the
bounty fraud case OF the state of Titan
against d. Benyon Davies in the
criminal division OF the district court
ths morning. Most OF the time he
was under rigid cross.eNamnation az
,he,hands Of Attorney j, Gustin IN be-
hair Of defendant. His examination
was not concluded when the court adj
journod for the noon recess.
In answer IN District Attorney Loot
bonow the witness stated that he did
not kill any animals at all between
July and December 1904 He de-
scribed the pelts Of coyotes, wolves,
wild cats, mountain lions and bears
which he presented for bounty, but de-
MED that ne ever presented the hides
second time for bounty, but could not
state what the other men did as to that
He met ia MAMA, another OF the
bounty fraud men, on the Lucin cut-ou,
IN July 1894 RHd sent him To the
clerks Office a number of times win
pelts aud divided with him He also
ana some business along that line with
Henry Martin, who Is also IN Jail
PARTNERSHIP FORMED.
Jc~O said he met James Gorman,and
they agreed TO go into the bounty busl-
ness together He met Phillips
number OF times at the Southern no.
tel, and the latter brought him the GER
tlfcates, and he went out and cashed
them and gave Phillips half of the
money to take to Davies aud the latter
10. D. a la II
got the money. Most of the certfl-
Gates were made without any hides be-
ing presented. He said that he gave
Davies money personally on several oc-
cnsions. one time IN July he gave de-
PENDANT some money on the balcony
outside the clerks office. Davies told
him to puy the money under a brick
on the balcony and he would get II ar"
forwards. He did as Instructed. and
left Davies $50 In gold. On other oc-
caslons he gave Davies $50 $40 and
800
DAVIES NEEDED MONEY.
In October, 1904, he met Davies at the
Southern hotel, and German was also
there. He was asked to relate the
conversation which occurred at that
time. but refused to do so unless m
structod 20 by the court. lie said
that he did not want TO tell 1t while
Davies Wife was IN the court room.
Attorney Gustin told him that he need
not be afraid nf the feelings OF the
defendant whereupon the conversation
was related.
He said that Davies told him he
wanted $500. as he had gotten a young
lady I'm trouble and wanted money 10
tx the matter up. Witness aud Cor
man both said that they would help
him get the money,
Jones said that he saw Davies and
Phillips IN the Magazine printing Of
flee and German was with him. Phil
Inns. he said, suggested that he print a
lot VI the bounty certificates and then
they would not have to go 20 the clerks
office az all
WITNESS CROSs-EXAMINED.
The witness was then taken IN hand
FOR cross-examination by Attorney
Gustin. He Was asked his name,
which he repeated With some show Of
irritation, He was asked II II irritated
him 10 tell his name and replied that
It did not. He was asked a number Of
questions as 20 his actions for num-
Der Of years back and answered them
ulNllllElls Vll Nll' wv bSANll llf th0h'b
for protection from the district att0r-
ney and said that " he could not de-
fend him he would get an attorney who
could.
WHY HE PLEADED GUILTY.
He admitted that he had pleaded
guilty to the charge against him in
connection with the bounty frauds and
was now serving his term of one year
IN the county Jail. He had talked with
the sheriff the district attorney and
the assistant county attorney concern
ing the case and said that he pleaded
guilty because he could not get bonds
and did not want 10 lay In jail any
longer than necessary He told of the
arrangements made with Davies IN re-
gard 10 tho bounty certificates, and also
stated that he met German In June.
1904, and went into the business with
him
you want 10 tell the truth In this
matter, do you not?' inquired Attorney
dustin.
Yes sir" was the answer.
well. why don't YOU do ii them in
quirod the attorney,
This question was objected to- and
Judge Howell instructed the attorney
not To ask such questions. The case
was then closed until this afternoon,
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