The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-14
MONEY WAS LEFT
UNDER BRICK
So Testifies Mighty Hunter" Jones
in Bounty Case.
is WORRIED ON THE STAND
CONFESSED CRATER is POOR
HAND HOLDING TEMPER.

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Charles w. Jones. the mighty hunt
err Of the bounty frauds, was on the
stand All day In the case for conspiracy
against d. BeynOn Davies yesterday.
HIS direct examination occupied almost
all the forenoon session Of the court.
lie was then taken I'm hand by Frank j.
Gustin, Of counsel for Davies. and was
subjected 10 d rather complete rough
ing, in the picturesque language of the
court room corridors. during the rest
of the day. His examination will be
continued today.
Jones gave the impression of being
an acute man. we'll Versed in court pro-
cedure. His manner was often tiippdnt
and sometimes disagreeable. In addi-
ton TO the ''roughing" administered
by the attorney. Jones came in for
rebuke from Judge Howell, who advised
MIN 10 answer the questions directed
10 him and not talk SO much.
Money Left Under Brick.
One or several ordinary building
bricks, which still repose on the bal
eony outside the south windows of the
county clerks office played part i'm
the bounty frauds. according to Jones
testimony. He said the first money he
gave Davies was paid while the two
were on the balcony going through a
pile Of hides. This balcony has been
much used for this purpose. for reasons
That viii be plain 20 those who have
handled pelts In warm weather.
i told Davies that / had a piece of
money for him. and he told me to leave
u under brick" said Jones. Il did
So The amount was $40 or $50"
\ During his direct examination by Dis
trlCt Attorney LOOfbOurDW, Jones said
ne had not killed any animals at all be-
tween July, 1904, and December. 1904
me period when most Of the fraudulent
certificates We're issued. He told in de-
tail OF collections made on the pelts of
coyotes, wolves, wildcats. mountain
lions and bears. He said he had never
presented the same hides twice. Jones
sad he met Ed Hanna. another
mighty hunter" on the Luciu cutoff
IN July, 1904. and sent Hanna To the
clerks office here with hides several
times Henry Martin, another man now
IN jail here, also acted i'm a similar ca
pactty. Jones said.
Hunters Became Partners.
Later they met James German. said
Jones, and decided to 40 into the bOun-
" business ia partnership. Jones said
ne met William Phillips, now under in
formation for conspiracy at ii Salt
Lake hotel Phillips brought the boun-
ty certificates to him, Jones. said, and
took half the money for Davies after
Jones had cashed the certificates This
was the regular procedure, said Jones,
although sometimes he would deliver
the money to Davies personally as on
the occasion when he put il under the
urick. These payments ran as high as
3ll5. ne said.
Jones prOfessed Il reluctance 70 testi-
~ concerning a conversation he said
he had with, Davies and German at the
Southern hotel in October, 1904 He
said he did not wish to speak of il I'M
less instructed 10 do so by the court as
Airs. Dawes was i'm the court room. Mr..
Gustin assured him that he need not be.
afraid TO speak on that account. and
Judge Howell then instructed Jones to
repeat the conversation
Jones said Davies told them that H.
was "in trouble with "a girl" and
needed $500 to FIX it," Well, YOU
know how 10 get it," one of the met
replied. according 10 Jones. and both
promised their assistance.
Jones said he met Davies and Phil
liuS In a Salt Lake printing office one
day and Phillips suggested il would be
a good idea TO have some blank bounty
tNt AAllN aAtN HilllACu anu Etl q seal lllttt.
thus avoiding the necessity of going to
The clerks office.
Mr. Gustin began his cross examina-
ton by asking Jones what his name
Was. Jones appeared TO believe il was
urcessary 10 he hostile toward the at
t.uey and replied.
Jones, and if you don't believe it
, gan bring 10000 people here To testify
no IL II you win pay The expenses"
Jones Is lrritated.
Nh. Gustin asked him if il worried
tHa 10 tell his name and Jones an
swered in the negative. M Gustin
then questioned Jones at length about
his career. and Jones irritation in
creased. III AlT. LoOfbourOW Won
protect me, l want counsel" said
Jones.
Judge Howell advised Jones to an
SWer the questions and talk less.
Did YOU ever hear of rule Of law
whereby a witness cannot BE- compelled
10 testify against himself?' inquired
AIR. Gustin.
Yes"
You are serving Time in the county
5ail at present"
Yes"
You were sentenced April r. after
you had pleaded guilty. You received
= sentence of one year dating from
The time of your arrest last January
Yes"
You had counsel"
yes. / had TWO or them. one of
them was good. buU the other one was
q thief and ought 10 be i'm The peuiteu-
tiary. He butJed i'm ana got my money
and didu't do a thing for me-
Tells of Promise.
Jones said he had been promised that
he would get q sentence of six months
II h pleaded guilty and did 80 because
he couldn't get bond and didn't want
10 remain i'm jail any longer than ne1-
esSary. He Ct 8imea that this promise
was made 10 him by one of his attor-
neys, who, Jones said. misrepresented
things to him
Jones feeling toward Mi. Gustin and
the apparent striving for effect by the
4 witness led TO Intermittent clashes dur
4 in the cross examination. On one &C.
casiou Mr.. Gustin said.
You want 10 tell the truth IA this
4 matter do you not?'
Yes, sir
well. why don't you do il them
This question was objected 10 at once
and judge Howell directed Mr.. Gustin
s not to ask such questions.
During the cross examination. Mr..
8 Gk,-tn drew from Jones an admission
& III he had been engaged in the bounty
frauds before ne met Davies. Zones
said he did not swear 10 the certificate
as a rule. He said he remembered
s. st,..arine- m only one of them.