The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-18

back the next day they had all gone.
Afterwards / went to see Chief
Sheets, and Mr Pendergass was with
me. / asked Chief Sheets if there were
any new developments in the case. and
he said, no, he had nothing to report,
/ told him ] had seen two Of the men
at the sanitarium. and he said that Mr..
Braffet had told him, aud that he was
surprised that man with the intelli.
gence Of Braffet had not 'ehoned him
and had them arrested. I told Sheets
that ] had always been puzzled how
Bell got the $3.50 SO quickly, and Sheets
said: Likely enough he had it on
him The Chief said if / desired it
he would give me an officer 10 90 out
and look for the two men. but | said
that / had had enough of the Salt Lake
police department. -
Al this stage, witness McWhirter
Was shown photograph of Larry
O'Brien, whom he recoonized as Nor
rig, lie recognized a photograph Of
John Q Brien as tho mining expert.
and photograph of Jim Donaldson as
the Doctor The three photographs
were entered as evidence. This con
cluded the direct examination.
Cross Examination Begins.
Cross'cxamiued by Mr.. Variau, Nc
Wblrter said that he had been told
that the photographs shown him were
those OF the Q Brlens and Donaldson
He had also visited Donaldson S rela-
tlves, and had learned that The whole
gang had taken supper at their house
the night of the robbery.
Mr.. Narlan desired to have the testi-
mony relative to the . 'Briens and
donaldson stricken from the record. as
the witness had only testified from
hearsay, and he did not know them Of
his own knowledge,
the court permitted the photographs 10
go IN, with the understanding that they
were not proof of the men bearing the
names given, but were the men whom
the witness had associated with on that
day and so that they could be recoqniz.
ed IN. his testimony by the names he
mad gwen them. 1t now being the noon
nour, recess until clock was taken
for lunch.
Afternoon Session,
Cpon resuming, Mr., Narian con.
unued his cross-examinatiou of the
witness. McWhirter stated that he had
oeen ln active business in Scotland for
years ana had been an employer of
Liverpool and Edinburgh and GLASGOW
he had never played cards in his life
Tor money, or at all, He knew nothing
ABOUT cards and had never seen .
game OF poker played, and, so far as he
knew, his brother had not. He never
dlssipated; bad never touched strong
drink IN his life. He is member Of
The Presbyterian church He was presi-
dent OF tho Guild, which takes the
same form as the 7. NJ. G. A. IN this
country, and. according to his creed,
be did not believe in gamblinp, In
his eyes 1t was au ofense against good
morals. He came TO this country as
the representative of the Scottish Mas
ter Bakers association to the Ameri-
can Master Bakers association and at,
tended the meetings in New York.
ne again described the denomination
OF the money that hu carried with him.
lie got Bank of Scotland draft from
his lawyers in Maybole, which they
SAID wonld be good anywhere.
Mr.. Variant want to know how il
was that You cashed your draft in
Cook s office IN New York and under.
took TO come across the continent with
$1,000 bills and did not get drafts.
Mr.. McWhirter-l asked for drafts
on San Francisco from the cashier i'm
Cook s Office in Glasgow. He said that
the office had been burned down in
San Francisco and that they had
would do much better to take q draft
on New York and that when l reached
New York they would know more about
the conditions IN San Francisco than
he did, and they would give me drafts
on San Francisco
Mr., Narisn-Now, tell me why you
didn't take drafts.
Mr.. McWhirter-T asked for drafts,
but they wanted commission on the
transaction, I said that T had waived
my right to have them on San Fran
cisco to oblige Cooks Office in Scot.
land and on their advice l had waited
till ] reached New York.
MI. Narian-~~Ihe question is. thew
wanted a commission and you would
Mr. cWhirter-Thev wanted ?
commission Of about Sl40 and T would
not pay it.
Their Arrival In Salt Lake,
Revertlng TO their arrival in the
city, NcWhirter again related how he
was first accosted by Morris and whom
be claimed TO now know as Larry
Q 'Brien. He described Morris to Nj.
Varan, emphasizing some Of his pro-
nounced features, particularly the fact
that Norris's upper lip turned up at
1ne of the corners. In conversation
Norris said he was going TO SAN Fran.
cisco III a few days and he had come
from Wisconsin, He had got an in.
PRODUCTION to Col. Rice through letter
from Wisconsin. He had made A def
mite appointment TO meet Morris at > |
} clock tho next dav but Immediately |
Morris left on Monday they decided |
pot to keep the appointment on Tues.
lay, They came to that decision be. |
,ause they suspected him. They did !
not know who Morris was. but thev |
1ad decided, because witness had |
money on him, that 80 90 along with |
strangers would be unwise
McWhirter then told how he and his !
brother spent Monday afternoon and
evening going TO the Taebrnacle and |
fearing. the organ recital, and writing !!
alters home at night, /
McWhirter SAID that on TUESDAY |
they rose about $50 and left !
, note For Morris with the clerk of the |
,otel. They Intended to go to SsltsIy |
n the II clock train, but 1T had been !
aken off, and If they went on the I,
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