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

iminary. Chief Sheets was repre-.
sented by G.. S, Varian and Soren x.
Christensen. and County Attorney Han
SON asked that former Senator Arthur
Brown be entered for the prosecution.
Senator Brown was the whole thing,
He conducted the examination. Assis'
liant Hanson sat in the background,
The courtroom was we'll filed with
spectators when Judge Armstrong as
cended the bench. Chief Sheets ssc
unconcernedly with his counsel, and
Mayor Thompson occupied seat inside
the bar.
WcWhirter OH Stand.
Alexander McWhirter took the stand,
aud the direct examination consumed
about two hours. In answer to Arthur
Brown McWhjrtcr said: E'I came from
the old country about two months
ago. I lived in Maybo)e, in the county
of AYRSHIRE, Scotland. | and my brother
arrived in the United States August 81,
landing in Now York on the Celtic.
We came to Salt Lake September & 1s,
and stopped at tho Cullen hotel we
had tickets through to San Jose, Cal.
After registering at the Cullen we went
MP town 10 get some lunch After the
meal we were standing at the corner or
Second South and Main streets, when
we were approached by young man.
He came forward TO lis and asked my
brother the way to the Hot Springs OF
Warm Springs, and my brother said we
did not know. He said, Then you re
strangers, too7' and we answered
ihat we were. He said. L am
stranger, too. / have only one 1rlen"
in town. His name is Col, Rice. he
deals in mining stocks and IS not ofteh
IN town He said the Colonel was
H. loI ch hi
around a little the day before. He sand
IF we cared he would be very pleased to
show us the places the Colonel had
pointed out to him. We went up to
Brigham Young grave. Then he took
us down to where the Temple Is, and
showed us the Eagle gate and some
houses on the opposite side where brig
ham Young's wives had lived, and III
ihe course of conversation he said that
The Colonel had given him an invitation
10 90 out to Saltair in his automobile
The following day. IF we cared he, was
sure the Colonel would be pleased TO
have our company, We had nothing
else for the following day, and he
seemed uice sort Of fellow and We
agreed to go, He left us after being
in our company for two hours. saying
that he had an appointment with tne
Colonel, and we were not to dlsappolnG
call for us.
Had Talk With Morris,
1.-The next day we saw Morris. that |
is the name he gave US. we lelG
note for him al the Cullen hotel before |
we met him. We directed the, note 70 |
the Young man who would call and IN |
o1,jre for us. We went up TO Fort |
Douglas, meaning 10 escape him. We
came back from the Fort about 2;Io
q clock. We were standing opposite the
RovsI cafe when we were again ap,
preached by Morris. He came Forward
in very effusive manner shook hands
with lis, and said be was very sorry we
we're not going to keep the appolntmenm,t;
the Colonel would be disappointed Inc
Colonel was looking forward TO meeting
us, and If We would Just come down
and see him for minute or two that
would relieve him (MorrIs), because the
Colonel might think there had never
heen two Scorchmcn at all. We made
some excuse about not having had our
lunch He replied that 1T woul4 not
;ake many minutes TO see the Colonel
and then we could 90 10 lunch together;
so we went with HIM.
Taken to Antlers Rooming House
''He took us down to the Antiers
roomina house; I know it to be that
now. II is a two story building, We went
ND the stair and Morris knocked at
door it was not opened at once He
knocked again and then 1t was opened
by a man ] know now to be John
O'Brien. He opened the door and
ushered us in. Morris asked if the
colonel was in. They said he was not
10 at that time. They said TO Norris
HAT the colonel was expected in a
very few minutes and had only gone
away a few minutes ago, Morris then
said $ ] do not know your name; my
name is Morris He introduced one
man to me, j forget the name he called
as Dr. So-and-so.' There were only
two men in the room and / don Z re-
member their names.
"This man whom | now know 10 be
o 'Brien described himself as a mining
expert and ne pointed out to us ore
scattered around the room TO evidently
impress us that this was SO. (On mo-
tiou of Judge Varian the latter part Of
this answer was stricken out)
Wanted to Exhibit Ore.
After the introduction chairs were
provided and we sat down The min
ing expert said: Well, gentlemen,
want 20 show you some ore, Just 10
show you the wealth of Utah He
2shep Us 10 come lorWard TO inc table
and we complied and he lifted d piece
of ore and began TO show us where
5tresks of gold and silver were and
told us what the vslees were. After
be had done that he said, Perhaps you
gentlemen will excuse US; the doctor
and I we're just having little quiet
game Of cards when YOU interrupted
us Norris said Oh, that is all right;
don 7 let US interrupt you. GO on with
yopT cards. The mining expert lifted
q newspaper that was spread over the
table and below the newsps per were z
lot Of white and colored disks and
pack Of cards. The mining expert made
2 remark ths. they thought IL was the
doctor g wife coming TO the door and