The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-03
Newton Has Many Checks.

Al kansas city asking him 70 see
Ter ICED to as the letter is the best
evidfnee
Newton Has Many Checks.
o-You know he wrote?
When we left here We left between
go and 81 600 worth OF checks in New
sons hands to be placed for collection
t tgs didn't have any returns from them:
~ {old Newton that we ither wanted
" cbecks or the money on them back,
- thai we would write TO him later
~ waited what we thought would be
W. enought and didn't hear anything
tun5 Newton. and Bell wrote Newton a
IT, IT, and he received no answer to that
r. then thought il over and Bell de-
NiSad 10 write Chief Sheets letter and
&c, &c him see Newton and have him send
- money back. but didn't hear from
o-From whom did you take these
en k1We had won them in the game from
different people.
O-Dffferent people?
- Sow when YOU were up in this house
e Autlers-was the game explained TO
-, there how and what was playe6
i1 oy- You saw the hands?
and and that was the same as told by
Brien was played?
The big Nit" Game.
A-yes. sir. 1t was the big nit: that
Is ali / know. 1t is known by that
name I know IL IS played that way.
everybody plays il that way.
0-Just show that game as played
ln Nr Sbristensen-I object, as it has not
been shown he knows.
Mr. Hanson-He says he saw the hand.
GhnUr n
hands that were laying there.
Mr. HausOn-That is what l want
O-Just show the hands?
SLThere is the way the hands lay
o.0i,iN'Wbieh did the McWhirters have?
f-This one over here.
(Which hand did Donaldson have?
S-DonaldsoH had this one.
o-This is what you call stud poker2
o.-That is three aces as against four
trsvs Nov from that hand in poker l
suppose Donaldson would win?
Ayes. sir.
tended 10 De. II anybody?
Al did not know.
O-YOu did not know?
A-NO. sir.
Odd you know who Jack O'Brien
pretended TO be, if anybody?
Al think he introduced himself to me
as a mining expert.
Odd Larry OBrien say anything
during this time?
A-Yes, sir.
Q.-What was it?
G.-When we were in the room. do you
mean?
Larry o'Brien Was Sorry.
Q.-Yes
Ale said he was very sorry it came
IN He knew we would be punished by
Imprisonment in jail He knew We would
got into trouble over il. and he was
awfully sorry il came up He gave me
a check for A.G0.
Q.-You spoke Of having drafts on diff
fCrent banks?
Ayes, sir
Q.-Just explain how you used them
Ave gave the O Briens several Of
these.
Q.-TO use in their games?
AYES. sir.
o.-when was this you gave this to the
O'Briens2
A.-A few days after we went 70 work.
Q-Show how YOU used these with
anybody that came IN during this time.
DO YOU remember any case?
Ayes. sir.
Q.-Do yod know the party's name?
Al don't know his name
Git was during the time you have
given during August and September?
A,-During the second week we were
working
Q.-Where was this done?
Alt was in one of the rooms of the
saloon on West Temple
place.
A.-Yes., sir
Q-Who brought him in?
A-Bell brought him in.
Victim From the Temple Grounds.
Q-Do You known where he was
bought in frOm2
A--From the temple grounds.
Q--Then what occnrred?
Ave beat him out of 81 I25
Q.-In the game you and Bell were play-
ing as illustrated here?
Ayes. sir
Q.-Now then, just show how the drafts
were used and the checks
A-Ben showed the certificate of de-
write letter addressed to the Montana
National bank. enclosing a certificate
asking the bank to forward this mans
money 10 some little town In Montana
forget the name of the town. The draft
was placed in the envelope and addressed
% the Montana National bank in Butte.
Mont and stamp put on it and put
"a. me tablet and switched. and Bell
.e ,s OUT the envelope addressed 10 my
ir SmTh sG did ygg get that envelope ad
abiet ~ - III '"d'
Q--For that purpose2
A.-Aes. and exchanged with them. We
ust mailed a letter addressed TO orr
ewes IN this city and left the letter AMI
iraft in the tablet
R'-Ihen what Occurred7
A--W ent TO the mail box and mailed |
ana tne man went on his way. and We |
4stseh heard from him since
9--NGW. 1 show you a blank check
~ YOU ever use a scheme of that kind |
Z connection with this conspiracy?
A--Nothing like that.
Check Went to Newton.
V;S-Why did you turn the check over !
Ave had a friend. a saloon man
RE Wnom he gave the check to. and |
a as SALOON man put the check in for col |
MT: CShristensen-Dc you know that
Ayes, sir.
SsS-Now, the time you talked with Mr.. !
~ .S J making arrangement with New /
- aSout the payment of money. was !
;5se els said about meeting Chief |
Ayes. sir.
Q.-What?
sa.TToeiI wanted 10 meet him: ne was /
,s.Sfo OF Newton; afraid to trust him /
I'm sNn the money. Newton told him he /
.saio not, the chief would not do busi- /
- Win anybody
-. --During the conversation with Raj
tn he said Won hoxs MARE dosnc h,,-f 4