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

people turning states evidence 4. sim
| ply tnls, as far as / know. and all that
| worst of 1t,
| Q.-You never heard of anybody turn
ing states evidence to convict someone
against them7
/ Al don't recall any,
| Q:-lou never heard of any such case
| as that In your life?
| Al probably may have heard of IT
| but don't recall Il now
when did yOu first know you were
gong To be called on the stand as a wit
A few minutes before I came in
o.-Had you ever told anybody you
this matter?
Al have never told anybody 1 was
| willing to tell.
Q--I asked you had you ever told any
body before few minutes before court
| opened this morning. /.
Ayes. sir.
O. Who did you tell?
| my attorney
Q.-Your attOrney2
! Al gave him the facts in this case on
my way up herefon the train; the first
| chance had to talk with him.
! Q.-NoW when did you have your first
| arrangement with Newton2
A-The first arrangement l had with
Newton was a year ago last summer
when | was over here.
al mean this last business.
Al had an arrangement earlier in
/ the summer when / was over here early
| in the spring. this last spring.
Another Arrangement With Newton.
Odd you have an arrangement with
Newton haze before the last time?
Al met Newton over here.
Q.-Well. did you have an arrangement
with him to do business?
A.-Didnt have any particular arrange
ment with him; no. He was a friend of
Bell and of Rpndpr Kid and Harry Wal
tiers.
o.-You had business that time-same
kind of business?
A.-Yes. sir.
Q.-Here before?
Ayes, sir.
Odd Newton engineer the arrange
ment2
A.-No. sir, Harry Walters engineered
the arrangement There was no arrange
ment other than to have somebody to
handle our checks for us that We won
when you came in?
A.-Yes. sir.
ON August?
Ayes, sir: saw Mr.. Sheets in Au-
gust.
Q.--where did you see him? Just on
the streets?
Aust around the streets here.
Odd you see him frequently?
A.-Three or four times a week.
Q--Up to the time of this crime and
after2
Q.-You knew him when you saw him.
could not be mistaken?
Ayes. sir: saw him a year ago when
1 was over here.
Q1Do You know whether he was &C
quainted with you or nOt2
Ale wasn't until after we went 10
work here in this saloon down here To
my knowledge he wasn't.
Q.-About what day or time was it
when you say you first went to work?
A.-On the 9th day of September was
the first day we started to work after
our arrangement with Newton.
Q.-The 9th of September or August
Al mean the 9th of August. Pardon
me.
Saw Chief During August.
o.-wen now, then a week or ten days
prior to that time, along there did you
see the chief on the streets around?
Al saw him; yes SIR.
Q.-How?
Al seen him once in while; yes, sir
Q--Two or three times a week, you
think?
A.-Something like that.
to Newton. who he had reference to when
he spoke about arranging things?
ODD Newton say that he had seen
the chief?
Ayes. sir.
I Q.-what time was that?
About the 25th-after we had given
him the 500. He came back TO the room
Saturday night. the 18th. came back to
the room and told us everything was all
right.
Odd he tell you he had seen the chief
in the meantime?
Ayes sir.
Q.-When did you first have your talk
with Newton about arranging this with
the chief? About what time in August.
would you say?
A-Oh, about the 18TH We had men
toned it several times. Newton told me
several times before that IL l had some
nQOnlp that kpnUu no ffx,t
it and we could go to work.
Q.-You remember specially that Ney-
ton said he could arrange something?
Q.-And then about the 18th of August
he came to you and told you he had ar
ranged it with the chief?
Ayes. sir
Q.-That is true is it,.
A--On the evening of the 18th we met
him at the cafe and gave him the money.
His wife and two little girls were with
him.
Ole told you he had arranged it?
Ayes, sir
Newton Said Chief Was "Fixed."
OF was all right?
Ayes, sir.
Odd he mention the chief especially? |
Ayes. sir
Q.-You are sure of it?
Ale came back into the room and |
said he had seen the chief and we could |
go to work.
Ole had seen him and it was all
right?
Ayes. sir
Q-That would be on the 18th. You
understood he had the talk along about |
the 18th?
Al didn't say anything about him. |
that he had seen the chief along about |
the 18th
Ono. but you say you saw Newton /
about the 18th, and Newton said he could |
arrange this.
Ale said he probably could if I had |
people here who were not acquainted.
Q.-You talked about the matter and 1
then on the 18th he told you ne had seen /
the chief and arranged it?
Ayes. sir.
Q.-And during the same period of time |
You say you had seen the chief around on /
the streets here2
A-Yes sir. | saw the chief