The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-13
Heney's Objections Sustained.

Mr.. Heney objected to this question as
incompetent. irrelevant and immaterial,
and not proper crOsS-eXamination.
Mr.. Campbell contended that it was
very pertinent inasmuch as il was to
lay the foundation for a showing of "ab-
sence of guilty knowledge on the part
of the mayor
'Then you should have made Ruef your
own witness" retorted Heney.
That Is true" held Judge Dunno. THE
objection is sustained
Neither was the defense allowed to ask
Ruef whether prior to the giving of the
$500 to Schmitz he had had any con-
Yersatlon with the mayor about a divi-
sion of the French restaurant fee.
THAT was properly a part of their
put it in.
Sustained" said Judge Dunno.
Mr.. Campbell formally assigned as mis-
conduct the assistant district attorneys
remark and excepted to the ruling of the
court
Ruef, the second time-when you gave the
bell
what conversation did you have. Mr..
Ruef, the second time-when you gave
the mayor as you state, s1,5oo?" asked Mr.,
Campbell.
Il said substantially" replied Ruef.
that the French restaurant keepers had
paid me the second installment of my
fee, 5000. instead of 5000, and 1 handed
him 81, 500
Did you tell the mayor why you hadn t
received the other SCOOP
ITO the best of my recollection I told
him that five were TO have paid and
that two had not paid, as I was informed"
Then came the most vital question of
the entire cross-examination:
Mr.. Reuf, did you go to the French
restaurant keepers or did they go to your
Judge Dunno sustained the objection of
the prosecution on the ground that this
was not proper cross-examination.
Mr.. Campbell resumed:
Mr.. Ruef, did you ever threaten-Til
withdraw that-did you ever tell the de-
PENDANT Schmitz that you had ever threat
ened any of the French restaurant keepers
that If they did not pay you money their
licenses would be held up?''
An objection was sustained.
Mr.. Campbell then asked Ruef this
question:
Were you present at the house of the
defendant SchmitZ IN the month of De-
and in the presence OF Mr.. Drew. Mr..
Metson, the mayor and myself, did you
not say that you had never given the
mayor a dollar of the money received by
you from the French restaurant keep
ers?"
There was'a long pause. Ruef finally
answered:
.'I was present on that occasion, but Z
don't recall having said that"
Campbell then came back at him with
a voice that rang hard and metallic:
"Wili you say that you didn't say
that?'
Another long pause. Then:
81 can only say that I do not recall hav-
ing said IL in that conversational have
said It at other tines
''Um," said Attorney Campbell. 81 will
ask you If you are not now giving your
testimony with the expectation and hope
of complete immunity"
An objection was sustained.
That's ALL said Mr.. Campbell. Take
the witness"
Admits That He Lied.
Mr. Heney's redirect examination OF
Ruef was brief and pointed.
Mr. Ruef." he asked. Eat the time YOU
stated that you had not given the mayor
any of the French restaurant mems mon
ey. were you telling the truthful change
that. Were you under oath? Were you
telling the truth? p
Il am telling the truth now
Then you were not telling the truth
then?"
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