The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-23

croSS-cXamindtion inc young man
stuck TO his original evidence. Judge
Horn. soon discovering that he could
not shake Van Ness in his story.
proceeded 10 put Van Ness on the
gridiron and the young man was sub
jectcd to a strain on his nervous sys-
TEN. the like OF which he never had
before experienced
Tne following questions were pro
pounded by Judge Horn and answers
wrung from the witness:
You were working for The Stand
ard?
Yes. sir.
You we're paid by The Standard for
your work?
Yes. sir.
Then you joined Kicker and Curry
and put up the scheme TO get this
$500 and divide it?
Yes, sir.
Do YOU think It was honorable for
YOU TO deceive The Standard and Mr.
Glasmann in that way?
The young mans face clearly show
ed he was suffering, in having his
actions thus exposed before a crowd
In the court room, when he answered.
"No. sir"
Why did YOU do 1t, then?
No answer.
Then Judge Horn asked the young
man how he had induced Miss Mus
ser to enter the deal. He said that
Miss Musser would not enter the
scheme until her mother consented
and to induce the mother to consent
he had TO say that he was acting with
Mr.. Glssmann's permission.
Did you have Mr.. Glasmann's per
mission" was asked. He answered,
NO. sir"
80 YOU would not only deceive your
employer but would actually use his
name TO accomplish the deception
Il did; yes, sir
DO you call that honest and hon
orable?'
mo. sir"
you say Miss Musser gave you the
$500 going up the steps with Mr.. and
Mrs. Curry and Mr.. Kicker al Craw-
shaw's studio?"
Yes, sir"
"Now. what did YOU do with it?"
II gave Miss Musser $50 and paid
Mr Curry 5000 and kept $50"
"You then cheated Miss Musser out
of S5?"
mo. sir; promised to pay her the
other SIS later on, because the money
was all in $50 bills"
Where did you pay Mr.. Curry?'
"In the side hall at Crawshaw's
studio"
You have no more conscientious
scruples about lying about the defend
ants than YOU had about deceiyng
Miss Musser when you told her you
were representing Mr Glasmann
IL don't know
III you lied about the Standard, who
paid you, you would just as readily lie
about these defendants"
The Young man squirmed IN his sea,
and Judge Horn himself seemed to
take pity on the young man and
changed the subject by asking:
When did you quit work at the
Standard?'
Van Ness replied that he was let
out about the time Mt. GlaSmann dis
covered his connection with the Dolly
Dimplcs scheme. but remained at the
Office TO help his successor learn his
duties; that he had been at the Stand
ard little over two motnhs
Miss Musscr Testifies.
Miss BeatriX Musser, the young lady
who. under the alleged conspiracy, be-
came the captor Of Dolly Dimples," p"
testified that she met MI Van Ness a
few days before the capture of Miss
Dolly and that nc asked her whether
she cared 10 make some money. She
said she did. He said he wanted
somo one to capture Dolly DimpleS.
and ne wanted 10 know If she could
keep her mouth shut She told Van
Ness that she could keep still, and she
thought it would be all right with her
mother Miss Musser said that Van
Ness made her believe at that time
that lie was representing the Stand
ard Van Ness told her that she would
get S25 for her. part In the transac-
tion and that the balance of the $500.
or S27j. would be turned over TO the
Standard and she believed that until
afterward, when Mr., Glasmann was in
yestigating the matter,
The witness testified that she after
wards told Van Ness that it was all
right with her mother if Mr.. Glas-
mann would say It was all right. and
that she, the witness, would do the
work She said that she did not see
Mi Glasmann about II because she
was told not 10 say anything 10 any.
body. Afterwards, she testified. Van
Ness gave her 81 90 with which to pay
for six months subscription 10 the
Standard, and, in order TO make II ap-
pear that she was n bonaiide subscrlb-
CT. she went to the Standard office.
a few days before the capture and
subscribed for the paper To make II
more evident TO the employees of The
STANDARD Office that she was In earn
est, she said she inquired Of the clerk
the terms OF the contest and the man
ner in which she was should approach
Dolly Dimples' in order 10 win the
reward
Curry Saw the Transaction.
Miss MuSser said that Mr. Curry.
one OF the defendants, was sitting at
the desk where the clerk made her a
receipt for the money paid on the sub
scrlptiou. but that she WAS not ac.
quaInted with him at that time She
became acquainted with him after
that
On the night Of the alleged capture
of Dolly, Miss Musser said Van Ness
told her 20 go to the corner Of Twen-
ty-tblrd street and Grant avenue
whcre Mr. and Mrs. CurH-Mrs. Cur.
~ being Dolly Dmples" would
be riding Ia buggy. pulled BY a white
horse. and would meet her. She said
that Van Ness told hor 10 hold up
her paper and Mr., and Mrs. Curry
would know the sign, and that they
would tell her what to do. She went
10 the place designated at about 10: %
o'clock and she found Van Ness there