Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-24
DAMAGING FOR
FRED WILSON
Manager of Jones Construction
Company Tells of Conversations
With Suspected Dynamiter.
NE "WAs OUT FOR THE COIN"
Defendant Approached Jones on the
Day Before the Explosion with
A Weird Story.

Tho further trial of Fred Wilson and
John Delaney. the two men arrested
some time ago on the charge of trying
TO dynamite the new Hotel Utah steel
works. was resumed this morning In
the criminal division OF the city court
before Judge j. NJ Bowman, Assistant
County Attorney Alexander and At
torney w. w. Little prosecuting. The
two men are still without counsel, pre-
ferring to conduct their own case. The
courtroom was crowded with interest
ed spectators, there being many steel
structural workers present
Delaney apparently took but little
interest in the proceedings as the tes-
timony so far has not implicated him
as strongly as II has Wilson. The lat
ter still maintains a sullen expression,
but he was keen to object to anything
that did not suit him, The testimony
this morning WAS even more damaging
10 Wilson than that given Friday
morning Conflicting statements on the
part OF Wilson and Delaney. and direct
evidence OF admissions made by the
pair, showed conclusiyely that one or
both were directly implicated in the
attempt to blow up the engine and
steel works at the new building. The
evidence was mostly directed against
Wilson.
~ IL JOueS, lldhd6St VI eaiN oOhSo
Construction company which has the
contract for the erection OF the steel
OF the now building. was placed on
the stand and from the expression on
Wilson's face when Jones was called.
II was apparent that Wilson had some
thing to fear
JONES STORY.
Mr.. Jones testified that on the day
prior to the explosion he had a con-
versation with Wilson. He said the
latter came to him with the statement
that John Munzey and a man named
Mitchell. both active members of the
union, had come 10 him (Wilson) and
offered him 500 and a ticket to any
place he cared to go II he would blow
up the works. and they were to fur
nish the dynamite.
when Wilson told me this on Dec.
2S." said Mr.. Jones. II asked him
what he proposed doing about it. He
replied that .hc needed money and
was out for the coin told him
then that he would not have como to
me with the story unless he expected
me to dig up to him and 1 finally said
" he would help me land the fellows
who had planned the job would give
him 500 This Wilson agreed to do
and we were to meet later In the day,
which we did, and the first converse
tlOn was reltcrateQ. wilson wanted
money but l refused to give him any
then. agreeing, however, to put him
on the payroll
SAID HE GOT MONEY.
"It IVES further agreed between us
that Wilson was to turn up the mon
who had planned tho job and that
in case he wanted me quickly he was
TO call me by telephone and use the
word 'Dowlrc.' In our conversation
Wilson admitted to me that he had
received SIS from the union and was
to get the balance, SS5. when the job
was completed and he would also get
a ticket to any part of the country
he cared to go to-
Jones explained that his agreement
to enter into a deal with Wilson was
to catch the men who were at the
bottom of the scheme, and land them
red handed: also. II Wilson wore lying
about the union men and was simply
working case OF extortion ard black
mail, he wanted to land Wilson. The
case was continued at noon until
10 o'clock tomorrow morning