The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03

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Swamp-Root. and the address, Bingham
ton, N. Y, on every bottle.
|
titled Mr.. Love said he had been 'let
out OF his office and that Golfers Week
| be worth from $4,000 TO $40. .000'' for him
| TO go TO Washington to testify.
Do you mean that the weekly mean;
| committee.
NO: not to bribe him. but to pay him. "
| replied the witness
You draw n whole lot finer dlstinc-
| torted Mr. Madison.
The committee betrayed great interest
nthe incident and pressed Mr. Love for
| details OF the meeting. The witness said
| ne saw Mr. Dudley for not moro than
three minutes and that Dudley had said
he wanted 10 go to Washington 10 testify
for the "ther side" He said Dudley
| offer and that he had not accepted It, but
that he desired to testify for the "other
side
Mr.. Love said he did not tell Mr.. Bal
| llnger because he thought perhaps Mr.
Dudley had put IN cWrong construction
on tho remark OF Golfers agent. He
said Mr.. Dudley did not tell him the name
OF tho agent
'Do you think the Weekly wanted
asked Mr.. Graham (Democrap.
hOSJ dSSOEeulyt . replied inc witness
Mr.. Love said Dudley bad expressed
the intention OF going to Washington to
clera his record With the department
| since he had been dismissed. The COM
mittee decided by unanimous vote TO sub
poena Mr., Dudley. who. the witness said
was engaged in business at Juneau.
Mr.. Love said he did not think he had
mentioned the conversation with Mr..
| Dudley TO anybody. He denied that Dud-
| ley had intended TO try TO influence Mr.
Ballinger by having him mention the In
cident TO the secretary OF the interior
Personal Feeling Evident.
In beginning his cross examination to-
| day Mr. B:andeis remarked 10 the wit
ness that he was In "calmer state OF
mind than yesterday"
II am very calm,' snapped back Mr.
| Love.
Attorney Brandeis questioned the Wit
ness for nearly an hour In regard TO his
testimony yesterday. after which Repre-
| sentative Graham took him in hand.
Are you lawyer inquired Mr.. Gra-
| ham.
II ran for lawyer but got beat" re-
Joined the witness amid laughter.
Mr.. Jovo said he had been a lawyer
twenty-five years ago in South Dakota
How long did you enjoy the Practice
asked Mr., Graham.
81 didn't enjoy It."
You were In South Dakota when II
| was building up?" inquired Mr. Graham
| "No when they were leaving IT," re-
| adding that he was In South Dakota
| from 1888 10 1889.
HE was there when the people were
going farther north" interJected Senator
| Purcell OF North Dakota.
Attorney NertreeS offered IN evidence
| on redirect examination of Mr.. Love 4
letter written by Secretary Loeb TO Cap
tain L. c. Hunter of Oklahoma. dated
February 3, 1908. stating that the secre-
| tary OF tho interior (Mr. Garfield) had
Informed the president that Love had
| been cleared of the charges against him
and that his appointment as marshal in
| Alaska had been ordered,
Mr.. Love was excused and Frank L.
Spalding of Cheyenne. Wyo, formerly
| disbursing officer and clerk In J.. r.
CLAWS office In Seattle. was called by
| Attorney Nertrees.
The witness identified an expense ac-
count totalling $3S6.95 OF Mr. CLAWS at TN,
| time ne went east in the summer OF 100.
| to see the president. and also a chccl
drawn by Glaris on September ., 1903
! for that amount. Mr.. Nertrecs olfcrcc
| both IN evidence, The attorney called Il
the attention of the witness an Item ii
| the account Of S55 for the services Of {
stenographer. in Chicago employed II
making up report Of the charges againS
| Secretary Ballinger for the president H.
| asked the witness if Claws had not asked
him subsequently TO cut out the item.
Yes replied the witness, but l told
| him l could not do that, as II had beer
turned in with the account and the checl
had been made out FOR the full amount
What did he then ask YOU TO do
To Doctor Expense Account.
'He asked me to cut out the item anC
make il appear there had been an errol
in addition
Mr.. Spaldlng said lie did not know
| whether Mr. CLAWS had ever made anlda
| Wit 10 the accuracy OF the account.
on cross examination OF the witness At
torney Brandeis obtained Identification by
the witness OF a voucher for the 500 item
! for typcwriting.
| 'Did Mr. Claws explain 10 you latel
that he intended 10 reimburse the gov
! crnment for the typcwritiug. for If th'
government paid for the work II would
| have the right to call on him for all three
copies OF the report when he wanted one
or two copies TO keep for h!mself? aske(
| Brandeis.
THAT is my recollection, answered TN,
witness, who admitted CLAWS had mad,
no effort 10 cut out other items for car
r!aGc hire. etc, incident 10 his trip 10 SET
the president,
'Mr. CLAWS made no pretense Of tryint
| 10 swindie the government out of 50, die
he?' asked Mr.. James (DemocraD,
| NO: ne said he intended TO return th,
ss5 10 the government" was the reply.
| BEFORE the witness was excused Mr.
| Rrandeis stated that he desired To- re
tain him as he wanted 10 put him on II
Miss shartct. Il stcnographer in th'
chief field agents Office at Seattle. theI
| testified.