The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-02

riman family had rendered to Mrs. Love
during an illness.
Jones was at my house and he knew
all these circumstances" he said "It
was for this reason that when we struck
the Hartman group. / asked Jones to
take up that group and l would take an
other"
Did you rely on any influence in
Alaska. or on what did you depend for
your appointment as marshall" asked Mr.
Nertreess
podsl,sIp}pI happened to be trooper in Colonel
You needn't go any further" inter-
Jected Senator Flint.
Love said he had been promised by
vacant.
Then Enters Denial.
The witness then denied the truth of
various statements made by Jones. These
referred 10 the manner of taking affda-
Wits. as to the witnesses reasons for re-
tusing TO sign report with Jones. etc.
Mr.. Love said he was a little sore"
against Ballinger for having put him to
work under Jones and as he was only an
assistant he did not feel II incumbent
on him to sign any reports made by
Jones. Jones said the witness had de-
clined 10 Sign because OF his association
with the claimants in Alaska
AS to his protest in n letter TO bennett
that his report OF August 2, 1907. did not
"clear-list" the Cunningham claims. but
raised doubt as to their validity. the
heard the term ''clear-llst." and he took
II TO mean freeing the claims from all
questions as TO fact and law.
AS matter Of fact, he said, he had
raised question in his report OF Au-
gust 2, based on a statement by Ballin-
ger, that transfer even after entry con-
sttuted fraud.
AZ never had understood the law that
II that was the right construction of the
law. there was question as to the Cum
ningham claims
Love also contradicted Jones's state
ment that Love had denied ever having
reported on the Cunningham claims prior
10 August 2.
cross examina ton OF the witness he de-
manded TO know why Love had been
superseded by Jones.
Because Jones had been peddling q
pack OF lies about me to Mr. Ballingers'
Denies Square Deal.
You say you did not meet until July,
1907. and his letter OF instruction which
put him over you is dated In June?"
met"
Love said Jones and CLAWS who were
close enough to each other to know all
that was done by either had not played
fair with him. He added CLAWS. while
pretending TO be his friend, had reported
against him to Mr.. Ballinger He and
Jones even had gone to the extent OF
making affidavits 10 the general land Of
llCc. JOHSSs he uecldTeu. Duu dCled ike
BLACK Hand man"
Brandcis asserted Jones and Claws
were not attacking the witness's integ-
rty, but merely wanted to show by rea-
son of his returns In Alaslla his judgment
was little warped
When he first heard Of the Morgan
Guggenheim option. Love said he thought
the claimants had lied to him and he
hoped they would lose their claims. Aft
erwards. however, he discovered the OPP
ton had been given after entry and
therefore he did not consider it as vltat-
ing the claims,
Mr Braudeis asked the witness about
the tunnel on the Cunningham claims.
and he replied he understood the tunnel
had been authorized by the department.
Mr. Brandeis contested this.
II was confined in my investigation to
Alaska" retorted Love. IF not, I might
have got tho Cunningham evidence AS
TO the tunnel work, there was every EVIL
dence to me the department was aware
of its construction and had been noti-
fled OF IT.
But the point is persisted Mr..
Brandeis, you did not get information
that CLAWS and Jones .got?'
IF you mean to infer my candidacy
| for the marshalship had anything to do
| with that. ! want to say no item was
considered by me In competition with my
| marshalship aspirations,
| of the sort" said MIR. Brandelss
III / overlooked anything 1t was a
| mistake and nothing more.
| Adjournment until tomorrow was
taken, with Mr.. Love still under cross
| a m ma tlOn