Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-23
Needed No Assistance in Figuring
Timber Sizes for Use
Underground.
HIS MEMORY is REFRESHED.
de Now Knows When He Moved to
Salt Lake From Park City-To-
days Session UnInteresting.

The affections and passions OF T
Rcarns were toyed with tantalzingly
by F. B. Critchlow, of counsel for the
Silver King Consolidated Mining COM
pany, this morning when the erstwhlle
senator was on the stand during The
progress OF the hearing in the ore steal.
Ing action now before Examiner Chris
ty in the federal court, Mr.. Kearns had
been called to the stand by Judge
Dickson. of counsel for the Silver King
Coalition company. and in cross-exam
ination by Mr.. Critchlow Mr.. Kearns
was asked to tell what sort of 5im-
bers were used in the underground
workings at the property. Mr.. Kea-ns
had replied in detail, giving the lengths
In feet and inches of the several tim
bers required to the ''set." when Mr..
0eitchlow asked the witness;
"Who furnished you with your in
formation on this subJcct?"
Mr.. Kearns affirmed that he had fig-
ured it out for himself. protesting that
he had the required intelligence" to
arrive at the figures he had submitted.
Now. Mr.. Kearns, didn't you have
some help in the matter?"
Mr.. Kearns replied that he had die
tated the figures to his stenographer,
which was the only assistance he mad.
Mr.. Critchlow then wanted to know
whether the senator had helped the
stcnographcr OF the stenographer had
helped te senator. Mr.. KearnS Vehe-
mently asserted that the figures were
the result of the activity of his own
brain, summing 1t up, however. In -he
moro pointed phrase he done 1t all
myself" just as George Washington
told his father was the case when a
certain historic cherry tree had been
marred and deprived of further useful
ness. the result of the use of a hatchet
which has ever since stood as an en-
blem of vcracity for the consideration
of the Juveniles of the country.
RDJUVENATES HIS MEMORY.
1t VIII be recalled that upon the
occasion OF Mr. Kcarns' recent appear
ance as a witness in his own behalf
in the hearing, 1t was difficult for him
to place his migrations and activities
with reference to the calendar. He
did not know when he was elected
senator. when he moved from Park
City to this city, when he went to
Washington as the representative of
the sovereign state of Utah in the up
per house of the national legislative
body By some means, which was not
revealed Mr.. Kearns had brushed the
cobwebs from his memory and stated
In court this morning that the date
when he moved his residence from
Park City TO Salt Lake City was Nov. |
l, 1899, or thereabouts This is now
court record and Will be available for
future reference by historical writ
ers. He also affirmed that the date of
beginning work in the ground now un-
der consideration In the hearing was
Jan. Is 1899, and the date when 1t was
somewhat unusual mode of pro-
cedure. that of flnlshInging a
task before 1t is begun and
beginning 1t after 1t has been fin
ished yet remains to be cleared up. for
It slipped by this morning and was not
given attention.
MUCH TECHNICAL DETAIL
This mornings session was largely
given up to the taking OF testimony
along technical lines. Duncan Nc
Vichie was asked to resume the wit
ness chair when the hearing was re-
sumed. He was examined by Mr. Nc |
MILAN, of plaintiffs counsel, with re- |
gard to conditions he found in the |
mine when he examined 1t as an expert |
at the instance of the Silver King |
Coalition Mining company In 1907 and /
1905. He said that at the time of his |
examination he did not know, and was
never informed. that the Parsons stope |
was in ground not wholly owned by |
the defendant company. His exam |,
ination, he said. was made to deter |
mine whether or not an Investment |
under consideration by the Helnze in |
terests would be profitable for them |
Mr.. Dickinson Intercepted him In his |
redirect examination. bringing out a |
Wilderness OF technical detail devoid |
OF sensational statements.
Dave Shields, now tImberman for the |
DAILY Judge at Park City, but at one
tine employed In the Silver King, was |
examined with regard to work dono |
while he was employed by the King |
company working on ground owned |
Jointly. His examination brought out |
little new matter. but while he was !
in the chair Mr.. Kearns hastily called /
Mr.. Ellis OF defendants counsel to him. |
and the two had an ardent conversation |
in whispers, Mr.. Kearns doing most of |
the talking and great deal of gestic- |
ulation utterly innocent of the rules of |
Delsarte. Mr.. Ellis took an early oppor- |
tunfty to talk with Mr Dickson of |
counsel, Mr.. Kcarns and Mr. Keith the |
meanwhile talking with unusual ami |
nation. II was noted that the exam |
ination of Shields soon ended Mr. |
Crltchlow in the cross ss-examination of |
Shields brought out the fact that he |
had been first asked To testify by Shift |
boss Allen. employed by Kearns. and |
later by Supt. DAILY Of the DAILY Judge ]