Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-18
WOULD PAY-MAYBE.

company" asked Mr. CrltcnioW.
mo. sir. did not, said Mr., kealns-
WOULD PAY-MAYBE.
did you ever intend to render an
account to them"
mo, not unless we took out enough
to pay"
"WilI you say that you intended to
render an accounting to the Consoli-
dated company. II You took out enough
ore from that territory TO pay?" insist
ed Mr.. Critchlow-
We'll. l can't say as TO wh' =
intended TO do. l did not render an
account"
''Wiu you swear that YOU Intended
to render such an account"
II will swear l did not render such
an account" said the witness. L
cannot swear as to what l Intended to
do
"Is 1t not true that you did no.
intend To render such an account. un-
less forced to do so by the courts?"
II never refused TO give an account
ing, but l cannot swear as TO what
Intended to do replied Senator
KeanS
Much of the testimony OF the Wit
ness wns in relation TO the cost of
constructing the Parsons stope, the
donkey winzc, the halfway raise, etc.
Immediately connected with the prop
terty in contention. Mr.. Kearns said
the construction work In this sec
tlon WAS very high and that great
deal OF the ore taken out of these
places was waste. while compare
lively small proportion of Il was mill
ing ore
The general trend OF his testimony
was to the effect that the ore taken out
was not sufficiently profitable to pay
for the work of taking IL out. From
s22 to $50 per foot was the range of
cost OF cXcavating and timbering these
workings. according to Mr.. Kenrns
When questioned as to his method
of determining the cost of these opera
tions, Mr. Kearns said he was there
and helped do the work himself and
did not need to keep any account for
he knew the cost of the work done.
REMARKABLE ANALYTICAL
FACULTY.
In relation to the value of the ore
taken out Mr., KearnS said generally
IL was not necessary to have assays
made because the managers of the
mine pretty we'll know Its value, and
for that reason assays were seldom
made of the ores taken from the prop
critics in dispute.
During the cross s-eXamination II was
frequently necessary for the attorney
to repeat his questions. and to have
them read again by the reporter. AL
one time a tilt between Judge w. H.
Dickson, who conducted the direct eX-
animation of Mr.. Kearns and Attor-
ney Crichlow resulted from the insist
ence of the attorney for the defense
that the witness answer the questions
and not evade them. and that he re-
rain from intcrrupting counsel in the
Idle nj his questions.
II Critchlow had just asked as to
.i.c item of cost of timberlng the Par
,on stope and the witness said he car
led the cost in his head. and the at
torney insisted on knowing the details
~ the cost of the Items, when Judge
Dickson interrupted
II object" said Judge Dickson, TO
the manner of questioning adopted by
the counsel for the other side. 1 In
sist that the witness is entitled to be
treated with respect. even If he is the
president of the Silver King Coalition
Mining company"
Counsel for the defense seems to
be the only ono annoyed by the ques-
tlons." retorted Mr.. Critchlow. "the
witness and 1 do not"
The incident passed and the exam
nation OF witness on the ore contents
~ the slopes and WINES between the
300 and 1.l00 foot levels was being
proceeded with when the noon recess
vas taken.