The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-08
DR.. MoOrmeister Never Once
Mentioned Name of Coun-
Gilman A. ]. Davis.
DECLARES INFERENCE TO
BE ABSOLUTELY FALSE
No Truth Whatever in Story
Published by Herald
Republican.

DR. F. Moormeister. whose testimony
in the case against Mrs. Dora Tophani
was made the basis for an article In the
Herald Republican to the effect that
DR. Moormeistcr had Indirectly paid $500
to Councilman a. j. Davis in order to
secure his position as physician In the
restricted district, yesterday indignantly
denied that he had intended making any
such a charge. He declared that there
was no ground for placing any such con-
struction. on his testimony, and that II
any such Inference were drawn from his
evidence 1t was absolutely falsc.
DR.. Moormeister Is emphatic In his
had never had any. arrangem either
directly or Indirectly with Councilman,
Davis looking to the appointment Of Or.
for the restricted district. DR.. Moor
meister yesterday gave to the press the
following statement which he had pre-
pared;
''In Justice to Mr.. a. J Davis and
his friends, earnestly desire TO correct
the sta tement published in the Herald
Republican and In which the paper pub
lished misunderstood statement as To
my evidence In the case Of the State OF
Utah VS. Dora Topphem.
The testimony docs not show that my
evidence in any manner placed Mr., Davis
is the position of having received any
conSidera ton from myself or DR., Manz,
nor did DR., Manz have any money from
me with which TO pay any person.
Of Mr.. Davis should be used in this mat
ter, rs he was In no manner connected,
IF. MOORMEISTER,"
Davts's Name Not Mentioned.
In addition. Dr. Moormeister said: II
wish 10 make plain my position and to
had no intention Of even suggesting any
such charge as the Herald Republican
has made public. l never mentioned Mr..
Daris's name In any part of my testi-
mony. Mr., Bowman. who was cross-eX- =
amininE me. asked me whether or not
had entered into any arrangement with
DR. A F.. Manz and 4. ]. Davis whereby
10 per cent OF my earnings / replied
that there was an arrangement but not
OF the nature suggested by Mr., Bow
man. Had / been given the opportunity
to amplify my answer, should have
stated that whatever arrangement there
existed was merely private agreement
there was no arrangement of any nature
either directly or indirectly with MIR.
Davis, and no occasion whatever for
using his name In connection with the
matter,
II wish to add further that A j. Davis
had nothing whatever TO do with my ap-
pointment to the position to which ref
eeTence was made. and ! never either
directly or indirectly paid him $500 or
any other sum. and never either direct
ly or indirectly entered into any sort OF
an agreement or arrangement with him
The Herald Republican has merely placed
a misconstruction on nm incomplete an
swer to leading question
Calls Charge Absurd.
With reference to the matter. Coun-
Gilman A. J, Davis said: THE charge
of course, was too absurd TO be worthy, OF
serious attention When I wa stold OF
the article which appeared in the Hor-
ald-Republican, felt sure that Or Moor
meister had not made the statement at
trfbuted TO him. I secured a transcript
or his testimony and found that he had
not mentioned my name in any place In
his testimony lie has assured me that
he had no intention of suggesting my
name In any connection with his testi-
mony. and his statement should correct
any false impression that may have been
occa stoned by the statement in the Her
aid Republican"