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Show ffirfr flllBESHLLEGEI n lof Damage Suit Against ratio Grande Has Sensa-y Sensa-y tional Feature. IaNY'S ATTORNEY 51 FfRBS A BOMBSHELL 4f'Lcwis, From His Bench, Erects Newspaper Men fat Not to Print It. . filiations that a conspiracy exists , ubt witnesses for tho plaintiff in fcihJcjtV'of Mrs. John Hayes vs. the oilji'do Western Railroad company Mmade in open court Friday by ygcy Edward M. Allison, Jr.. at-itjtfor at-itjtfor the railroad compuny. The U!taworc made to Judge Lewis in 'strict court during the trial of $se, in the absence of I he jury, atrial was suspended temporarily S&n&Tudge Lewis began an investiga-Ja,k'&tlio investiga-Ja,k'&tlio matter. The charges, if iaVeftcct upon Attorney Thomas C. yttr'tli. attorney for the plaintiff. ,Jmatter was not finished when Irrfajounicd for the day, and Judge njtook occasion to warn newspaper (trrlfs. who were present and heard rtf.Tras said, not to make any publi-J publi-J "whatsoever concerning the mat-fTrrtiSP mat-fTrrtiSP penalty of bging punished for "?5t of court. Lawyers, however, .vjifr the right of a court to forbid i jfblication of matters developed . jan open session of the court. , .'iMrs. Hayes Embarrassed". ' ? Hayes, who is suing for $10,000 Edjclcath of her husband, who, it j ihaed, was killed by a Rio Grando otu Jengiue on June 2S, 1906, was i rof.winost severe cross-examining by D&httfBon. He interrogated her sharp-Ki sharp-Ki liito the nature of the contract 1905, Jc exists between herself and Mr. 1 nluth for attorney's fees, and- eliei-iia eliei-iia G.ni her the information that she istfersfc signed I he contract; to give airr Uenty-live per cent of the amount ; fnd, and that she had later signed jHrract to give him an additional "nTE3fiV0 per cent. byftls this latter statement that Mr. jrriit feseized upon, lie demanded to ltoLiii Mr. Ashworth had not told rjfejft'Jt- would bo necessary, io use nuith certain witucsses, and par-'l"kM' par-'l"kM' one Lockwbod. This question fic&paycs refused to .answer at fij-st, iJthafc she did not want to answer ynfi'ccount1 of her 'children. The .jjtajjfr.was put to her repeatedly by MiQnson, but neither he nor the tBlt3ulcl elieit-.a .direot answer'from admitted, in response to a ,ft'ir put by Judge Lewis, that she j ij fglY: -willing to tell all she know reJjie matter. nstiiqld Her Case Was Weak. IjyHayes did admit, however, dur-' dur-' "Jfco'iirse of the examination, that lfD 'jiworth had told her that, in j'the fact that there were, no ji ; jesses to the accident, it would ''vjsary for her to secure some fes-i fes-i j2? l-Mrs. Hayes' efforts to avoid direct questions bearing up-'"question- of corrupting witnesses 'B-pJalmost painful at times. 'yjVshworlh interrupted the exam- VgVsb frequently that Judge Lewis "Jkage of the case intimated that Ffc Qecomo necessary to conduct jnination in the absence of the diluting -attorney. Wlien Mr. Ash-:Hgp'ok Ash-:Hgp'ok his client in hand for ex- ""'jpnshe then asserted, under his -nng, that nothing had been said fO$jjfabout spending money for ovi- KAsliworth's Explanation. tJLewis interrogated Mr. Ash-Aimself Ash-Aimself as to wliy he had made Hlfcracts with Mrs. Hayes for at-Jfees. at-Jfees. Mr. Ashworl'h was not fender oath. He told the court fer making the first contract for cent ho had learned that it was fry in Salt Lake- for attorneys , .ilpct for 50 per cent, of the rc-P4n rc-P4n such casps. and that that was jhad exacted the second contract tb. Hayes. adjourned without taking anv W the matter, and the trial of Jmyill be resumed Tuesday morn-' r lffElFn-Jud"e Lcwis saw tno drift I l lFAllison's cross-examination of jllVaycs ho sent the jurv out-of sUC;i9',?ud most oC painful or-fVhich or-fVhich fho woman was subiect--red in the absencu of the jury. Jp. according to the complaint in i vas killed Juno 28. 1006, by engine vhere the Rio Grande mtersect at. Sixth West and Seu-rflljfp Seu-rflljfp st.r?0- Tlio cJaim is made I UJV 3 . engineer gave no warning of i!?a.cn o t-1"- switch endue, eith-ifirfe-?u8 !L bel1 or otherwise. Hayes --fdow hreo children. |