Show TOE PLAINTIFF RESTS Defense Expects to Show Fraud In Furniture Warrant Case COMPETENCE EVIDENCE ITO I I TO PROVE THAT ALLEGATION BEING ABGTJED I Suit Against M Lucite Clas Guardian of M Cohen For Attorney At-torney Fees On Trial Peter F Goss Gets a Verdict For 41250 i Against the City Court Note I The greater part of yesterday was I taken up In Judge Riles court with arguments on the question whether orj not the contract made by Salt Lake I county through the selectmen with Andrews Co for the furniture for the countys half of the city and county I building should be admitted in evidence evi-dence in the trial of the case of S I I Auerbach Co against Salt Lake j i I I county in which the plaintiff sues to I I recover 15000 on a county warrant j When the arguments were concluded I Judge Riles overrued the objection and I the contract was admitted j i The making of the contract and the I I issuance of the warrant and its purchase pur-chase by Mr Auerbach was proved and the plaintiff rested i I County Attorney Van Cott made the t opening statement for the defense which was a concise statement of the I allegations of fraud and bribery as setout set-out in the answer to the complaint Counsel expected to prove that Hayken the agent for Andrews Co wrote his firm to send money to give the selectmen r tfh in oe ea f t r that the money was actually sent and handed to at least one member mem-ber of the county court Joseph K Morris Mor-ris Counsel also expected to prove that a very exorbitant price had been P Jc paid for the furniture and a hat rack folding desk chairs and other articles were shown in the court room which the defendant expected to prove were charged at two three and even four I times their actual value The defense began introducing testimony testi-mony to show fraud when plaintiffs I counsel objected to that class of evidence evi-dence claiming that the defense admitted ad-mitted that the furniture was worth 327000 and that the warrant for 513000 held by Auerbach was the first Issued and that It Is the duty of the county to pay at least up to J27000 before rais Inc the question of fraud The oint was being argued when I I court adjourned until this morning |