| Show OFF ON THE HUNT i V TO ST 5 LOUIS Sub of V Seek an Old Feld Field AMENDS HIS V TES TESTIMONY EXPERT SAYS FORGERY WAS V NOT TRACED The he d of the legislative n committee appointed for forte forthe te the purpose of af spreading on tlc the rca rec records aU all the of af the Ut Utah h of the LouI Louisiana lana Purchase exposition were brief yes yesterday morning for Cor the reason as as ex cx pl by bW the thc attorney for the corn cam mite H A Smith that the expert experts had completed the examination of ar arthe the books boaks The most interesting lea fea feature ture or of the days work however w was l the decision ot of the commItte committee to send senda a E subcommIttee to St St LOuls to In investigate the sales of ar te the Uth Utah exhibit exhibits and to gather any additional Information ton laturE tion lature that may be 01 of value to the legi login I It was some after 10 0 when the thc committee came to order arder in inthe inthe the court teem laam and almost Immediately tel the members adJourned adjourned to another room where th they held a str star chamber s session slon On their return V Or Orson Orson son P Rumel wa was caled called to the stand to relate whet what he had if nn anything since last Friday when hen he began examination the ot af the orders signed b by John Jahn Q Cannon Cannan I Mr Rumel said in resuming his V tei tea 1 made mado certain statement statements on an anthe the stand last Friday but since I 1 have haye had an to g go over the tho ma tonal submitted to me by the commit committee tee I desire to make a few c Voucher No had appearance havIng ben been traced but when under a powerful microscope I found faund that tha t i It was nat flot a a tracing and as a amat mat matter r df fact act I found aund none nane of af te the alleged forged orders to hare been traced In following up my aton I 1 found that there were many discrepancies In the formation ot of the V sa 5 much sa that where the name Heber appears Quie quite distinct in inte inthe te the originals i it might t be taken for far Helen in the forgeries Believes Cannon Is Guity Guilty Are you able to state whO who forged the name of Governor Wells to the or orders tiers ders under Q estan he was asked bY by Mr Smith 1 have compared the signature with that of af John Jahn Q Cannon Cannan and I beleve believe be Is the man whO made made the thc forger ie lea Have you yau examined Order NO Yes It is forged Have you looked at Order NO No 11 1 That order is genuine On looking at i it I find that i It is charged to the acc accOunt of ar storage and transportation but its a mater matter or of fact i it wet to o the pt h Light t Ri Railway way company campany to to pay paya a light bi bill for far Emly Emily H Cannon Cannan There is nO no voucher for it The rhe check ac this order r Is dated Feb 6 iRk 1904 waS was signed b by Hot Hoyt Sherman tr treasurer of the commission is for far forand ad and wa was cashed through the Deseret National bank V Off o St Louis Mr Ir Rum Rumel el wan then excused and Mr Smith addressed the committee He said that inasmuch as the expert experts had hadnot hadnot not c their examination af of the books and further as the committee desired to send a a subcommittee to St StLouis Louis ouis to examine th the work vork done there thereby thereby by the h he would move to the examination until next lIanda Monday b by which time he hoped the subcommittee would have completed is Its mission A mat motion on to that effect was ut and carried bu Deore the committee could lea leave vc the room Di Director rector General S T request requested eti ed the privilege r making a personal reply to an n attack made upon him in ina ini a i local lacal paper The committee decided however that every every opportunity would be afforded Mr r at al next net Mon Man Mandas Mondays das days meeting to reply as he hc saw ft fit to any published Following the session of the commit committee tee It t was announced that Representatives sen Joseph Jaseph Mier Miller and would make the trIp to S1 St Louir La Latal Later tal ter In the da day Mr Miller Uler announced 18 Ills from the contemplated journey and Mr Grundy was selected i to fJ fill the vacancy The Tho committee left lert I at acock and the member expect I i they will arrive hero here their wH on an return at net next londay o morning I |
