| Show WM COMMITTEE Tnt MAKES rL PLAIN I ST A T M T Worlds Fair Report Based ased on Adduced at tbs t th Hearing HO IW ATTEMPT TO SHIELD ANYONE Covers CoHrS the un Fully Blame It U Properly Belongs Belong commutes of ot the thC special Th port O The r to W investigate the Ue th of ot worlds wort fair tah commission was the k nh Saturday night tho the hOUM to it l ft 1 document hut but covers It 1 a lit fact und fully Cull M much 80 O U the th h gr lorn m mL IA R of ot tho till house at III that ht certain portions of ot to have Tr II In older till this the ncr not ba ft M MatHI might rI P mi n l In r however sui atHI i I 1 i L h proportion the house houpe hIll had no desire de d fl A M o of oC others other ut tit the tho expense n M ti FomO mo to no flO doubt to havo hlo tho to toUt r Ut port 1 b J l on O the tho ny I IWIn was a It statement report proper WIn wt th r subcommittee which w ma Jo JoK 11 Ii Louis Loul this dealing mum th 1111 t lIP hi I K tt matter of oC and the th lh I tIU Ihl manner In which the e nt made flUtO Tho rho documents wB m f t commute appoint Rp n port pert nl Ill the tho of th tM 11 t in ti t Kate fLu run 1 base Exposition com COUt iCo rf cf the HIe th state mate of Utah minion ii room Halt Lake JAke City Thomas March II 9 Tin h lt and the tho member m oC of th thi u ot ut otin utIa i use of oC Pursuant to In to house in Ia a No N 1 I liy hy 11 Mr S H Kin IOn tf rt l M 1 Feb 14 H 1006 1005 which Is 10 here hereto ti MY and ait to 10 al t A of ot this report your Our com o a I Part mIll t i H t ae to report ns liS U fol own That NUI yuI met mcl In lu the c city ty tyra Halt Lake Lallo Pity City ard ra v in III An on Tin ad iv v Feb Keb 21 2 1905 1005 and anU proceeded l to 10 i Ike KO ekO t 1 to tho the of Ut tM th l reposition of oC ana o 01 for tor the tho State Mij UI in IU fl continued with willi ad ud M from time lime tt 1 time limo until tha tilo m th 4 day y ft ot March nt at which tin aid ait in M WitH 1118 S completed that the th c nf ot nil all of oC tha tho r lon was 1111 taken With tho ti n t the tho th former r Hoyt Sherman who Ito wan absent from tin State Bute of ot Utah Itah at the time limo of ot the III n that In audition addition to the tho cyl evl enl of or the tilo of ot the cummin ton lion tho th of oC u it large Inno number of or ot otter other i r s was taken nil all of ot 1 was reduced to writing In III I bed marked H II Hi i 1 I mad a n pirt ot of tim thU repot report t Your found It tu to tl tr It t a un i 11 i i q of oC n It competent accountant ith his hl lI to cart care carefully tiny fully tull into nto all of ot the tho account n Qt QC tho Into and 1101 for tho tue purpose ll till committee c J W V hi h t maj i i In lit writing ot of Jill III ii In ii IS to this commute commit to ti is I hi hr reto to attached Ex SEx E hint und mil de a tt 1 part parlor of in rh x I port pOI i Y ur committee further reports t tha ia o 0 me wi g to 10 the condition In which f t fu i 11 J 1 the of ot account vouch ouch em era and M oth thir r records of oC the tho commission that it U i for tor the tho to 10 teil 10 to w ht the tho accounts are fir nr ip or r to arrive at nl any nn satisfactory con lq 1 to the of ot the tIt fiti to the tho commission Th list secretary Of ot th the a i John Q annon who retained this n until about the Iho IRth day lay ot or orF F at III which time 8 S h T r wal us chosen secretary of at tha th The books bOlks and account ef of Mr n II as ns secretary tire nr In such euch condition cond an aM a to render It Impossible for fOP your our to tn determine d or tot not they th y nIl arc correct In Iii nr with SKI ct ion n 11 s R chapter 90 06 Laws ot Itah 1 tAh 1st nil payments l for tho tito s 8 if it the slon were ru to br I made inaho by b tho the treasurer up tip upon tipon on ot 01 Issued IF uld by h the ana Ano fl by b the tie chairman of ot the tha im The evidence shows con COI COIr r that tho the name of oC holier M MV V Ils ll i was va forged to the fol foi lowing I rd r und that the th of oC I mon mOlie v rtin set art forth were paid put pur to MM Orders Ns NI to 10 Amount 41 itt jO 10 1003 John Q Cannon Bec Oct 13 1903 2175 II 44 H 10 1903 John Q Cannon Sel be Oct 14 4 iii I I 17 John Q Cannon Oct 37 1003 fj Ot ti t 31 1003 3 John Q Cannon toc Nov 1003 03 1 4 Mar Mt r 1 loot 1001 Q Connon Reo 1300 Mar 1 1091 11 Mar Mtr t 4 itOl 1001 John Q Cannon fl C Mill Mar 5 1601 OUO If 11 hr 4 1004 Mar P IlO 1904 I 1 nr Mar 4 1901 Allen Co 1 ti Ml M Lt 4 John Q Connon Hoc 6 1901 L M Mtr lr ti 1904 John Q Cannon Mar 11 1001 HMO r 1 tr hr 10 1901 John tJ 1 Cannon acc Mar 1 1901 31 4 Mat MII 16 1601 John Q Cannon oO 25 1904 I I laY 25 1004 John Q Ron lIIn May 31 1004 I u June Juite 1901 1001 John Q Cannon ec Juno 3 1004 HMO 6 1901 John Q eo June Julio 7 1901 I J June 0 1901 Juhn cj J Cannon Gannon Sec June Juns 9 1901 HOO j Junn Juito 11 1904 John Q Connon Bec June Julie 11 1001 I I Iun 14 lOOt 1904 Q Cannon Connon Sec June Ii 1901 1 Jun 34 14 1904 John Q Beo June 21 1901 J Juite tue 14 Juhn 1 Juno June 23 1001 6 c O j John Q Total 1 utah Th forged toned orders were wert alt all cashed by b Ih IP f bunk of lt I Bi Rit I lal lalta au nty tty Utah between the lOt day nf if lt 1003 1903 antI tho the tiny of ot Jui Jt 1 n n ana that at nt nil times bit hA b nur ni twe tw dates dHe there was wat WA II ti th bank to the thO But r alit ami aul deposited by b the tha limn t MUD fl Hh which to pay nil 11 of oC Ml sai 11 i d I Jim J th r with th lh tha exception of oC May Tay Ma 2 r I 11 L nt at 1 time there was WR nn On In 01 n V i H ft f at lt the hank bank of ot bUt on MI 3 ism 1901 a n deposit of oC 50 well was nII iw lv HIP tite to cover clver nail rho ho further tends tendA to U n without contradiction that Ihl H ho I oC f M N as forge ti th ii n fl or of o patti orders by the tho secretary of ot John Q Cannon r hl lilA the tho br r t h John Q CAn n l to n a 1111 or of boke or of I a ledger coil voucher roc roo roon I i n Journal but bUl very ery many man of ot IK I i th p it itai ma pertaining to the tho affairs of lon Were no nt not tittered entered In Ii Oa Honks hOka nt itt II th time the t rr t nt at the tho time your commit K n to examine the accounts of tim i in om nn B i i n this i i ith 11 14 et el ot of h UI a new ul et of oC h p 1 b that the thc hal bitt In I t eulY writ written tell were r ot of tim original of r r it ti nw n 11 ni nii Ito IC Your our r committee thy located th tb i 11 t of ot hooks loon Ihy hM be so no lly i nd V ero er In oh that thov they ft r i In ln determining l t the Al Mal o f of ot th tho l Or Ur Wa sall unable to I 0 of ot f tho the John Q ran ert 10 tt n lve from hint him to the books oka and and tren VU i the evl ive nf e records It u that tho thia Salary of at the tho secretary John Q Cannon wa overdrawn 25 The treasurer of at th the Mr Hoyt Sherman kept books of ot account pertaining tu to tho the affairs of ot the tho com COI committee entrusted to him but at itt lt tho the time this thin committee commenced to pate irate tc tho the accounts the th lea vu of oC tha th Fa book bok were torn out anti and 11 delivered to tho the committee In that form torm BO oo o that that portion which would otherwise havo have constituted a it 1 public record appears appear In Inthe the tho th form torm of ot leaves torn tor from trum tho the original nal lal lie record and tho the record Itself Is la not In tho the possession nf of n tho the communion Mr Mi 1 Sherman Shemun gave tile tho committee no ao In Information formation except what tiui Wil contained on these thello sheets heetS Your committee further that there thero wan waB paid to the treasurer of ot tho tha commission Willis Wils Johnson at nC efter ter he ho became treasurer tr about the let lat latter lettry ter try part parl of ot January tho the gum eum of oC which was WM wa paid pahi to lie llio treasurer by pal John M l Cannon Connoll who vho represented him himself self to bo ho the tho attorney for tor John Q Cnn on onnon non The evident purpose of at the Ihl pay payment I r ment went of oC this sum Bum of oC as a shown by tho the evidence was wall WIS to cover coor the amount paid out oUI on nit Ol the tho forged vouch ouch vouchers voucher ers cu er ersIn cuIn In addition to thin Iho orders that were forged forced voucher No Ill 11 to tho the Utah Light and Railway company Tor 1675 was not used merlIn In payment of ot any obliga obligation Wn tion Incurred by b the tho commission but Went lon enl to pay tho the electric light bill bi of at II n Cannon In favor tavor of or the tho Utah Imly Light Power lower company Order No lo IU Knight for tor 32 was wail not Ul 1 to pay nn any Indebtedness of nt tho the commission but went to pay P Y a U I private vale vate obligation of ot tho the secretary ot of t tho tue commission John Q Cannon From Froni rom the tho best Information obtain obtainable obtainable able by b your committee there thero passed through the tha hands hanla ot of Willis Johnson n a member of or the commission lon the sum of ot Mr ll Johnson claims that this amount was vas WIS expended for tor his expenses eo during the time he was wa va engaged In tho the durinA work worle of or tho the commission He lie does docs not nt however present a I single receipt trout from the person to whom he Is alolod to have paid Itch tho the money mone monel l From rom the best Information obtainable there thoro was 1 received all ni told by L 1 W front from the commission slon tho the sum tini of ot for tor which amount ho he linn hail signed vouchers to tho the commission He Ife HI has his loft left lor however with wih tho the commission no books of ot account showing tho the money received 10 and anut disbursed by him has nan hasted ted no receipts whatever from any In person to whom ho he U la said Rall to have paid any part ot of this money mony In voucher No 15 an nn Item on Feb Peb 20 ho Ito hotel tel lei hive ilvo 10 days dayn nt at St At Loui Lul front from to Inclusive at nt 15 5 per day on an Fob Feb 22 In the amo same voucher sleeper to Chi Chicago Chica Chicago cago ca o February 3 same voucher cher sleeper front from Chicago to Ogden SUO February 24 2 same Ilmo voucher meats 10 The Thus explanation In a R number of ot Instances In itt the tho accounts of ot L W are unsatisfactory to the com coin anti n number of ot his expendi expenditures tures stem a to be ho excessive From Irom the tho host hest e Information obtain obtainable obtainable able there thero passed pR el through the hands hand of oC the tho B a T 7 Whitaker the tho sum of According to his Ilia own testimony ho he kept no I books bok of oC ac so account count the money mono received from patti paid out on behalf of o tho tue commix shin lIon The Tue evidence discloses that In Inmany inmany many Instances tho the accounts of Mr ll are aro In II n it 1 hopeless state of oC confusion end and It U In t Impossible for tor the tho committee to toll tell tel to what nt they thy Ore are 10 correct A number of ot serious des dis discrepancies dil clr In his hla accounts end the Iho explanations In respect to them thel are wholly unsatisfactory to 10 the committee In voucher No 70 0 8 tJ T r 1 ie to 1 for tor honey hone exhibit con conS contract I tract with wih K J IL fl R Lovesy A chock Cheek was dawn on January 2 2 lOOt 1994 to pay this amount by b the tho treasurer of oC tho the commis commission I alan sion Hot Hoyt Sherman It 1 appears from the tho evidence that Mr Whitaker took I this to Mr Ir Joes In payment ps of ot the balance balatico due cua Mm hm nt at hit time I Mr lveRY however Informed Mr that tho tim commission was na not nol noli i owing owinG him more than to After Atter tilt fur further ther titer conversation Mr Ir Indorsed n I tho the check back bAk to Mr Mt WhitAker end and Mr lr cashed the cheek check for to thA th thI I full fill tUI amount and Ind paid Mr Lovesy out ou t of o It 1103 10 for tor which he hI took look n a receipt and the tho balance amounting to 10 was Wl retained by Mr fr 8 S I T The Th explanation by b Mr as asto n n nto to what was done with the tho balance Is In not to 10 the tho com con Mr Is I unable to tell to whom he hI paid this Ihl money monY when ho he paid It I how he paid paM It I whether by 11 bycheck check or rain rAb anti and ho he took tonic no 10 receipts whatever for tor II I Voucher No t for tor purports to bo be for tor money paid I 1 to It H a 0 for tor labor and ad materia On the voucher Is la stated Includes Include also nl o labor colo rants anti and anI work wok by 0 O I H 8 Alien Alb Tills Thin voucher shows hons exactly what whal tho the money mono monola la s paid to tn Mr for Cor Mr Ir admitted under oath oth on tho the that thul Mr lor had hlll nothing to todo do with tho the labor excavating ing log and work done by b a o 1 H a AIn Alin Ali n anti and ns not nt entitled to any pot or tion ton of ot the UK joo O which Ihl h was charged for tor those tho Items Thin hlll voucher Is O n Kd a by Mr r In II hil hi own oln log Ing Che k No 4 for wan Wa used usell to pay the amount mentioned In II the tho you her Mr MI Whitaker admitted un Hi del clot oath he hud hood given to Mr lr this thin heck chock and him to In dora dore dor it II which Mr h Shinier did nit the was waa returned to Mr Ir ker her Out nut ut of oC tho the total mm uin 11 of oC 0 Mr Mr in cash wv 3 ro o ami arni took nn ott receipt for Cor It ox ex except I tho the voucher No IM Including thu full mu amount Mr ll also AllO admit ted tell on un the tho stand that thal ho lie received at nt least 00 In II cash out of et this MO lie Ho claims to have havo paid the tue money mOne out oUI nod could Quit not Ilot toll IoU tol to whom he lie paid It when then no lie paid patti It I or how he lie hI It I 1111 by b chock or In II cash ma and he ho tool took no Ito part of ot It I and reports It I In Iu no other way tay except as having boon been pelt paid to II n 0 I Voucher r ro No o shows money drawn from tho the to pay PI H n 0 a No Nn 6 8 signet by S 3 T 1 was as to pity tills thin amount Thin Tho check bears bear the tho indorsement of ot 11 n 0 1 Shinier alit H 8 T Tho lul committee that went ent to tn St Interviewed Mr Mc and 1111 his hll bookkeeper relative to this Item Iem find both contend that no 0 such luch Item III was tas duo titie by hy tho commission to Mr Shinier that no Ito such lien item wa sas ever paid In iii II cash cheek or otherwise Tho rho book keeper for tor Mr MI made marlc an alt to those these facts und and the tho commit 11 11 too tee examined the tho books bool of ot account of ot Mr II relative to nil all ni transactions had lied with tho the commission and tha thu ac ne accounts counts countR thaw show Iho that no such luch amount waa 18 ever CIer paid It I further appears that theta was poll paid for tor brass rails mis tilted tHUr In connection with tho building the tho sum aura of ot that thaI Mr sold tho the whole of lt turn them for tor or 45 Inasmuch an as ni the tho name earno ri could havo hao been heen used by the tho Lewis Losis anti and Clark Centennial rind Oriental fair nt ul It Portland I l would appear to the tue committee that they the have havo haI been returned ell for tor or ti II it II purpose The lo shows that at nt tho the time Mr 8 S 3 T returned to Salt Sul Luke Inko City trot from thin tho to exposition he ho had hud hadn In n his po 1800 1200 of ot which he lie boa hl paid to the tho treasurer of or thu th commission Tho Thu remaining GOO ho Ito hon hll bus n he said that thul his accounts show thAt It tt belongs to him In the event that It Itcan can call be shown that It I belongs to the state lite hI lie m Is willing to pay puy luy the tho money over Thin This name lale OO wan vais withdrawn from tho the Third National bank of ot Rt At anti had hOd 1111 been beon deposited led In ii the name of ot R H 14 T director general From rol all 11 evidence the com cOOl Is of ot the opinion that tho no |
