Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-20
THE BLUE JAY.


The trial OF the Blue Jay mining
suit, which has taken up all Judge
Ander-on's time since Monday, is
rapidly drawing to an end, and when
tho court adjourned last evening II
was understood that II would finish
some time today.
Yesterday afternoon Jack Bolton
made an interesting witness, the fact
OF his having played so conspicuous a
psrt In the proceedings arising out Of
this suit being an additional feature.
His testimony went to show that he
met the promoter Donovan and owners
in the summer OF 1891, aud previous to
becoming n stockholder took the nc.
knowlsdg ment OF Messrs. Woods,
Morrissey, and Tofle and wife to
the instruments OF conveyance 1.-THE
latter signing several days later, but
the jural WAS not changed. His first
move In the stock duals was TO interest
John Chamberlain nj the request OF
| Donovan, and for his compensation
received 10000 shares, which were
ultimately augmented TO about one
hundred thousand by trading and buy
ing. In October Bolton, In company
with Donovan and Henry Chamber
lain, visited the mines, and on the
way down the whole plan OF organizs.
ton was explained by Donovan. Nor.
rissey AMI Woods were each to- have
u fourth, 10000 was to be set aside AS a
background tot tue mines, and each VI
the parties was 10 contribute 10000
shares for man 10 iioat this stock ON
the Chicago market. When asked ms
to any indebtedness, Donovan sisted
that the mines verc practically clear.
On reaching the mines Henry Cham
berlain was introduced 10 Morrissey AZ
the representative OF J. W. Chamber.
lain, who had put up some money anu
contemplated going further n the
showing WAS suillcientA At that time
Bolton claims he knew nothing about
the mortgag Z, and.neiIher Morrissey nor
any one else meDt 0ned II Ia his
presence. On the sth OF November
he learned through Lynch for
tho first time OF the existence OF
mortgage. GrOesbeck had become
interested In the mines on the Sih OF
November, and ON the l7th knew all
about the mortgage anu everything
else concerning the management Oi
the company's affairs.
In answer TO the question as 10 when
he last saw Donovan the witness mar.
rated an incident that first brought u
light the "bad man with gun" Ga
the day after the arrest OF Groves,
Bolton had u conversation with DOuo-
van flor whom warrant was then
QUIT In store OH Second South aud
the latter said: "i was up In Reilly
n Kane's office last night when Ryan
c0llarcd me, showed u revolver la my
face aud threatened To kill me II /
didn't sign an affidavit; signed 1t,
but you are ut liberty TO deny It anu
call mo all the names You WANT
Donovan then threw back his coat anu
exposed u large revolver and said
he feared they would kill him II he
didn't skip.
W. IL. Chamberlain, Of this city, u
miner OF experience, visited the mines
In the Interest OF his brother and him,
self about the frst u October, 1891, In
company with Bolton, examined thu
property aud talked with MOrrissoy
anu Donovan, but never knew Of lhi
claims set up by Woods and M'rrissoy
until November ON or ilh, but was in
formed the succeeding day that thoy
had agreed to accept 10000 shares II
place OF the mortgage. Witness WA
chosen ~ one ui the directors, RuI
} after hearing Groves and Donovan,
explanation aud Woods and Morflssey
remained silent, he considered the nj
rangement settled.
o. ID. Hendrckson, u resident o
this Territory for iofty-three years, an,
n stone contractor aud miner, purchased
10000 shares from Bolton on the 7th o
, last October and paid him $500, at whicl
time Donovan represented that every
thing was straight. Just mont
, later he first heard OF the mortgage
/ aud when he asked Donovan concern
: ing 1t, he explained the matter a
. previously related by Lynch an,
Others.