Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-03
ALVIRAS { SNOW
DENIES CHARGES
Says He Did Not Misrepresent Mat
tiers to Morrison,
CONTRADlCTS Mr.. BALDWIN
Declares No Offer Of Sale or Purchase
Was Made Between Them
Barich's Position.

Alviras T.. Snow, the principal de-
PENDANT In the Morrison Snow mining
controversy, which has occupied Judge
Halls attention for the past five days,
was on the witness stand during the
entire afternoon session yesterday UNI
der direct examination. The examin-
alton closed without the defense at
tempting to prove the charges made
against Justice Bartch in Shows an
sWer and counter claim. The only al
legation OF conspiracy or bad faith
that was touched at all was that Judge
Bartch had Jumped some Of the COM
pany's claims When the direct exam
lnauon OF Snow closed, Judge Powers
demanded OF attorneys for the defense
that they prove other charges of their
counter-claim, Mr. wilkins asked
what charges he referred to.
THE charge that Judge Bartch caused
this suit to be brought and other
charges of a similar character con-
tained in your cOunter-caim" answer
ed Judge Powers. I'VE want YOU to
oner your proof, II you have any, so
we can deny It," The court settled
the controversy by stating that the de-
Tense didn't have to prove anything it
didn't desire 10. .,.,.,... ,..
Snow, In his testimony denied each
and every material allegation made by
Morrison He said that he purchased
$4,000 shares Of stock from Morrison
on July u, for $500 He denied that
he ever made any Misrepresentation
TO Morrison whatever He said that
ore from the mine was In plain view In
his Office and that he showed the ore
and talked of the assays 70 q number |
OF people, He denied every part Of |
the deposition OF Stephen Baldwin the |
former foreman Of the Mart Wash |
ington mine. and said that the state |
ment, that he offered Snow 10 cents |
per share for any part Of 10000 shares, |
and that Snow then offered him eight |
cents a share for what he had, was
false. Snow said that, after he had
bought Morrison's stock and Bamber-
ger agreed 10 look at the mine. Judge
Bartch wanted him to divide the Nor
rison stock WITH him, Witness re-
fused TO divide the stock but did let
Judge Bartch have 1000 to 5000 shares
at two cents per share 1856. 81.
Witness denied that he ever tried to
conceal anything from Morrison or any
one else, but to the contrary, he talked
freely with Morrison about the assays
and the condition Of the mine He
said that he did not tell Morrison that
he could not sell the treasury stock or
that he had to give away $1,000 shares
Of his stock in order 10 get influential
men interested in the property
Snow testified that Judge Bartch,
through w. H. Child. located certain
,lalms for himself instead of for the
company as had been agreed, and that
me of the claims ccnhicted with the
claims. He said he charged
Judge Bartch at a directors meeting
With having violated his oath OF office
Is president Of the company by such |
Ictlon. and also charged him WI h
umping part OF the company's proper
v Judge Bartch. however, denied
making the location. and said that he
would have Child deed the ground In
onaict 10 the company. This has not
ct been done, said the witness.
FAvoRs BARTCH.
At the opening OF the case this morn
ng Judge Powers asked permission OF
he court to have Mr. Bamberger re-
allied I'm rebuttal at this time as he {
iould have to leave this afternoon for
lew York. Mr. Bamberger took the
tand and testified IN regard 10 the
,cation OF claims adjoining the Nor
son company's property, which loca-
ons Snow said were made by Judge
artch. He stated that Mr.. Vail and
Ir. Wilson made the locations referred
}. and that they were made on behalf
{ Mr.. Child, Mr. Wilson and him n
M He said that Snow showed him ,
map OF the locations made by the =
,mpany and told him the way the vein o
IN and he concluded that the loca- A
ons were not made SO as TO properly 81
,ver the vein, hence the reloeatlons q
ere made for himself, Mr.. Wilson and =
r. Child. Witness stated that Judge u
artch had no interest In the locations a.
all. He asked the Judge TO take an u
terest, but he refused and said that :.
wouldn't have anything to do with "
Judge Bartch was out there and So
lew that the locations had been made le
II had nothing 10 say about II. Mr.. III
lmberger said that he did not know :.
that time that one OF the locations ~
inflicted with the company's property. y,
Mr.. Snow was then called 10 the ~
and and the remainder of the morn ~ ~
z was taken up In asking questions ~
itch had been overlooked by the de- ~ ~
use on MS direct examination yester- 81 -,
y. At noon the court adjourned un- -
10 o'clock Monday morning, when Of,
e discrimination OF Mr.. Snow viii NJ
gin. m