Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30
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/ Witness stated that he had known
Robert Forester for 10 years He
knew him To be the geologist for the
Utah Fuel company. Forester fire.
quenty examined the plats IN the Of
ilce, but said witness. he did not re-
call him taking up any lands. Two
| or three times Forester paid FOR lands
but witness could not say what, def
| nitely.
Considerable time was consumed by
counsel for the coal corporations In
| getting witness to detail the contest
| cases that followed. Witness stated
| In redirect examination that Mai Bird
/ then counsel for the Utah Fuel COM
| pany, had represented the State Of
| Utah IN several OF these contest cases.
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY.
George d. Holiday. tall in stature
| and a typical westerner was then called
and those who were prepared for the
sensations scheduled settled down In
their seats. Mr.. Holiday stated that
he originally opened up the Sunnyside
mine In Carbon county ON unsurvyed
land. He made locations and proceed
ed TO develop the property In January.
! 1891 Shortly afterwards Robert For
roster and another man came to him
| and told HIN that he would have 10
sell out to the Pleasant Valley Coal
| company or his claim would be Jumped
and he would be driven out Of the coun-
| ~.
Witness said that nc went to Salt
| Lake and met with VIII G.. Sharp. then
! superintendent OF the Pleasant Valley
| Coal company. and seven other OIL
| cials OF the coal company and the Rio
| Grande Western, The meeting was
| arranged for In the company's office
in the Dooly block.
CHEAP OFFER MADE.
~ asked Mr., Sharp" he said,
whether he had sent Forester down
with such a message, and he denied
II. Later II was admitted and ! was
given the alternative of few hundred
dollars or he driven of the place.
told those present that 1 must be left
alone, and that there was plenty of
coal lands around for everybody living
idle. | told them" said the witness.
that God never made a man who could
| take from me what had honestly come
| by"
| Witness then went on TO state that
! he told those present that they would
| not take a pin from his coat IL he had
come by that pin honestly.
| On the threat to drive him from his
| mine witness said that he told those
/ present that he would not Interfere
with anybody sent down but would hold
! them responsible aud would come TO
| salt Lake and settle with the officials
| and II they valued their scalps they
would leave him alone.
| Witness said that w. G. Sharp
shook hands with him at parting and
| told him that he would not be molested.
PROPERTY WAS JUMPED.
Then witness related how he went
ahead and developed the property after
the Holiday company had been organ
ICED. Then he left for Alaska and was
reached at Portland, Or, by wire in
| forming him that the property had been
jumped. lie returned at once to Salt
Lake and upon the advice OF the other
stockholders. he went down to Sunny
side unarmed and on a peaceful mis-
sion.
MEETING WAS TROPICAL
when he rode up to his property he
was met on the line by Robert Klrker
who. he alleged. had been employed By
the =. V. company to jump his mine
He introduced himself ana received
the following polite welcome;
Yes | know you, you c. d. 81 -
and II you don't get OF this property I
viii kill you IN q minute"
Il told him / came on peaceful
mission" said witness, land he said"
Here witness delivered himself OF a
string Of oaths which he said
Klrker replied with and again
threatened 70 kin him. Kirker
then left for the cabin for a
gun while witness and his father rode
up 10 the mine Then kirker, W. A.
Tidwcll. III Tidwen J r. Tldwcll and
three others all armed with shot guns
and rifles came ON the scene and again
threatened to kill him.
HIS PROPERTY REMOVED.
Witness said he paid no attention
but went on 'up TO the ground whore ne
found barracuda with notice posted
on Il warning trespassers of. This
he tore down and found that the prop.
erty In the form OF tools, etc. belong.
Ing 10 his company had been removed
on his way back he passed the cabin.
After he had proceeded Is yards Kirkcr
came out with the rest OF the men and
fired at him
Il tried to get fathers rifle" said
witness, "and while so doing the men
ran into the cabin, as I have testified
10 before when the trial came W. Ike
q lot Of rats iu a hole
Mr. Holiday said that from that day
until tho mine was turned over IN ne
Pleasant Valley Coal company follow.
ing the litigation and ultimate DUR.
chase, he was not permitted TO 20 upon
this property.
AZ this juncturc adjournment was
taken until %. m.
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