Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-01

tention was paid to them and again the
armed thugs said they had no fear or
courts. I then got citation for con-
tempt Of court from Judge Johnson.
When I visited the ground after this
] found different gang of men guard
ing II, The guards would be reduced
In number when Henry or ] was in the
district, so ] left Henry there to keep
the company's full strength OF guards
on the ground The thugs were get
ting Sc day and their board. | finally
purchased the land for $50 an acre
from the government. and was told to
sell IL ] got a chance, There was not
n man In Utah who would have adj
vanced a cent to me TO develop the
land. as II was known that the Utah
Fuel company was against me. As ]
had incurred debt of $1,000 or $1,000
during the fight, was now In a bad
shape financially.
II was informed that the Utah Fuel
company would not buy the ground,
but that John ]. Judson. of salt Lake
would buy from me. | sold to him,
getting $4,000, met him later and he
told me he had received more than |
did. He did not say how much more
Probably $50 more added Atty
Thomas.
TRIED TO GET BOND.
The witness went on to state that
Cotton is at the junction of the roads
to the mines. and all freight for the
mines OF the Pleasant Valley company
passed through that station. II re-
ceived word that the National Surety
company Of New York would no longer
go on my bonds. Supt. George Geiger
OF the Rio Grande Western told me
this. ] went to Manager II. g. Will
llams OF the Utah Fuel company and
explained that letter from him would
do me a great favor Mr.. Williams
gave me a very satisfactory letter ana
with others from senators, state sem
ators, congressman and letter from
Frank d. Rockefeller, q cousin OF John
d, Rockefeller, / went to New YORK. l
met Manager Young OF the bond de-
partment Of the National Surety conf
pany and also went to Mark p. Braf-
fet's Office and tried to get information
about the whole affair,
II was told that because ! had used
knowledge acquired while In the en-
ploy of the Utah Fuel company In &C
auiring Ind at Sunnyside | had put
myself in bad position. Mr.. Brafet
read Mr.. Williams letter and said !,
This mans word carries no weight l
was told that all would be fixed so
came back to Salt Lake. ! met Mr..
williams and he asked me how / had
come out. told him o. X, and said,
i am going back to work But / new
err did.
81 accepted a position on the Salt
Lake Route to show these men VINO
tried TO take bread and butter away
from my two babies and wife that
still could get bonds and still held the
character they tried to blacken'"
Witness went on to state that the op.
orators al the mines were instructed
10 turn I'm any messages that might az
feet the interests OF the coal company.
STARTLING STATEMENT.
With an indignant emphasis Mr. Mar
chand said: You mean to say that the
publ,c's business going through these
offices, that so much of IL that might
affect the company's was taken out?
Eyes, sir"
"Haye your messages been intercept
ed?'
"Nfy men never got the messages, and
sometimes they got them after | got
there. The messages were sent by
Western Union. They were passed
through the coal Offices. The matter
was taken up by the Western Union
and the wires removed
In answer 10 MIR. Allison he denied
suits had been filed against him for
deceit and false representation.
Col. p. S. Sewers then took the stand
and produced the list of protests hled
by him, which was requested by the
government that he furnish when he
left the stand on Wednesday.
Atty. Marchand then stated that the
inquiry was closed as far as the gov
eminent was concerned.
Atty. Il. NJ. Allison then took the
stand for the corporations and was
questioned by Farley L. Williams He
testified that he had been attorney for
the American Consolidated Oil COM
pany, when tho contest suit came into
the wyoming courts. The land In dis
pute lay In section q. Spring Valley,
near Evanston, wyo. MIR, Allison said
that while he was In Evanston he saw
Atty. Spence there and that the final
decision of the case was in favor OF the
Union Pacific.
DENIAL OFFERED.
MFR. williams then offered In evidence
the denial of Mr.. Pollock, mace IN