The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-29

filing upon coal lands for the Utah Fue
conn any and getting $50 for this work
She did not know what papers she signed
although she had read them at the time
10 several questions she said she knew
nothing about the transaction and testi-
fled that she did not remember state
ments she made to the land board in pre-
vious hearings. She admitted that Rob-
eTt Forrester was her attorney-in-fact
She did not remember going to Major
Birds office, although the transaction
had been performed in an office in the
Dooly building. She said she never saw
the land and had never been on the land.
Easy Money for Sprague.
W. D. Sprague said he is purchasing
agent for the American Smelling & Re
timing company, position he has held
for the last six months. He said he was
formerly in the employ of the Utah Fuel
company He made cash coal entry upon
land in Clear Creek. He did not receive
any patent on the land, which he trans
ferred to the Utah Fuel company three
years ago. through Robert Forester He
received $50. but did not know who furn-
ished the money. The money was paid
in t. r. Jones bank, The witness said
he had seen the land as 1t was pointed
out 10 MIN by Mr. Forester during a
trip over the territory.
At this juncture Attorney Marchand
said he desired MILFORD MOyle. John J.
JudsOn and Samuel L. Sudberry excused
&
dered it so recorded.
Owen L. Davis. who runs cigar stand
in the Kenyon hotel, admitted having
made cash coal entry upon land in the
southern portion of Utah. He did not re-
member just where the land was situated.
His title was transferred to John ]. Jud-
son. a druggist of this city. The witness
said ne never saw the land and was told
did not pay anything for the land. but
received $50 for his work This was six
years ago. He said Robert Forester was
his attorney-in-fact and the papers were
executed in Major Birds office.
The Whole Sprague Family.
Thomas B. Sprague said he had filed
upon coal land for the Utah Fuel COM
pany while chemist for that corporation.
He did not know where the land was. He
said that Forester had told him that he
the witnesS) and his friends could make
$50 apiece by entering upon coal lands.
This the witness and a number of Others
did. The witness named Miss Thorne,
Miss Brook and Miss Aft as others who
had accepted Mr.. Forresters suggestion.
The witness said his father, mother, sis
ter, w. B. Sprague and his wife had also
filed upon lands. He made deed in blank
in Major Birds office. He made a des-
ert entry upon land near Sunnyside,
which, after rigid examination. he con-
fessed he had been told was wanted by
the Utah Fuel company for building sites.
He did not know he had executed a deed
in favor of the Utah Fuel company. For
roster was his attorney-in-fact during this
transaction, for which the witness ad-
mitted receiving so
PW Spaulding, who confessed to be-
ing a dummy" for the Union Pacific
Coal company before the commission
when it met in Salt Lake last September.
gave additional details of methods used
by that company.
The commission adjourned until ~
o'clock Friday morning at the conclusion
of the examination of this witness The
commission expects to have the hearing
completed by Friday evening. although
a long list of names are still on the wit
ness book.
Mehesy's Famous Furs.
Mehesy the Furrier, KnUtsford Bldg