The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-08

| or severally, in an action on the case
| TO be brought by any conSignor or con-
| signee Disseminated against in any court
! OF the United States of competent jurs-
I dlctlon for all damages caused by or re-
| sultlng .therefrom.
Indicted for Conspiracy.
H. G. Williams, general manager of
the Utah Fuel company; Robert For
rester, geologist and agent Of the same
company; William ID. Foster, secretary
to Robert Forester; Elroy M. Clark, at
torney for the Utah Fuel company at
| Denver; Alexander II, Cowie, chief
clerk in the office of the ce-president
of the Utah Fuel company at Denver,
and George A. Moore, were all indicted
| for conspiring to defraud the United
| States Government out of 1400 acres of
coal lands in what is known as Saiina
canyon. in Sewer county, Utah The
fuel company secured nine dummies to
locate these 1400 acres of coal lands.
| Thomas A. Moore and Theodore Schultz,
| both indicted for perjury, are TWO of
these dummies. The transactions in
| volving the acquiring OF this land all
| went through the Office of the land at
| torney of the Utah Fuel company.
Robert Forester is supposed to have
passed on all the lands to be located,
and William D. Foster, his secretary,
and George 4. Moore are supposed to
have done large part Of the work of
securing the dummies to locate the
lands and afterward dispose of them to
the fuel company.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
has constructed branch line TO this
land. Attorney &. M. Allison of the
Utah Fuel company and the Denver d
Rio Grande Railroad company admitted
to Commissioner Clark at the last ses-
sion of the Interstate Commerce COM
mission that the Utah Fuel company is
a corporation controlled by the Denver
G. Rio Grande Railroad company.
Is Interesting Reading.
The story Of the procedure Of the
Utah Fuel company to secure these
l40O acres, as revealed in the testi-
mony before the Interstate Commerce
commission, although extremely raw,
makes interesting reading. Acting un-
der instructions from Robert Forres-
ter, George A. Moore caused excava-
tions to be dug on each Of the nine
claims in which this land was CON
tanned. The arrangements having
been previously made with the dunn
mics, they were taken in body to the
canyon, transportation being furnished
them, and were shown their claims.
Each one, though he had never seen
the country before was told which
claim he was to locate and Immediately
the applications were made for the
claims on blanks furnished by the
company IS attorney. All of the entries
were made on March "a, 1905. All of
the dummies, it is alleged, were fur
nished with money indirectly by the
Utah Fuel company, with which to
make the entry and ultimately to pay
for the lands at so much per acre. The
lands could not be transferred directly
to the fuel company, so purchaser
was found in the person of Frank A.
Calkins, father-in-law of Attorney FL
roy n Clark of the fuel company. The
lands were transferred to Calkins to be
held in trust for the Utah Fuel COM
pany. A United States special agent
got wind Of the scheme, however, and
different scheme was adopted by
the fuel company. Calkins advertised
that he had l400 acres of land for
sale and invited purchasers. They were
purchased by Salt Lake mining man
and are in his possession today, The
dummies almost all received $50 day
for their work Of locating the lands,
as well as So per day for the time re-
quired TO make the trip of location.
Another Lengthy Session.
That the grand jury will have an
other lengthy session there is no ques-
ton. there is every indication that
when the jury reconvenes after the
holidays, work of an equally important
nature as that which has taken place
will be undertaken.
SO far as can be ascertained no in
dictment has been returned by the |
grand jury against Harry Pazelle, the |
old boy charged with ex.
tracing matter from the mail Of F. |
Auerbach g. Bro.
The cases against both the corpora
tions and individuals against whom |
indictments have been found by the |
grand jury will not come up before |
the April term Of the Federal court
The personnel Of the grand jury is
as follows. w, J. Buck, Park City; |
James Ballard, Ogden; Thomas H.
Blackburn, Brigham City; Spencer
Clawson, Salt Lake City. foreman; |
John Ford, Jr., Centerville; J. A. |
Hsgard Manti; II. f. Hoagland, |
Provo; Ernest P. Horssley, Brigham
City; R. r. Irvine, Provo; Alma
Matthews, Providence; George st. |
Clair, Ophir; G.. A, Smurtbwate, Og-
den; ]. P. Smith, Logan; George Fl.
Tingley, Murray; R. x. Thomas, Salt
Lake; Henry Wallace. Salt Lake;
James NJ White, willard; r. C. Woods,
Ogden.
Reformed Spelling Rejected.