The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
,,ruses TO Surrender Barber
|1umber Company Books to
Federal Grand Jury.
nnGNANT WITNESS
I LOCKED UP in CELL
frit of Habeas Corpus Will Be
Sued Out in Frisco Cir
cult Court.
4. Tho Trihune

,..al to The Tribune
OTsE Ida, April o.-The investi-
,.;ou Of timber frauds being conduct
hs,s by the Federal grand Jury
4 I.,he6 rather sensational scene
Al, noon today when l.. G, Chapman,
!, Roise manager of the Barber Lum-
I, company, was committed to the
.-.,v mil upon an order from Federal
.iss Beatty for his refusal TO obey
4. ordsr al the court TO take the com
.,,,,s books before the grand jury for
sr.ction.
I Tho trouble commenced last Saturday
nm Mr.. Chapman was served with
|zsooena requesting him to lay the
loss Of the company before the grand
~ for inspection in connection with
N, Investigation of the timber pur-
|otss of that company. He declined
M rsrnit en- inspection of all the books,
|r, 50 order OF the court was secured
hi evening which required him to
I,nply with the subpoena and produce
III hooks pertaining to their Idaho tim
lM lands,
fhe trouble arose when Mr.. Chapman
irsumed to be the sole Judge as to
bat the jury should inspect and what
hid be considered as private mat
81 United States Attorney Ruick in
ssd that this would not be much of
irvestlgation of the books, and he
Ened upon the order Of the court
IE,g Obeyed at the session of the grand
lE this morning. When the grand
II convened, Mr.. Chapman refused
: bFrmlt an examination of the books
L lhe Federal attorney and read
k,nent prepared by his attorneys
|rg reasons for the posi- lion he had
Issn. The Jury took recess and APP
. fmd before Judge Beatty in open
: fTt Mr, Ruick read the statement to
! court and Judge Beatty responded:
l,FTa is but one thing to do. / will
! e 10 commit Mr., Chapman for con-
( Ir.."
II Witness Goes to Jail,
; hs Judge issued the order, and Mr.,
! Iipnan was placed in the custody Of
fieiy United States Marshal Bryon,
: T placed his charge in the county
~ Ar Chapman is stakeholder in
hr0cr Lumber company. and he
II as Justification of his action in
Y Premises. 4 provision of the United
shs constitution, which says;
@peTsOn shall be compelled, in any
'Haa case, to be witness against
hs.lf',
pO ono seems TO know what the next
~ VIII be. ii is intimated that
Ynen counsel will apply for n
~ o. aabeas corpus either here or
m appellate court Mt San Francisco.
"h though the books are of great
/, EF'ilalce IN the inyo st,gation of TIM
iiauds. and the Jury may not be
~ 70 continue its work till they arc
! aOee1 IN court The bookkcepers
I 1s Barber Lumber company are ex-
I ea 10 be called next.
III Secure Fine Quarters.
= 'ls attorneys for the defense in the
!. 'shaywood and Pettiboue eases,
q rented a large suite Of rooms in
(, puools fats in this city TO be used
e zen during the trial of the fedora
= OF trials soon to commence. The
u 'neys also secured fine Office rooms
IS e Overland building. into which
III aaVe moved their law Libraries.
= Delivered to Warden.
9aay Bert and Joe Slater we're
=; S0' IN from Canyon county to serve
'eafs In the penitcntiary for statu-
npe.
XS rumored that there is something
as in the matter of sewer con.
: A, IN THIS city and an investigation
= M Wy ordered al amy fimc