Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-17
DEsERET EVENING NEWS THURSDAY FEBRUARy - 1o1o

You say now you understood that
wnen you received the lctter from MI
Spiro asking permission to go into
your"to the workings under the sur
iace ground of the claims owned In
common by your company and his
| company?
A-Durlng the time the work was go
ing on and up until within so days OF
tno ming of that suit the papers had
given out the suit was In contempla-
tlons He never was refused admit
lance, but he never had asked for ad-
mittance. and ne had ought to II he
wanted to 20 In
Q-What?
A-He had ought to if he wanted
TO go in.
Q-Wny cid you refuse him the first
time he asked you? What was your
reason for refusing him?
A-After he had consulted YOU fell
lows and had drawn up the complaint
l didn't think there was any more
courtesles to be extended.
Q-How did you know the complaint
had been drawn?
At was published in the papers.
Q-But that was before you received
the letter from Mr.. Spiro?
templated
| Q-What is that
Al had knowledge a suit was con-
templated before l refused him admis-
| sion
o-You heard that through the pa
! pers and some Scotland Yard miners
| also?
A-yes. sir
SPIRO WAS DEAD SAFE.
o-So you were employing Scotland
Yard miners to watch Spiro?
A-No. he was dead safe; 1 never
had any.
! Q-Hc was entirely safe?
! Ayes, sir.
Q-Just as a lamb Is safe with lion
| when inside OF the lion?
Al did not have to put any force
on or that kind.
| Q-But yet when you had never said
word to him and you had been taking
| ore out of this ground in which You
knew that he. or his company. had n
joint interest in common, when he ask
ed to see what was going on In that
| ground. you refused to let him see the
workings in that ground?
| A-When q suit was contemplated?
| Q-Yes.
Ale never asked and never gave
| me a chance to refuse him until he
contemplated a suit
Q-Now, through what source did
| you learn suit was in contemplation
| when this letter was received by you?
Al was told of it by different in
| dividuals.
Q-Who were they?
Al can't call them to mind at this
| time
Q-Name one of them.
Al can later.
Q-Just take your time to think and
| tell me who
Al can't tell just at this minute.
Dwell, we will wait on you for
| few moments.
A-You will have to wait longer than
| that until | can go to the Office and get
the names
Q-You cannot give the names Of
one OF them now?
A-No, sir.
Q-How long will 1t take you to get
them and tell US?
Al will go up to the Office and get
them il you wish.
Q-How long will 1t take you to do
that?
A-To go up here block and half.
MEMORY AT FAULT.
Dwell, I wish you would do it, get
the names of those people who told you
that a suit was going to be COM
nfcnced. Please do so and we will wait
for you.
Crhe witness then left the room and
later returned)
Q-Aftcr one hours recess are you
ties who told you?
A-Ben Hoyt, yes, sir-is it Hoyt or
White? 1t Is a reporter on The Tele
gram. the mining reporter.
Q-Anyone else?
A-Oh, there We're others. but 1 can
not give their names just now.
Q-You know James McGregor?
Ayes, sir.
Q-How long have you known him?
A-Off and on since 1888.
Q-Have you known him as a foe
Ayes, / have.
Q-You have known him as a foe
man worthy of your steel in the past?
A-Well, 1 never had any physical
combat with him.
Ono, 1 mean in the way of litga-
ton. 1 do not mean a physical con-
test.
Ayes in that way.
Ole was the manager OF the min
ing property that 1t was claimed, in
the suit brought by his company. that
the Silver King Mining company had
invaded?
Al understood 80.
Q-You had an interview with him
in your office, either the office of Mr..
Keith or your own Office, prior to
November. 1905, concerning whether
the Silver King Mining company had
been in the ground that his company
claimed, didn't you?
Al had several interviews with
him.
ON one OF those interviews did you
show him map of the workings OF
the Silver King mine?
Al never kept any maps in that Of
flee.
QUESTION OF A MAP.
Q-Didn't you have one thore,
whether you kept them there or not,
and didn't you show him what pur-
ported to be a map or plat of the work.
ings of the Silver King mine. and
did you not cover up a part OF ii and
tell him that he could look at this part,
pointing TO the map, that that was all
! that Interested him2
| A-As to that | would not say: 1 do
| not remember that.
Q-Didn't you tell him in that inter
view not to tell Solon Spiro anything
about this part that was covered?
Al don't mind Solon Splro's name
ever coming into the
OWN you swear. testify under
| OATH that you did not say to him, tell
McGregor not TO say anything to Solon
| Splro about this?
Al will say not to my knowledge
| did we ever discuss Solon Spira, Nc
Gregor and l.
Q-I am not asking you whether you
discussed him or not. Did you men
tion that to him?
Al do not have any recollection
OF any such transaction ever oc-
CURED.
Q-I will refresh your memory. Do