Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-17
ETHICS OF
TOM KEARNS
Continued from page one,
the silver King Coalition Mines COM


the Silver King Coalition Mines COM
pany.
A-All the directors was familiar
with the work, they was back and
forth there and had access to all the
maps.
Q-You did not inform Mr. Solon
Spiro of that?
A-No. sir.
Q-You knew he was the manager
Of the Silver King Consolidated mine =?
Al understood so.
Q-And you knew him quite well {?
A-Oh, yes. l knew him.
Q-Hc lived in Salt Lake City?
Ayes. and In Park City.
Q-How?
Al knew him In both places
o-You saw him frequently in both
places?
Ayes, sir.
Q-You were the manager of the
Silver King Mining company?
Ayes. sir.
Q-And you knew that you had
taken ore out of this claim owned In
common by the Silver King Mining
compsJly and the Silver King Con-
solidated Mining company?
Ayes. sir.
Q-And you never told him about
1t?
A=NOs SlI-
Q-And never invited him down to
zee the workings?
Al never refused him admission,
1t was up to him to come and ask
to go down and he never came and
asked to sec them.
Q-You say he never asked to go
Into the Silver King workings2
A-Never me, personally and 1 never
refused him
Q-Do you say he never asked you
TO go down into the mine?
A-He never personally asked me
to go down and was refused.
Q-You did not tell him that any
Of the workings of the Silver King
mine we're in ground in which his
company owned as much of an in
terest as yours did?
Al did not go to him and tell him
that, no. sir.
Q-And you did not tell him without
going to him?
A-No. sir.
Q-You met him sometimes. from time
TO time, at different places?
A-Oh. yes.
Q-Without hunting him up7
Q-And talked to him about Park
City matters?
Ayes, sir.
Q-And about the mines there
Al don't know that 1 talked much
TO him about mines. because 1 never
considered him a miner. He was no
miner.
Q-You never considered him what?
"A miner.
Q-Who as a miner?
A-Mr. Solon Spiro. and for that rea-
con L never talked to him about mines
In any way or discussed them with
him.
Q-You did not consider him a miner.
you say?
A-No, sir; and never talked to him
about them; never at all.
SCOTLAND YARD MINERS"
Q-Was that because you thought he
would never find out about your being
In ground
Al did not care whether he did or
not.
Off you did not care. why didn't
you tell him he could go down into the
mine?
A-Because I had other business to
do besides hunting up Solon Spiro to
tell him anything; but 1 did not refuse
TO let him into the workings; he could
go there, and he had access and could
zee them, and he hired some Scotland
Yard miners to tell him about the work
ings down there.
ground that he was interested in
A-No, sir; he never asked me about
it; but he got some of my men to be-
tray me.
Odd you inform him of it without
being asked?
A-No. sir.
Q-You did not hunt him up?
A-No, sir.
Q-You met him frequently from
70 vyonk month 10 month
6idn't you?
A-Occasionally I would see him
around.
Q-You met him at least every week.
didn't you?
A-No. not every week or month. 1
have been out OF the state for six
months at time.
Q-But when you were not out of the
state you would see him right along
A-Not right along; but have bought
good whisky for him over at Park City
and got lots of good whisky from him
IN Park City, and been with him In
many ways and was friendly with him.
but not on mining. as he was no miner.
Q-While you think he was not as
good a miner as you are you would
sometimes talk about mines at these
occasional meetings.
A-No: 1 do not mind of ever dis
cusslng any mining property with this
gentleman.
Q-While you went out and met him
and talked to him. you say there was
never suggested anything about mines'
Al never was associated with him
on mining propositions, and we never
talked about mines at all.
SILENT DRINKING BOUTS.
Q-At the same time. in your drink
ing bouts. wouldn't you sometimes open
up and talk to him about mines?
A-Occasionally / would see him
around and have a friendly drink with
him but that was all.
Q--You would never drink enough.
On such occasions. to cause you TO open
ap to him and tell him that you had
been mining In that ground
Al was on my own ground, or
ground belonging to my company
Q-While I am willing to extend to
you the senatorial courtesy OF unlimit-