Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-11
FOUR MILLIONS
OF WORDS SPOKEN
Awful Torrent Of Language Incl
dent to the Silver King
Case.
MANY REAMS OF TESTIMONY
Case Against the Coalition Mines Com
pany Closes This Morning Before
Special Examiner Christy.

After taking approximately 1000 900
words OF testimony. the case OF the Sill
yer King Consolidated Mining company
against the silver King Coalition Mines
company was closed this morning be-
fore Special Bxami-ar John w. Chrlsty
In the United States district court
When this Is transcribed II will be de-
livered to Judge John A. Marshall who
viii review II and then the arguments
Will be made. In the mass of testimony
there are great many rulings to be
made by Judge Marshall OH the obiec-
lions raised by the attorneys on both
sides OF the case. IL some OF the testi-
mony offered by the Coalition company
is ruled out Judge w II Dickson.
attorney for the Kearns crowd viii ask
for the re-opening OF the case.
In December. Mr. Christy was APP
pointed by Judge Marshall to take the
testimony In the case. Since then the
case has been going on almost con-
stantly and more than a score of ex-
perts have been examined and cross
examined. The suit was brought
against the Kearns crowd for entering
the Vesuvius claim which Is owned
jointly by both companies, and extract
ing the ore from the Parson stope. II
is alleged by the consolidated company
that II Is entitled to 900 for the
theft of the ore.
THOUSANDS OF COLUMNS.
During the hearing OF the case. Mr..
Christy Las transcribed several vol
umes of testimony but II will take
him some time with his office force TO
get the stenographlc report OF the tes-
timony out The testimony would
make about 3,3S3is columns of solid
matter in The Deseret News, which
would fll the entire space of the issue
for six weeks
Miss Leigh Block. craftsman, was
the last witness called for the Kearns
crowd in rebuttal. Atty. Herbert r.
Macmillan finished his cross exarnina-
ton OF Miss Block this morning and
then the Coalition company closed It's
case. In sur-rebuttal Frank Anderson
was called and made a few explana-
lions OF survey notes which were read
into the record. and there was no cross
examination.
PRIVILEGE GRANTED.
The case took a decided turn in the
closing hours this morning when an
agreement was made to allow the con-
solidated company 20 enter the Jewel
stope in the Eureka and Montezuma
claims and make a survey of It. For
tho last three years this privilege has
been denied the company. While tho
consolidated does not claim that the
Jewel Slope reaches into the Vesuvius
claim. II Is declared that the workings
come close TO the line and by stipula-
ton survey will be made of the
workings. Charles r. Brooks. who
represents the Kearns interests and
Frank Anderson. surveyor for the Con-
solidated. will leave for Park City
Monday morning and spend the week
in the stope running survey lines
As soon as MT Christy gets out
the testimony, the courtroom will be
turned into a work room. The exhibits
in the case number upwards OF 200
maps, charts and models, TO say moth
ing Of the samples OF ore and assayers'
reports and tests. Here the attorneys
win prepare their arguments which
will probably consume several days
when the case is taken up by Judge
Marshall