The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-28
FRENCH TALKS
!. Of EXPERIENCE
IN CLEVELAND
Admits That He Was Stock
holder in Northern Ohio
Construction Company;
Not an Official.
REFUSES TO TELL
EARLY OPERATIONS
N. C. Morgan, Assistant
County Attorney, Goes to
Phoenix to Attend Hear
ing on Requisition.
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Special 20 The Tribune
PHOENIX. Arlz, Feb. 27.-From the
partly open door OF his private car c. w.
French early this evening hud series
of questions put 10 him relating to his
earlier operations both in the west and
In Ohio as well
After each question he made no reply.
except TO gay "Go on" At the end he
at first refused to make any obserya-
tion, but afterward said:
Say for inc that | will not answer
single ono OF those questions.
will neither deny nor affirm q soli-
tary one. ] have this day received
all the assurance OF support from my
friends that / Will need in the pres
ent conspiracy and | don't care TO
80 into my past with any persons not
directly connected with Inc in Utah.
IL is useless TO ask me such ques-
tions. My friends know ali about my
past and they are satisfied. Why
should | trouble myself ut this time
TO so into those affairs FOR the edIfi-
cation OF those who have no direct
concern?
And that Was all
He closed the door of the car. pulled
down the shades and was seen no more.
Was in Ohio.
Earlier in the evening French admit
ted that he was stockholder some flf
teen years ago OF the Northern Ohio
Construction company. but said he was
never an executive OF that corporation.
He was never personally familiar with
the detail of its history.
This much tho man who returned 10
Phoenix this morning from Prescott to
be here at the hearing In the matter of
the request for his extrddition 10 Utah
on Monday admitted. authorizing through
his attorney, Robert S. Fisher, state
mcnt 10 That effect
Strange 10 say. French would not per
NIT the tatement 10 come from him
personally, although he was presen, when
It was dictated by the attorney.
Asked II the company did not issue Z
worthless check for $4,000 and go into
bankruptcy without paying its employees.
French said he knew nothing OF any
such check transaction, and had no
knowledge of whether the company ever
failed to pay any of it's employees.
He said that he saw no reason why
he should state where he was born or
where he operated before going into
California. Notwithstanding his refusal
10 give further information concerning
himself. French referred To q close ac-
uuaintance with men OF affairs in Clcvc-
land, Cincinnati, Youngstown and other
Ohio cities. as we'll as, in the Pittsours
district and in New York:
knowledge of the steel industry, with
special reference TO Pennsylvania. and
spoke casually OF Charlie" Sohwab.
Corey, Carnegie and others.
Jackling in Phoenix.
The arrival here today Of D. G; Jack
ling aboard his private car. The Cy-
prus," brought no developments In the
French case On the contrary: MT jack
knew nothing Of his enterprises, and wes
outcome of his case In Utah.
Jackling was acSompanieS &C. @ mere r.s, Gy
dent OF the Ray Consolidated Copper
company. and both stated that they were
here simply on an inspection tour OF the
holdings at Ray.
Attorney Fisher announced today that
he would file the brief in the French case
with Governor Hunt tomorrow.
Fisher tonight ulauc tnc iolio"iHB o'dto
ment-
Private adVces inform US tlat
more than $1,000 has been spent in ca
kilograms to various persons In Lon,
don. seeking TO discredit French and
transfer his connections 10 other
parties on the Pacific coast.
The purpose has entirely failed.
French's London connections remain
firm kilograms from q prominent
financIer In the state of Washington
tonight inform us that French's asso-
ciates In that vicinity are unmoved.
He advises a heavy suit for damages
inJure French and promises the united
support Of all of Frencl's coast
friends. We are prepared 10 intro
duce the most surprising and damag-
Ing evidence against prominent par
tes In Salt Lake in showing con-
spiracy
Instructions to return TO Phoenix, 20
be present at the hearing on the applica-
ion before the governor OF Arizona for
he extraditlon Of c, w. French. the pro-
noter wanted here on charges of obtain-
ng money under false pretenses, were
wired TO n. G.. Morgan, assistant county
attorney. by l. Il. Wiley, county attor-
ley. yesterday,
For several days Mr. Morgan has been
n Los Angeles looking after the Call
ornia end OF the French case He will
proceed TO Phoenix today and will arrive
II time for the nearing Monday
Mr.. Wiley was Informed by wire yes-
erdaY that the attorney general of Ari- -
ona had pronounced the reQuisition pa
,ers presented by the Utah officials for
'rench's return TO bo legally vulid and
orrect, SO far as he could discern.