Show INCORPORATION CHARGES AIRED T. T H. H Holman Accuses Mine Companies of Intimidating Signers to Withdraw A ACCUSATIONS CHALLENGED I Further Hearing Is Granted When Jhen Proof of Charges Is Promised I I Char Charges cs that coercion Intimidation a lon I and threats of deprivation of oC wAter supply were used b by mining companies In tho Highland Bo Boy district of ot Dingham Ding Ding- ham canyon canon to compel signers of or the original petition asking Incorporation of or tho town of to sign another petition In n protest a against tho the Incorporation Incorporation were mido mado before th the county count commission yesterday b by T I I. L Holman representing tho ho The charges were challenged ed b by tho ho mining company representatives present pres pres- ent Mr Ir Holman promised to furnish furna h witnesses evidence and affidavits Wednesday morning nt at 10 o'clock was sot for further hearing Mr Holman demanded that tho ho minIng minIng min min- Ing lr companies present plesent evidence at the panic time to prove provo the allegation mado made In tho ho protesting petition that signatures signa urea tures of or tho rho orl original petition were avers se secured so- so cured through misrepresentation Tho mining company attorneys attorneys promised d to present tho evidence 6 If It the they saw f flu L Opinion The official opinion of or tho ho county attorney II II L. L was wu presented I to tho the commissioners commissioner Mr 1 ne held that In the Highland Bo Hoy district I I there were voters voter at the last elec elc election I tion and antI as only 40 49 electors lectors sl signed the a Incorporation petition the thc signers wore wor I I not a majority of ot tho the electors as re required re- re b by statute Mr Ir Holman and Attorney C C. A A. JeU representing the nr argued e 1 that th thu attorneys attorney's opinion did not reach the point III In that the attorney had considered tho the entire Highland Boy Hoy district when whon the petition petition petition peti peti- tion specifically stated that only a n portion portion portion por por- tion of oC the district asked aske for tor Incorporation The They tI dt that this section contains population and nd that 49 9 electors Is a majority of or the tho qualified voters oters of or that district Mr 11 Holman and 11 Mr lr Gillette contended con con- tended that pr persons ons or corporations outside of or tho the district J affected have no voice In tho the matter Hence Bence the they said the commission hud had no authority to consider the protesting petition presented presented pre pre- by tho the Utah Apex Mining lining company company com com- pany tho ho Utah Consol Consolidated ol tho ho pan l Mining In n Development and 1 tho the Ring Ring- Now ham Haven Mining dining companies Attorney Frank Flank r mining representative wanted to know about the rho thirty six 81 signers ners of or th the original t 1 the i had lin 1 signed nl a a t protesting I p petition li ii o o o Jt Mr lr Holman declared that the signatures signatures signa signa- tures s to tho the protesting petition had been secured through coercion and In Intimidation In- In Mr 11 Holman said that Joe and William tu two o of or ortho the llio signers who had protested later had stated the they had h been en threatened with deprivation of or their water supply secured from adjacent mining properties properties proper proper- ties tle unless thc they signed tho the protesting petition Mr tr asserted that the petition peti tion In protest was waa circulated by b men connected with the mining companies les at nt nl night hl that men and women were called from their beds to sign It ft It anti and that at least st In some somo Instances tho the representation representation representation rep rep- was made that the petition petition petition peti peti- I tion was to correct an error In tho pro- pro Incorporation petition |