Show BRANDL I MAY Mf SEE SEEKING SEEKING KING CON CONI BOOKS Court However Confines In Investigation Investigation Investigation to Narrow Limits The Tho Silver King Consolidated Mining company mast must open op n its books to the In Inspection inspection of Joseph Brandl Brand a stockholder according to an order made Tuesday by Judge M 11 L Ritchie In the district court The order entered gives Brandl Brand permission to examine the books of the company As the order was entered by Judge Ritchie It imposes limitations on the examina examination examination tion llon of ot the books Brandl may not look the books over to lo find out the tho names mimes n mes of other stockholders but may examine the accounts and assessments so 50 far tar as these relate to his own stock The company stubbornly contested the suit brought by Brandl Brandi Aug 28 last as asserting asserting asserting that the action was only taken by Brandl at the Instigation of rival com corn companies companies with which the Sliver Silver King Con Consolidated Consolidated was in litigation referring to the tho Silver King Coalition in whose pay Brandl was asserted to be beIt beIt beIt It was further asserted that J W Ed Edmunds Edmunds munds whom Brandl named as the agent whom he wished to inspect the books was really in the employ of the Silver King Coalition as its accountant and that the application was really rea II to obtain in information Information information formation for the benefit of that com corn company company pany in defending the suit brought by Solon Spiro and his associates In the Sil Si Silver Silver Siver ver King Consolidated Brandl held a certificate for shares of ot stock in the Silver Sliver King Consolidated and Is a stockholder in the Park City Meat company which also holds stock In Inthe Inthe inthe the Silver King Consolidated He asserted that he had made a demand on the com corn company compan pany pan for permission to see the books that thai he might ascertain the truo true value of his tock and the amounts which had been b en paid taid In assessments but had been refused Judge Ritchie held that as a stockholder Brandl had the tho right to examine the books and he would not enter into the motives which prompted the examination As Solon Spiro and his associates still stil maintain that thai the application Is only to help out the Silver Sliver Coalition Mines an ap peal will be taken in the hope of delay Ing the examination until the pending litigation between the two companies is settled I |