Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-04 | Page 5 | Verdict for Frank Knox

Verdict For Frank Prank Knox The ease of the United d States vs S Frank Prank Knox was tried In the United States Stes m te court yesterday The jury re returned ret returned turned t l ned a 8 verdict In favor of or the 4 on the courts Instructions ns Mr Knox was charged with unlawfully unlawfully fully converting gilsonIte that Is ex cx extracting tr g of the value of ot about 1010 from government land The evi evidence evidence dence deuce adduced showed conclusively that the defendant had merely allowed all owed the gilsonite to 16 be 00 shipped In his name nama lot for another n t er party Further than that he be was not concerned in the transaction transaction tion Arguments were W re made ma e by Arthur Brown f r the defendant and C O 0 Whittemore for the government after which the court urt e instructed the jury in behalf of the defendant and the verdict was returned as stated sated