Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-08 | Page 1 | Kansas Coal Trust is Sat Upon

lansas Coal Trust Is Sat Upon State Supreme Court Decides That Violations of Law by Combines ' May Be Investigated. TOPEKA, Kan., May 7, The Supreme Su-preme court today upheld the decision de-cision of District Judge Hazcn, in the coal trust cases so-called, who laat winter sentenced two Kansas coal operators for contempt of court for refusing to answer questions put by a County Attorney in a State investigation investiga-tion into the workings of an alleged coal combine. John Jack and John Bell, the operators, refused to testify on the ground that their testimony might incriminate them, and were sentenced to the county Jail. They appealed to tho Supremo court for release on habeao corpus, Tho Supreme court, while upholding tho decision of the lower court, however, holds that persons cannot be prosecuted for any disclosures dis-closures they may make on the witness Btnnd. The decision is of tho utmost Importance to the State, as it makes it possible for the Attorney-General and County Attorney to investigate alleged violations of the law by trusts. Nominated for Congress. Third Missouri dlHtrict Champ Clark, Democrat, renominated. First Ohio district Nicholas Longworth, Republican. ronomlniitcJ. Second Ohio district Horman P, Qocbol, Republican, rcnomlnalod-