Show fRANK KNOX IS INDICTED IN NEVADA I I Is Director of Company in Whose Management He Played No Part Indictments have hae been returned by bythe the grand jury of Esmeralda county Nov Xe against Frank rank Knox of Salt Lake City a n director in the Pittsburg Silver other officials officials of of- Peak company compan together with of the thc company charging chargin them with violating the Nevada bullion bulhon tax laws according to press dispatches received received received re re- re- re here last night The officials indicted with Mr Ir Knox the dispatches hes ar are United States Senator George T. T Oliver William Flynn T. T J J. Crump John S. S Weller Ralph f B. B Flynn and J. J G. G of Pittsburg George Bradley Bradey and M. M L. L Effinger of Blair Elau Nov Nev Charles Y Fuller and M. M A. A Carton of Utica N. N Y V. and J. J II H. Brown of Wilmington Wil Vil Del The indictments char charge e the defendants defendants defendants defend defend- ants with conspiracy to defraud the county and state by means of fraudulent fraudulent lent bullion tax Ft statements They allege allege al al- al le lege e that the tho officials indicted stated that the cost of reduction of the ore is 1 4 1 a ton whereas the actual cost of reduction reduction re re- is but a a. ton taD and that tho the greater portion of the tho profits has been charged against the maintenance and other enterprises of the company distinct from mining Mr Knox who is president of the National National National Na Na- Bank of the Republic of Salt SaIt Lake City and is interested in a anum number nuns num ber ben of industrial enterprises throughout through through- out the state made malo the following statement statement state state- ment mont this morning While I am a stockholder and a member of the board of ot directors of the Pittsburg Silver Sih-pr Peak Mining company corn com pany I have no official knowledge of an indictment havin having been brou brought ht ag against me by the grand jury of Esmeralda Esmeralda Esmer Esmer- alda county as stated stated in newspaper advices today I know now nothing of the bullion returns re i-a- turns that may mayor or may not have been made by the company I know nothing nothing noth noth- in ing of of the contention said to have been made by the Nevada state bullion tax collector either as to its merits or demerits In fact I know of no contention contention con con- save what I have seen in the press dispatches The offices of the company are in Pittsburg where the majority of the directors reside and the company company meetings meetings meet meet- in ings s are held in that city rity I have never attended a meeting either of the dunce dunce- directors directors tors or stockholders I have been in inthe inthe inthe the mine mine only once and really know nothing of the matter |