Show PETER HONEST IN MINE DEAL EAL COUNSEL SAYS Defense Begins Introduction Introduction Introduction tion of Evidence in GovI Government Gov Gov- Case Miner I Tells Tells Tells-of of High Grade Ore Every representation and every intention of ot Charles Peter mining promoter were made in good faith and not a single act on his part was dishonest contended Willard Hanson counsel for the defendant in outlining the testimony to be presented In behalf of ot the Indicted promoter on trial in the United States district court on a charge of ot having used the mails malls to defraud He SHe was honest there was no Intention in intention In- In to deceive anybody de declared declared de- de dared Mr Mr l Hanson We Ve will show that every strike that he announced to stockholders was a reality and that after the first abandonment of the tunnel talk of dividends ceased until a later date That was spent in machinery machinery machinery ma ma- chinery alone with vast amounts mounts for underground works and ad buildings buildings buildings build build- ings were assertions of Mr Hanson who declared that Peter had such great confidence In his workings that his own homo and furniture were yere mortgaged to provide additional additional addi addi- funds in the promotion of the mine Judge Tillman D. D Johnson in Instructing instructing instructing in- in the jury in regard to the motions of or the defense to strike out I j certain testimony declared that the jurors must consider whether Peter in selling stock made representations representations representations or promises that he knew were false and did he promise or represent that the money was to tobe tobe be used and at nt the same time held I no no intentions of of carrying out his statements The court also said the I jurors must consider whether Peter made promises of ot dividends to be paid by the comp company ny yet knew that same would not be done and also whether he sold his own stock pretending pretending pretending pre pre- tending iJ it was treasury stock The alleged scheme to place the I company in debt to himself so O that at some convenient time he could sell the property and freeze out stockholders was also commented upon by the court August G. G Johnson a Halley Ida miner who worked at the was the first witness called by the defense He testified to having taken out sacks of ore much of which was high grade The defense expects to consume two days in presenting its its' mony |