Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-01-03 | Page 2 | Peter Ordered to Show Books next Monday

PETER PETEA TO SHOW BOOKS p NEXT MONDAY Judge Johnson Takes Charge of Contempt Against Mining Promoter I er Under Advisement Cont Contempt proceedings against Charles Peter Salt Lake mining promoter promoterS were taken under advisement advisement advisement advise advise- ment by Judge Tillman D. D Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son in the United States district court Saturday forenoon The alleged contempt of court ourt is purported to have arisen out of the failure of the indicted mine promoter promoter promoter pro pro- moter to produce records upon court order Friday The records were ordered produced produced produced pro pro- In court next Monday mornat mornine mornine morn- morn ine at 10 The trial of Peter on a charge of having used the mails malls to defraud will open Monday 1 morning He lie is alleged to have misrepresented his I l Ia Mascot mine near Hailey Halley Ida using using using us us- ing the mails malls In his alleged fraudulent fraudulent lent operations I T. T D. D Lewis and Willard 1 Hanson counsel for Peter presented a motion motion mo mo- tion for or the quashing of the sub- sub pena In which the defendant was ordered to turn over records to the court This motion wa was overruled Motions seeking to quash the In Indictment Indictment in- in nt because of insufficiency of evidence and b because cause of the governments government's alleged failure to furnish a bill of particulars and another another motion asking for an order to prevent th the introduction of any evidence were also overruled by Judge Johnson The contempt proceedings arose out of Peters Peter's refusal to turn over the records of the Consolidated Mining Mining Mi Mi- ning arid Milling company the Mascot 1 Mining and Milling company com corn pany and the Mascot Mining lining and Milling company Ltd Peter was president of these corporations and it is alleged In the true bill that he operated fraudulently through these companies The was served on Peter Friday noon At 4 o'clock Friday I afternoon Judge Johnson Issued an order citing the defendant for contempt contempt con con- tempt of court con I