Deseret Evening News | 1906-09-18 | Page 5 | Corruption Denied

CORRUPTION DENIED t line no nil of or Uc Vc t c of ot Money to Influence Council In lie the hearing yesterday e before the and receiver of ot the United States Siale land office In the case coe of Hoi Itoh combo oom against t Clark W G 0 the mining engineer associated with lark Hark In III the War ar Eagle Jagle asphalt a phaH deal testified that he hI looked ID koo the lID lode over and recommended It to the city eltY council hut but dented denied that he knew anything about bout public charges charged of In tho sale ale of ot the property to the tho city Tho The talk about graft Kroft had no Influence on him Mm He lie dented denied knowledge of ot any charge that he lie had lead used money mone to In Influence fluence the theo council and refused d to tell which membra of ot tho council ho Ito levi lead hart dealings with Witness s also alto de the denied nied he ho had told Clark he wanted 1000 to pay lIlY to certain of the tho Councilmen and declined to tell what Clark ro for tor the property Atty AU Edwards litre stated Mated that lie lee proposed to show ho that Clark received but ft s f small mill part of the money mone the tho bulk of ot which was divided up tep among Interested parties by b the witness Mr r was sue sus sustained tithed in his hi refusal to answer antI and declined also to state what 1111 t Ito lio received In Iii n compensation The Tho case caso is being continued today toda