| Show ilie for big i n THIM ION utah ono roo and booth rush hlo to explanations Enla nations M ry a ENT OF WRONG DO ING OF COURSE barof bein being misquoted the jak lam riner governor submits N written statement er governor haber ANI W welly LIN oa va groo secretary of the state ani ard under his ade statements regarding thy tile 3 4 jet ions in connection with thy the a ot of roa con lunda lands they ere n il in regard to the govern that the annd n d the coal companies to coal lands illegally through as agricultural or lands 13 ee wad wai no collusion between Is 34 J board anti the coal cottica r rabe the laud land board and anti the tile says Groo if there was anas an or ad ion on at till it mas os between the 18 and the tile applicants have no knowledge of if it it it is according accor to reports that 1 companies st ared to applications for lands and 0 n falso false arildean ita its but wit I 1 do not that this occurred all traus as asit in athe the laud land office 1 were mere with the laws of the led tad the united states iho aall joithe applicants to viere I 1 the ap up jons oas were not contested and in daice with the lam the aepli j received to the land id 6 verni vernit wells made ft a written meat lie waa wits ex chair odthe state land board which la Is by the government agents gentsy ming alding the coal to so iso 1 challands coal ceal lands iho statement made 1 I hay have und ar I 1 itil noted tho the allegations and in 0 1 the le former fortner state 1 board of which I 1 wits chairman v of the matter uit ter id Is politics aed ed in by the fline 1100 italian hand of 0 democratic ergun and how much ally tallY charged by the government IM who have been conducting an ti gatlon allega as I 1 nm am unable but to all charges of wha whatever teNer effect that the busl af atthe the board was conducted other 10 in ID f accordance c with the tha law and 1 of the state for and ad all my I 1 plead biot 1 iyani and await a bill of particulate ts I 1 AM p opi guilty of col collusion lusto il citizens to defraud the govern goer n eat I 1 change my iny plea to an in illy itell states district attorney HIE booth ear enins his connection carbon county land corn com mot ot ivelich helas ho haq dur ahe bear ear buoi the he gc eminent ita its ineth methods eds of obtaining Q b but tit no stilts have set been filed alast it the company Orn pany in connection I 1 its ta acquisition of coal lands 8 B M liner tier whose death ot oc ir d within the past ear organ tte 0 carbon carwil county land torn col booth said he caule to id asked as me to act as pre president f abe ats company coul pany and anti as tho tile corneil corn pil pati 5 thare I 1 accept both ewaa was donaldt ruble rable money to be rl ed with which to purchase so land to acure aar lire tho money from cocle ete ieter peter campbell Comp boll of tl I 1 Is subscribe for ten aares of 1110 at ten cents a shore and during hl a year ear 1803 1003 was president of the wt khlly I 1 ile I 1 was wits an official of tiny 1 I 10 lo 10 not know the tho an of land waa wat ahe he year f fol lowloR colonel colonell fliner I 1 k brei t 4 wine money for investment io eminent da bebuti e but I 1 believe belleve that be he ll 11 aso eland land in hie his own naw i t 14 knowle age it waa never cratil 4 O 0 the 1 lam ant unable cable to say how many acres of laud land were bought up the legal work of the company v INAs light I 1 received no salary as retainer from tho tile company compi iny but when I 1 acted as legal ab iser ra celled it fee for roy services while I 1 was con nedd with the company there was no crool crooked ked work cork logon whether coloniel milner transferred an land to the u I 1 do not riot know and I 1 have no knowledge it tige of the tile extent of hla ill holdings holding 1 in carbon count county |
