Show grand jury makes report on rate nat on cases and the coal land frauds salt lake cit indictments were returned by the grand jury on friday against the union pacific railroad company the union pacific coal corn pany the oregon short line railroad company superintendent buckingham of the oregon short line railroad company and james M moore sales agent of the union pacific coal corn pany the indictments charge undue preferences and discrimination against a coal shipper and consumer in subjecting him to undue prejudice these cases grew out of the D J sharp affair mr sharp testified be tore the interstate commerce commis slon which met in salt lake in sep that he was denied coal and cars by the union pacific coal and railroad companies because he of coal at a ince below the salt lake marl et price As a result he was forced out of bus nes losing the money he had invested in entering the coal business this act of the coal and railroad companies is held in di violation of sections 3 and 10 of the amended interstate commerce act of 1887 A bumbel of indictments were re turned against the officers and em aloyes of the utah fuel and allied coal companies indictments were re turned against the following H G williams general manager of the utah fuel company robert forrester ge of the utah fuel company william D foster secretary to rob ert forrester george A moore civil engineer employed by the utah fuel company biroy N dark attorney tor the company in denver and alexander cowie chief clerk in the denver of floes participating in conspiracy to de fraud the government Is the charge contained in the bills returned against these men indictments were also re turned against theodore schulte now employed by the H ansur ance company and thomas A moore clerk in the county recorder s office the bills against theae men charge them with perjury before the grand jury it is understood they acted as dummies tor the utah fuel corn pany and upon being questioned by the jury refused to vol inteer much wanted information on this subject |