Show t. t I GIGANTIC REAL ESTATE DEAL IS w CONSUMMATED I i v ft h J y RIFLES USED TO INTIMIDATE IE H L SETTLERS ON COAL LANDS LAND h I. I Highhanded d Methods of Rio Grande Western and Utah Utah Fuel co Shown by Witnesses at Interstate Commerce Commerce Com Corn merce Commission Hearing A LAND GRABBING COMPANIES DEFIED THE LA LAWS Vi S Sher z Sensational her S ris 1 Testimony Brought Out in in Last Last Days Day's j I S SL- SL a Land and How Inquiry R. R How the Corop- Corop J 1 sT fr r rai rations n Stole Telegraphic Messages e sages f lr 6 I c I Ik J I k Employing armed thugs t to Crl righter frighten I t It tt i oris from the land and they y wanted to tc t ct J 1 bV f blackening tho q Character of or z a aG G l who had tiled filed on valuable coal J i t causing cau his tI's discharge from the o ot of tho Rio Q Grande railroad and J li him until ho was wn comp compelled J i relinquish ll h his holdings to the he Utah er Aiu t J company compan were sere facts acts brought rou ht out L f. f tJ tho closing session essl n df i the tho Interstate atc fi t O Commission lon yesterday af- af l l tf J lIp n t taD an aD examination of Arthur of-Arthur 1 l S t iV Sweet established his cl claim Jn to a i r. r 4 valuable trait tract oC at o coal land Jand Jl iz near ai Sun- Sun but he e. je wa was driven from hl hi hll l ft I rt I armed thugs In th cm- cm r J J z oc the Utah Fu 1 anti and the PI Pleasant p T t 1 yuM Yal T pr Coal lie obtained j cm-j j Junctions H against th the outlaws outlaw rt- rt but bU land grabbing gr comp companies laughed ill te t court cour arid and lolled defied the J law w. w tit jOb as gent 1 r ri e i 1 f J. J ut l tt tl p 0 FL tf el t 0 Jf tf i I II IQ l. l Pl m mJ J I 1 p lJ rIf 1 hO H lP I hI J I t tl f jt O l v b ft tH J O Ul to M JJ cr f nAWi f fuel til company com John J. J Jt r n fit Cot ihn t. t d the he theto j who promptly WI i I Fuel company compan lamI to 0 m I tta Utah Hired Telegraph h Operator Operator- 1 feature of ot 0 J r sensational the Utah testimony t l wax wat lI li 4 w telegraph employed Company Ji to watch the Western Vestern Un Union on l' l r tol at nt n Wc catchI catch Ir tro in 1 III office o the of Interest to Sll I all lt the mi-H mi for tho and I Im I'm Company en S s i from roni m Salt alt aIt Lake uko l I k to a a. man named namN V henry at itt Sunnyside hut but th they thoy were and und soini- soini I i reaChed cached henry Hemy ld h up 0 finally Union rn at it nIl all The Tho Western Vestern 4 i th the vIre out of th the office otTIc und um Installed which public busl- busl I another wire lre o Over t r l lra I It did tild not nut l l' l s iH 4 It came cameto i commission came of ot tho the Tho rho t j 3 30 afternoon to 10 a 1 close cIoe at I attorneys S and 7 and the government i W. W am with the thc Investigations a- a connected oth others rM h J nightS night left loft for Cor or Pueblo Colo Cob last 4 where they will begin a n hearing healing Mon Ion Monday S 'S Denver DenOI Den Den- will wUl go to hay day la after which th they y the work continue ver OJ OI to chief who was the thc Arthur A A. A Sweet of the afternoon told a n story witness the startling conditions revealed that thal 1902 conditions In Utah in 1902 existing ihlY have not been remedied which po with the rini 1 K Krevi Yr vi re-vi t was former formerly i iii c y r Pleasant n Valley ey Coal Coat company at Casc Gastie cas- cas I and ami tie tic Gate Gale where he was a clerk i I c OO to 1902 and loft left S. S operator from Crom l I on account of an attack his 1119 position 4 ol oi appendicitis When he recovered alp i entered enerd d the tho employ oft or of he a agent ent UIo filo Grande Grando at Colton Collon a as t I I the lotho Lothe e American Suret Surety Sure Sure- had applied Ie He ll his bond iR to on ty 9 company go 10 t 1 What ha Liat 1 t 1 Ov O ln en nit Did I f. f J f V T it Tt 1 I. I HI nt fit this LU 4 time that e he ho fl r Ih through lIgh- lIgh his ls in father Henry 1 I I j of Castle Gut Gate that Charles f t Wade Mostyn n Owen had made mado entry on ar a 1 lr C Sunnyside and 1 of or coal coul land at piece l r J I 1 that Owen had taken it up as ns grazing told him that l land md Ills His law in j. j I Ht was trying to steal the land t. t i e- e Owen Into the United States land Sweet 8 wont went slate slate- declaratory tiled med a coal and nud ment upon the land and out of the thu I s. i the t 11 he was given a n title to contest appealed crt The coat coal company prop property beaten irom flom the tho decision but was f his Mostyn Owen swore on Charles In the theland no coal there thell was I t. t that lint oath all alt grazing land It was land that went to with a man i Sweet manager Bert Gregory henry named oame L company's compans hotel had been told ft of the Cameron general superintendent by Frank the tho Utah i. of or of all aU the lie mines t I Pleasant Valley Valle and Fuel company Un 1 let Sweet S have not to Coal Coat company r- r t- t i l to eat cat at the room or anything Ie- Ie jt- jt a n Sweet down turned l Gregory hotel another hotel where to r and he lie went to get et another effort was as made la later him awa away land lanti up- up coal f t t to tho the sweet S went up i. i s t on which he had filed Henry was was with him On the wa way v up they p passed pass pass- od ed F F. ir r. r. r Wheeling now no on tho th Salt Sail lake police force a Mexican and another another another an- an other man all of or whom were armed They were hidden behind a rock ina Ina in inu a u a canyon leading to the thc land After Arter they had bach passed they the saw the warlike war war- like attitude of or the men and quicken quicken- e eo Cd the pace pac of their hor horses cs Shots were fired at them wen they refused to go a away wa Said SahL Thc There rc Was ZI No Xo Coal Coal Get out of there or Ill I'll shoot you ou you said Wheeling with an oath J None one of the the holS struck truck home L Liter t l' l Wheeling and his pals puis met mot Sweet and Henry on tho the land and at the point of or t a gun marched them thorn back bak down the tho canyon to Wheeling heeling said nIcI there was is-as no coal in the thA land Jand Sweet L ld the Carbon n county t court for an Injunction to re retraIn restrain th tho thuG thugs from froni throwing throwing him him tn 0 off th land Jand hT Injunction was served cr cd on th the iho men but bui It It had no effect Cec for or a guard twice w n. n large was installed b by iho tho Cu grab rueI-grai l men the tho wit wU- nc noAH al 1111 I. I lived sit the nf ho el eJ eland arid and that thul tho the WU paid paM b by Mark MarJ P P. n a dl Ln ke e lawyer A In nJ t cU Issued ud b II h fl ih et r d c TI n t artl ct th th 11 W v t 5 S a lay day and board hoard from th the tho 1 coal companies A citation for contempt con con- con I tempt was aa issued and the tho original gang moved out being supplanted by others Company l Won on onI Sweet finally perfected I his s title but could get el no one to advance mon money on coal lands because of the grip I which the coal combine had hall upon the lands and th the tran transportation facilities Sweet ha had from flom 1100 to 2000 of or which h ho Ito had borrowed wa was financially I embarrassed and could not continue a costly cosily litigation a against the po coal combine When hen John Johnj j J J. Tudson Iud on who figured in other cases av Ul lh tIe coal companies companies' agent came cume to lo him ho he sOt sold o cl hl his claims to the tho land Judson t-oon t them to to the Utah Fu Fuel l company It v wa va as at this point of oC the examination examina examina- tion that Commissioner Clark drew the distinction o of hear hearsay n. n evidence When Mr Thomas tusked the Iho witness what Judson told him Mr AlII Allison on ob- ob ji on Oil tho lie ground that it was wasI second hand testimony and therefore h hearsay ar evidence Mr Clark ruled I that If the ilie witness told what concern- concern l' l oO eti himself and Mr 11 Judson it was wasi i not ot hearsay evidence I Not ay i do I know that you OU have objected oh oh- j 1 a. a asked I ed the court COUlt Unless It ItIs Is It hc as you Fa say Fay hearsay evidence Sweet then said that hat Judson told him that h he sol sold the land laud for or more 11 than Sweet received for Cor itU it If U you OU can said ahl Mr air Thomas tell the commission slon lon If Ir the Utah Fuel company com coin obtained your discharge e from the pany Rio iHo Grande Grando and how It was wa-s done dono If Ie I any ony officials of oC tho the Utah Fuel com corn company comp procured your U dl discharge harg you ou p puny pany nY state tho the facts acts may mar coat coal Oh how does he ho know that the officials secured his discharge dis lIs- lIs company cc charge Interposed d Mr Allison Because I know said Sweet hotly Sweet said that while white he was agent at Colton for Cot the Rio Grande Superintendent nt Cameron of or the not desire did fuel ruel com company pan said he ho Sweets Sweet's services any longer In the he he for tor security security se se-S meantime Sweet had al applied in the American Surety com coin company compan pan puny pany The Fuel company sent letters New Ness York Torl telling that Sweet was to discharged ii dishonorably fm from m their loiter letter service and ami Sweet received a wh why the surety suret company asking from he had I left Ct the service of oC the fuel Cuel said appendicitis was company He company re refused refused refused re- re tho the surety Burety but the reason fused to go on his bonds Sweet oh- oh obtained ob letters from Utah's Utah prominent showing that ho he was honest t and men ollice InSall in upright He Ho went wont to Braffet's Le Lee and was told Salt Sail Lake c with W. W A A. the Utah Fuel company compan had made malIc him which consisted charges har cg against 01 ot tho the following Charges Against Sweet While Sw Sweet d da was a in 11 tlC the service of the Pleasant Valley Valle Coal company at ai Castle Gate Gat ho was said to have received re- re information concerning the tho company's coal lands which was u used S Sweet for or ato Irl gain galit b by When Sweet took the matter up with tho the surety suret in Now New York I he was promised ed a bond lIe Ho returned return return- ed to Salt Lake feen feeling happy In tho of oC a position with which he hei i could support his wife and babies Hemet He lIe Hemet met 11 Ii G G. G Williams of or the tile fuel comI company com corn I tan pany and and told him buTt he hc was vas going to return return re- re turn lurn to work But lint 1 I never did said Sweet Williams told a n Mr Mi Young that IC If Sweet went back Into the employ of the tho Rio Hlo Grande Grando he lie would t take tho the matter up with tho the road officials at D Denver nerI ner I wont went to work as agent tent and opera opera- Continued On Pa Page Two j I 1 J TWELVE I I OFFICE BUILDING MARKET II I i IL I I I I. i I r S f NE tE W Z TR fEDERAL J E. E I I I I I if TO BE ERECTED I L I c t TORY r t I I OffICE i I hJ I. I I II I kJ J. I r I I i rv 1 I r- r IJ L. L n i I LC 1 1 JI I I I. I lif Ic r I or 1 r v J j J. J p I. I t I 2 lit I LABOR t L J HALL L-J L f- f z 2 cSTREET r- r r I WALKER II t I II I The Tiit h drau hows of or I I I j I CORNER cs c's rc nt cs 1 I ti I I I n JC The t i 4 I 16 FEET X I encIo the I I jf I i F rii fi I h Je he h lins ed the 1 r rI I d I t or of tho s to 0 he- he I. I I C r jI j- j I 1 I i tl U It s ls hI that J r 4 oj I I 1 ch chen en t lots are rt Inet hi iii the 1 J I I 1 1 I c y L J II I RIFLES USED TO INTI Continued from p. p l one tor or for Cor tho the San Pedro Edro line saId sw Sweet to show how that I could get bond from Crom the th Am American Surety ty company and nd that no one on could blak blacken n my mr char har acter actor Caught 1 re Front From WireR Wire Ir S Sweet tet told toil of or the order that had been heen Issued to telegraph operators by officials of or the Utah Fuel company The Western Vestern rn Union telegraph station at was In the fuel company's compans com corn pany's pans and th the operators C caught cy every r m message g that passed over thA the wires vIres What hat were vere of or Interest to the tho c company were tron transcribed and given ven to the company compan officials By fly keeping anear an nn anear ear far on the wire when they transmitted private business the fuel Cuel company gained considerable Information All messages that affected the th business of or the compa company 3 were wen turn turned 11 in and at attended at- at t tended to by the prop proper r officials of oC Ito Iho com company pan Sweet said Mid that Frank Cameron Instructed the operators to obtain n news 8 In this way While Sweet waR was having hn troubles at he hr s sent man many me montages messages n eR to I Henry enry hl his se r. r gent ent there hut but FOmO Fome were not delivered deliver dellver- ed oJ d and others were dela delayed 1 Sw Sweet Pt took ook t th the matter mailer up tip with lh the Western ri and the wire was r rc removed moved from Crom I t th the he office of or the Utah Fuel company On cross croAA Mr Allison on t liked r Sweet If Ir h he hail had not been n sued for fraud rl deceit and misrepresentation t ion tion and after the witness denied it ithe the he t courts court's objection to the testimony d debarred further questioning aling t that fat line Percy O. O Sowers Sewers was recalled antI and presented d a n. list of the Utah ULah Fuel FUll com com- l lands land that thai have p gone to patent Tho The lI list t Is merely technical and ami embraces embraces em m braces thousands thou o of acres of nf coal land landIn i In n Carbon count county S Kept JIH Xo No Inventory nory Mr rr Allison announced that he h could flot get ct a lI list t of oC the land ond holdings of or orthe t the tho Utah Fu Fuel 1 company Ho Ito said ald there cro so many lands land thai hut It II would re- re luire a large force COIce of or clerks to go Co through h th the company's records and produce such a list The company has hns ia i kept no inventory However he hl presented presented pre pre- 1 statements showing th Iho th mortgageR mont morl- gages gageR on the Utah Fuel company and Plen Pleasant nt Valley Coal company held bythe by bythe bythe the Morton Trust company of New York At this Ibis point the government t closed f-d f and ancl Mr I. I Williams put Mr 11 Allison Alli Am- son eon t on on the stand to testify in regard t lo 10 o the star chamber Investigation conducted conducted con con- ducted at Evanston E Wyoming Allison was wa attorney for the American Amen Ameri nfl can Consolidated Oil company compan at the I Investigation that was waR held at Evanton EvanSon Evans Evans- ton ion on before J. J W. W V. V Zevely special landa land a agent ent c. c S S. Varian Varlan r Salt Sai Lake Lako appeared ap ap- ap- ap pearel for the Union Pacific and the i lasted four or n. n five live weeks the Iho sessions e lonH being held at the courthouse courthouse court court- hou house at Evanston Mr rr Allison Alson said sid the thc hearing was public at all al times Mr h Williams at the close of or the testimony testimony mony produced a n j aL dispatch patch from Crom George F. F Pollock chief of oC Division P P. p. p In which he characterized the Meyen- Meyen don dorff dorf statements Involving him and others ethers of C the land department as Utterly ut utterly ut- ut trl terly false malEe c. c Mr r. r Marchand then ced Introduced 3 ns rio evidence a n n statement In tn which Mr Pollock Pollock Pol Pot lock had said sid that the investigation aton condu conducted ted by y the Interstate Commerce Commission l was a piece f enec ence COC Fh The Tue session soR then adjourned Morning Se Sc Sc on E E. E M. M r I 4 Allison on attorney for or the Rio Grande Western stern Railroad Coal company company com corn pany combination ton came ce t out second best bes In a brush rush with Commissioner E. E E E. E Clark ClarR at |