Show rn CHARGES AGAINST I GOMP ANY Silver King Coalition Takes Devious and Underhand M Methods TRIES TO OBTAIN FACTS Application by St Stockholders to Examine Books Books' in Rivals Rival's Interest r Underhanded and devious mot methods od are arc charged ed against tho the Silver KIngI King Coalition Mines company of or which I former Cormer Senator Thomas Kearns Kearns Kearns' Is president and general manager manag r This I company compan has s before been charged ed with stealing ore oro from its Us neighbor j now It is alleged that it has taken an underhand method metho of getting In Information Information in- in formation to help fight the suit against It IL ILOn On August S Joseph Brandl applied for lot a writ of or mandate to compel toe the examination of oC the books of oC the Silver Sliver Sil Sli- Sli ver ct King Consolidated company al alleging alleging alleging al- al that ho was a l stockholder and ana had been refused such right The Thc Silver Sliver King Consolidated has flied filed an nn answer to his application In which tho tim admission is made that Brandl Brandi was once a stockholder but denies that he lie paid paltI nn any assessments or that ho was the owner of or any beneficial stock certificates as he lie claimed Tho The refusal reCusal to permit him to examine tho the books the tho answer al alle alleges alleges al- al le leges cs was made because because- tho time demand omand was not riot in good faith and was made In other interests than lila his own The Time litigation atlon between the Silver King ICing Con Consolidated t and the Silver SU King Coalition In which it is claimed that the latter has haR been sl stealing the tho theof orb of oC the former company compan Is then sot forth It Is asserted that the Silver King Coalition has for Cor years ars been hostile hostile hos has tile to the Silver er King Consolidated company whoso property properly adjoins In Inthe Inthe Inthe the mining district In Summit count county and has extracted ores of or great value for Cor which it refuses cs to account from the lie Silver King ground round Is has furthermore sought In every way say lo to embarrass the rival company In tho the conduct of or Its business and alienate its stockholders Serious I Charge c Made The charge Is then made that Brandt's Brandts application is iR for tor the purpose purr pur pur- r F pose of or obtaining Information as to the personnel of or the Silver SIl King Con- Con s 's stockholders In order older that b by personal solicitation and improper Influences It may Induce them to lo draw from the tIme corporation and thus compel comiel the withdrawal of or tho the suit suil or orto orto orto to hamper tho company in It its ItH prosecution prosecution prose pros cution and otherwise Injure It finan dean daily The charge is made that J J. W. W Edmunds Edmunds Ed Ed- munds whom Brandl took tool with ith him when ho sought to examine the time company's company's com corn pany's books Is a a. paid agent an om- om of the Silver cr l King Coalition company compan that ho hc Is the tho export expert accountant accountant ac a.- ac- ac countant of or that company compan and has long been employed etl by it H and by Its Hs president prel- prel I dent and general manager an and that Brandl Brandi anti and Edmunds were acting solely for Cor tho the Sliver Silver King Coalition to obtain Information in that thal company's company's com corn pany's Interests The Thc answer to the time petition Is sworn to b by Solon Spiro president o of tho timo Silver er King ICing Consolidated Consoli Consoli- dated company the pell peti tion for a a. writ writ writ-of of mandate i tto Jo Jobo bo ho denied The Tho original application was returnable return return- I able ahle before Judge 1 M. M L L. SepI September Sep Sep- 8 S S. S continued until September t. t 12 an and then therm until Monday when it I was further r postponed postpone by the filing of the tho answer anser |