| Show COALITION E I DECLINES TO ANSWER I I Breaks Chain of Evidence Consolidated COlI Con Con- COl- COl I Thought Was Securely Welded I WILL TRY OTHER MEANS I Say Testimony of Accountant Who Asked to See Books Essential J. J V. W. Edmunds an expert accountant account account- ant on the stand In Tu Judge c court yesterday refused to answer questions the answers of which would show how whether ho he wn WOI hi in the employ of ot the tle Silver Siver King Coalition Coalton company compan when ostensibly In tho the of Jos Joseph ph Brand landl ho he attempted to gain galli permission to examine the tIle hooks books of or orthe the SIlver J King iZing ln Consolidated Mining company compan TIe Tio l court would not compel compel com com- pel to answer but bul suggested suggest suggest- ed that thal an action In the nature of a abill ahi bill 1111 hi of oC dh discovery co might be lc brought bro a against him hint and upon motion moton of tho defendants defendant's attorneys a continuance was TUIS granted to permit them to In Institute In- In proceedings to compel Edmunds Edmunds Ed Ed- munds to divulge e his connection with wih the Coalition Coalton people The case cas Is one Olle in which Jo Joseph Brand of or Park Parle City a a. u stockholder of the Silver King Icing I Consolidated company compan brought suit sul to compel that company to permit him hm to examine its is books P Permission to make malc the tile examination Ia had been healed denied by the Sliver Kin King ICing Consolidated company compan on tho ground round that thal Brand Brandl was In reality realty acting for forthe forthe forthe the Silver r King Coalition Coalton company compa against whom the Consolidated company corn com pany pon has 1108 ha pending in the Federal Federl court courtn a n suit for damages on account of ores aleJ alleged d to ha c have been illegally taken from It Its Is ground by the larger oon- oon cern Mado ado mido Se Several S el ermil Attempts Testimony presented yester yesterday ay showed that several attempts ha had been made to get bet at the Consolidated hooks books The first frt was by y W V. W W. Armstrong Arm rm strong known to be bo closely associated associated asso asso- with wih the Coalition Coalton people Ho He Homade Homade made a request direct to a Consolidated Consoli dated official for a list of oC that compans com com- pans any's stockholders Falling Failing In i this It t was said that ho Imo procured from rota Otto one oe of or the of tho the Coalition company a certificate of Consolidated lock which he attempted to have transferred to J. J W. W Edmunds the accountant This likewise proving unsuccessful Joseph Brandl a L Park Parl Ci City butcher who It was shown sells considerable meat to the Coalition Coalton boarding house presented himself with wih his attorney V V. I. I Sn Snyder also a n Coalition Coalton attorney and 1 T W. W Edmunds Edmunds Ed Ed- munds at the Con Consolidated offices to demand pel permission mission to examine tho the boo books ks It I was was' shown that Edmunds had bUll been the expert accountant for the tho Coalition Coalton com company pan for tho Tribune he time Telegram and for I carns and J When hen on the thc stand ho was vas asked if the Coalition people hail had an any Interest In tho the stock stoc he ha had purchased pur- pur chased from rom rota one OHara O'Hara he hI declined to o answer I Ho lie also declined to answer when as asked Cd If it 1 Frank Westcott he time Coalition Coalton compan company's 8 secretary had lad employed c him to purchase tile the stock lock and act as an expert for BrandL Brandl lie He Ic declined to say whether th the Coall- Coall tion ion people had recommended him to lon employ Snyder as his attorney or what his object was in purchasing Con Consolidated ol Stock In fact act he de- de I Chilled to answer every question the tho 1 answer r to which would In an any way the tho Coalition Coalton people with tho the to obtain a u list of or Consolidated In reply to a question queston Edmunds Edmun ls 13 said that hl Ills his refusals to answer wore were not hot because the answers would tend I to incriminate him |
