Show FRAUD CHARGED IN I COAL LANDS Government Begins s- s W Have Carbon County Patents Revoked FIRST OF SEVERAL SUITS Complaint Alleges s TImid That Valuable Min Mineral ln eral cral Lund Land Vas ns Secured From time the tie Go eminent 1 by Trickery The Tho Thu Pleasant Valley Valcy Coal company has las been een made defendant In iii an action acton filed fed in the United States Slates court In iii which the time United States government gov seeks to have revoked the lie patent to certain coal lands In Iii Carbon county the charge chargo bel being g that hint the title tte thereto was obtained fraudulently The he land Involved Is 15 I the southwest so quarter of section 32 township 13 south range 7 east cast comprising 3 a tract of or 1 ICO CO acres acre Several years ears ago so 50 the time complaint rca reads s the tho government own owned d the coal conI lands in qu question ston and sUbject to entry nu that W. W F F. Colton Colon Colon- of the president ent and general manager I Pleasant Valley VaHey Coal Coul company Robert Robert Robert Rob Rob- I ert Forrester engineer of the he com corn company comI I pany Major IV V. V II I. I Bird Brt now deceased de tie- ceased attorney tot for the time com company p n anti and others conspired to obtain a title tte to lo the tho he land by b Improper means leans September September Sep Sep- ember 21 1899 18 It Is alleged le Bessie le Kimbal paid ald to lo the time receiver of or the time local land office ollice ulce for the property property prop prop- ert erty or at time the tw rate rain rat of or 20 20 an aim acre an antho and amid time the patent to th the land was as secured from Washington ashington The he further all alleges that time the land was not entered i according to law but in iii violation vio yb lation lution thereof that the time fl said Des Bessie lo did not enter cuter upon the time ln land for fm her own use an and benet but hut forthe for forthe the time benefit of the pleasant Vale Valley Coal company that hunt said fald Forrester Forrestor acted acte for h her r as her hem attorney and amid Induced hello her hem herlo lo to make male the entry the woman reedy reedy- receiving recd lug ing HO CO CO for the time part she sh played In iii the time transaction Three days US U'S after perfection tion Uon loll u of entry it Il Is claimed the time land lall was waa tranS TI to the time Pleasant Valie Vale Coal company The government therefore there there- fume fore asks to ha have havo vo tho the emmr entry annuled that hiat the time deed be declared void vol and canceled and that the lie lan land In question queston be reverted b by decision of lie tho court to the tIme cu custody tudy o of the tho United Slates Tho Thu suit smut was filed fed by United States Slates Attorney General William I II Moody Mood through United Slates States District Attorney Alor- Alor le ney 1103 hiram Hirm E. E both Booth and amid Is said to be bo bethe bothe the first of or a series of if suits stilts to be filed ed Involving ins titles lilies to coal ands in Utah |