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Show GROSS FRAUD IS i;i!f,f!CflJ i;i SUIT Salt Lake, March 25. Following swift on the completion of the audit of the books of Ine Silver King Consolidated Mining company, a sensational sen-sational suit was filed this afternoon, asking for an accounting and receivership receiver-ship Some months ago Joseph Jiraadl and the Park City Meat company, stockholders In the Silver King Consolidated, Con-solidated, niado petition for an audit, of the company's books, and this was rewlsterl by Solon Splro, the president and director of the company; but tb case went to the supreme court and a decision was rendered requiring the company, to submit Its books to the Inspection and audit, if Brandl and ether?" . r. .' " '. This audit was completed a short time ago and is said to bo covered in a voluminous report, the disclosures of which resulted In the filing of Ihe action in the Third Judicial district court this afternoon. The complaint alleges tho grossest frauds and mismanagement, and So-kn So-kn Splro is named as the principal, with v relatives of his and personal friends as coconspirators. It is alleged that assessments were I vied Illegally, and that Splro offsei the amounts which he and some relatives rela-tives and friends should have paid on j these assessments by rendering varl ous charges against the corporation, which are claimed to be unjust And fraudulent. , The totxl of these Mogul and frad-!i ulcnt charges Is alleged to aggrogaVi not less than $S7.205.2G, which, amounts are specifically itemized in the complaint. One man ls.8nid.loj! have been paid attorney fees amount'. Ing to $200, and Is known to. be a mliv-j ing man and not an attorney. Tho. j total of legal expenses charged to" tuielltigatlon Is $49,540.00. . ; The plaintiff explains that tho rea-, son suit for a receivership and an accounting ac-counting was just made Is that Splro so dominates tho directorate of tho company that It would be utterly useless use-less to" request the board to bring such action, as It is alb-god Is necessary neces-sary to safeguard the interests of the minority stockholders. |