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SENSATION !AGAINS'Something of a sensation was. created yesterday morning when John W.Price, upon the witness stand, admitted having taken the books and records of the Mary McKinney Mining company the day prior to his leaving the employ of the company.The testimony was given before Referees J. R. Finley, of this city, Edwin E. Chase, of Denver, and C. W. How-bert; of Cripple Creek, who are hearing the evidence in the million dollar damage suit brought by the Morning Glory Gold Mining company ftgainst the Mary McKinney Mining company. The session was held in the court room of the civil division of the district court, and attracted considerable attention. The United States court in Denver decided the apex question in favor of -the plaintiff and the question as to the amount of ore that had been taken from the property by the defendant as an innocent trespasser was left for the referees to decide. The sessions of the referees have bden held in Cripple Creek during the last week but will now be held in this city.For nearly a year the Mary McKinney company has searched high and low for certain records and books containing the amount and value of the ore taken from the property in dispute, in order that the company could make its calculations as to the amount of damage. Some surprise was created when the counsel for the plaintiff produced the books in court, and yesterday all question was set at rest by John W. Price, formerly a foreman in the employ of the Mary McKinney company, admitting that he took the books the day prior to his leaving the
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Colorado Springs Weekly Gazette
Colorado Springs, Colorado, US
Thu, Jan 26, 1905
Page 10
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