The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-01
sIIlL sBIriDIso B. IKIAsDs.
1ss fresidsnt rressasias the Dismissal 81
of bts o. rlnfites

WAsuINoTuS. Doc M-C0l. Oliver A
Patton. htgistef - the Land once ai Bal l. ike
'ii. was chsfsed ~itn afurA Acnuoss, nisHppro.
ir1ilur ~ funds. iuurNpcfiy auposrirg before
Toe lnttrHi D. spaftment 90 aitufnci 20 a iand
'fse anf nllnO- naladfHlui rat l0n - Oh. n REL.
Ih'ss Charge .rs u 90 hB e. detective senf ~
The interior pfr.rtn.sni g. Investigate The con-
diiuu ~ thf onlco. A heafine UPON the'clarfo-
Let week uefufe 49, ttai -trreiHp cor an
fesu'ted 90 au adverse report g. the Irisld rut.
The aoc4s onicld then appealed duecuy
g. the PRECEDENT. sowing tL4t the Assistsut hec-
fet 10 had not gwen BIN fair oppont nity 10
defend iipself. Hs ~ the time submitted
long vriien defence. ia which De- A-ked a ton
ins .tigniion q the charges in salt Lake 'ts.
~nefe evidence could be secured aud tue cfsdi-
huty - certain Witness impoach.d This
fence was referred to sornam. who fofused g.
furihef consider u. suyIng be regarded the caae
a. cips'd. fattIn agaiu appealed 90 the Pc d
dent. who Indicated determination 10 a. the
's~" should ne insetfi4Atrd M salt Lake tity.
anu c"mni-si' % Miu ai once pfyt seh o. ilft
fiHro under his order. unless u ba decided that
Conn is~ipncf of the United states District
'.ufi lf tah shaii conduct toe tutestigIft0u.
o. Patton uas been in utter personal aud
ofciai wlr WITH tne Mormon element fpr over
hyt.r Two of hs onloai acls have proved
D. fnHulFfN udt1us o. the Normuus. one
The seizure - lot Of lumber cut 1n the pub1c
domain ~ men cmuluyed by the Mormon
ing ior indictment for depredaii0us - tue
Apostle aud twenty Il hls men. Inc other was
The tuNaftlug Of Brigham lUuug's scheme for
uutnining title to large bodies 81 agricultural
lands la the 1euItory. 1he Register eays
Young had previously t. his admlnistfa-
ton procured tile 90 about nfy thoasand urres
oi ! nj 20 various part 4 ltan ~ means pf
system ~ pefJtS au1 fraud upon the part 4
MofinOns .mpf'yed 10 do su. Their method
wa- u corr 3 hJme-tead-. aud without settle
mont or Improvement make OIth AT Tue Land
once Of ComgiiInfe with the tuyernmcut land
laws. aud thus ottain IN proof papers upun
which patents were granted by the Land De-
quired by this process 300 acres & land IN
Cache valley, IN NuTthern ltth. ~ spec iiici.
The Register sent agents to investigate a CON
siderable number o' eases pending nnal lTOOf.
and th'y wore uniformly reported a. of this
character. q lths Of settlers were received, GER
TN Gates refused. ma hpplcinis to the number
OF more than lU turned over to Distict Court
authorities Tor ptosecuti9n Tor perjury. Insse
unciai act-. ie HaSs. 80 exa-i Grated Mormon
diguitafics that ne has since been cons. nty
aud NindictNely Oi posed ty them. and his pres
ent troubles dte the sole result Of hrnery with
the Mormon tithing fund that Is set apart for
the secret purposes 81 the Church.
lie further says he heiioNes II he is relns' ted
be viii bee as-as-iuat.d u, ue an attempt haHare dy
been made 10y a Mormon wnom tie shot aud
wounded In sell defence Ia Salt Lake City about
two months ago.
IA aiditionai interesting feature OF Tho case
Il that the accused official Is aTeiattvo of the
President 10y miffiags, T. au cN. Confederate. aud
IS Democrat. He - kcutucktin by birth,
but was appointed from West Virginia. he
Presidents disposition 20 shield his personal
frends, aud ms hatred Of Mormon establish
ment, are the principal reasons for his course In
this case.