Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-16

for having refused a committee of the
Grand Jury of this Court the right tn
examine the records of the Probate
Court of Salt Lake county, of which
Probate Court the said Smith Is Judge,
and the records of which are in his
custody and subject to his control; and
the said Elias Smith having had until
this morning 10 file and exhibit to this
Court an ms vel aud reasons i'm exon
Grafton or mitigation of such contempt
aud the said Smith having failed to file
or exhibit any good reason for such
e~xonerstion or mitigation, but, on the
contrary, 1t appears from the report OF
said committee, filed on yesterday in
this Court, that the said Smith has per-
emptorily and persistently denied and
refused the said committee access to
the records and files OF said Probate
Court, notwithstanding the orders OF
this Court, II il therefore ordered and
adjudged by the Court that IN said
Elias Smith pay a fine OF $500, and an
additional sum Of $50 for each day that
he shall hereafter refuse to permit
the said committee OF said Grand Jury
access TO the records or hles of said
Probate Court at any reasonable time,
for the purpose Of making such exam
ination as they were heretofore ordered
to make by this Court; the latter
amount to be computed by the Clerk
Of this Court on the report of said
committees; and also that the said Elias
Smith pay the costs OF this proceeding.
to be taxed by the Clerk Of this
Court; and that an execution issu g
in the usual form against the said
Elias Smith for the several sums afore-
said. 1t is further ordered by the
Court that the United States Marshal
of this Territory, or his deputy. accom
psny the said committee to the place
where the said records and files of
said Probate Court are kept, at q reason
able time, or times; and II sail Elias
Smith shall refuse to let said commit
tee have access to said records or files,
that said Marshal shall arrest said Elias
Smith and hold him in custody until
such time as he. the said Smith, shall
permit said committee to make such
examination OF such records and files
as aforesaid: and II any other person,
or persons, having, or pretending TO
have the custody of such Probate
Courts records, or otherwise, shall, in
any way prevent or obstruct the said
committee from having access to such
Probate Courts records, or making
such examination as aforesaid, the said
Marshal or deputy is hereby COM
manded to arrest such person, or per-
sons, and forthwith bring him, or them,
before this Court to be dealt with ac-
cording to law.
(Sighed) NJ. %ScHAFFER, Judge.
Attest: &. ). HILL, Clerk.
September Is. 1877.
The Poland bill, by which the Fed
eral Courts are organized, makes IL the
duty of the Grand Jury to make the
examination of all public records.
SALT LAKE, Sept. Is.
High Prizes Judge Smith caves. The
committee were admitted to examine
the files and records in the Probate
Office. The committee have slready
found a rich mine of divorce corrup-
ton. A list OF cases, attorneys, and
the residence of parties in all the spu-
rious divorce cases. is being made by
the committee. Federal officers and
Gentiles are jubilant. The Saints feel
the loss Of Brigham in this, their first
skirnish since the loss of their dead
prophet.