The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-23
Court then adjourned until this
morning at 10 O'Clock.
THE REFUSAL TO ANSWER.

Dyer, who refused to answer it, have
almost passed from the mind of the
average reader. With tie idea of
throwing still further light upon the
matter Row before the court, We present
this morning a portion OF the proceed
ings before Examiner Hardness at the
time of the refusal. The Objectionable
question is printed in italics:
ZANE-Well, didn't you devote as
much time to the Office or marshal as
you did to that of receiver?
DYER-No, sir; don't think I have
in the last year-since / have been ap-
pointed receiver.
Q-And how much of your time to
your own private business2
Avery littla of that, for I have
had but very little outside business.
BAsKIN-Well now, how do you arrive
at the fact that you didn't devote as
much time to the duties of marshal as
you did to those of receiver?
A.-Because, Judge, think there
has been more time taken up in connec-
ton with the receiver business than
there has with the other in the last
year. l have my marshal's office so
arranged -
Q-Qnterrupting)-How much more
timer
A-WelI, as 1 said a moment ago, it
is very hard to tell just how much time
1 DEVOTED to either one
Q-The fact is that you can't tell
which you devoted the most to? can
your
A-Well, 1 have the impression that
l have paid more attention to the re-
ceiVer's Office than 1 have to the
marshaPs office in the last year.
ZANE-Well, you had good many
more men under you in the Office of
marshal than in that OF receiver, hadn t
your
A-That is true, but did not have
near as much property to look after as
/ had in this.
Q-What property was you looking
afler2
A-Such property as held as re-
ceiver.
Gas is embraced in your report?
Ayes, sir.
Dwell, it didn't take much of your
time to look after the Temple Block, did
it?
A-Nosa very great deal, no; didn't
spend great deal of time On the Tenn
pie Block.
Q.-Nor the Tithing yard, either, did
it?
A.--No, sir; except as to the matter of
rents.
Q.-You were not undertaking to
superintend the tithing business, was
you?
A-Not yet, no; haven't got That
far along yet,
Q-And you had possession of the
Historians office?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-You wasn't supervising the his
tory of the Church, was you, in any
way?
Al was leaving that for you, later
on.
Q.-That didn't take any of your
time, then, did it?
A-No, SIR.
Q.-And the Gard0 House. You
WASH t devoting much of your time to
that, Was you? su
A.-No, sir; ! did not.
Q-Nor the trustee-in.trust's Officer
Ave rented what personal prop
erty-the trustee in-trust's Office, as |
it, is the presidents office;
it is known as the church presidents
Office. That is not church property, as
we are informed, and we only took
possession of some personal property
there.
Q-You didn't investigate that to see
whose property it was, did your
Any attorneys did.
Q.-Well. they have charged for what
they have done, haven't they?
Al presume so.
Q.-You are not charging for any
Investigations they made?
'A.-No, sir.
Q-What other property, then, did you
take so much of your time in; the Wells
corner did,s't take any time, and it-you
that, didn't you?
Ave did, finally, yes, sir; butthere
Vas a great deal of work done on that
before a compromise was arrived at.
Q-What work did you do?
acknowledgements shall in
sist that the gentleman will state that
pensstion of the receiver, or this is
ZANE-That is just what we are trying
to do.
McBR1DE-To attack the compensa-
ton of the receiver
ZANE-Yes.
McBR1DE-I insist that it is inmate
rial.
The EXAMINER This is all under
your objection.
MCBRIDE-Then l shall instruct the
witness not to answer.
ZANE-Of course, if we cannot inves-
tigate this, we might as well quit.
PowERs-We are ready to investigate
your charges.
WILLIAHs-We want an Investigation
of that that is referred. and do not pro-
pose to investigate anything else, and
you might just as well receive notice of
it right now.
PowERs-Yes, sir !. we shall not crafty
you in that respect When you put
proper charges before the court, and
the court refers that matter to an ex-
we will meet you.
ZANE-Well, let the objection be
noted, len. We insist on an answer.
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CHENILLE CURTAINS,
Madras Curtains.
Come and 8 se them at DINwooDEY's
Peoples Equitable Coop, So and 10
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