Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-23

aris;,y from the conduct OF the sa:d
Receiver. this COMMISSIONS nnrs
thai an INQUIRY was hau 'LSah
R,hert Harkuess, E5',-, spohI ~. " ILL., LII,
he submitted report, tleu 10 ~
,isy ~ FEBRUARY, 1883, anu upon
thst reporta decree has been eolele s
Nv tbis curt, confirming and aaop'-
ing the same. - .,..a
7atosrd by me, NJ ~ o'o"e'
Commissioned. n4,u
This commissioner inns tnat t. az
the charges OF c51tbet ar. tpist9 ~.
duct. Investigations into the ,aiue
OF Ms services, inv.stigatiohs
into his alleged failure %
collcc. other funds, iuyes.lga-
,ions into the compromises
made by him with persons repre-
senting the defendants, are con-
c,uic,i b- that report, and the Hsus'
Of this court thereon, confirming
the same. -,
That this Court has hereloiOr,e,
rendered n decree, Determining az
The stc-e-sid matters, and all the
matters contained 10 ti's aforesaid
reuort OF Robert HaTkues-. ,
Refused. The conclusiveress ..
the report aud decree are matters
Tor the Supreme Court 10 determine
NJ. y. stone, Commissioned
Thi.I-Thas this Commissioner
has carefully examined OIL the
proofs taken before Examiner Ha's,
ness, which were again submitueu
az evidence before this Commits
sioner and also a large amount OF
other testimony upon the same
Questions has been taken upon the
said issues Contained IN the iuvesti-
CATION before the said Robert bark
ness. And this Commissioner finds
that the slid report Of the said
/ Robert Hardness was tue anu cor
rect. and this Commissioner adopts
n his findings the aforesaid findings
Of Robert Hardness, to the extent
I Of the matters therein passed, tine
said additional proof not changing
/ but cOuirmi;iy the truth Of the said
/ report.
! iRefused because found in s1b-
stance in my report. NJ. y. stone,
I Commissioner.
! Fourth-That since tue date Of
the filing OF the said report and
confirmation Of the said order, the
only charge OF misconduct against
the Receiver, that has becupresent-
ell or called to the attention of this
I Commissioner, has been that upon
one occasion he used ST. 900 OF the
fund aforesaid; and this Commits
siOner finds that he did upon one
! occasion use that amount Of prop
erty, which fact was disclosed by
the Receiver himself ia his testi-
mony. and that he accredited the
fund with interest thereon, AZ legal
rate. for the time used by him, and
returned the amount and Interest %
the fund: and this Commissioned
finds that the fund In the hands OF
the Receiver has not suffered any
loss or damage thereby, but has
been increased and benefited by
the amount OF said Interest. Tina,
he had received, before using this
money, an order from this court, d.
recting him 70 loan the same, upon
certain security, a. he was liaJle
himself for all moneys In his hands
and leaning out 10 himself was en-
tirely within the order o! this court.
! Refused except as found by nae
in my report. n. y. Stone, Com
/ missioner.
I Fifth-Ihe Commissioner further
fms, as a matter OF fact, that upon
| one occasion ne advanced 20 hE at
tOrney, Farley l.. Williams, for his
services, the sum o! $500, although
no allowance has yet heen made
covering the said sum so advanced
That the said attorney is pecuniarily
responsible and should the sum al
| lowed to him be less than the said
| $500, the Commissioner finds thai
the Receiver wOuld be liabIe upoI
his bond for the returH Of such diff
! ference between the amount allOweC
and the amount advanced.
I Refused except rs found by NE il
my report. NJ. \. Stone, ComnIis
siOner.
Arthur BRJwS.
+. l.. WILLIAMS.