Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-02
The DYER EXAMINATION.
The Er-RscsiFsr and Hon. ?. S.
Richards On the Stand.
ABOUT THE FINAL DECREE.
The Title 10 AMI Uses Of Temples
Inquired Into.
ABOUT THE FINAL DECREE.

amiuer.
The examination OF Mr.. Dyer wa
continued; I suspected that IN.
Oh-scn hal property which I d.
not take possession .. nor me,
tiCn in my report; [ endeavore,
to ascertain all the property tn,
: Church ownel, and take posses,io,
OF il; planted 4 suit o recover uror.
erty in Ogden which I believed b.,
+ longed to the Church, and mlds q
+ demand for the tithing property in
Logan, bot it did not stand la IN,
5 name Of the Church; l regarded ;l.t
: Ogden suit as n test case. aniaw,ii.
ed lis result before planting other.
In many cases the title to prpferty
used Tor Church purposes ..o6d in
. the name Of individuals and cy.,I,l
, not b. tracel 10 the Church: W..
made investigations regarding the
titles Of tithins pr0Pertic. through
out the Territory, ami reached the
conclusion thst In most al cases.
they coali not be ua-ei 10 tb,.
Church; / understood it 10 be my
duty 10 take possession Of all
the property Of the Church. but no,
FOR the purposes ola FINAL decree. I
dal n-thing % 10 with a final de
cree, 1 Wa= only cu>lgLliln. subject
- the order Of the court; I went 4.
Logan, Provo, Beaver ami other
places, and ascertained that the
Church had personal property in
thlSe places, OF a perishabie nature.
MIR, Narian questioned the wit
mes as 10 why he did net exarlfa.
! records In the various COUNTIES in q
-earch for Church property. and the
! witness said he had done that 50 flr
slime and opportunity Iermitted.
Wines said he uader-tcol that
after the final decree, the receiver
iculI take possession Of additional
Z property IL he ccalG find il.
the Unitei States Solicitor General
approved OF the statement OF fls.... .
u was submitted 20 him hy Mr.
feterss the United States attorney
Tor Utah; 1 never read the state 4
nent o! facts; hal nothing d % I
"ith %; considered it nv duty L. 4
report 10 the court all the property Cf /
The Church, and did so, - far a. I 4
eJull' ;hc reason | employed Mr.. q
i'eier- was because he hal a -e.E 4
Hn0wlc-ge Of the case and va "a
good lawyer; in some matters CON
uecte4 with the cas-. he did nuf
represent me, when the final decree.
vas rendered, l understood 10 re-
TERED only 10 the property thai hal
been gathered, hIt iii hot exclude
property from being taken wbi.5
might in future bs foun.I: tha
reason is.i why l did MT pu-Su. 1
timing and personal property iu /
various paris II tic Territory. wa
because l did not believe therc .ra.
any personal property. ari that IN.
lilhinS property va, all in the name
~ some ono besides the Church: hal
Information 70 this effect: don't
think my leasing the tithinrproncrty
M this city 10 Mr.. winier eutBIpi
The Church 70 continue cnllectir,,,
iithlns here, ether property could
have been obtained fOr that T.rr.r--a:
asked about fifty husiue- men IN :
this city what t.iey would uousi Ter
4 iair rental for the tithin. prlferiv. e
and only one among them nam-l .
n high n figure a Mr.. Win.!cr {
which was 500 per month: {
NJ not know the Property would q
,7niinua . be used for tithinE pur- q
poses; leased the Church farm l. :
Nlr. Winner II the low rent
d 50 a month for n short time n G
ne result II negotiations which q
ierm FL Il best 20 conclude that way. Z
n order 10 save law suit about tst. ~
Ute, which stood In Francis Ann
ir"ng's name; later the rent was a
.irie SO per month, ami stiu d
aes Si'l; the reason I rented u 10 e.
Mr.. Niuder vas because Mr.. Arm a
uong, In whose name IL STOOD. I q
.ileret % give il up IL we wcuhi L.,
'Ir. Wiuder have Il; I regarded this .
IS the best thing to DO, as it would @
ave a law suit. Do
The way Sill per month came % n
e resolved for the Church Farm. a. ] 4
he witness believed, va, thi>: Ger o.
ain parties WAITED b obtain a leag. @
{ il knowing that there was a N
uaHlty Of live stock on il thar
Ould not well be removed, aud d
they could therefore sub :.
sase II % the Church at a profit. al
he court made an order that bids
e received, and in order 60 retain Z =
, Mr.. Winder had to bid the hish lt
CURE Of SIll per month. m
The patty 10 whom I lease the [ at
ario House promised to Iay 50 in
sr month ami close the house ani stl
81 allow it 10 be used. thought h1
better b do this than rent il 10 IN
me one for lodging house, or the T,
ae, as there was much fine furni- 10y
re in il, and the damage 10 this ia
ight exceed the rent would get. frl
The witness explained fully ia er
gard 10 the compromise settlement ia
the suits planted 10y him 10 get IN
Of certain pieces Of real erl
tate which the Church had sold: pr
e Church offered 30 give witness M
hat had been received by il for all 90
Ose properties, and witness accept IN.
the offer because there were grave or
ubts as 10 whether the properties sci
uld be recovered, and because the az.
torneys whom he had employed IT,
-Jngiy advised him 10 80 c0mprO- de
Use the cases. %
The witness answered many ques-
ms put by Mr. ' arian in Tegari t. cri
e legal assistance he had en- pei
Dyed, and the expense Of the same. pr
r. Narian then preached the sub 10y
1 OF the compromise in regard t. pr
rsonll property which the Church wa
4 turned over 10 the various
axes. and for which S75. 900 in cor
sh wRs paid 10 the receiver. Wit pie
= had no means Of ascertaining Of
lat this property consisted OF, fur per
.r than the inventories furnished uul
representatives Of the Church: ht Gu
ieyed these could lie relied Oh
On, but bad he believed other on
- ne had no means nor power by t-ul
.ich TO ascertain the truth. owing / the
he circ instances Of the case. cor
The witness testified that sums o. not
ney hal been deposited in the OF
lk OF W. :. Mccormick q Co.aud Sta
that in which J. +. DOoley i in Sta
ssted. and that w. :. Mccormick iu'
! J. r. DOOley were on has bond. con
re was n9 understanding thar had
money would be 40 deposited the
en- those gentlemen went on his pas.
ID. and
Witness had used for his private my
-p0ses Sll, 200 Of the fund, and I
I returned il with interest; il wa den
/ time when more than a year the
/ a half Of his salary was dae. slsi
/ he felt he had n right 10 Use the.
nall part Of the fund in his hands; Chi
had right T. keep all Of the gen
- Il, his ~. Instead on deros. Sta
9 it in bank.