Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-15
MR. OVERS RESIGNATION.
BE Steps Out as Receiver in the
Church Case
II. y. STONE HADE EXAMINER.
The Successor to Er. Dyer i We;
tci named.

u =faAAiAAHs
Il Yesterday it became known I,
several people that Frank Il. Dye
E had formulated his resignation @
the Office n reerl-et IN he suit o.
Inc government for the coufscatior
OF Mormon Church property.
Nh. Dyer stated that lie did not in
! tend fling the document until thi:
morning. and requested that n
publication 5e maue OF MS acton
/ ill his letter had been sent TO the
, court. About $50 last evening,
however, his attorney, Mr.. VIII
liams, fled the paper with Clerk
BacAe. Ii reads - follows
Ia the Supreme Court " the Terri
! tors Of Ttrh.
The United States Of America,
plaintiff. ~ the Late Corporation Of
the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter
day Saints ct al, defendants.
10 The Honorable Supreme Court:
I II respectfully submit that on No
vember :, 1887, ! was 10y this court
I appointed 20 the position OF receiver
OF the Church OF Jesus Christ Of
/ i.atter-day Saints, and required 20
give q bond for the faithful perform
ance Of my duty As such receiver IN
: tie sum Of two hundred and tity
. thousand dollars. Immediately after
which entered actively and vlsuT-
uu.Iy upon the discharge Of the
duties Of that responsible IositionI-
8 This appointment WIS made ia pup
STANCE Uf al act 81 Congress ap-
. proved March ., 1857, author
izing and directing the Attorney
{ General OF the United States
. = bring suit aud 20 wind
/ up the ah'sirs of the late corporation
Z OF tine Church OF Jesus Christ OF
LatteT-lay saints, and 90 escheat
Z its property 10 tie government icT
school PURPOSES. IL II a matter Of
public uUtorIety - well - %: rsrCut
that this hill was Introduced H. Con
grgss the season prior 20 its passage
being III the winter uf $3.50, ard
passed III March, i--s, and / was
not appointed receiver until over
eight months after the lassase o.
the act. aud nearly two year, after
tine introduction ~ thg hIii In Con
gre -. IL viii thus be seen that the
managers Of this late corporation
had all this time IN which 10
prepars Tor what aii tire time
seeuled 10 Ie The inevitable. ir
selling or otherwise diSpOsing
o. ali tine property belonging 90
said corporation. and in view oi the .
fact that this 90 them secmeu /
ike uuEarrauiyG Coufiscatilu and .
that they have always been hostile I
. the enforcement Of all tultel /
states laws hicu IN any manner /
affected them or their religion, u I
was MO surprise % tlu public gen
orally when il was disclosed that
they had disposed of all their prop
-rt y-at least had endUavUred b. do /.
So. and evidently thought they had
succeeded: SO that after my app giut-
mrHt there was moi property 90 Ig
hal EXCEPT 81 the emu 81 litigation,
and 70 Tas LOJ thought by many
that We would eyyrr-JOvCr probably
more tI8u ~-l', H'l worth 81 iruV,r-
-, which "a the time consisted ca
wat Is known a. tine tlthinE yaTa .
grounds, the G.Tio t0u-e and His
iprIaU's Office. Myself and attor-
ueys began q vigorous ~-s1rth' now
ever, which was sept up uurclen--
iE-ly ir- "a tim" almost night am.
GAY. auI as 20 result OF this search
.uI !a8g and tedious cNamiu9-
tons amt investigations, I.igG-
tiuI, etc, AMI ;uc u-s q;
every means That we could gUu-
mAg3. G-lIiuE as zoe Wrg- WIKI 80
people. ulr, 81 2 uu!-. we're hostile
% Jss aad our cEl-', 1 Hlye surgseL-
cd in getting realty 90 t-e value @.
about S+s4.u.H', anu personal proper
y 60 thc value Of about Si-u, SD
$50. 5>'-ll j. ia cIs-., making q
srIad tD:a! iu my possession, -
heretofore reported 20 tlIS court, u
about 81 1@j.1J' wgr'h Of property.
THIS Z. viii Doe .gel that from five
% eight times as Uura property hrs
beer rg,,ucei d tAC possession ui
this receiver 81 was expected 10y
MIN Or any one whom lac ever hear.
sNPIeSs s.H opinion UPON ths subject.
have az all times given 70 this
.lu-.Ee>E 81! the attention That ]
lg-l3rc eS-. mini, g. tiWss i1g.aslug
everything for d.. Ia cases where /
could not give my personal atteu-
tom % the management uf the per
-5uai property, such 8, sheep, have
tiTel tGs most competent and re-
liable men that / could find, and IN
no case ever Taii more than should
have paid LaI 1 been hiring lhgu
have sen!tinizeJ the
expenditures 1s closely as 10 was pos
-iHi- Tor me To- 90 under the ciEcgm-
-ta1urs. gad believe them % be ~
.I>J and relsJnau.e - the surround
ing Cirrum-tJurs would permit.
That / have lshurei under ullil- .
.u!,i,s ana GisI iTaut8gg- ct ZINES
think you are fully aware, bat uu-
der all circumstances and ia all
.a-,=- i have iah1rei honestly f1rihe
nest interest Of this fund with which
have been entrusted. The whole
thing was without precedent and
Jysst with complications. frauds
and 50 many conflicting !teas that !
[ simply ignored all except Tie
Judgment vi myself ami my a;tuE-
leys, and went on and did the
lust knew how. always. how
sver. with an eve single a. /.
he bet interests Of tEe fund.
And nov; gentlemen, ] uts,Ie 70, 70
'''y thaI / have recent ' nteoihe 'iie /
iii'histf IoI 40 IlI51 30 P1I''.'1i'- e
acre M n1'h ga ".ii.li ! ii.ls ,.l. i.'.s,
'etsoii1i l...,''.'-s' tl''-' " l''' lls
lIiEats matters CIV, me moe F.
,usl mes IMAM l can al.elll % nv :
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