Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-02

e reason why the lease 10 Mr.. Winder
"A j. uatci some months after tool
unlispIts-d possession Of the Church
Arm- D. beeluss there wa- n deli, =
IA carrying cut the terms uusu
: which Mr.. Armstrong deliy.
b cred q d me: the natter az
e iet,in- tack % the Church
rr5l-r.ies hal seizai eere
up before the Territorial Supremr
Iolrl which approved u the leases;
. each lease was made on what I con.
, ,iIenct the best terms could hop,.
u get except in the case II tho
tnur-h ltrm which was leased at n
l5| hgure in pIrTt4lsC 81 a COM
: promise IN regard o. ths title
Mr. Narinn-Si nCU the iiuai decree
vas entered the receiver has Uracti-
caiiy done EYthing towards search
ing out more properly
MltuEzs-Nut much searching
has been done, ss ii !. well known
what property tie Church owned.
and IL has svpt the receiver busy
taxing care % the property in his
possession. Further, under tie al
vice o. nay attorney, I did not plant
eNpan-ivc liti-sriIu 10 recover proi
vrty, ua Account % the uncertain
I lies 0f the case, and the d5ut. a. 10
: the c1n>liiuii0allity 81 the law.
Mr.. Nariau-DiI the Church at
torueys agree % turn over certaln
I pr1Terlies, on condition that a final
I decree should he agreed to-
] WI.ue-s-I knew that such an
! arrangement was under c0usiIera-
{ ton. / raised uJ objection 10 il;
] cannot say what negotiations took |
| place between counsel about it.
Alr. NIriAn gus-rsl upon the ex-
Z psrIi,urgs made los tire witness a /
receiver. The latter said some ex-
I p-udi-gres incurred iu pursuance oil
the orders ui gbr count were not /
economical, lu; al bee hal control /
%. were.
To Mr.. i,iehariz-D1 you know
how the titles 10 tie Temples are
helie
Witu-s=- The Logan Temple
stands Do the name % a corporation;
AMI 1 am Informed that the -.
George ami Naui Temples are hell /
On tie 80 be way, none ol them
-Iui il tls nam nj tt, Ga arch u
Jesus Ghri-. 10 i8tls.I IS saints.
To Air. NHr.ln-it is n matter OF
rItlie u0t'ittt TIA. the Temples |
are { hurcu Institutions.
+. :. Richards was sworn and eN- !
aminCi iy Mr.. NMiIn-Wa= one
q the attorneys iug ihc Chucch, AM
., sI-h agreed q tine statement II ,
Fac upon which the final deere.
Sas nF-l-: it was a-seel that
eeriaiu property ia dispute
>Gugil BE- surrendered 90 %.
receiver GA condition That \ /,
final decree .lguiI De uulur.si: this +,
was the motive which lld the
defendants .a luru over certain unaa- !
eEiy whieh they thgpght thu gov z
erumuu- ilIl ua flFl-t O.. tiu Church { Z
ts4 D8 n--e nl.s4ur gf ID-cTty I
not turned over that 'u0E az: the {
lthins property ia the various =
~tl.ls- .lI uyi belong o. the Church. Z
'ut o. local rurIarsiigu-; go prop J.
er.y aWEld Us ,ae general Church @
-hlt know Ha was reserved .
from hriHy turgpI over. the tel . n
pies are uur Church Ir1ssgtiy-: they o
are Owned am controlled by tbs l
'url1r.;i0-s iG which Tie titles
seste. 4
The witness described 10, cJnnec-
ION with tEC matter of fixing
ne com eu-aiiHu ~ ihg receiver. !
lad stalled conversations he had
yith tug receiver uu the subject. ! h
The RESULT was IHc Church att4r- O
l=ys addressed 'ritey 10 Mr.. Dycr q
q which they informed him their G
'lieut would make 900 opposition 70 II
allowing THE amHuu! O.: COMPS usa- "
ION hn r'aimgf. a
t1 -A- alEIi-~i IaT-Mr. DYER N
.II u participate in making up y,
Ie --1.eHUli ni far'-; 90 Was agreed e'
ID between solicitor General Jeuas. bg
.lr. Peters, Alr. iIu' ~lu. ami the b.
lu1gl 3tlHru-y-. SIR. Dyer took no "
art. 80 llg .s / kuuN, iu the ncs0- Of
.aiiogs, neither dad his attorney. "
IT,. Williams. on
The Comui-~iJner-Was IL agreed ia
hat the property named I'm the Vi
.atemyut Of facts should lra deemed ! -
u the property the Church naGT :,
Witue---Such was my under TN
auiiug, I have since regarded the lie
ecree a. a fiuliiiy. before the state e
TENT %! facts was agreed Co tie H.
.tJrneys f0- the government made r.
lvg>u-atiIu-, and examined all eli
racis. o. ascertain if tile Church M
al property not embraced in Il: 60
ie condition Of Warl. Stake ami un
emYic property was investigated IA
: the solicitor General before sI'
IL staten. nt ut facts was agreed b.. ar
ON what the attorneys oi the gov ",
uTeut said at the time. and from he
.e understanding HIi, I consider s0l
.e final decree would stop the gov
nmcut in efforts 10 pursue
Upcriy not named in the state
eut OF facts; none Of the m,
,vernmeut attorneys suggested wa
al the suit slIui be kept OXEN. Ito
that the government should re- Tn
rye any right 10 pursue property res
Ter the rendering uf the fual de- chi
Il, any suits instituted since the
.rree are esi0ppel 10y 10. a-cOniinE
my construction ui %. Z
To Judge Juit-I tliuk the gov
cannot recover the pro -
riy la Ogden, even II IL l. Church IL
1perty, b-rau-e of being blrrg4l -
the decree; l understand that The ~
1peTty sued Tor in Ogien never -
= Church property. Oo'
To the C1mmi-siuuer-The local
operations which own the TEN q.
=. are not considered branches y
the general Church. tut are in.le- lh'
lteui; she Alanii Temple was lou
lit ~ certain mgmhers Of the l"''
.UICu, hut not by tine whole Ten
.ur-h, Tor their Use: she general I'M
.eers Of the Cbur.b 10 nj On. tho
] that Temple. it l. controlled ~
. corporation which owns 90; that
p1raiiuH. as I uuierstluI. l. v
controlled by the heads Hos
the Church: a number Of the call
.kes have been incorporated; the 10 q
Ike corporations are wholly dis Bre
90 from those which own and
ltrJi the Temples; the Church
{ no title % tine temples when n
Edmuuls-TucScr law was a
sci, ha- not acquired any since. uigl
1 never haG amy. o. the bit Of on
knowledge sul belief. The
10 Mr.. arian-rhc stake presi- . "a,
icy preside over tile members OF sa,1
Church, IN the Stake; they are bap,
iainsd hy the people over whom aud
y preside; they are not general ffon
urcn officers; are not chosen 81 wer
leral Church assemblies, Tut ai you
Ike conferences. Ieag
= Nlf. " ii.iiai~-Dii the repre- Inju
itl.s : vi ne government uuueI- rrat
iu lliat Va. property naimci IN the FoW
81 iiils comprised ali the q.
Irch hal. Tur
n answer 10 tiiis question the wit Gler
; narrated how the negotiations SPOIL
a final decree were opened Jy Oreg