Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-05
THIRD DISTRICT COURT.
Filing Of the Findings In tho Church
Cases To-day
by DISTRICT ATTORNEY YAliiN.
Criminal Business Rr,uned.-An ln-
ieresiing Point Settled by
Judge Anderson.
BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY yARIAS.


In the Third District Court this
morning District Attorney Narian
filed biz findings In the Church eschcai
cases, upon which Chief Justice Zane
recently gave his decision. There
are four separate ilndings"
as to the property involved,
but they contain nothing new, being
review Of what has gone before during
the ventilation Of tho matter In the
courts, aud simply support the
conclusions Of law which Mr. Nafian
has attached TO each Of the documents.
la regard to the tlthing groundsand
offices, II Ia stated In the conclusions
OF law that this property was acquired,
and, on the srd Of March, 1857, the
date of dissolution, held by the late
coronation OF the Church Of Jesus
Christ OF i,attur.day Saints In violation
OF the act VI Congress approved July .
1862. That no part thereof IVES, or II,
held or occupied exclusively for pur'
poses u the wOr-hip Of God or parson.
ages connected herewith, or burial
grounds, aud Is subject 10 be forfeited
ann escheated to tho United States, ~
provided By section 10 OF an act OF Con-
gr,ss, entitled Gan act 10 amend an
act entitled IAN act to amend section
| 5g5g OF tho Revised Statute. OF the
/ United state. IN reference to blgamy
and for other pulpUaes."' So says Mr.
Varlan, "Let the judgment be entered
accordingly
As 10 the coal lands, and Angus NJ.
| Cannon trustee, the iindlugs set forth
that the defendant angus NJ.
| Canno J, a. trustee or otherwise, has
no right, title, claim OF Interest IN or 10
any OF the property.
With reference to the foregoing and
also 10 the Church farm, ana Francis
Armstrong and Jesse w. Fox, IT,
/ trustees, the conclusions Of law are
| lust the same ~ In the iirst case.
GirdO House aud Hisiorisu's Office
and WIN. Is. Preston, Robert Burton
aud John II, Windvr, trustees. These
properties, II Is set forth In the con-
illusions Of law, were acquired ON the
Ord Of March, 1857, aud NJ the date Of
dissolution held 10y the late corporation
In violation Of the act OF Cougreas be.
fore mentioned.
Hon. 4 ). Richards said--In one Of
the r-chcat cases brought against the
| property Of the late corporation OF the
Church Of Jesus Christ OF Latter.day
Saints, the one Involving the Carlo
House, we ask for thirty days' stay, Ia
which To prepare and serve notice oil
motion Tor n new trial and statement.
Judge Zane-Let the time he given.
ALLEGED STREET RUnnERY.
The only case SET for trial today was
| that Of Thomas Mckrever and Eflie
smith Ia colorcd womlul, WIN we're
/ Indicted for t0bbing an OLD man named
James Burton OF about $50, on the
night OF October 10Th, la the present
/ year.
The male prisoner was defended by
Mr.. Mattiu; aud Attorney Glenn repre-
scented smith.
The facts were recently published IN
the columns Ol the NEWS.
The prosecutor resides about i've
miles from the city, aud on the
night Ia question was walking along
West Temple street, hrtwecn Second
and Third South. lie carried his
purse In his hand. On passing SMITH
She nccosted him, but prosecutor re-
quested her to stand oil. A moment OF
Two Afterwards sho suatched the pure,
from him and ran away. MIR. Burton
gave chase, aud the defendant, nnding
that she was nearly Overtaken, threw
the purse over some b0ardings enclos
ing u piece OF waste ground. The W o
man wa given Into custody, but III,
purse could not then I've found. Thu
male defendant was n nightwstchmat
near where the purse was thrown and
with his lantern, assisted In tho searcl
for II. After sOme time he handed TIT
purse, then empty, 70 the prosecutor
who did not See HIM pick II up. CIR
cumu,nnCes Afterwards came TO tn
knowledge Of the police which led 4
Mcliueyer's arrest ON a charge Of hav
ing a knowledge OF the stolen money
The woman was found guilty anI
sentenced 10 one years Imprisonment
McKeever was acquitted.
TIIE CoALvILLE CO-OP.
In the case OF the Coalviile Coop
aud Mercantile Company VI. VIM. +
fully at AL, default aud Judgment gul
decree OF foreclosure we're entered Ol
motion OF Hon, +. ). Richards.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Hugh Rock, alias Ruark, was al
raiguud on a charge VI attempted rape
: and plead not guilty.
, BEFOitE JUDGE ANDERSON.
, The case Of Lucinda Clark, plaintiff
vs.. Irwin lIulchings 1t al, defendant,
I came up This morning. This will b
, remembered ~ being an action hrough
, 20 set aside the mayors deed TO lot
I, block 10, plat a, SAX. Lake CITY sui
yey, On the ground that II was obtlino
. by fraud anu also claiming title TO III
I, slid lot by adverse POSSESSION. Tn
I plulntlM was represented by Breeze
/, Burris aud Williams ~ Bonita, Will
4 three VI the defendants were rept,
q scented by Barlow Ferguson aud job
, NJ. Cannon. A decree was rundere
4 sustaining the mayors deed and holi
(. Ing that there had been no adyer,
@ possession.
4 COURT MOTIFS.
Judge Zsno viii probably take al
q ono day next week, an Important mil
4 Ing suit, involving a portion of u
e wpll.knOwn "Alhyilower" property.
r, Judge Anderson VIII leave I
q Beaver early next week, for the pa
Ia | t.uaa ~ holding pnurl Ior the prpsnr