The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-10
The Small S0uabble,

The squabble between the Rev. Samuel
w. Small and ]. Wesley Hill and the
board of directors of the Utah Wesleyan
university was the general topic of CONVEX
sation with everyone yesterday.
1t has always been supposed that Small
and Hill were very intimate friends but the
developments during the last few days
since the matter has been brought to pub
lie view-has changed all such apprehen-
sions.
Mr. c. R. Hank, who is connected some
what with the building of the university,
was seen by HERALD representative yes
terday afternoon. He was asked his opinion
of the charges made against Small.
Il really don't know very much about
It," said MIR. Hank, ''other than what has
appeared in the papers. We have endeay-
ored to get an explanation OF some kind,
but our attempts have seemingly been
Ruthless
s'Do you think Small has intended all the
time to appropriate the money raised for the
university to his own usen'
''Well, / will tell you just the way | look
at the matter. Small has a great reputa-
ton and is capable of making plenty of
money wherever he goes, and | shouldn't
think he could afford to injure himself for
the sake of a few hundred or even a few
thousand dollars. What has occurred here
will iuiure him to a great extent abroad,
and the people hearing of it will not have
the confidence in him they would have had
had il not come about"
Whether he has been such a rascal as he
has been charged of course will come out
soon.
Early in December Small wrote to a
member Of the board that he would be in
Ogden by January 1st with $4,000 to go
~. +ha ea1
yersity. To this Mr.. Hank said: 1--WE are
all liable to mistakes and failures in some
undertakings. OF course it may be that
Small did wrong at this point. Again, it
NAV be that he had the promise of this
money from one Individual and has failed
TO bring his plans to maturity for some rea
SON.
HAS the board requested Small to make
a report to them at any timer"
Eyes, they have, but we have never re-
ceived any"
This occurrence will stop work on the
university for time, will it not.'
al presume it will for time, but | under
stand there is a movement on loot to raise
the money by other means"
The following is copy Of telegram re-
ceiyed by Mr.. Hank yesterday:
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 6, 1891.
Have seen SmalIs accounts; can Vouch for his
making clean showing OF all he has done; show
this to board members. THOMAS BACON.
Mr. Hill claims to have known
of { such a storm brewing for some
time. He holds that Small is a fraud and
has made a stupendous failure in all his
undertakings. He was in Philadelphia not
long since, and says he has asserted facts
that Sam Small raised several thousand
dollars there from bis lectures, of which
not one penny has been sent to Ogden.
1.-THE citizens Of Ogden all know how l
have worked for Small" said MIR. Hill to a
reporter yesterday. Il secured the degree
of d. d. from the Ohio state university
last July, for which L never received even
his thanks. He owes bills in Ogden and,
in fact ali over the United States, and
when the occasion presents itself / will not
hesitate to give the clerical highwayman
an airing" Several pointed kilograms have
passed between Hill and the great preacher
during the last few days. Small threatens
TO have the Ogden pastor prosecuted for
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