The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-12
A Big FAMILY ROW
Heirs of Judge Kelly Want His
Body EXhumed.
SOME SUGGESTIONS OF FOUL PLAY
A Protest From Prison Against Probating q
Wnl-Arrest of Anarchists-An Editor
and Minister Sling Mud.

BOISE CRY, Ida, April u.-[Special tele-
gram to The HERALD. When ex-Supreme
Justice Milton Kelly died here on Satur-
day, gossips predicted big row. 1t has
arrived. On Saturday, while the body of
the dead jurist was lying in the coffin in
the residence of his son in-law Joseph
Perrault, receiver of the Boise land office,
J. Fl. Bush, another son-in law, came in
and demanded the holding of post NOR
tenn examination His demand was re-
fused, and yesterday the Masons, with
imposing ceremonies, buried the body. To-
night it was announced that Bush would
demand the exhumation of the body, al
leging foul play. When seen by your
correspondent he refused to talk
further than to say he would
not deny that he suspected
foul play. At any rate he wanted to es-
tablish the fact that Kelly was mentally
incapacitated when, February s, 1892, he
decided to his daughter, Perrault's wife,
property valued at over $4,000, embracing
the famous Hot Springs ranch near Boise.
Judge Kelly died suddenly at Perraults
house on Saturday morning. 1t was an
nounced that paralysis was the cause OF
his demise. Bush appears to think other
wise, and has placed the matter in the
hands of lawyers with instructions to
probe the case to the bottom. He has also
attached the property decided TO Mrs. Per-
rauit upon a note from Kelly for 50, 900.
! Receiver Perrault denies that Kelly was
not mentally sound when he transferred
the property. He also denies that any foul
play was committed. All the other heirs OF
Judge Kelly are opposed to Mrs. Perrault.
A Row Between a Preacher and nm Editor.
Especial to THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch
ROCHESTER, Ind, April 11.-For several
months past there has been an unpleasant
ness existing between the Rev. Hubbard A.
Tucker, pastor of the Methodist church,
and Major Bitters, editor of the Rochester
Republican. The trouble grew out of ser.
les of sermons preached by the Rev. Mr.
Tucker on the subject of spiritualism, in
which he severely criticised and censureG
the spiritualists There are from fifty tC
seventy-fve persons here who claim to be
spiritualists, of whom Editor Bitters is the
most prominent. In his sermons the
preacher told of the belief of spiritualist!
and he made public some of the incident!
that occurred in the dark circle that haC
been reported by a spy. The exposures
created sensation, but they did not detel
several members of the Methodist church
from attending the spiritaalists meeting
Several days ago the Rev. lMr. Tucker pub
licly announced that the names of one o
two female members would be dropped
from the church records owing to their be
lief in spiritualism. This raised the ire o
Editor Bitters, and he published an article
in his paper denouncing the preacher as
man of neither principle nor integrity, ant
specifically charged him with numerous un
Christian acts. The official board of tn
Methodist church Immediately passed resC
lutions indorsing the action of their paste
: and commencing him il his conduct. 1t i
claimed by the friends of the Rev. Tucke
, that he has been libeled and slandered b.
: the editor and libel suit is expected.