Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-07
MON UMEETAL GALL,
TIA IudaCIoIs Michigan Politician
Makes Another BTaIsn Claim
n ". POWERS AND HIS GO0D
mNJuNs"
spe FOR lhe Records Of The Ierri'o''a'
democratic Central Committee

The Michigan political sharper has
o,c. more exhibited his brazenness, ~
IN be seen by the following papers
g,,d In Justice Lochhe's court'
Territory Of Utah, in Justice Court 7.
n tochrie. Justice Of tho peace, In aud
tor Salt Lake City, utnh. .,,,, e...,,,,
n n Duks. plaluti1, W.. Elias n Sihilh
.,J A. q Nurrell, defendants. ..,
Thc above named plaintiu come, unu
..,,,riains OF the abovo named doiendan's'
mi tor cause cf action alleges 49,,
Firsi--rhat this plaintiff u now snu
has been ever since about the ~
~ Nav. A. n. JESS, a duly quallheu hhu
" 'tr,,d member Of the lorruotlt
n,nnctatlc Central Committee OF ms
ir--ii,rv This ulalnun, with divers oihef
lN.,s la Utah Territory. having been
~, about the dav last aiurosnid
os,ointed as such commute by
,tit certain political association OF
,.sr.ona. cltizcns 81 tho United Stper
81 Americas aud electors OF ~ W. ,,''
sy.s,iiory OF Utah, known ~ the Dehn-
,tn ,,,r'v OF Utah Territory by their
80 Il,,hsrifad and accredited agents
Wui'.',,,..entafiyc- In convention as-ein-
iisi a. inc term aud period Of four years
,ro,,, tne date last aforesaid, anu until
u,eir .,Irerssors should boin like manner
dulv nnpointcd.
second-rhat said Democratic party oi
fft,b 'Ierrltory ha. been organized ana
Las existed la said utnh territory Hihe"
about the wear ls12.
rt,i,J- THAT on or before this Second
d,y III Anil \. u. 1872, this plnintlit was
hv tho order aud resolution OF SAN COM
niittee duly made, constituted ANA APP
pointed the secretary Of said comnli9e,
and ~ such secretary this plninlih Nv lhc
f'.oiutlon and order OF said commute
duiv made, was aud II charged win mo
ptopor aud safe keeping and custody OF
all Inc record books, minute books ana
Loolta Of account, and papers pertaining
In tho pfiice aud proceedings OF said coiu-
mittee, aud was placed Ia possession OF
no same, except those books ana aocu-
nenta hereinafter described a. bolhE
wrongfully Withheld from his possession
hy tho defendants, io.witi TWO cer'Mh
hooks OF record containing the ptocceu-
inus Of meetings Of tho Democratic Terri
toriai committee Of Utah Territory since
FSurth-That on tho 9th day Of May
A. ID. lsl1. nt Salt Lake CITY, Utah Terri
tory, this plaintiff was, rs aforesaid tue
agent entitled 10 the custody ana ac'uh
and immediate possession OF lhc ioiluW-
Ing described books u record and docu-
nNtuNH III lAf NAAhN VI
Wiu Those two certain book. OF record
containing the proceedings OF tho meet
inc. pf the Democratic Territorial COM
mi,ioe Of Utah since tho year lssi.
Tiuh-Ihat the said defendants on the
day last aforesaid did aud do now, with
out the consent Of plaintiff, wrongiully
withhold and dotain said books uhn
documents from tho possession OF
plainUm.
SiHth-Thai before tho commencement
Of this action, to.wit. on the Oh day OF
May, A. II. 1872, the plaintiff doinnnded
Of the defendants the possession OF SAID
books aud documents, Notwithstanding
which demand. aud tho premises, tho
said defendants still unlawiully ana
wronuiully withhold and doiain said
books and documents from the posses
sion Of plaintiff. to his damage.
wherefore, the premises considered,
plaintiff demands judgment against the
said defendants.
Flrst-For the recovery Of the posses
sion Of said books and documents or for
the sum Of SO, tho value thereof, In case
delivery cannot be made.
second--For the cost Of this action.
WILLIAM NEWTON,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
TERnIyoRY OF UTAH, 80
County Of Salt Lake, '''
IL. 4. Duke, being duly sworn, on oath
SAYS: am the plaintiff In the above on
titled action. That have heard read the
foregoing complaint and know thOn cOn-
tonts thereof, that the same Is true Of my
own knowledge except AS to matters
thoron stated on Information aud belief
and that M to those matters believe u TO
hc. II. II, DUKE.
Subscribed aud sworn to before me this
9Th day OF May, \. d. lsp2.
T.. LocHRlE,
Justice OF the Peace.
TERuiroRY or UTAH, 49,
County Of salt Lake,
In the Justice Court before Potter Lochrlo,
Justice OF tho Peace.
II. II. Duke, Plaintiff, Va. Elias A. Smith,
A. &. Norrell, Defendants. County OF
salt Lake, ss;
II. 4. Duke, blong duly sworn, Opposes
and says that he " the plainiih IN the
above entitled action, that the said
plaintiff " the owner " aud lawfully en-
iiIlod TO tho possession Of the following
described property, TO vii;
Two certain books OF record containing
the proceedings VI he Democratic Terri
tornl committee Of Utah since tho year
1857, that the said property Is In tho
possession of aud wrongfully detained
by tho d0fondnnis In said action; that tho
alleged cause Of the detention of said
properly according To this ATLANTIS host
knowledge, Information and belief, Il
the following TO wit, that the defendants
claim 10 hold the Hiid books and ducn-
ments, ~ secretary and agent " M
association Of persons falsely claiming to
he and styling themselves the Ter otorlal
Democratic Central Committee OF Utah
Territory, but said pretended committee,
and the pretended Oilico NJ. deioudanie Us
secretary thereof " false aud fraudulent,
and are Without any right or authority,
or right TO own, hold or posses. said prop
orty or my part thoro0ii that the said
property or any part thereof has moi b1cn
igk6n f0r tax assessment or fine, pursu-
ant To a statute. or seized under an exc
oution or an attachment against tho prop.
cry OF the said plaintiff, and that tie
actual value of tho said property is M
teen dollars lSl1l,
Subscribed and sworn 10 before ne
this 9th day OF May, A. u. lsn2
r.. LoCnRiE,
Justice Of Peace,
TGRRTlRy oP UTAu,
COUNTY 81 SALT LAKE,
The sheriff Of salt Lake county, Terri
tory of Ulhh, Is hereby ordered and 10
quifod 10 take from defendant named In
the within entitled action, tho within
mont ipued and dtagribpl mars anal DrDu.