The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-18

|rsU..n. iteration in garblsd form. as fr
II. .a.'aHre. and as DC has been told ir
Ir.t. and private. on highways and bv.
wave. shows that b. no secret. And
|sI iar ls am concerned there f. noti.
IiHt iu o. that would have anybod,
trouble himself to keep a. secret
will cndeavor to convice you, Preslden,
SNOW. that you have not been well
posted ON this matter. For that, how.
ever ! attach no blame to you, for the
,,of, Of Bullion Beck lsa long one. I
shall not hesitate to face. willingly, my
pifi In the affair Here is an extract
from your letter.
when President George q. Cannon
after the decrease Of President TAYLOR.
wa. ln prison for iufrac,ion Of the anti.
pol, gamy laws, Moses claimed that
Brother Cannon had dcfrauded him. and
he threatened In the presence Of Presl.
dent Woodruff and others Of the twelve
10 sue him at law and thus bring many
private affairs before the public through
ibe courts Only on being cmphat.
itiIly warned b,Ptcsident Woodruff and
others that such a course, particularly I'm
/ Bf0'hcu Cannon's condition, would re-.
.uIi dlsasitously 10 him In his church
position dld he deslsi On President
DaHuon's release from confinement
ihe matter was fully Investigated and Il
wac demonstrated that instead Of Bro.
Their Canuon's owing him he was In
Bother Cannon's debt 20 an amount
which he subsequently paid For his
insults and hard language towards Bro.
ihcf Cannon he has never apologized
nor made any amends. This Incident Is
eicfrcd to In President Caunon's ab.
.encc from the state. lie has always
preserved silence on this matter and did
not wish It mentioned against Brother
Thatcher. But It Is important In show.
!ng Moses Thateher's spirit and bearing
towardh Is brethren
The closing sentence no doubt satisfies
the public as to the reason for bringing
the matter up. am not sorry you
mentioned II, a. II gives me an oppor.
tunlty to correct the rumor which has
been we'll circulated among the people.
In answer to a letter written by Presi. |
dent Woodruff on the 9Th OF December,
1855, on this very topic, ! wrote Deeem.
Der 9TH, or two days later. making the
following statement Of my position;
"ln conclusion you will permit me to
say that have no disposition, and never
have had, to take advantage Of any of
my brethren In the position In which
Brother Cannon was placed, for regret
his imprisonment, believe, quite a.
'Incerely as any Of my brethren. Upon
Ina, point hardly think that Brother
Cannon himself entertains any doubt"
For the present. at least, there Is no need
% go Into further details regarding Bul.
Ion Beck matters, except TO correct
, NJ assertion that "instcad of Brother |
Cannon owing him, he was In Brother
-annon's debt" can think Of no ex.
'lanation. 30 brief and authentic a. a
,opy Of the receipt gave him In set.
lement of our financial differences. Il
cads,
Know all men by these presents. That
do hereby acknowledge the receipt from
President George q Cannon OF an
n der signed by him and dated Aug. {.
$50, on Secretary George REYNOLDS.
or the transfer to my self Of twenty.
three hundred and sixty.elght. t6.6lrd
? $3.50 90 shares Of the pooled stock
4 the Bullion Beck and the Champion
lining company, and that have received
II the dividends declared aud paid by said
ompany on the said !, sos % 63rd shares
s shown by the books Of the company.
,ss one fourth or as per cent, on all div.
lends declared and paid. by said
ompany since Sept. {. 1855 the said ,S
er cent having been paid, as am In.
ormed,to the Bullion. Beck and Callior.
Ia Mining company.
This receipt Is intended and shall op.
rate a. In full Of all demands and
laims By myself, heirs and assigns
gainst President George O Cannon on
ecount Of said s,56S 1908 shares Of
lock, when the same shall have been
on surrender 10 the secre
lro of the company Of the proper stock
ertlfoate upon which said tranaier may
c made; aud It isin full for the diyi-
ends thereon, as specified therein.
Mo,rs THATCHER.
Salt Lake City, Utah. Sept q. 1909.
These shares, for which had paid.
presented value TO me at that time
xcecdlng S7s,oooo-an amount did
OF feel able and willing to lose My
nxiety about Il was natural, Il not par
enable. And now let me call your
ttention to another astonishing asser.
on In your open letter Of Information
, the young men. You say
"In 1886 he proclaimed In public dis
purses ideas and predictions not en-.
orsed by his brethren. At Lewiston,
ache comfy, notes were taken of his
tterances and published on a fyleaf
lie was subsequently written to by Pres.
lent Taylor, and his answer Is on file.
While he claimed he had not been &C.
nrately reported he gave his own Ian
uage, under his own hand, to the effect
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