Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-08
JONES is EXONERATED.
CHARGES, HE SAYS, NOT BEEN PROVED.


Attorney s. II. Lewis as special mas
ter, In the matter OF the petition of D.
p. Tarpey to disbar Attorney u. II.
Jones OF Brigham city, filed his re-
port with the clerk OF the United states
district court today, the findings OF
fact being that Mr.. Jones is not guilty
of the numerous charges preferred
against him. Mr.. Lewis's report In run
Is as follows:
First. / lind that Il. II. Jones ala
not, at any time. commit perjury or
perjuries in case No. Ga in the First
judicial district court OF the state oil
Utah. held at Brigham city, Utah, in
which X. II. Jones is plaintiff and H.
II. Jones defendant, nor did said al
legged perjuries appear of record in
said cause. or were shown by Inc mes
or transcript of testimony therein.
Second. find that II. II. Jones dld
p, not say, Mt any time, in the case OF
II. NJ. Bowring vs. Lille Bland, pendlns
in the First judicial district court OF
Utah, insert in the complaint hled
therein, a slip OF paper which was not
included In the original complaint IN
said cause, ut the time the original
complaint was HE'D.
u.
set out In the complaint In case NO.
GA in the First judicial district court
OF the State OF Utah. entitled ~. a.
Box VS. ID. =. Tapey ct al. was signed
and executed by Il. X. Wilson; and that
said Wilson appeared before SAID d.
ii. Jones, a notary public, ana ac-
knowledsed to him that he, Wilson, eH-
ecuted the said assignment.
Fourth. find that Il. II. Jones IN
his practice before the department OF
the Interior In the United States land
Office, did not Mt any time, issue stere-
otyped afldayits setting out causes OF
continuances in cases. or In any case.
Fifth. find that D. II. Jones a., as
notary public and attorney IN the
cases OF Nels r. Peterson vs. Ruth X.
Turner, and Adolph l.. Nichols VS.
Thomas II. Priest, did not in said cases
issue an affidavit or afiidnvits in blank,
attach his jurut. signature, or seal
thereto, or forward such affidavit or
afiidavlts to the United States land
office in Salt Lake City Utah
Sixth. I find that said d. ii. Jones
did receive SIS from John i. Hoimgren
and others In April, 1897. for an opinion
In writing to be given by said Jones
and others to said Holmgren, in rela-
ton to the title OF certain block OF
land in Bear River city, Utah: but that
the giving Of said opinion was delayed
therein until a judicial determination
was had of n certain other case involv-
Ing the same question OF law.
Seventh. / find that In the case OF
Josephson VS. Heed In the United States
land office, Salt Lake City, Utah, said
Josephson did not pay said II. II.
Jones any money to be applied by said
Jones to the entry of certain land for
said Josephson; nor did said Josephson
pay money to him for any other pur-
pose, which money said Jones retained.
or never applied to the use for which
II was given.
Eighth. find that y. II. Jones did
not, at any time, receive money from
Harry Jemmett of Collision. Boxelder
county, Utah. to he applied by said
Jones for the use OF said Jemmett in
satisfaction of a certain Judgment
against the said Jemmett.
District Court Orders.
Laura Murray ct nj VS. Great Salt
Lake and Hot Springs Railway COM
pany; order passing motion for new
trial till next call of calendar owing
to the absence of defendants attor-
ney
Frank Stanley vs. A. L. Tothering-
nam; demurrer to complaint argued
and overruled; fifteen days to an
swer.
d. d. Mallory VS. u. A. Kessler
ct al; order made extending time to
prepare and file bill of exceptions till
February 10, 1898.
Andrew johnson VS. Dalton & Lark
Mining and Milling company; order
commission issue to Josephine NJ
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