Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
THE SMOOT CASE.
Senator's Counsel Concludes His In
quiry at Salt Lake City.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
SALT LAKE, Utah. January GA. s.
Warrington, chief counsel for Senator
Smoot, arrived here December 20 and left
at oclock yesterday morning on the
Union Pacific for Washington. He has
been extremely busy since he has been
here In making preparations for the de-
Tense. He has spent the major portion Of
his time at the office of Sutherland, Van
Coot and Allison, Sutherland being the ex-
congressman and the man who has been
picked out by Senator Smoot and the Nor
mon Church TO succeed Senator Kearns
United States Senator from Utah.
Worthington has interviewed a great many
of the witnesses who have been subpoe-
naed on behalf of Senator Smoot to appear
in Washington next Tuesday.
Worthington spent four hours at Van
colts office on December 80. and while
there the following parties called on him:
Senator Smoot. Franklin S. Richards. Ar
thur L. Thomas, postmaster OF Salt Lake:
Arthur Pratt. warden of the state peni-
tertiary; Glen Miller, ext United States mar
shall: Ed. c. Loose, republican national
committeeman; Joseph Eldredge, county
clerk Salt Lake county; John c. Cutler.
Governor Z. H. Callister, U. s. internal
revenue collector; James Glove. postmaS-
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William Hatfield, a man interested with
Senator Smoot in mining properties.
December 81, in the afternoon. Worth
ington and Senator Smoot went to the Of
fee of the first presidency of the Mormon
Church, commonly known as the church
officers. He remained in consultation with
the high officers of the church until
o'clock, and the church offices on that &C.
casion were closed to other callers. Just
what toook place at that conference only
Worthington Senator Smoot and the other
high church officers knew.
January l Worthington was at Van
Colts office from 2;30 until $50 pm. Dur
ing that time ex-Chief Justice Chas. s.
Zane, ex-National Republican Committee
man o. J. Salisbury. E. H. Callister Geo.
Sutherland. Z. d. r. Thompson and ex-
Chief Justice Minor were In consultation
with him.
January 2 Worthington went to Van
Colts office at l o'clock and remained
about an hour and then spent the rest of
the afternoon at Mr.. Van Colts residence
on East First South street.
January 8 Worthington was again at
Van Colts office, and there met o. j.
Salisbury and Bishop Seaman. the bishop
of the Catholic church of this diocese
Bishop Seaman had been brought there by
o. j. Salisbury for the purpose of being
interviewed by Mr.. Worthington. During
that afternoon Senator Smoot, Postmaster
Glove, Collector Callster, Attorney H. Z.
Boz TN, franklin s. Richards. ex-Fire Chief
James Devtne, State Statistician Charles
Demoisey and James r. Lynch, who is a
witness subpoenaed on behalf of General
Smoot, were at Van Colts office
January Worthington spent an hour in
the morning up to half-past 10 o'clock at
Van Cotts office and then walked UP alone
to the office of the first presidency Of the
Mormon Church, where he was In close
consultation with the officials of the Nor
mon hierarchy for two hours In the after
room he spent an hour and a half at the
Information bureau OF the Mormon Church.
which Is located in the temple grounds
where the tabernacle assembly hall and
the celebrated Mormon Temple are situat-
ed. Returning to Van Colts office he re-
NAMED there a short time, and then went
back to his hotel to make preparations for
leaving for the east on this mornings
train.
The gentle witnesses who have been
subpoenaed on behalf of Smoot are well
known here as Mormon sympathizers and
men who have political antipathies against
Senator kearns.