Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-30
Long Controversy Over Owner.
ship Of Boise Newspaper
Reaches Climax.
SEEMS TO Be A BITTER FIGHT
j. u. Hicks, Accused of Forging Tel
ephone Pay Check f. Acquitted
Trouble Over Sheep Dipping.

in the courts This promises to be the
last OF series of suits for the control
OF that paper. The case now before the
district court OF this city Is that OF Il.
s. Sheridan vs j. ". Brady ct al. which
Is an action for an Injunction restrain
ing the defendant from voting certain
stocks in the Capital News Publishing
company. and compelling him to accept
money rendered by the plaintiff for the
stock held by him.
According to Mr.. Sherldans testl-
mony. the Evening Capital News was
not a paying enterprise for many years
subsequent to its establishment, and
that the rendered loan from Mr.. Brady
was nothing more nor less than a con-
spiracy on the part OF his erstwhile
partners, Messrs. Fisher and Darcy.
and Mr., Brady TO Gust him (Sherldan)
and gain control OF the paper, and
make 1t Republican instead Of a
Democratic organ.
J. II. BRADY TESrIFIES.
James II. Brady was the first witness
called In the trial OF the case which
had its beginning yesterday morning.
His testimony was 10 the effect that
he made the loan 20 the Capital News
Publishing company In all good faith,
and that when trouble arose with Mr.
Sheridan, he sought repeatedly to
make a compromise with him, which
was In vain.
EDITOR on STAND.
The trial Is being continued today
{. II, Fisher. former editor and part
owner of the paper. took the stand at
the opening OF court, lie went over the
history of the troubles of the paper and
denied every substantial allegation
made by Sheridan his former partner
In the business, respecting the deal with
Brady. he said he solicited a loan from
him. Brady consented. provided Fisher
would turn over to him control OF the
stock OF the paper. He first got Sheri-
dan 10 issue a stock certificate to him
(Fisher) as trustee for the stock of all
three partners shares.
That did not suit Brady, and then
Sheridan was induced to make the cer-
ti6cate TO Townsend, representing
Brady. with this was turned over $780,
600 OF bonds OF the company Brady
expressed a willingness to advance
more money. He did not attempt to
dictate the policy OF the paper saying
he was satisfied with the policy It had
been pursuing. Brady, he said did not
know OF the famous editorial against
Mr., Borah until after It had appeared
In print.
HICKS ACQUITTED.
j. +. Hicks of the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone company. who was In
dicted by the grand jury In the dis
trict court for forging the name OF G..
Rossl to the companY's pay check and
collecting the money. has been ac-
quilted. Evidence was submitted to
prove that he had authority to sign
Rossrs name to checks and enter
names on the payroll.
Ed L. Suttles. who was convicted by
a jury last week OF criminal conduct
with his daughter to which also the
daughter at first confessed, telling an
appalling story. but now denies. has
been granted new trial by Judge
Stewart, who set aside the verdict of
the jury as having been unwarranted
by the evidence adduced.
SHEEP DIPPING.
ian. @, T.. Noble. to carry into effect the
order to dip all sheep Of the state. has
resulted In the bringing into question
tho validity of that section OF the law
making such a requirement. When
steps were taken to enforce the law in
the case OF the Butterfeld Livestock
company. which has 5000 sheep on the
winter range In Washington county,
the company filed an application Of re-
straint with the district court. and to-
morrow at 10 o'clock has been set for
the hearing of the application. The in
teresting feature OF the complaint is
the allegation that the legislature. by
the act OF March 6. 1905. creating the
sanitary board and the Office OF state
veterinarian. attempted 10 extend
repealed statute, devolyng its powers
upon tho state veterinarian and his
assistants. The act sets forth that the
duties prescribed by the state sheep in
spector under the act Of Feb. rs. 1893,
shall be perforne> by the state veter-
marian. but the act of 1899 was re-
pealed by the act OF March Z, 1901. 20
It is declared In the complaint. II IS,
therefore. claimed that the state veter-
marian has no authority TO act as state
sheep inspector and that the govern
ment agents are unauthorized TO TAKE
action III such matters Acoorolng 20
the complaint the act OF lsoi IL sun
IN force ana the state nus no au'hor-
lied sheep Inspector
Inc conlpIaint AIso se,s iorun tmH'
the company : sheop aIe Iee llohl uIs-
ease having oeeil ulpped twice curing
the present year. onse w 1uhe anu ONE
IN july ana tn9t we presentation ~,
sued IN september that an sheep shoulu
ne dipped Is WITHOUT iouiluutoh OF Jaw.
furthermore' utpping az thls time OF
year would result III loss OF not less
than sloWO.
LOST IN THE HILLS.
William Holcomb, who was lost In