Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-11
REPORT ACCEPTED IN
THE PARKINSON CASE
Committee Investigating the Charges Against the President
Of Oneida Stake of Zion Hands in Written State
ment of Its Findings to the Church Authorities-The
Report in Full

The court OF inquiry haiHeu ny 'hN
,S,st Presidency to investigate the
hsrges against George c. Parkinson,
,r.sIdent OF the Oneika stake, has
'ornIetod its report and the same Is
80, In the hands of the authorities.
This afternoon, It is understood, the
councu OF Twelve accepted the report
~ made. The question Of the official
lending Of President Parkinson ia
,hs church is a matter which IL not
included In the report, and Will I'M
ADMITTEDLY be taken up later.
Tho committee has worked long and
,relessly on It's assignment and given
nth sides every facility to present
evidence
charges we're brought against
george q. Parkinson who was treas
,,rsr NJ the oneida canal scheme, al
laying certain questionable actions,
which nave been ventilated in the
mess from time to time and also has
he,n made the cause for some suits
aled in the district court of Idaho.
tn, ecclesiastical court of inquiry
selected TO Investigate the various ac-
eusatlons was made up OF Elders
uebsr j. Grant, and Anthony w.
wins. OF the Council OF the Twelve,
and Elder Joseph ". McMurrin, one
.f the First Council of Seventies.
Their report in fun as accepted to-
day is as follows.
salt Lake city, Utah, Aug. 3, 1910
President Joseph +. Slnlth ana Coun-
selOis'
Dear Brethren-1'he undersigned
,our committee appointed to investi-
ta,e dinicultucs winch exist IN the
oneida stake OF Zion, and particularly
matters where there are differences Dc
tween George c. Parkinson, president,
and certain OF the residents OF saiu
stake respectfully submit the following
report Of our findings.
The committee appointed to make the
investigation referred to consisted OF
Heber j Grant. George +. Richards and
Anthony w, WINS.
Reeauss of sickness in his family,
George +. Richards was prevented
from being present. and Joseph W.
McMurrin was appointed to act in MS
stead
Monday. July is, was designated as
the day upon which the committee
would meet, and the oneida Stake
academy at Preston, the place where
the Investigation would be held.
In order that full notice might be
gwen 10 all parties interested in the
inyestgatlon, the following letter was
sent nut and widely circulated in the
stake.
Preston. Idaho, July S. 1910.
Bishop -
Dear Brother--Win you kindly read
the following announcement In your
public ward meetings ON July 10 and
Il:
Inasmuch as sensational reports
detrimental 10 me and harmful TO the
community at large have been per-
sstently circulated by agents OF the /
press and others. in which it is made
% appear that | have been connected
With alleged scandals growing out OF
the management OF the Oneida lrriga-
ton district, l desire to give all per-
sons concerned an opportunity to oucr
such complaints as they may feel Justi-
he'd IN making, and at the Same time
be permitted TO hear said complaints
and make full reply In the presence OF
my accusors
For this purpose meeting will be
held IN the assembly room Of the acad-
envy at Preston. ON Monday July Is, |
at 3 o'clock, am. at which a commit
zee. appointed several months ago at the |
solicitation NJ dsinterested parties. and
consisting OF Elders Hcbcr ]. Grant, |
George +. Richards. and Anthony w.
Nme' viii DE present, and | wish to |
MAKE this public announcement to the |
people Of the Oneida stake, that any
ana all persons having grievance |
against hapghxs n ha |
present at the above mentioned meet
ing Respectfully yours.
(sgned) GEO. G. PARKINSON.
Besides this letter. invitations were |
extended to members OF tho high coun-
GU bishops OF wards and other Church |
present
The first session OF the investigation |
commenced at the academy on the 18th |
w az O'Clock am There were pies
sn, az this sess on. 25S persons. OF this /,
s-.nuef II was reported To the COM ]
mite mat 50 persons represented the /
SS o, having grle yances, and that |
~ were present by invitation.
VI inc ~ persons having grievances /
ssaihst President Parkinson. the grea; |
maJ,rly were stockholders In the cor
roiaueh known as the Oneida Irrisa
h District, corporation which will |
rany. Wv
The first matter taken up by the
clIu.'tee was charge preferred by |
SNIs' D. Casio. The complaint was !
o,hNlelh ana VIII be found on file with /
port ''N"''S '"' ~
IT,, 1harges, first--That on the night OF
49,, ~ ast George q. Parkinson com
Gu an assault upon the person OF
49, 50 ~ casio, choking him violently,
- - Naulhg him vic names, and that he
A., Ahsuage which led the complain
o., relieve that his life was In dan
W., w VII; IT is mighty lucky for
w., N'Vther Caste, that ] did not meet
hsra week ago. or else YOU or l would
tonight" i'oin TINS c"hierehoe
,hs eond-rhat the first two art lcles OF
rsolIIession made by Caste before tn,
M ,e OF the oneida stake. on the
q June were written BY George
Ar-h,,-A ,,nson. and the third article By
N,'hur w. Hart
va evidence showed that the assault
49,, committed as charged mar viic
,,r.enets were applied to Caste bv Park-
IN a, ana mat the language referred 10
thonns complaint. and which was
NJ. IL py Casio to be threat against
tina, n was used, with the exception
"mIs,. Sklnson claimed the words
fsrennss nav, nave been absent from this con-
'had were used instead OF the words
"een absent" as charged
tc,es luence also showed that the ar
aras,o sned by Casio and called the
hrkin Nphtession' were written by
:, son and Hart. as charged.
l~s,,as shown that the provocetIon