The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-30

mon school fund of Idaho whether it
OF by ''hobs." The poor people of the
Oneida Irrigation district stand in the
exact same position. Theft of their
water system is the same by hobos or
by hypocritical ecclesiastics' or by
hypocritical Statement
The Charges Made.
In the complaint to which this tri-
umvirate must answer they are charged
with having confederated and con-
spIred together to circumvent the laws
and to cheat and .defraud the Oneida
property and of converting such to
their own use and benefit between May
., 1902, and January Q, 1909; and all
this while receiving salaries as officials
fthe Oneida Irrigation district. The
complaint does not make an exact de-
mand for the amount Of the Judgment
sought 1t places it's probable loss by
virtue of tho crookedncss Of those con-
federates at $4,000.
The complaint actually alleges
.'false' and dummy" accounts as
having been opened and kept. It
charges them with "false entries;"
with cashing of warrants without the
signature Of tho officers required by
laws, with cashing warrants for. which
blank stubs appear; with keeping ac-
counts on slips of paper, failing to
enter same of record on the books of
the irrigation district; with depositing
money received from the sale of bonds,
the property of the district in the per
sonal names of the defendants; with
paying out vast sums OF money for con:
struction purposes by use of personal
checks, aggregating about 100000 of
| the irrigation districts money; and
with actually loaning out tho money
of the district to private individuals,
and failing to account to the district
for such INTEREST,"
The complaint further charges these
three conspirators with issuing large
number of interest bearing warrants OF
the district IN violation of law. to pay
accounts of the district. purchasing such
warrants with the money of the dis
trict at a discount, making large pro-
fits thereby, for which they have never
accounted to the district.
They are charged with the sale OF
irrigation bonds, at a discount and col
lecting and retaining the commission
on such bonds, IN direct violation of the
Idaho statutes, and with collecting large
sums for taxes and failing to account
to the district for same.
The complaint states that the fraud
Of these defendants was unknown to
| 1908, whereupon an auditing of the dis,
| trict IS affairs followed which revealed
the fagrant discrepancies In the DIS
| trict s books and accounts in the hands
of the plaintiffs.
Judgment Asked.
Judgment is sought by these new
| pleadings;
First-That an account may be taken
| of all the corporate dealings and trans
actions of the plaintiff during the time
the said defendants. and each of them,
were the officers and agents Of the sald
plaintiff, and of the money received and
paid out by the said defendants, ana
each of them. in regard thereto, and
that the said defendants account for all
dealings and transactions with regard
to the property, assets and effects OF the
said plaintiff during such time.
Second-That the said defendants
and each of them, may be adjudged to
pay the plaintiff the residue that shall
appear to be due the plaintiff after and
upon such accounting.
| Third-For such other and further
relief, as may be just and equitable,
with costs of this action.
Richards and Haga, attorneys ol
Boise, sign the complaint as the PLAIN
tiff's legal representatives
Very Serious Allegations.
These charges are serious. These de-
m@nds are positive. They state matters
which at once require the attention of
large number of people
If the complaint wrongfullY charges
Henderson. Hart and Parkinson, con
siderate public will be pleased to hear
of an explanation of their defense. III
the charges of this complaint be cor
rect, the Oneida Irrigation district has
| Of
out parallel If they are wrong the
most grevous injustice has been done
these three men who have for years
enjoyed high preferment, socially, pollt
icalIy, religiously and commercially.
1t is hoped that swift. sure and
speedy Justice will result in its. OWL
good way and at its early convenience
In the dismissal of the previous ac
ton the leading attorney for the dis
trict expressed entire confidence IN The
court IS fairness, and the court eX
pressed a willingness to entertain new
pleadings in the premises, as might p'
desired by the district.
Since the adjournment of the specia
term at Malad on July ], but ono even
has occurred to change the status OF at
fairs and that is the sitting in Pres
ton, on July Is, Of an, eceleslastlca
court. This has stimulated courage
among the people who have been th'
"'under dog' in this heretofore un
equal struggle. because it has accorded
them, harmonious with their peculla
system, q reasonable amount Of human
liberty To this privilege they respond
ed as men freed from the chains OF
too long enforced bondage,
Through the, new .pleadings filed a
Malad they Will again enjoy the PRIV
, ilcpc Of facing these three men in
court of Justice where man made law
, afford them adequate remedy from rea
or presumed injury.
In the meantime the public will loo
on and measure the Progress of th
case. step by step, the moro because o
r the fact that the public has been dc
:. prived of much Of that testimony take
. by the Preston court. which will com
out in the hearing of this cause in
: court of Justice, in the Fifth judicia
district of the state of Idaho
TEXT OF THE COMPLAINT