The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-19
BY G.. E. ARNEY.

Special to The Tribune.
PRESTON, Ida, July 1S,-Sitting in
Judgment in the assembly hall of the
Oneida stake of Zion academy today
as an ecclesiastical court, are two apos-
ties and president of the seventies
of the Mormon church from Utah, name
", Grant and WINS and Joseph w. Nc
Murrin. They are listening to griev-
ances presented by the lay members of
the Mormon church against President
George C. Parkinson of this Oneida
stake of Zion, who sits in front of loo
complaining elders led by +. j. Callan
OF Dayton, who charge him with per
jury, theft, embezzlement, violation Of
official oath, betrayal Of the confidence
of the people and consequent loss OF
faith in him as their stake leader.
Murderous Assault Admitted.
Furthermore. he was today charged
by George D. Casio Of this place with a
murderous assault In the dark Of night
at the stake tithing office in this city,
the result of which the relator stated
today brought out the coerced 'de-
NAL" which was gleefully printed in
the Salt Lake Herald Republican and
cogently defended in the Deseret Even
ing News at the time. And in the pres
ence OF this assembly of his followers
this man Parkinson admitted the as
sault, offering the one excuse, 81 lost
my temper
Apostle Grant Biased.
In the hearing today the aggrieved
people at the n-Christianlike conduct
of Parkinson, severely criticised the ap-
parent bias against them and In favor
of Parkinson Of the presiding apostle,
Heber j. Grant. Once Casio openly
called his attention to the eagerness
he was displaying for the man who set
ont to murder him, unless he should OBJ
tain a falsely written denial of ex-
posed truths. Apostle WINS and Elder
McMurrin appeared to be listening to
the progress of the case with great IN
terest; albeit, the people who feel they
have been tyrannized by this high
church leader, Parkinson, murmur that
these apostles are sharing the hospital
ity of President Parkinson as guests at
his home while in Preston.
Parkinson Is Surprised.
Early this morning wagons and bug
cies came in from all over the Oneida
stake of Zion filed with men and wom-
en-, who were outraged over the known
crimes of President Parkinson, When
the meeting was called to order and
the order of business was stated by the
committee that none but the aggrieved
} and Mormons in good standing should
be admitted to the assembly hall, and
the front seats designated for the com
plainants to occupy, President Parkin-
son and the committee were taken by
surprise when more than $50 sturdy
faced Mormons marched down the
aisles and took their seats in the de"
fense of their rights, their homes and
their professed religion, When Mr.,
Casio arose and made his public state
ment, thrill of CONSERVATION ran
through the assembly.
At the noon adjournment crowd of
several dozen people gathered In front
of the Coop. drug store, where The Salt
Lake Tribune story, almost Identical
with that told by Caste, WAS being
read, the paper having Just arrived
with the first morning train
Caste Calls Hart a Liar.
In the afternoon meeting, Arthur
w. Hart attempted a bitter arraign-
S,ment Of Casio, who replied with yigor
y TO his lying statements. When Caste
referred TO Hart as liar the assem-