Show BISHOP DEFENDS DEAN Declares Charge of I Acocks Unfounded Bishop Paul Jones of the tho diocese of Utah o of the Episcopal church last night took personal charge of the defense of ot tho the Rev Re Ward ard Winter Inter Reese neese archdeacon con who is accused by Mrs irs Elizabeth an nn aged parishioner in a 0 suit filed yesterday with having made false falso representation in tho tim signing of ot a n I mortgage and with ith having appropriated atc atod to his own use b by that means Bishop Jones Jone following an In Investigation In- In of ot tho the char charges es characterized characterIze character character- Ize them as absolu absolutely tel false falso and wi without without with with- th- th out foun foundation atlon Mrs Acocks Acock's complaint alleges that Dr Reese Jailed d In his agreement to keep up certain property owned b by her Sho She further alleges that Dr Reese Reesa has haa not paid her the sum of ot 15 Hi month monthly as originally agreed reed to since August AUtust 1913 Tho The charges also allege that in Iii 1913 Dr Reese mortgaged the property for 1000 of which sum she declares ho he misappropriated more than BOO Mrs Irs Acocks who is about 80 years ears ol old said Bishop Jones owns a piece picco of property at W. W Seventh South street which Is assessed at 1400 In 1911 this property was to be sold for tor taxes Dr Hee Reese e pal paid up the taxes and agreed to pay Mrs 1 Acocks 15 Hi a mon month Ul during the remainder er of ot her life Ute providing providing providing pro pro- viding tho thio property should become his when she died Sho She agreed and papers to this effect were drawn up before the tho lato late Judge Alexander McMaster of the Juvenile court To date data that property has cost Dr Reese I have receipts to show that Mrs rs Ac CI s was paid 15 a n month f from om tho the time timo tho the agreement was entered into until and including August 1916 In OlIn 1913 an improvement assessment was levied against th the tho property and in order to meet 1 it t Mrs Acocks Acock before Judge McMaster Mc agreed to ow al allow alow Dr Reese Heese to mortgage tho property for tor 1000 Assessments and other debts against the property totaling more moro than were paid out of ot the proceeds Improvements Im Irn- Irn ement ate up considerable of ot the tho remainder and a part of it was used to topa pa pay Mrs Acocks her stipend of ot 16 15 a n month At no time was Dr Reese In possession of ot an any of or this money mono al althou although al- al thou though h he assumed full tull responsibility for tor the liquidation of ot the mortgage I have o documentary evidence that he has fulfilled all nil his obligations obligation to sIrs Mrs Acocks from that time until the present pros pres ent amounting to p 1 |