Show L + BANT IS NOT GUILTY f w The Yerdict Rendered by the Jury Last Night y r SUITS FOE CHURCH PROPERTY Receiver Dyer Makes Three Claims for Jtteal Estate North of the Z C MI Bnlltllag f The prosecution had no other testimony testi-mony in rebu tal in the case against Grant when the court opened yestor1 I diy morning and the arguments at once began Mr Hoffman leading out for the prosecution He was followed by the attorneys for the defense and Mr Clark made the closing speech The entire day was consumed in the arguments the case not reaching the jury until nearly 5 oclock They at once retire i and the court took a recess re-cess for a few minutes As they did not then appear an adjournment waa taken until 7 oclock At 7 30 the jury came into court and rendered a verdict of not guilty Suits have been instituted in the Third District I lourt by Receiver Dyer against Zions Saving Bank and Trust Company Francis Armstrong and Abraham H Cannon All are to recover real property alleged to have been owned by the late corporation the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints Both complaints are similar in language and the one against ZIONS SAVINGS BANK after affirming the right of the Receiver 4 Re-ceiver to bring the suit alleges That on or about the fifth day of May 1883 the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints through its agents Trustee inTrust assistant trustees or some of them acting for said corporation and on its behalf and for its benefit and conspiring and colluding with Daniel H We13 Joseph F Smith and others to plaintiff unknown entered into an agreement for and arranged for tho purchase of and for the holding of the legal title upon a trust therein and upon a secret unpublished trust therein in and to the real estate hereinafter here-inafter described as deeded by said Wells to Smith and however disguised or covered furnished all or the greater part of the consideration given or moving mov-ing in any quarter or from any per on in such purchase the said cor noration being the beneficiary in said trust and entitled to the rents issues and profits thereof and to the control and ul imate issues of the profits thereof that said trust was designed md intended to nullify and evade thn aws aforesaid and in an indirect and covert manner to give to the said church corporation a greater amount of real estate than it could legally hold inder the laws of Congress i that it was ipon this understanding and agreement agree-ment and upon these trusts it was so arranged that said Smith should be he granteo in the deed conveying the property and hold the legal title hereof but nevertheless as between he parties a trustee as aforesaid that m such understanding Well conveyed he property Smith THE PBOP2ETY alleged to be thus transferred is described cribed as follows Commencing at the K lorthwpst corner of lot 5 block 75 plat A Salt Lake City survey running east 165 feet thence south 45 feet thence vest 165 feet thence north 45 feet to place of beginning Plaintiff alleges urther that the real estate was subsequently subse-quently conveyed to George Q Cannon md by him to Zions Savings Bank and Ernst Company each of whom knowingly and willingly entered into and took nt in said collusion and Jk a pare conspiracy and under the orders control r I con-trol and direction of such church corporation poration without actually paying fort for-t or being liable in fact for any of the consideration named in said deeds that no part of this real estate hen ever been used exclusively for purposes of the worship of God or for parsonage connected therewith or as a burial ground i and that said property is worth about the VALUE or 36000 and the rental values issues and profits of the same from the date of the appointment ap-pointment of the receiver has been about per month In conclusion the Receiver demands judgment of said defendant as follows birstThe custody of the real estate in question secondthe rents issues and profits thereof third that plaintiff be appointed trustee for said property fonrthfor such other and further relief as may be conformable to equity and good conscience fifthfor costs of suit AGAINST ARMSTRONG AND OAMHON The other complaint is against Francis Armstrong and Abraham H Cannon and the suit is brought to recover cover two pieces of real estate adjoining adjoin-ing on the south of the one above men tioned It is alleged that the property was first conveyed to Mr Armstrong I 1 and that he afterwards conveyed a poi tion of it to Abraham A Cannon that it was understood by both that while they wore to hold the legal title thei property really was to remain under the control and ownership ot the late corporation and that it was to receive whatever bens fits were derived therefrom that the transaction generally was similarly In tenor to that by which the bank obtained = tamed possession of the corner The complaint values the real estate owned by Mr Armstrong at 32000 and that of Mr Cannons at 521700 Marshall Royle in conjunction with P L Williams and District Attorney torney Peters appear on behalf of the Receiver The property thus sued for ia alleged to be worth about 110000 |