| Show A I 1 TRUE TRUB STATEMENT T houle dome Asto ibets til III banfil to the Will willmay moy of and aad III apostle pratt los IDs fermil me ins through the iba colnman of your to roily reply to tho the attack attick pon the iho noi name and character of sarah M pratt ly by her lina band orson oraon pratt son BCD which appeared appe in 9 letter ia 10 the herald of the hecoax ot of decem bee acri copied from the iho daret IN A C cic in tho the first oslo permit me to eay BAY that tant before we can arrive it at a correct sad ind just jast con clumon in in ILIA cue it i Is that wo we have a correct nod kod jut joel statement of cl facts cl idil alid I 1 do not dot hesitate to deiy that the facts let act out by orson pratt sen BCD aro are in ia many cointa incorrect it is true that own orson pratt sen en bud na his ha wife it sarah ill 1 I pratt had bad the undisputed poss of the abo lot io 10 contro controversy conr oTery from ika to 1661 but orson oron pratt advertisement ol of big hi son en in his bis kind difo fowls to state that sarah srn arn M pratt BUILT WITH iier OWN MEANS MEAN S the louse on the southwest corner while lo lis w a converting the lae hc then in ID foreign leads nod and that bit very tory nearly all the be improvements on the land were mado made by sarah M pratt orson orion pratt ten son in 1861 was wain in strutted ted ly brigham young ta 3 talo take hn his family south it at the ibo game eimo time limo saying that he bo wanted tho the place in enst going according accor diDi to his disown own statement a brigham young nailed colled lim him into his bu office and him to sun aim a deed which le ho dij did said deed aced was vis a conveyance ol of the lot in ia dipoto to lo brigham young orson pratt son ben previously to lo ahm led had repeatedly re foice I 1 to 0 tell bell euid lot lol baralt M Pratt with her husband went south and it was some romo two iso or three years after that the ho first learned that any ny deed to lo old lot had atil been given la io 1873 1673 in tho the presence of 0 mt bits brates attorney orson pratt nn a admitted that at the time ho he 8 0 gracil slid said deed to 0 brigham young HE DID SOT NOT KNOW ITS CONTEN N brigham young in consile consideration ration or of laid faid drood ont ing which at that time we no gap eap pond pod wn was for the services ot of 0 pratt sen BOD to tho lo 10 young YOUBE met et sarah M pratt on the street and in his familiar way paid nid would you to KB go lack back to that house bousa and lot sho she said 1 I would vou well said ho he 1 I will give you lack lack the ho south half of the lot with still the house wal you way move is as toon soon A M B young jr moves out oat la im parsa naco ot of tw tuu ufa mr sarah M U pratt moved 10 in on march 68 and aad immedi immediately attly stier brigham Y young 0 bog sen divided the lot at by building a board anco exactly in the middle ol of the lot I 1 now I 1 win will ask acy rosso 0 man if this aclan achim on the be part ot of brigham Brig tiam youny even though it stood is lot LO cicat evide evidence oce of an abandonment of tho the possession posos aion of the lot it is not tru as stated by orson pratt tell CD that the be posses tiou tion of 0 alo pre premises was VAS given en to him batain in marea tiou with big hia wife wite for fer at 1 that time olson fratt sea ana and his bis wire were laniog separately among amone other things tho the writer gays blat B lam generously X himself and wilo wife to have a temporary residence io fo tiia his own ova house honi 0 yes at the rato rate ol of fifty collais dollies per mouth month I 1 for or in the evidence on 0 record in ia this cuss case some of f Brig brighams hams wito cM emes testified that 0 thoy they were by brigham young ger rous crous soul that lie 0 is ial 1 to collect per month from bro orson oraon lor for tho the um ne ol of paid eid promotes pr rica aei heirty l ariy delars per month for bren years there is ia a floo coo for a irain brain to while away an lour io speculating upon the beant ios ot of generosity gine rosily brighams Brig bama hams gen would hta have coat COA orson pr ft I 1 son BCD led bad it not EO been for bis wile wife airiina mr pays that if he lad a DOA ballod apon to 0 o lobar a a a witness in in said cause he should hown that it WAS principally pilly through tho the frai acut nai and entreaties of his hia wite wife that he bo waa reluctantly pro pre faded upon to sell tho the right of 0 pos poa best ion of said aid lot the gentleman may ate himsel I 1 that hs b was not called as a witness for or it if ho he bad majo made any such statement as ai hu big WOULD SOT NOT HATS BEES nr now as to the legal questions propounded I 1 will nill ty bay that as 03 his theory ii n foundoe cupoo a fari is asumption or of juds not dot only as aa to the companey com pancy ot of the whole lot by liar har not net barney but io in many maas other m ma aerial matters mal tori and 03 the points are wholly immaterial il 0 io o tho the correct real decor of 0 the iho ow it il will DOI no be noo ceeley to a bemant on them bom at the present time lime mrs jirs birney 1 bis 11 a only tho the north half of ud lot and bo never ever was vas in in possession sion ol of tho the south lil half besides beside il if others through fear ear or otherwise isee fit to sleep upon their rights until thy they loss 1033 them hem it is n no BO reason why wo we should do the same bamo As I 1 lave lava much of your space I 1 will close by mending orson oraon irble KD to a careful perusal of the real facts acts in this ease case and also a diligent search ioto into the first of lw law before he bo endeavors to act judges wherein their araw aro it n with extreme reghal reebel boil deep sorrow borrow bat wo we gia again witness the attempt to try a civil cause in tho the publics bipere PRATT sw SALT LAKS dec 3 1875 |
