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Show jOHliE ffl Tlt-Al'K. The Dyer Iuvrstigation Switches tho Main Line and Bombards Church Titles, IN THE LAST CHAPTERS. The Eid of the Trial Being Ripidly ?cach:dS. unitary of Today's To-day's Testimony. In the matter of the itivixtig.-ition of Frank 11. Oyer, receiver etc., evidence was resumed this morning at 0M o'clock, before Special Kxauiiner Stone. The examination seemed lo have sidetracked side-tracked Itself for l lie time being, for Instead of undertaking to follow up the course that had been previously Otitlitu d, there was a siiddcu departure and Mr. Variau proceeded to shell the temple and church title, never once alluding to the tie Ictid'int, who was present with his attorney. The investigation inves-tigation is drawing to a rapid conclusion, conclu-sion, and hut few more hours will bo reqtliivd to settle it. Mr. liver's friends mid sympalhisers are congratulating themselves in the fact that littln if any evidence will be required from him and thnt the alVair which has dragged along so tediously w ill soon bo a judicial reminiscence. John R, Winder, the first witness, vs shown a pint of Iho property in question, which ho pronounced an accurate ac-curate one, save that portion which has reference to the endowment house, which has Incii removed. Tim block is forty rods square, embracing ten acres of land. R. T. Hill Ion. c marshal, and ono of the bishop's chief counsellors, was called and sw um. In In? he w as counsellor coun-sellor In the presiding bishop; occupied the position since IN73; the bishop received re-ceived the contributions mid tithing from nil the stakes or wards of the territory, ter-ritory, there wcro probably twenty stakes in the territory; some of tho inhabitants in-habitants owned their homes and others rented; the people belonging lo the church had local self governments; the ollicers wort generally oloelotl; at every general conference tho general officers of tho church are sustained; theaamn is true of the officers of the stake; rrtnem bored that certain personal properly was transferred to the stake governments; govern-ments; knew of no real property bring traiisferrtd. Witness was of the im prossion that the property at St. (ieorgo and Logan were owned by an association. associa-tion. That at (ioldeu was transferred by Hriglmm Young ami was owned by tha R. Y. College annuel alio n, stake and settlements wtrt also created In Wyoming, Wyom-ing, Idaho and New Mexico, tiudnr general gen-eral supervision of the church. Witness was interrrgated al length upon tho temple at Manti, flio cost of which it was almost impossible, to approximate. It is constructed of sand stoun; the St, (eorge temple is constructed of sandstone sand-stone and volcanic rock; St. (ieorgo is ivilliin a short distance of the Aliona line over which the settlement extends, there is also a tabernacle, and tithing houses. Witness w as not decided as to the area embraced In the tithing plant in this city; tho one at Manti was very small; the tomplo at Logan cost over tt00,lHK') witness was not positive as to thn name of the association by which these properties are owned probably the Temple association; asso-ciation; Logan witness thought might have a population of 3000, and Is surrounded sur-rounded by charming resources; lo an extent tho nllicers of thn slake nm under the general control of the : illio-ries illio-ries of the church', the temples are u-cd exclusively for church purpose"; knew of no endow niotil house outside of Salt Lnke; if those on thn outside wauled ordinances It was necessary to come here for them; wilneas was absent in Nevada most uf the twin- in 'Ml and 'H7, atid knew of tin Hiinil'Ts nf real property prop-erty belonging to the temple or tithing house. i Cross-examinedThe, church had a trustee in trust; the pokition at that time was occupied by John Taylor, win, died in July, 17; w itness tlid not stale j that the church had tnuiaferred the property at Logan to the sluko association; associa-tion; the title was held by local trus-toss, trus-toss, the church farm never was owned by the church; it simply lensi'd it from the trustees of tho Make; Ihe temples, so far as witness wns informed, wore heel bv corporations. P, edjrcct The properly ut Logan was originally known as church lands; that was beiote it Was open to entry; it was snbscqueiillv acquired by the lii'ighain Young college society; did not know the character of the school; hail no peroiiiil knowledge of the matter; in a general way In- initfht undcrstiitid thai it wa a church school; it is similar lo the school at Provo and in this city; Social hall is used for meetings; meet-ings; it Is hold by an association; dances and other social slfnili took place there simii'tiiiies under the direction direc-tion of lirigham young; no i hnp-h meetings were held iln-re; there was quite a acttleiiii-tit made Is-twoen j tho Hiigbaiit Young estate and! the church. Tho amount involved i was considerable.; witness couldn't remember re-member the exact sum. The old building build-ing used by Ihe first Ifgial.-tlure was under Ihe ilireclion of president Young as witness understood it. It was silo ated un the council house corner at South Temple and Main streets, ftt-i ftt-i fore it burned down it wa used for ed-i ed-i ueational purposes. It wa controlled I by a Ixjard of which witness was one. I Angus Carman another and other ward ; ' biahops associated. The school, or cielv was not. strict 'y shaking, under ; the co"lro of tbechurch. The gorern tut fit of the college was under a college board, or board of education The attention nf the examiner having been called lo the title of a portion "f lot . trie decree in the ea of lyer a : receiver vs Kldredge was introduced and made an exhibit. 'ine inability of one of Mr. Ifyer'a witnesses to lv"present was then citd. wfierauiHin t'.t inveatigatbm waa ad jotirnet! without dy, aod subjec t to the call of th-examiner. |