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Show collector fees, the court made an aetua appropriation of money to the collector, and the same was drawn out of the county treasury by him for the full amount of all j he taxes which had been assessed against the lands sold. The attorney goes on to state that he wis and is astonished that the committee should expect the county at- j torney or any one else to conjecture that the j county might have an interest in a piece of litigation by reason of the county court's , violation of the "plain and direct provisions of a statute." He states further that it is the duty of the court to consult the county attorney when they are in doubt, and "whatever "what-ever loss the county is claimed to have suffered, suf-fered, with respect to the fund in question, is due to the act of the county court in making mak-ing the appropriation to the collector in the first place, and in failing to call the attention of the county attorney to its interest in the second place." "We have presented here," the document goes on to say, "the spectacle of a countj- court making a voluntary, illegal appropriation, of which the county attorney had no knowledge, for the payment of taxes which the court of last resort had declared j void. If there be any liability for the balance of the attorneys' fees and clerks' i and referee's compensation, it falls not upon j me, but upon others, among them the chair- I mr.n of your comniitte. He, having reported that proper steps should be taken to recover the same, "wili doubtless be able to advise you what those steps should be." The opinion of the county attorney and the report of the committee on special school taxes were referred to Frank fierce to re-port re-port to the court. The court then adjourned to Wednesday, April 18, at 2 p. rn. L'nilerf 8tnts Lnnil Kecriver's Office. The case of Christ C. Johnson vs. August L. Nichols, involving the ownership of a piece of land near Deweyville, Box Eider county, in which the plaintiff alleges that the defendant has not filled the require-meats require-meats of law in improving the land is on to- j day in the United States find reck-iver's of- lice. J. J. Rogers is attorney for the plaintiff. plain-tiff. oiirl Notes. The Wind Engine and Pump company have sued L. H. Dale for 799.39 due and unpaid. un-paid. Elijah Sells et al. have brought suit for -$455.02 for lumber delivered to Latneek j Krantz. John Thomas and Horace H. St. John of England were admilted to citizenship by 1 Judge Zane this afternoon. Judgment obtained in the court of United ! States Commissioner Hiram Booth has been entered against R. E. Dobson et al. in favor j of James C. Mee for $310.95 and $137.70. Joseph Holt has filed a suit against Chas. E. Pearson to recover 1218.75, which the complainant 1 1 eges was obtain-d from him ! by fraud. According to the document de- I ;os:ted with the clerk. Pearson represented j himself as agent of the probate judge of the county of Davis for the collection of fees and expenses of procuring deeds of ! certain lands in Bountiful additional town- j site plat, the rate charged being $42 per lot. From plaintiff an'1, others h is alleged to I ! have collected i 15.75. The legal fee as al- i I leged is only $5 per lot. Plaintiff asks judg- i ! me nt for $1218 75. I , THE BLUE JAY CASE. L It at La?t (brns Up on Its &Hfs Before Judge An- B derson. BT A SENSATIONAL SCENE IN Pr, Reporter Fred McGurrin ReuntK Insult In-sult and Calls Judge Beattie j j a 1.1 ir. Judge Beattie of the city of Chicago, which is in the state of Illinoft. was givsn to understand this morning that he eaiinot with impunity cast insinuations anentf the integrity of eyery person who residije in Salt Like. It happened in Judge Anderson's Ander-son's court at the opening of the trial ot the Blue Jay mining company. Judge Beattie objected to Fred McGurrin acting as reporter in the case, asserting that he was prejudiced atrainst him and that -certain proceedings transcribed by him in the preliminaries were wrong. Further, that the mistake looked somewhat suspicious. To say that young Frederick was hot is a torpid expression. He was madder than a July hen in a December shower. His big blue eyes started out and then his little teeth sank deep into his luscious red lips. When the attorney from the county of Cook had concluded Fred found is voi?e and putting the machinerftn motion informed the limb of the lawWBat he was a prevaricator of the deepest dyin other words that he was a dirty liar. He didn't want to be misunderstood either for he repeated it and said that his reputation was such that he don't propose to be maligned ma-ligned by any incompetent attorney, be didn't care a blamed Continen'.al where he vegetated. When Fred had relieved his mind Judire Anderson took a stick in the game and asserted as-serted from his judicial position that he considered con-sidered Fred an honest upr g it young man, one perfectly competent, lie added that he could noi believe that an error had been intentionally in-tentionally made, but said he did not propose pro-pose to say one had or had not been committed. com-mitted. Attorneys Brown and Bowman corroborated cor-roborated this statement and had a little tilt with Anderson who was attempting to explain. ex-plain. Beat:ie was obdurate so Frank and Fred changed places and Fred is now taking notes in a highway robber)' case, while Judge Beattie is glancing anxiously into Frank's face as if to ascertain whether the McGurrin family are in a conspiracy to do him up. The history of the Blue Jay mining case is one with which the Salt Lake public are thoroughly familiar. The title of the case is Alexander Wood vs. the Blue Jay Mining company, Louis B. Tofte, A. F. Groves, Henry f. Donovan, Wm. K. Hockell, Win. F. Seibert, Matt M Morrissey, Wm. H. Chamberlin, Hyi um Groes'oeck, Wm. A. Kinney, Jackson Bolton and John T. Lynch directors. On . u y 23rd, 1831, Va't M. Morrissey and Wood were owners of the Blue .lay in Beaver county. Alfred Groves, Harry Donovan, Wm. F. Seibert, Matt M. Morrissey, Alex Wood and Wm. Hackett entered into an agreement by which a corporation was formed and the real estate of said mine was to be sold then in consideration of Sio.OOOin cash and 250, (MO shares of the pir value of $1 each, to be issued immediately. Morrissy was to come i:i for 50,000 shares. It is chained that the d f e n d a 1 1 t.J9ti. tTf i i -lently conspired for the purpose of deceiving deceiv-ing plaintiff and Morrissey, represented to the plaintiff that it was necessary to convey the property to Louis B. Tofte by mortgage which was done. Plaintiff further alleges that A. I". Groves, Henry T. Donovan, Matt M. Morrissey. William Wil-liam F. Siebert an I William R. Hackett purported pur-ported to incorporated the Blue Jay under the laws of Utah, which provides for the payment of 10 per cent of the capital stock, which they did not do, although they swore to that state of facts. Belying on the representations plaintiif and Morrissey sold as described. A subsequent transfer placed the control ot this mine in the h inds of Hyrum tiroes-beck, tiroes-beck, William H. Chamberlin, William A. Kinney, Jackson Bolton and John T. Lynch, I who are now aetingas directors. The plaintiff plain-tiff prays for a receiver, a restraining order, a re-conveyance of the property, a dissolution dissolu-tion of the corporotion, and such other relief as may be just and equitable. The morning hour was spent in reading the complaint and defendant's answer which is to ail intends and purposes a general denial. de-nial. Matt Morrissey is on the stand this afternoon after-noon detailing the circumitances of the transfer. THE COl NTY COURT. The County Attorney Roists tlie Court on tho T:sx C.is. The county court me: this morning, Judge Barteh presiding. The minutes were read and approved. County School Superintendent R. D. All'-n was present in reference to the tax to be levied for county school purposes. The petition of the board of education of Salt Lake City that the treasurer of Salt Lake county he authorized to receive certain moneys due on account ot the tax sale of (he east one-half of lot 3, block 50, plat B, salt Lake City survey, was granted. Mrs. Matilda Ford nsko.l for aid, and the county clerk was ordered to provide the applicant ap-plicant with 16 in cash, the same to he re funded to him by the county, and also issue an order for J5 worth of groceries and 2 worth of meat. Joseph Huriman applied for aid, and was sworn i:n 1 examined. It was ordered that the sheriff buy tickets to Denver for Joseph Hurtman, Angie Hartmau and Mrs. Ada Hartman. Hans Nielsen applied for aid, and the jmat-ter jmat-ter wa6 referred to selectman Hardy, who can furnish him employment. The petition of H. F. Copeland, asking that he be allowed a rebate on his liquor license vas referred to the county attorLey. The opinion of the county attorney on the report on special scho 1 taxes was read' and tiled. The document aoove mentioned sets forth that the matter in debate hinges on "the countv's relation to the special school tax of 1890." The attorney states that at the time the litigation began in regard to these taxes the "Salt Lake cntlnty had no interest whatever in the eoniTOTery" and never ought to have. "The county's interest in the matter, it appears, is as follows: IsjMnt v a made in payment of taxes aLw 1 large number of pie. es of real c . H. : IngCoaatj and Terr. torial taxes, and aHhc void special school taxes in question. Bny of the parcels when put up for Bale for the delinquent taxes found no bidaers, and in accordance with section 2031, Com! piled Laws, were thereupon struck off to the probate judge 'for and in behalf of the county.' " Instead of directing the clerk to follow the provision of law by giving the |