| Show THE CHARGES OF FRAUD receiver dyer still interesting sandford the investigations into alleged charges af fraud by receiver deerin the church auita continues to drag its weary length up till last saturday the time was occupied in taking testimony for the court as to the value of real es rate catojo horses sheep etc etc held by the church incorporation and turned over to alie receiver lec eiver witnesses were examined as to the value of certain panels of real estate held by the in salt lake city ogden prove logan and other places at tho time alie property was turned over to the receiver in order to sustain the corn plaint of the school trustees that the officer did not get enough out of tho church and hat lie charges made by him for professional fess ional t services were unreasonable and on the defense began to introduce testimony in behalf of the receiver A number of sheep men vi ere examined as to the number of sheep which they rented from the receiver the value per head aad what in their opinion was a hiir rental for the class of sheep which were in the receivers ce hands their testimony up till wednesday morning went to prove that the sheep were of poor quality aud that ahe average wool clip was far balow the ordinary good cherp nothing particularly startling was brought to light up to fueyd ay afternoon when the investigation was discontinued for a time while the receivers compensation was taken up in the supreme court on wednesday morning there was a of interest in the proceedings bufore examiner harkness the anin features of the day were the cross examination of mr williams who had een put on the stand by ahe petition ers the squelching of mr baskin who main appeared upon the scene and the of receiver dyer in which be denied any collusion or itji as judge banc put it asserted bluit all hi transactions had ben above board and that tie was willing and anxious that every official act should be thoroughly examined esa mined ho explained also als o the origin of the letter heretofore put in evidence and signed byle grande young and F S richards s counsel for the late corporation of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints the employment of mr peters had been with the consent and approval af the attorney general peters habinc refused to have anything to do with the matter until everything had been made clrar taken altogether it waa the most interesting day of alie liefie |
