| Show JU SHEETS will not testify in the church cases and is imprisoned at tho session of the territorial supreme court today to day district attorney peters called up the proceeding against moroni M sheets who wit subpoenaed as a witness in alie pro ce edings against the church and refused to testify sir peters said to the court mr sheets leally refuses tc answer each and every which your honor held to be material he is now in court and I 1 thial your honor should deal with him mr sheets was then called forward and was sworn under the instruction of the court attorney peters then asked where do you reside sir sheets mr sheets in salt alake city sir mr peters what is your business mr sheets I 1 decline to answer any and every question relative to my business and employment mr peters in whose employ are you mr sheets I 1 decline to answer sir A number of other questions wore put and received the same reply the list of interrogations is as follows ara you employed by bishop pres tan what arc your duties mr sheets in that employment how long have you been so employed you may state whether or not you are employed an as agent of the church of jesus chnat of lattur chy saints are you engaged in business connected with the laim down there in mill creek waid what is tha name of tho farm with which you are connected Is it the jordan stock farm are you paid for your sei vices as church agent as an employee of bishop preston by eliom are you paid for such services did you ever see mr dyer at the farm in the capacity of receiver or on that business you may state whet lier or not there is any live stock on that farm are there not some cattle there that have been there for some months past Is there a sorrel stallion on the farm so w aich I 1 have directed your atten are there two gray horses there are there some pigs fayven head aie there any ponies there state whether or not there arc any wagons upon that farm were there any wagons thoro in december lacot you may state whether or not there was a bobtail bob tail led steer in december ast was cicro a jersey bull there last december Is there any there now were there four mowing machines in december last there any mowing machines there at all at that time it so how many are there any there at this time when wore they there last were there any there last summer in haying time judge zano inquired of mr sheets you decline to answer these questions before the examiner and you idill do so and decline to answer them hero mr sheets yes sir the court then hold a short consultation after which judge zano said the court is of the opinion that the witness must be committed for contempt in refusing to answer he will be committed to the custody of alie marshal until ho purges himself of the contempt to answer the questions or is discharged by the court mr sheets was taken out to the penitentiary this afternoon the proceedings ce are not yet finally closed deseret news ad |
