Show CHURCH PROPERTY the united states want still more gain TEMPLE BLOCK TITHING OFFICE two escheat suits ailed riled first sheep Case Being heard the united states wednesday Ta rought two supplementary escheat suits against W B preston kobert and john R winder trustees in the second district court in salt lake in alie first information it is alleged that on january 19 1856 the church of jesua christ of latter day saints became an incorporate body for religious and charitable purposes that on the ast 1st of baly 1862 congress passed an act making it unlawful for any religious corporation cop oration to hold real estate in any territory ol 01 the united mates 01 a ereah er value than that on march 2 1887 congress passed an act in which it was provided that it should be the duty of the attorney to institute proceeding to forfeit and escheat property of all corporations obtained in violation of the act of july 1 1862 1 and the act incorporating alio church of jesus christ af latter day saints and the attorney was required to wind of tha af blira of that corporation that in pursuance of said act such suit was com fenced in the supreme court of utah on july that on november 7 1887 the supreme court of utah appointed a receiver to take possession of property formerly owned and held by the church that on march 3 1887 when tho corporation was dissolved diss oved it owned the property known as the temple block valued at the gardo house and grounds of the value of 50 the historians office and grounds valued at that the wes of ane temple block and all on the same were at the date of the dissolution of the corporation used exclusively clu for the worship of god and the said property was acquired and held in violation of the act of july 1 being in excess of in value the aade allegation is made in regard to the east half of the block that at the time of the dissolution the church held in the name of theodore mckean alie gardo house and grounds and tha historians office and value of which was greatly in the entire amount of real estate which the church was by law entitled to bold and that no part of the last mentioned property was used for religious purposes and the united states complains that on march 3 1887 theodore mckean held the legal title to all the property mentioned in secret trust for the church and in july 1887 he attempted to convey the same to the defendants as trus tees for an alleged voluntary association that said defendants were parties defendant to the original bill filed in the supreme court of utah and appeared and made claim to the real estate mentioned that their claim was finally determined as against them and the late corporation that the deeds from mckeen to them were made out without authority and no estate passed that information against the property and all claimants thereto was filed in court on october 8 and a monition was issued to the united states marshal to bieze the property pra perty and give notice to all persona claiming it to say why it should not be es cheated to the united states that the property was seized and the only persons who have appeared are preston burton and winder and the united states allege that the defendants have no right to said property except under the conveyance from theodre mckean which was decreed to be void that the property was acquired subsequently to the ast 1st of july 1862 and after the church held real estate in excess of and the same is subject to escheat to the united states wherefore it is prayed that the property mentioned be es cheated to the united states the second suit is for the tithing office grounds and of the information are the same ab in the other first district court e first case called this morning was that of ephraim kash vs schofield brothers sutherland and appeared for ahe plaintiff and jahnson adams and lewis for the defendants the plaintiff asks for damages on account of misrepresentations made concerning a herd of 2292 sheep which ho had purchased from the defendants in the fall of 1887 contrary to the expectations of the plaintiff the ewes of the heard had commenced to lamb in january both ewes and lambs dying in consequence of the severe weather about one half of the herd had died mr bash and a carpe number of other testified for the piaia tim ideiil estate transfers ines A love to benjamin Benj G dearco part of section 7 township 7 south of ranged east alonzo pearce and ife to benjamin G pearce part of section 7 township 7 south of ranso 3 east and acres in section HO township 6 south of range 3 east |