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Show : 10 Farmers Oneida County Robbed by Church Leader H Word Passed That Waters of Mink Creek Must Be Di- verted to Farms. I TH IS WOULD CAUSE THE , DESERT TO BLOSSOM AS ROSE H -Desert "Has Been Watered, Not From Mink Creek, "but by H Women's Tears. BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT. Breclal to Tho Tribune. DAYTON, Idaho., April 2. In tho H spring of 1901, all that portion or Upper Cache valley, north o Weston, was practically unirrigated, save lor the small and intermittent streams that, flowed through it. These wero all : ap-propriated, ap-propriated, and there lay some 30,000 acres of available land destitute ot -water; which, if irrigated, would be most valuable. Tho scattered populn-tion populn-tion was wholly Mormon goon, lnith-ful, lnith-ful, tithe-paying, believing members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lattcr-day Lattcr-day Saints, leading tho severely simple life, obeying the Word of Wisdom; in many cases following the oxamplo of Joseph F. Smith in living their religion in 'that thoy bad married many wives, and were continuing to do so obeying without a murmur tho counsel of the priesthood, which was presided over by Lis satanic majesty, George C. Parkin-son, Parkin-son, who hold the honor in the state of Idaho as regent of the state uuivor-city uuivor-city at Moscow; whilo Arthur W. Hart presided over tho Young Men's Mutual Improvement association, and greater Hj scoundrels that this evil pair have not been seen. In the spring of tho year 1901, word was passed down through the meeting liouses of the wards; the school houses of the districts; the Mutual Improvc-ment Improvc-ment associations, both for the young men and women alike; the Relief asso-ciations; asso-ciations; the prayer circlos; from mouth to ear, wherever Mormon mot Mormon, Hj that their one salvation, both here and Hj hereafter, was the diversion of the wn-ters wn-ters of Mink creek; the construction of a sufficient, ditch to bring such waters finally to rest upon the bosom of the earth in the Upper Cache valley; and that complete tho settlers' joy would thereupon ensue and the desert of the past should blossom as the rose in the future. That desert has been and is now being watered not with the waters of Mink creek, but with the tears of the mothers and daughters that remain in the Oneida Irrigation district. With the priestly word gono forth, President Parkinson of the Oneida stake, and his other and even moro evil self, Arthur W. Hart, both of Preston, neither as yet having any interest in the lands to be irrigated, came to the front, and at a meeting held in the Dayton school house, sought subscrip-tions subscrip-tions for the stock of the Oneida Canal company, limited, as a forerunner to another and later incorporation. Right here it may he just to say that the people, most of them, aro poor as any hh must be who, living on dry farms, still ftl pay a tithe of all they earn to those, J who liko Parkinson and Hart, render hb ho account of their stewardship, which ka may convey anything of truth to the payer of the tenth. - Game of Graft Begins. At this very first meeting, presided kV over by Parkinson, the game of graft kV began, and which from that day to hb this has tainted in soma wav almost hb every transaction of the company, its hb heirs, assigns and successors. The first hb man to tender his virtual donation, or kg who agreed to take stock in tho con-Kb con-Kb cern, was one Jack Murdoch, who sub-scribed sub-scribed $100, for whieh lie gavo his promise to pay, and which lie redeemed a few days later. For the delay, he was charged 25 cents accrued intcresi. j as shown by the receipt in his posses-sion; posses-sion; and the credit to his account ehows onb' -100. The money was paid rt Arthur W. Hart, the president of the Ypung Men's Mutual Improvement as-sociation as-sociation of Preston, Ida., and the secre-tar3r secre-tar3r of the newlv-incorporatcd Oneida Canal company, limited. This was tho very first, monetary transaction of the organization, and the taint of graft was alreadv seen. During the ensuing months engineers were employed, surveys made, and the feasibility of the project proven. Esti-mates Esti-mates were rendered for the cost of the plant not, to exceed $281,513. The re-port re-port of Auditor Rumel upon tho point shows that there were subscribed to-ward to-ward this preliminary work $2672.83 in cash. There also appears to have been donated one cow. the disposition of which is not stated; but should the sheriff look closely, it might bo found 1 no doubt in Preston. Commission Twenty Per Cent. On September 8, 1902, at a mass nieet-ing nieet-ing held in Davtou, Ida., the officers of tlie Onedia Canal . company, limited, transferred all their holdings, whether of water filings on Mink creek, rights-1 rights-1 of way, man and plats everything they mvned-r-lock, stock and barrel, to the j Oneida Irrigation district for the sum of $8000. Against v.'hich their stood the stock subscription- of $2672.83 and a floating indebtedness of $2722.72, making a total' of $5395.55. Tho differ-ence, differ-ence, $1604.15, must havo been credited to Parkinson and Hart for commission amounting to 20 per cent. About this same time the officers of the district were declared elected. Ar-thur Ar-thur W. Hart, director, district 1 ; Isaac Bright, director, district 2; A. D. Henderson, director, district 3; Stephen Callan, director, district 4; Peter Mickelson, director, district 5. Of these, A. D. Henderson was mado 1 president., About this time Evadnuc bo-B bo-B came the plural wifo of the lecherous thief, Arthur W. Hart. Isaac Bright, Stephen Callan aud Peter Mickelson wero just Mormon nonentities, subordi-B subordi-B nates in tho priesthood to Hart and Hj Parkinson. Faith Strong, Works Abiding. Hj With the organization of the district H apparently complete the next step was j to drive the work. Public enthusiasm H was at its zenith. The settlers of the H district no longer gauged each other by H their standing in tho priesthood faith H might bo strong, but works were more H abiding. The prime factors in the com-j com-j munity were expressed in terms of H teams and scrapers, convertible .monthly H into cubic yards of earth and rock, in H turn to bo cashed intn( dollars and cents, H materially; whilo spiritually, all tho H blessings of timet and eternity should H zest upon thoso and theirs whose labors BHDS M VOTED TO SyPPWJE CASH These, Hovever, Went Begging Until George M. Cannon Was Called. in, the present should lighten the burdens bur-dens of tho future. JIappy he who owned a Mormon artillery tongue scraper, scrap-er, drawn bv a couple of irowbait ponies. Twico proud was ho possessed of team and slip. Thrice blessed the ouo "who drove a wheeler. " While he who owned a- Fresno and its four-iii-liand of mules stood far above his brethren breth-ren in this fanaticism of faith behind tho work. Not waiting for tho precious days ro pass, required by tho law for the publication, pub-lication, preparation and disposal of tho bonds, the priesthood, both groat and small, sallied from their homes and hied them to tho hills, armed with contracts, con-tracts, payable in bonds, which they themselves had voted as lions upon their homes and future happiness, if not their vory existence. Seventy Called for Mission. . The commencement of the work was coincident with tho big graft, but. in order to mnkc themselves the mnstors of the situation it was necessary to have some ready cash. Parkinson was tied up financially. Hart had nothing. Somo brother was necessary who had some roadv cash in hand, who would be, in turn, blindly subservient to his superiors in the church, and yet active in his thieving operations on their behalf, be-half, and, if possible, would permit; himself him-self to bo robbed at the last of his share of the pelf. For this purpose S. C. Chadwick, an elder and seventy in tho Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints, was called for the mission. Ho had all the qualifications. Ho had some road3' money about $6000. He was naturally subservient. Ho was absolutolv the slave of Parkinson and Hart. Nothing too mean for. him to do and he did much. That this was a partnership projected for the purposes is shown clearly in the contract drawn, but unsigned" yof. nevertheless it states definitely and significantly tho purposes of tho partnership, who was to bo benefited and what was to bo done. How Contract Read. Know all men hy these presents: This memorandum of agreement, made and entered en-tered Into tills 19ih day of March, 1903, by and between A. W. Hart, first party, and S. C. Chadwick, second party, wlt-ncssoth: wlt-ncssoth: For value received the first party does hereby form a partnership with the second sec-ond party, and the socond party does hereby form a partnership with the Unit party In the genoral law of business, In real estate, in loans, In newspaper profits. In all classes of lcyal work, In collections of all kinds', and In all profits made by speculation, while working: together. to-gether. Said partnership to exist for tho term of two years from date heroof. The proceeds of all such work abdvc enumerated enu-merated Is to be divided equally among tho said parties hereto, and tho expenses of carrying on said business Is to be borne equally by the parties hereto. Tho second sec-ond party Is to have one-half of tho Preston Pres-ton Standard as his Individual property, and the first parly represents that he will pay George C. Parkinson the sum of $125. or all that Is due him on the Standard, and will pay Utah Mortgage Loan corporation the .sum of S4n In a note given by T. G. Carter and endorsed by tho first party, and the first party represents that he has ordered about $200 worth of goods from tho Western Newspaper News-paper Union of Salt Lake City, and has paid on said bill the sum of 560. The amounts due the Standard Publishing companv aro to be divided equally as soon as collected, and the first party knows of no other obligations due the Standard, or that tho Standard owes, than the ones above enumerated, excepting except-ing the rent on said house for the month of February. The parties hereto agree to devote their entire time to the business of law, collections, real estate, loans, etc., as above set forth, as much jis though they wero worklncr for themselves individually, individual-ly, and to receive nil the profits, except such necessary vacations as are usual to take. The first party Is to have tho general gen-eral overseeing of all tho work and is to he the senior member. All prollts that aro made In the law office ofA. W. Hart are to be divided equally, whelher from Irrigation work, notary work, legal advice, ad-vice, corporation attorney, or from any sources. This provision is mado, however, how-ever, in relation to work now on hand, for it is understood that A. V.r. Hart, tho first party, is to have the entire profits of work now taken in by him and not completed r or from work done and not paid, for such as estates, now In probate, and amounts due and to become due to him from time to time .on work commenced com-menced and not finished, except In case of suits at law now pending In tho district dis-trict court, at Malad, and as to those suits he agrees to divide them equally. This docs not refer to the Oneida Irrigation Irri-gation district, or to Mink Creek Canal work, as the party of the first part will ,sharo the amount, to become duo from dale hereof. The party of the second part does not acquire any property that Is in the office of A. XV. Hart by reason of this agreement except the free 'use thereof and. agrees thereto and right equal to use tho stationery, etc. A strict, record must be made by each party hereto of all amounts received by him, giving descriptions thereof, and all amounts paid out by him, with vouchers vouch-ers when practicable. A partnership reckoning shall bo made as often as once a week when not crowded with too much work, and not later than once a month in anv event. Each party shall put down on the day books his dally transactions and tho amounts received and paid out. Each partner is hereby required to work in every way possible for the other s In- tcrest. In consideration ot the above ngrocmenl, the said S. C, Chadwick agrees to pay to tho said A. XV. Hart one thousand dollars. Signed and dated this 13th day of March. A. D. 1D03. ARTHUR XV. HART. S. C. CHADWICK. Agreement. This agreement, mado this" 1st day of January. 1005, by and between the undersigned, un-dersigned, Arthur W. Hart, S. C. Chdd-wlck Chdd-wlck and Gcorgo C. Parkinson, all of Preston, Oneida county, Idaho; WitnesHOth: That the parties above named hereby agree one with another that they will work together during the year 1005. beginning January 1. 1905, and ending January 1. 190G. as a copartnership copartner-ship under the following conditions, to wit: Each party shall spend all of his time during said year for the benefit of said partnership, and all that each party nhall make, no matter what business he shall be engaged In, shall bo divided equally among said parties, with the exceptions hereinafter, to bo made. Each party hereto shall keep a strict account of all his earnings that aro to be divided and hit? expenses, the expenses of tho office (the law office of A. XV. Hart) shall be borne equally, with the iidditlonal expense ex-pense of 5250. Bald amount to be paid January 20, 1905, or that amount to be assumed on a note due the C. S. academy, acad-emy, signed by C. H. Hart, which amount is also to be borne equally. At tho close of tho year all books, fixtures, etc, shall be tho solo property of the said A. W. Hart- The parties In this agreement Hhall in no wise be restricted as to tho work they shall do during said year or .as to the investments or speculations they i may make, it being understood that the lie Was, and Is Now, President of Oneida. Stake of Zion. HIS ASSISTANT WAS ELDER ARTHUR W. HART Neither Had Any Interest in the Lands Which It Was Proposed Pro-posed to Irrigate. time spent Is to be devoted exclusively for the benefit of tho co-partnership. It Is understood and agreed that In all matters mat-ters of Investments or speculation In stocks, real estate, or other Investments, except that which might bo termed a strictly personal matter, that the party making such Investments shall divide said profits as In othor mattors of huM-ncss. huM-ncss. It being understood that In all such mattors of speculation or Investment, etc., that the party making such speculation specula-tion or Investment shall explain In detail the nsturo of his Investment, purchase or speculation, to tho other parties hereto, here-to, and tho other pnrtles hereto shnll havo ten days' time from tho time, said explanation has been made, to decide as to whether or not they wish to share In said speculations or investment, and if said parly or parties making tho samo do not receive word from the- othoi parlv or parties within said time, cither one wav or the other, it shall bo understood under-stood that said party or parties shall Bharo In the profits or losses of said speculation or investment, as the case may be. Exceptions. The salary of George C. Parkinson, as treasurer of the Oneida Irrigation district, dis-trict, shnll bo his own. Tho salnrv of A. XV. Hart, as secretary and attorney for tho Oneida Irrigation district, shall bo his own. with the exception ex-ception of ?1000. which shall bo divided equally. , All farm profits or garden profits Is excepted ex-cepted from this agreement. Money received by said George C. Parkinson from the church, should he receive re-ceive any. paid to him by reason of position posi-tion as president of tho Oneida stnlce, shall not be Included In this agreement. The agreement heretcibre miulo between be-tween said S. C. Chadwick and Arthur XV Hart shall be terminated January 1. 1905, and this agreement made hi lieu thereof. . . , With the exceptions herein enumerated, enumerat-ed, all monev or prollts, less tho actual expenses, made by any of the parties hereto, shall be divided equally as afore-.sald. afore-.sald. . . Anv party hereto may spend as much time 'as he chooses In ecclesiastical matters, mat-ters, without affecting this agreement. "Under this agreement a general accounting ac-counting shall be made by each of the parties hereto from tho commencement of the vear 1905 to August 1. 190o, the dato of'tho signing of this contract, and a specific accounting shall bo made under un-der this agreement during tho last live days of December. 1905. . In witness whereof, tho parties have, hereunto sot their hands and seals this 1st day of August, A. D. l?0os Signed in the presence of What Document; Discloses. Sec Rumors report, last three paces. First contract between Hart and Ohnd-wick, Ohnd-wick, dated March 10. I90:i. Second contract between Hart, Chadwick Chad-wick and Parkinson, dated August 1, 1005 It" is apparent from this last document docu-ment that a partnership had alrendy cxisted botweeu Hart and t Chadwick. Parkinson was now after las- share ot the theft, ole that his. salary as treasurer of Oneida irrigation district was exempt from tho partition. Inrther. that anv moneys paid him m by the church as presidont of the Oneida stake were exempt, while of Hart's salary ns secretary, one-half was exempt, but that all of "Chadwick 's time, money aud profits were to be divided, as per agreement. agree-ment. . . , . It is true that this document is unsigned, un-signed, but it stands as a declaration of what there was in mind at tho time, and the books of the district show conclusively that thoy did what the contract sot forth. It is interesting to note in this connection the clause in George C. Parkinson's exemption, which haB been apparently stricken out. "but all of the surplus moneys that como into his hands shall be let out on interest, and the interest divided equally." Of course tho loaning of moneys of public or quasi-public corporations or districts is a felony in Idaho, as elsewhere, or perhaps it might bo moro correctly stated that it is a felonv in Idaho outside of tho Oneida infected districts, whero the laws, or man aro subordinated to the desires, lusts and needs of a lawless and law-defying law-defying priesthood. To carry on a work of such magnitude, magni-tude, money was a prime necessity. To this end bonds were voted after a preliminary pre-liminary examination by the state engineer and a decision of the iudgo of the district court as to the validity of tho organization of the district. Irom the first it was impossible to place the bonds as required under the law. Whether the crooked reputations of Parkinson and Hart wore the difficulty, or whether bond buyers, looking to in-turo in-turo redemption of the bonds, realized that it was impossible for settlors to pay their tithe to the church and interest in-terest on the bonds, it matters not; the bonds went unsold, save such as the contractors took for their work, pledging pledg-ing their own credit for the moneys necessary to carry on operations. Zion's Savings Bank in Game. Right here comes in Zion-1s Savings and Trust company, George M. Cannon, cashier, which, through the medium of the active- Arthur W. Hart, offered loans to the contractors on this work, based, upou their personal note, bearing S per cent interest, secured by these bonds as collateral to the extent of 50 per cent of their face value. In this manner a loan of $730 was secured by Jack Murdoch, taking his noto at S per cent, secured by $1500 jn bonds of the first scries, bearing an additional 7 per cent on their actual amount, making 22 per cent per annum on the loan. Not. content with this, Zion's Savings Sav-ings and Trust company has disposed dis-posed of these three bonds, tho coupons on one being cashed in by Parson & Sons of Chicago, tho other two being held by John M. Cannon, tho polygamous brother of tho polygamous ex-cashier of tho Zion's Savings and Trust company. Even this method of raising money could go on butt a little while, and when no longer possible and no bond buyers would bid, the record of which is porhnps best staled in Auditor Burners report. Here Is the Ropcrt. The district has Issued up to the pres- UNLAWFUL CIWINI PAID TyiOH CARNON Cashier Zion's Savings & Trust Company Demanded and Re-eeived Re-eeived 10 Per Cent. ent time S2S1.G00 of first series. $115,000 second scries and $100,000 of third series bonds, all bearing 7 per cent Interest from date of issue, and there arc now on hand In tho treasury of tho third serlos S5200. From the records of tho office It would appear that there was somo difficulty dif-ficulty In placing the bonds on the market, mar-ket, and that there was a great deal of hesitancy on the part of bond buyers to take up this paper. Correspondence relating thereto was carried on with these eastern bond buyers with a vlow to disposing of the Issue, without avail. Somo time afterwards It was decided to go on and pursue tho work In hand, and contracts were let to dlfferont Individuals, Individ-uals, payable In bonds at a discount of 10 per cent, and from time to tlmo bonds wero given contractors In payment of tholr services. This, to my mind, was a fatal step, for It placed bonds in tho hands of those who aro badly In need of funds to meet their obligations, and to do so It was compulsory on tholr part to accept any reasonable discount In order or-der to dlsposo of tho bonds and obtain ready cash. Some of these bonds were discounted to the amount of 20 per cent and this established a market price for the bonds still remaining In tho treasury. After many very unsuccessful attempts to dispose of the bonds, negotiations were opened with George M. Cannon of Salt T,alce City. Utah, who made a tender for tho bonds at par and accrued interest, which appears nt page 5IJ In the minute book and of which the following Is . copy: Cannon Well Ploased. "Preston. Ida.. Oct. 2S. 1901 Tho board' of directors of the Onclda Irrigation district dis-trict met In tho regular session in Its office at Preston. Oneida county. Ida., on the above date to consider the advisability advisabil-ity of selling the bonds of the district heretoforo duly advertised on two separate sepa-rate occasions, said bonds not having been sold, excepting a small block thereof, there-of, as moro fully appears from tho bond register of the district; tho secretary reported re-ported that he had been in communication communica-tion with Gcorgo M. Cannon. Esq.. cashier of Zion's Savings Bank and Trust company com-pany of Salt Lake City. Utah, and road the correspondence between Mr. Cannon and tho district, from which It appears that tho said George M. Cannon hns mado an examination of the district's lands and the reservoir silos and Ihc water supply and the Irrigation district laws and the canal system In general; and that ho is well pleased with the district dis-trict and has offered to purchaso the bonds or to sell tho bonds for the district, dis-trict, at par of tho face value thereof; and It further appearing from the report of tho president of the district who had accompanied the said George M. Cannon through the district In examinations of the lands thereof, that the said George M. Cannon seemed to be confident that he could sell the unsold bonds, or buy the unsold bonds, provided tho district did not require said bonds to be sold Im-modlately. Im-modlately. or the whole Issue thereof, but from month to month upon thirty days notice of the amount of money tho district dis-trict required to pay off Its contractors, etc. Whereupon the board by. unanimous vote adopted tho following resolution and ordered the same spread upon the minutes, min-utes, to ;wit: Accept Cannon's Offer. " 'Whereas, tho Oneida Irrigation district dis-trict has of Its bond Issue unsold about $200,000 of said Issue, as heretofore duly advertised In three of tho newspapers of the state, as provided by law, and the said bonds not having boon sold at the date sot for tho opening of bids us per the advertisement: and the said bonds having been advertised for the second time Tn three of the newspupers of the state of Idaho, for the time and In the manner provided by law. and no bids having been received at the date set for the opening of said bids, excepting two additional bldE, which bids were rejected; and, " 'Whereas. George M. Cannon, Esq., of Salt Lako City has made an offer to purchase said bonds or sell said bonds for the district, provided that the district dis-trict docs not demand tho proceeds of the sale of said bonds immediately, but will sell the same from time to time as the money may be required to pay off the contractors of the district, and provided pro-vided that the district give thirty days' notice of the amount of money that wiU be necessary to bo raised for that purpose; pur-pose; now, therefore, in consideration of the premises. " "Resolved, that the Onclda irrigation irriga-tion district enters Into a contract with the said Georgo M. Cannon and does by these presents, sell and agrees to transfer to the said George M. Cannon all the unsold bonds of said district at par or the face value thereof; said bonds maturing ma-turing at the times fixed by the .Irrigation .Irriga-tion district laws of Idaho, and bearing Interest at 7 per cent, payable semi-annually on the first day of January and the first day of July of each year, with Interest coupons attached. No Interest to be paid on any unsold bonds and Interest In-terest to commence to run on each blocfc of bonds from the dato of tho sale irt such blocks of bonds. " 'The Oneida irrigation district hereby here-by subscribes Us name and seal by authority au-thority of tho foregoing resolutions of the board of directors of tho said Oneida Irrigation Ir-rigation district, .passed at the regular meeting of the board on tho 2Sth day of October, A. D. 1901. " 'Dated at, Preston, Ida., October 28, 1904 " 'THE ONEIDA IRRIGATION DISTRICT. DIS-TRICT. " 'By ADELBERT HENDERSON. " 'President. " 'By ARTHUR W. HART. " 'Secretary. 'State of Idaho, county of Oneida. ss. '"I do hereby certify 'the foregoing to be a full, true and correct transcript of ! the resolution and agreement as the samo appears of record in the office of the district. , , , " 'In witness whereof, T have hereto set my hand and seal of the district, this 11th day of January. A. D. 1907. Scal " ' TTiz : '. .. " 'Secretary. Hart Got tio Money, The first payments wero mado as follows: November 15, 1004 ....v. $11,000 December 1, 190-1 19,000 February 7, 1904 .v 37,000 Total $57,000 Evory dollar of this money was placed to personal account of Arthur Hart. At this time a deal was entered into with W. F. Armstrong for tho old Armstrong Arm-strong ranch, on Battle Creek, for a consideration of $30,000. To meet this, Hart unblushingly drew from the funds of the district in ono check $15,000, the amount, of the first payment, bosides loaning ono Crockett and one Jensen, at tho samo time, $5000 of district dis-trict funds, another folony under the law. Later this Armstrong ranch was sold in parcelB and for the sum of $-10,000, of which Hart s.tj-s he paid $200 to Crockett and Jonsou for right-of-way. $1350 each to Parkinson and Chadwick; to Crockett, his share, $2000; to Jensen, $1S00, making a division di-vision of $G710 of the spoils,- leaving Hart in possession of $3H00 ns his share qf this felony. Hart, according to his own showing, made beforo Auditor WIH FIRST MONEY Elder Hart, Secretary oi' the Oneida Canal Company, Got First Rake-0ff. AMOUNT WAS SMALL, BUT HE TOOK IT IN It Was Interest Charged a Stockholder, or Donation for Delay in Donation. Rumol, could not be honest to his follow fol-low offenders. Unlawful Commission Paid. The disposal of the bonds to or through Gcorgo M. Cannon, as quoted above, shows that, in spite of the plain provision of tho laws of Idaho, that they must uoL bo disposed of for less than par, a clearly improper if not unlawful commission of 10 per cent of the faco valuo of these bonds was paid to Goorco M. Cannon, and by tho way, right hero comes in another story of graft. George Cannon, cashior of tho bank, at one" time or another handled $330,000 of bonds of this district, dis-trict, demanding his 10 per cent, nniounting to $33,000, Of this sum he actually received the whole, but in' the last $55,000 tho commission, amounting to $5500, was paid by chock of Arthur Hart on his nersonal account, aud the warrant was disallowed by the auditor and charged back, to Hart's account. The listrict is out the money, anyway. Did Cannon Ecsign? ; Tn the meautimo Joseph F. Smith, tho president of the Zion's Savings Bank and Trust company, learned by somo means that tho funds of this bank were being horuswoggled by tho cashier. Refusal by Cannon to account for the profits was tho signal for Cannon's Can-non's resignation as cashior. Bonds of tho Oneida irrigation district dis-trict appear to have boon simply stolen by the president of tho district, A. D. Henderson, and plodgcd with J. N. Ireland Ire-land compnny bank at Malad as security for loans to himself and his brother, tho favored contractor, for large sums. Horc aro copies of the notes given to tho Ireland Banking company: $3000.00 Gold. Malad. Idaho, April 15, 1907. Ninety days after date, for value received, re-ceived, I promise to pay to tho order of J. N. Ireland it Co., Bankers, of Malad. Idaho, Three Thousand Dollars, in U. S. Gold Coin, with Interest payable quarterly quarter-ly at tho rate of Ten per cent per annum from date until paid, having deposited as collateral security for tho payment of this note, and of any and all claims, demands or other indebtedness due or not due by me to said bank at the maturity of Ihis note, Fifty of the Oneida Irrigation District Dis-trict Bonds, Numbqrs 1630 to 10G9 Inclusive, In-clusive, of the denomination of 5100.00 each. Third Series." (Signed) MARION HENDERSON. $3750.00 Gold. Malnd. Idaho. July 26, 190G. Ninety days after date, for value received. re-ceived. I promise to pay to the order of J. N. Ireland & Co.. Bankers, of Malad. Idaho. Three Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars in U. S. Gold Coin, with Interest In-terest payable quarterly at tho rate of Ten per cent per annum from date until paid, having deposited as collateral security se-curity for the payment of this note, and of any and all claims, demands or other Indebtedness due of not due by me to said bank at the maturity of this note, Ten of the Oneida Irrigation District Bonds. Numbers 1S00 to 1S09 Inclusive of the denomination de-nomination of $500.00 eAch, Third Series, Ser-ies, (Signed) MARION HENDERSON. $3075.00 Gold. Malad. Idaho, July 1. 190G. Ninety days after date, for value received. re-ceived. I promlso to pay to tho order of J. N. Ireland & Co., Bankors. of Malad. Idaho. Three Thousand Seventy FIvo Dollars Dol-lars In U. S. Gold Coin, with Interest payable quarterly at the rate of Ton per cent per annum from date until paid, having hav-ing deposited as collateral security for tho payment of this note, and of any and all claims, demands or other indebtedness indebted-ness due or not due by me to said bank at the maturity of this note, Forty-one Oneida Irrigation District Bonds. Third Series. 5100.00 each, Numbers 1302 to 1242, inclusive (Signed) A- D. HENDERSON. $3750.00 Gold. Malad. Idaho, July 1. 1906. Ninety days after date, for value received. re-ceived. I promise to pay to the order of J. N. Ireland & Co., Bankers, of Malad. Idaho, Throe Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars. In U. S. Gold coin, with interest in-terest payable quarterly at tho rate of 10 per cent per annum from dato until paid, having deposited us collateral security for the payment of this note and of any and all claims, demands or othor Indebtedness due or not due by me to said bank at the maturity of this note, ten Oneida Irrigation Irriga-tion District Bonds, Third Series of $500.00 each. Numbers 1S90 to 1899 Inclusive, j (Signed) A. D. HENDERSON. $2250.00 Gold. , Malad, Idaho. August 15. 1906. Ninety days after date, for value received, re-ceived, I promise to pay to the order of J, N. Ireland & Co., Bankers, of Malad. Idaho, Twenty Two Hundred Fifty and ho100 dollars, in U. S, Gold Coin, with interest payable quarterly at the rate of ten per cent per annum from dato until paid, having deposited as collateral security se-curity for the payment of this note, and of any and all claims, demands or other indebtedness due or not due bv mo to said bank at the maturity of this noto. six Oneida Irrigation District Bonds. Numbers Num-bers 1S50 to 1S55. inclusive, of the denomination de-nomination of $500.00 each, third series. (Signed) A. D. HENDERSON. Notes Wero Merged. Continuing, Mr. Rumel says: "I am informed that some time after, during the month of December, 1907, these notes wero taken up and merged into an alleged district note, this I am also informed is not signed by tho board of directors, covering the wholo amount and secured by tho bonds enumerated therein. And in addition to this, a block of $5000 was also placod as additional ad-ditional security and evidenced by numbers 1840 to 1840, inclusive, with a denomination of $500 each. No part of the proceeds of this loan has ever been deposited in thu treasury, and steps should bo taken for tho recovery of these bonds and for interest which has been paid on this account.'' Thoso notes wero not for any corporate indebtedness of the Oneida irrigation district, but tho personal dobts of these Henderson brothers. The pledging of them, knowing thorn to be stolen, and yet these men havo gone uivwhipned of justice. Another method adopted by Hart was quite simple, no sold two bonds, Nos. 233 and 234. to Henry Meyer, tho faco valuo of which -was $1000. He ro-coivod ro-coivod tho sum of $S60, a discount of 14 per cent, und.not 1 cent of the money over went into tho district COMMON, OHDINABY THEFT TAKES PUCE Thomas Richards Was the Goat Whom tho Conspirators Concluded Con-cluded to Ride. funds. Meyer's cheek was mado payable pay-able to A. W." Hart, and is indorsed. "Pay to the order of First National Bank. Logan, Utah. A.. W. Hart." This is the bank that protected Hart and Parkinson bv refusing to testify at Malad. Joseph P. Smith and W. L. Me-Cornick, Me-Cornick, directors. Abuse of Public Funds. This and similar uses and abuses of public moneys continued as long ns Parkinson and Hart remained officers of tho district. For instance: When tho monthly estimates due to contractors contract-ors became payable, tho contractors were constantly assured that the district dis-trict had no money in bank, but. that if the amount due was discounted from 10 to 20 per cent, that Hurt would advance the funds from his privy purse, aud thus by discounting tho district debt, by discounting contractors' time checks, as well as store orders, at the samo time charging contractors interest at from 10 to 20 per cent upou time checks that they had already discounted, discount-ed, the money piled up pretty fast. Thus a time check issued by a contractor for $20 was taken up by Hart for $18, and the contractor charged up with the $20 and interest at 10 per cent, making $22. In other words, they were making no less than 22 per cent, per month ou moneys that in tho first place were never theirs; should never hrtvc been used which was usurious in any event, and was nothing more or less than theft from the district, the laborer and the contractor. Yet thoso men wero priests of the Order of Melchizedok, members of tho Quorum of Seventies; one was president of t lie stake, auothor was pres ident or the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Im-provement association. 'Vhon they needed anv more money than this 22 per cent per month that the district funds would provide, they took sums varying from $5000 to $15,-000 $15,-000 at a imo; Sometimes thoy would issuo a due bill bearing no interest as ovidencc of indebtedness. At other times they would not. Forged Signatures on Contract. As if all these methods wore insufficient, insuf-ficient, hero is anothor: At one time Marion Henderson and John E. Taylor were associates in a contract. In a curiously accidontaly way this contract bore tho name of John 12. Taylor interlined, as one of the parties of the first part. To this Taylor Tay-lor was n signer. In an equally accidental acci-dental manner this document was lost, and in its place grow anoiher with Taylor's Tay-lor's signature forged to it. This document, docu-ment, always in the bauds of Mart, has also disappeared. Henderson denies now most explicitly that there over was any partnership whatovor, and Hart indorses in-dorses Henderson; but this is what happened: hap-pened: S. C. Chadwick. Notnry Public A. XV. HART. Attorney and Counselor at Law. A. W. Hart, Secretary O. I. D.: Sir-Deduct Sir-Deduct from John E. Taylor estimate twelve hundred dollars. (Signed) MARION HENDERSON. Note that this is written on tho joint letterhead of unholy Chadwick and the unholier Hart. Tho originnl is in the handwriting of Hart. How Taylor Was Mixed. The $1200 was deducted from Taylor's Tay-lor's estimate, and when he objected, he was told in no uncertain terms that ho was guilty of unchristian conduct and when ho still demanded his money, Hart, Henderson aud Parkinson swore that he had threatened their lives, and Taylor was arrested, taken before a justice of the peace of the precinct, and ordered to put up cash bail in the sum of $5000. Being both unable and unwilling to obey the mandate of this miscalled justice ho was taken to Malad and there imprisoned in close confinement confine-ment in the county jail for four days, when Parkinson. Henderson and Hart failed to nppear against him, and he was turned loose, to return to Clifton, his home, at his own expense. As to who divided the monoy it is only necessary neces-sary to noto that the order was written writ-ten by Hart upon Chadwick s letterhead, letter-head, and dated at Preston, tho home of Parkinson. Plan Ordinary Theft. Another form of just plain, common, ordinary, overy-day theft occurs under the contract of Thomas Richards, the total amount of which was $1140.26. In return for his work Richards states that he received one warrant, No. 8S, for $200, which was discounted 10 per cent, he receiving $180. At this time he was called away, remaining away a long time so long that tho thieves beheld a golden opportunitj'. This is what appears on the district ledgor, as compiled b' Auditor Rumel: 10 HAVE THw Elder and Seventy M wick Is Galled Villi Grafters, ff THEN A PARTNERSIlM had to mm m Otherwise Parkinson wjSi Have Had His ShafS the Loot, mf i just charged to Richards1 5 amount divided between th'j fe "With nil these method! Vfl' voguo still the thieves wa 1& lied. Now schemes had til opod. More money inusth pfl' tho golden gooso. Up to Ait 1006, H. J. Craven of Ogdeay the engineer in charge of.(& and had stood in the waylj son and Hart, in that he hadUitf-pay hadUitf-pay estimates of the favoriajrj: ors, and had endeavored, a'B?.i! in his power, to do righHSJJ This wns no part of ParJpfp Hart's desire, and the first Setting him out was the .'ajjfi 'nvid Ecclcs, who desiredjic tho money possible in the hn'Jf saints, oven though he hndv& some of it himself. The flrCT syphon across Bear rivor vi the National Wood Pipe coLfj was made from absolutely Afifj ber. Hccles urged upon Pa)4 Hart that he could furnish aal ber at possibly a less figure anybody could lay the pipailff, the National Wood Pipe co"Hg this end Danieison brotherly oontrncts for syphons No; to bo made from lumbers plied by Brother Eccles fnfel.1 ests and sawmills in Orejjit which, by the way, there ifflg niont hanging over Eeclemfl head. The first carload ofJjE was condomnod by EngineerTg-that EngineerTg-that in place of being Al'clfc scarcely "good common. "'.Mf notified, and he at once notifiCj that the district wruld linvcii: use for his services. Henrl i Callan, it would appear. cW Hart's action, but when tho Kfe. priesthood was laid upon thegj down, as usual. fi Eig Overpayments? The successor of Cravcu-flf cessity a brother iu the Gosnj'J Swan by name, having notte" perience in the profession. to have had less of hone estimates of Marion nendij immediately padded as t'Oijjj raised as to classification, anjh in price in spite of coutract&i fications. As an instance-Hi contract on tho south damill creek, has been estimated ml Swan to contain ap.HT.t) .cubU embankment, for which ha paid at the rate of 15 ceutij yards, making the sum ofias when a rcsurvcy cf the damfj, clusivolv that only a scant,.!? yards are in tho work wtrcj contract price, would figurojw; ing a total overpayment -oia Who got it? Who knowsMji the district was robbed. all Tn all contracts of&SJ there is a line most difficij between earth and loosc.f !r earth is specified as nnyt H a cubic fcot in content. C j of the work contracted byfjfli Marion Henderson was fite stretch of very coarse gray? fi, tain proportion of either ft fairly chargoable as loosa j whilo the Marion Hendera on t,he?c stations wis paidk A rock. Taylor's work wasf S earth, the difference in VU cents for earth against 41 cubic yard for the loose ro & Series of Scanda The Hess fill, above tlijs Sfc ranch, is nothing short of,i scandals, thefts embezzlonu Q beries employed by Thie: fe; and Thief Hart to curicfl at the expense of this w trict. This fill, which is feet high at its greatest d badly constructed that tl Ei has now left the bottom B, five feet below the grndpj VA neer Swan, havine no cxpa profession, allowed the cp Eft. only yardage vastly in A ffi, amount moved, which was but. he allowed bad work te-, which was even more cnt 5 a menace to tho whole dn Jo-rected. Jo-rected. j tt Any sort of a schema i!g THOMAS RICHARDS, Account 1005. 1905. " Z$B? January 12, to order S. C. C 5 10.00 August 31. 16S-173L StSXmL January 12, to order A. XV, H... . 24.50 13c, S5 at 30c '"tH January 13, to order A. XV. II. . 03.00 " '-tH January 15, to order S, C. C 6.00 rH May IS, warrant SS 200.00 JtM July IS, to order A. D. TI " 6t.55 rH October 13, to order A. D. H 25.00 -'-BB October 24, to order A. D. H 125.00 November 2 Ir warrant 13S7...... 324.21 1007. December 16, to order S. C. C... 2G8.00 December 51. balance..... 'iM Total lu40T26 Total vJH December 31, balance $ 622.96 -ffi Tho initials, of A. D. H. nre thoso of President Adclbert. Henderson; A. W. .H., those of polygamous Hart: S. C. C, those of Chadwick. The wording of district warrant No. 13S7 for $3S4.2l is instructive. It is as follows: $324 21-100. No. 13S7. Office of ONEIDA IRRIGATION DISTRICT. Preston, Ida,. Nov. 24, 1905, Treasurer Onolda Irrigation District: Pay to A. W. Hart, or order, thrco hundred hun-dred twenty-four and 21-100 dollars, out of funds in tho treasury. For Thomas Rlchdrds's work contract. (Signed) ADELBERT HENDERSON, President. (Signed) A. XV. HART, Secretary. For value received the within warrant is hereby transferred to Dat ed . V.. '. id6 .' .' Paid November 30, 1905, Principal Interest Total S (Signed) GEO. C. PARKINSON, Treasurer. Noto that no signature is on tho trnnsfcr-endorsing blank but the amount 'm: funds of tlio district waJte-for waJte-for this unholy bunch., H.; John G. Stint was a micutbni; a mighty good saint took up a desert entry iffe township 14 south range i 3K& , meridian, a large P would, when tho south d ploted, be submerged d J of one of the reservoirs oi jfa There is much evidence J i-' collusion of Hart wit l th M. whereby Sant was to rec? & his land when patent shot which $1500 should go. i gr "services rendered,. a M wore attorney. fees, maki li. reclamation, witness fees. j the same. In this proo 1 stood that both Sant atioj? to the complete watonnga. overy forty-acre tract thnrSant had a perfocte in tho district, hnvin" paid water certificates. has of water rights to J"V . acres with was conductepM through a two-inch pipe WOri three-foot entry head jW Sant's entry would bo a reservoir, there being nJ-, ing to the district whej bear its proportion of the Bra lHjiiiist Parkinson and wjs JHsa p ro j) rial ion II I H S Public Fiimls. 'tmK OFFICER n jo PRODUCE J100KS (o Answer Subpoena. fKg That He Was Xot Sldent of Idaho. Ilftn 9"'v nn0"101' Wind whore-'Kjci whore-'Kjci could bo robbed. The Ky bo saiI, has ronc to final .fcvWjss been held up .by tho "lifjE- of the general land "MKcr the representatives in jlTK eventually got together "IBe the land 'oflicc to patent "VBTilint the thieC.s Parkinson L?pBay divide the spoils, as ijJtJEt to be soon. irs Were Mixed, ittl.c vrnlcr as yet ilc-bond ilc-bond issue amounting in 10, with a floating in-mutiny in-mutiny to $100,000 more, lands on t he verge of Iheir lands have been year by year since J 1)07, riaile bv the tax sales ossession. The settlers li way to turn. Ever c turned yet has been untago. Every time they to the pious counsel of priesthood thev have ed and robbed. "Protest ord is instantly brought hot, oer and' revelntor hren don slop kicking irkinson and Hart t lint scinlinert and Ihrown our That a church calling ch of Jesus Christ of nts would so threaten ts members, speaks for jjwstem of Accounting. fftaflhc murmurs of the settlers IniMct took some distinct form, &j&it was demanded of the WaMccounts. Ar first this was J'njwfnsed. Later, under pres-fwMlf"0. pres-fwMlf"0. stale authorities, tho jBennittcd. The auditor ap-4kjB' ap-4kjB' himself a Mormon, and k'yjBu not probablv go as far ijjVas ho might, he went far ieftBwwJhi' absolute rottenness -fliiB7.I,l" J I is slatenieul as araiBnting is Hilo illuminating. you had a system of 1)0 far from the GOV. BBADr SHOULD wum MATTES I His Attention Js Most Respectfully Respect-fully Called to This Felony in His State. K5w2S 1 ?ud "icm were very de- n?1 lleSlieence on tho part of ?AS2 J f yoor district would not Lrnwlnatewin a,ny wcl1 conducted en-torprise. en-torprise. He, above all othero, was fully aware of the conditon of t lie IC counts and should have asked for assistance, as-sistance, if, at any time, he was mi able to properly handle the accounts and records of tho office. compiling the books which you now have, I labored at a very great disadvantage. Much of tho data pertaining per-taining to this largo expenditure of noney was on slips of paper, and that1 which was not to be found was obtained, ob-tained, from outside sources. While there may be a few accounts yet to be adjusted with contractors, owing to the fact that their estimates have not all been returned to the office, I have prepared pre-pared the accounts as represented herein, and they represent tho true condition of affairs of your district ' ' Iturnel should hnve gone further. The condition was no doubt criminal, but it was with felonious intent, with malice aforethought and pretense. Parkinson, with his experience of grafting at the University of Jdaho, at Moscow, and other places, undoubtedly laid the first lines. IJart elaborated and befouled oven Parkinson's notions of thiever Parkinson and Hart Arrested. "Upon the disclosures of Ruincl's report, re-port, showing such villainous skullduggery. skulldug-gery. Parkinson and Ifcirfc were arrested for misappropriations of public funds. On the first; trial, the First National Bank of Logan, in whose hands most of the money had been kept;, having been served with a subpoena upon H. E. Crorkett, assistant cashier, to produce all books and papers .pertaining to the Oneida Irrigation district, refused to appear, ap-pear, as directed, pleading that the state of Idaho could ndt force a citizen of Ltah to appear in the courts under sucn subpoena. Before considering the law of the matter, it would be well to remember that Thomas Smart is president of the bank, while .Joseph V. Smith and W. S. McCornick aro directors, and that is enough to account for anv dodging, wherebv Prosidcntr George C. Parkinson and Arthur W. Hart were protected. One of tho sources of great comfort to Parkinson and Hart was the fact that so far as any contractor may make trouble for them for the robberies performed per-formed upon themthe only evidence lays in the notebooks of Engineer Swan, who refused to produce them, claiming that the district owes him some $."00 or more for services rendered. It i noticeable that he has .not sued tho district for tho money, nor has the district sued him for the books; bnl there is another day coming, when this form of mutual dishonesty must end. What Records Disclose. A further transaction that on its lace perhaps would not appear to bo gonnanc to the affairs of tho Oneida irricntion district is brought lo light, in the search of the records of " mortgagees mort-gagees in Oneida, county kept in the office of tho county recorder. On pago pnti. book J of mortgages, appears an instrument from Marion Henderson and Millio A. Henderson, his wife, to Utah Mortgage and Loan company of Logan, Utah, whereby certain lands in section Hi. township 14 south of range 3S east. Boiso meridian, aro mortgaged as se: curity for a loan of .f 100, and as additional addi-tional seouril' two shares in tho Kush-villo Kush-villo Irrigation company arc pledged. This instrument boars dalo of April 1. 1!)0S, and is redeemable April 1. 101:3, with interest payable semiannually at 0 per cent, ft bears tho signature of Marion Henderson and Millio A. Henderson, Hen-derson, his wife, and is witnessed in duo form by Adclbert Henderson and his wife. Mary K Henderson, and certified cer-tified to by Adclbert Henderson as notary no-tary public. So far so good. Under date of January 1, nmo, on pago -1 SS, book Tl of mortgages, appears ap-pears another and similar instrument whereby the same identical lands aro again mortgaged to school district No. 11 by Ihc same Marion Henderson and his same wife, Millie TS. Henderson, this tinio in spito of tbo existence of mortgago No. 1. The amount loaned is greater, to-wit.. $fi00, ?ind again is tho security diminished for tho two PEOPLE STUNNED BJ THEM) BLOW Prosecutions of Thieves Failed Because Bank Officers Would Xot Appear. , I JUROR BEGGED OTHERS TO XOT CONVICT THIEVES He Was Bishop's Counselor, and His Appeal Was a Direct Coin man d. &hnrcs of Hiifihville Irrigation company aro not applied this time. This time tho witnesses to the deed arc Ercil Ivofoed :,nd Maudo Howell, but Adel-bort Adel-bort Henderson, tho ex-president of tho Oneida irrigation district, is the notary public. What Statutes Provide. Section 613 of the Idaho revised codes, T. 4, ch. 6, Art. 5. savs: t(, c "c there shall !,avo acumulal-scWi acumulal-scWi fc1?1?'1 of Jh0 measurer of any .school district In the state, moneys bc- i the Bn,d 80,1001 district to an f, ,h"tJ.?,.OXC(ls::.of thc "'"out", which Vom0? n.,on of.U,.c f,ttll01 district board of said district shall be necessary for thc I ncccsaury current expenses of maintaining maintain-ing tne schools In said district, tlie same shn 1 be invested by said board In United stales bonds, state bonds, state warrants or county warrants, when the market value thereof is not below par. And said board shall deposit said .securities In some safe deposit and they shall there be Kept until it becomes necessary to convert con-vert thc same Into money for school district dis-trict purposes, to bo determined by said board. Order No. S was sent bv ,T. M. Mc-C03. Mc-C03. secretary of thc board or school trustees of district No. 11, to the County Superintendent of Schools Henry Simpson at Malad. Simpson tried to evade the countersigning of the order, knowing thc illegality of the whole affair, and passing it" ovor to tho county treasurer, who ants ns lii; ilm. uty during his absence. Handing the treasurer a number of orders, he requested re-quested that official to countersign them for him. The treasurer refused upon tho ground that only on matters of emergency and during his absence did sho sign for him. Some days later ho attempted to do the samo thing again without effecting his purpose. lie finally countersigned tho order and it went through. The money was needed. No. H. " 521. OKDER FOR WARRANT. Office board of trustees, school district No. 11. Oneida county, Idaho, December 1900. The auditor will please draw a warianl on school fund or district No. 11 of Oneida for th sum of live hundred .00 dollars (f.')O0.O0), In favor or Marlon Henderson for loan on martgage to be known as deposit A of it ainklnpr fund. Due 101.".. J. M. M'COY. Clerk. Chairman. Countersigned by Thomas Sunt, H. Simpson. Thereupon (he County Auditor drew Warrant 2sTo. o21 for thc amount .300 as appears below: Countv "Warrant. No, r,2U Auditor's Oflicp, Malad Cilv, Idaho, January Janu-ary hi. inio. 5300. The Treasurer of Oneida County Will pay to Marlon Henderson or order thc sum of Five Hundred (No-100) Dollars Dol-lars out of any moneys belonging to the School District No. 11. Fund for loan on mortage. Presented for payment: not paid for want or runds: this day or 100 . Pnifl .laniiiirv in 11111 JOHN J, EVANS. By B. .Ionc3, Oheck Drawn for Amount. And upon presentation of the warrant, check iso. L!77 for tho amount was drawn. Oneida County, Idaho. No. 277. OITIce of County Treasurer. Malad. Idaho. Jan. 12. 1010. Pay to order or Marion Henderson, $500. Five hundred and no-100 dollars. Not over live hundred dollars. To J. N. Ireland & Co. Bankers. MAGGIE WILKES. Malad, Idaho. S. D. No. 11. Sinking Fund. Pay Descret National "Rank, Salt l.ako City, or order. Idaho State and Savings Bank. Preston. Idaho; G. II. Blood, Cashier. Descret National Bank Paid ThroiiRh Salt I,ako Clearing Hourc, Jan. 10. 1010. ENDORSEMENT CHECK. Pay to the order of any bank or banker. All previous endorsements guarant'd McCORNICIC & CO. Jan. 10. 10,0. 8,1,1 Ulkb Chy' Uti,h' -S. A. Whitley, Cashier. Translation Officially Complete The transaction is officially complete. The papers aro all on filo in the County Recorder's office". Pt. I. T. 11. of the Tie vised Codes of Idaho says in Sec. 0975: Pt. I. T. 11; Sec. C37B Each off lector lect-or this state or of any county, ctty. town or district of this state, and every other person charged with the receipt, safekeeping, safe-keeping, transfer or disbursement of public moneys, avIio either: 2. Loans the same or any portion thereof; or having the possession or control con-trol of any public money, makes a profit out or or uses the same for any purpose not authorized by law. Is pdnlahable by Imprisonment In tho slate prison for not less than one nor moro than ten years, and Is disqualified from holding any office In this state. lb would look as if Mr. Thomas Sant. chairman of the school board of district No. 11 at Clifton, Ida..; .1. M. McCoy, secretary thereof; Mr. Simp son, thc superintendent of. the county schools of Oneida county, should have a chance to serve their county no longer 111 office. Where Money Went. What became of the money, and why was such sacred 11101103" so easily reached? It is generally understood that this money was the amount of the assessment of Marion Henderson, the favored contractor on the Oneida irrigation irri-gation district ditch for the defense of tho .thieves Parkinson and Hart, but for whatever purpose it was obtained, crime has been committed. Docs the state and will the countv submit lo such robbery? Tho attention of Gov. Brady of Idaho is most respectfully called to ibis felony. The attention o"f the slate superintendent of schools is also invited. As to the attorney-general, McDougall, ho was thc most active of the attorneys for the defense of Parkinson and Hnrt in their recent trial at Malad. Having sworn to enforce en-force the laws of thc state of Idaho, he was foremost in preventing- their execution. He, thereforo, is requested to stnnd asido and allow thc governor or the court to appoint some attorney of ability, dcccncj- and sense of honor to prosecute these robbers of the school fund of district No. 11. Know No Law. That thc judicial olKcers of Oneida county know no law, or aro so criminally careless of the Jaw, is shown again in tho methods by which the settlers of the village of Clifton were treated. The site was entered for and on bo halt of theso people .by Probate Judge S. 1J. Davis, a good Mormon. He lives in Malad, the county scat. Upon a certaiu day came Arthur W. Hart of Preston, attorney and counselor at law. II13 letterhead says so. Accompanied by Albert Henderson of Clifton and by tho way they are the same old secretary and president of the Oneida irrigation" district and representing to the court, that they had been appointed by the citizens of Clifton to represent repre-sent t hem. and further reciting thc tact that while Malad was only twelve miles uway over the mountains, it, was a matter of a hundred miles around ami two days of timo; that it was a hardship hard-ship to have to loso so much time in journeying back and forth lo get their deeds. Acting unadvisedly, we will sav, .Judge Davis signed a number ho does not know how many of blank deeds as probate judge, and placed them in tho hands of Arthur W. Hart, who robbed he Oneida irrigation district, for distribution. dis-tribution. Hart, proceeded to fill them out at hip discretion, charging as high as JriS per deed, tho court charge being be-ing only $5.- Graft again for Arthur W, Harl, president of the Voting Men's Mutual Improvement society. Criminal Prosocutions. The criminal prosecutions of Parkinson Parkin-son and Hart fell through the failure of tlie ,ofl'icers of tho First National bank at, Logan to answer subpoena to appear at Malad and testify. The civil suit against thc same defendants for thc moneys takon to purchase thc Armstrong Arm-strong failed in an even more scandalous scanda-lous manner, with tho evidence all in, tho case argued and submitted to the jury. When this august body of Parkinson's Park-inson's and Hart's peers adjourned to consider their verdict they were addressed ad-dressed by one of their number Ira "Baker, bishop of ITolbrook ward and Bishop's Counsolor Camp of Plcasanton not upon any question before them but that they must not decide against Parkinson Park-inson who was tho president of the Slake of Zion, nor against Hart, for was lie not the president of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement association. Ono by one theso jurors sworn to decide the case upon its merits, turned aside to aid theso scoundrels in their thefts and to proetcct them from tho just consequences that should have followed. Another Suit to Bo Heard. One more suit has vet to bo heard though more arc about to filed. It is to be hoped that no more Ecclesiastical jtiror3 will be permitted 011 the jury, so that in gome measure at last the people- may receive justice. There is liltlo doubt that tho last two bond is-siiCB is-siiCB are invalid and their condemnation condemna-tion in court will possibly relieve some of Iho burdens that now overwhelm the citizens of the Oneida Irrigation district. dis-trict. At the present thoy aro stunned by the blow that has been struck them bv those whom they have trusted all their lives. Men who poso as profes-sionally profes-sionally good men, honorable men, pious '"en whose counsels were to be so highly and positively regarded that to disregard was to invoke tho anger and repudiation of tho whole church to which they belonged. In place of tho goodnoss, honor, piety and wisdom the people havo looked for thev have met with theft, forgery, larce'iry, embezzlement, embez-zlement, usury and graft. Nothing too s"iuall to steal, nobody too poor to rob, and still is George C. Parkinson, tho presidont of Oneida still is Arthur W. Hart thc president of the Young Men's Improvement association immune from I criminal prosecution, protected from t " ' civil judgment, endorsed by tho leaders t 'tH of the Mormon church. f ' |
