Show commissioner SMOOT ANSWERS C ont emp tible exhibit exhibition tion of Dick sons animosity J JE E appointed commissioner the reis mr A 0 smoot jt jr who wait wa recently orders ordered ta show cause why bit bin commis akin should not be revolt ad oili wua was submitted by judge lit itherland lo 10 a the supreme court on wednesday rol lowing to INI r statement and nine several letters in relation to lo ills his appoint benl all of hichi read AO A 0 jr the ilia respondent re ra pec trully answers said order and says ile ha was wai appointed commissioner of court some linio lima in IA the spring of 1882 that hit had not beon been by hint anil and lie ba hii bad no were it wite made that any application ihor ther eror aror was wag contemplated by ay kiy person perma ito was wai no tided 1 of ilia his In imant hv iha ole clerk rk or of the tha court nnie P T V esq late lale united staiti attorn Allor vy jor utah irn tern tar korv athla respondent expressed bauco lu on account othle business and also alio bemuse nil as a morman he b bail dauch auch social and aini church gle gleland sand tong 1001 larding rei the tha lw litty of congress pol polyglot ygnot air v and abid ug lawAll I 1 that ihal lie he would not voluntarily accept any video which would require lilo hint to loael act judicially in any such rabes lie ile was assured by mr vanzile that iw it 0 would never be ou call sit ed on to 0 o act la in that class of cos by him or his hia assistants assi nas tants and that hat lie he would explain all in to ids hid bai mor bo BI that respondent abound hotbo by calls cat la to la so act after said bald vanzile had retired f hom fi i hs hani po position idon i that elbre wu was then than to necessity for tha appoint provo lu in the lue first judicial district to facilitate f fr leimona lei aona 0 ns in the iha nw now county of 0 1 raissa ra U irsa Y W I 1 cra I 1 tile deriver denver rio lo 10 grand acanda y was being construct 0 d through that county respondent accey tod the lb up ap for ablat object and abd upon the un demanding lift ha perform od ed the iha dation of 0 the lh doffies hitherto hll herlo accord ink ing to clu best ability and without roiann ln era er ailon tion alo giai acted in any olio casis under tile die Eo so called Idin bill with one eseed conand lonii ind hila un not ben abbi n to do to chis his la in conversation w with tit mr air dickson united states slaten attorney for tills llila MrVa Mr Varlan rb and mr david brails and perhaps some game others expressed lila his to lo act as in ili eiso i arusing under said laid edmunds bill and ha hs done bo be illi such rod and publicity a holding such conver coin i rh lion aaion and not other oilier wha io Ilich acting clerk ot of the first Dittri ct couil and nil as respondent lion iton P I 1 11 II emerson late judge of I 1 we ihla court aero rero ere present and w v of the conversation conver dation when respondent con bell tea to accept said allies respondent lui no desire desira to hold bold sald attics tr lur arly any that for it t ani m hitt in ilia alio allies ll ij no lonker longer deputed to lo and lia noeal ai thelo tum ahna 1 I ceased he be now resigns the tha of lae face A 0 SMOOT jn fennii 0 o ity vv U UTAH T all I 1 ul all U L 4 LY I 1 A AOa 0 smoot moDi ji ari being balag duh t warn sworn says I 1 halo getil anil and attic d the for foregoing egging answer an iWer and I 1 know its in contents said an awer is true of my own knowledge except as ai to the ibe matters which aich ate therein stata staled on anfor tion and belief and 11 to tuch such matters I 1 believe it to 0 o be true A 0 SAI 0 or subscribed aill nl sworn to barbro mo ino this slit mat day of 1897 im N ausra aenny probate judge tho this following fillow Kig letters wore were also alao attached ind and made part orthe provo city january asih 1867 y J G sutherland esy esq leoniy attorney lio at law dear J Jud adge gesA A OS 0 Sir ngoot loot ari jr request edl ad me DO to state to you how it happened hippo ned tint that hj he was appointed euid beato commit Looi liili bloner the ibets are them at the be lime of lilt ilia appointment we WB had a klent giest wany lauy cages from emery county and there were no justices or of tin tile peace there ihara rt nt the time I 1 A G sutherland and nl P U emer son ion thought that A 0 would tanks make a gool good sod ud that li it tile tho way he got lil lili his I BP ap ointment bels yours mar liesa aj I 1 january 27 1637 id J hurt jwj J 0 sitti SaU Sull Lake utah my dent dear judged Ju ilise yours youra of this aiato nylah propos 11 or A 0 sweet jr t lo 10 0 the lie clintion clis clia llon tion served upon blus li 14 at ilan hind d mr mas m appointed after ader my re ra kovl ironi from indio to lo yit ika I ka I 1 do ut not recollect of hn ing any such conver con atlon as aa ho he li tl theire altro eire or at the thins of u life hla c I 1 ahm he va as lip ap lal pu 1 anted dup upon n the he of vant ilia n 0 A 1 II 11 I sutherland andl ald ober gentilee Gen tileo rr r prova some time ter Is int end and nt at different almes I 1 have hava be danl ml hint autte in whytt hat is staled lit in inn his answer awl nl if I 1 ant not much have heard him tint his hii to 10 resign on oil mure entire thin than on oce sion I 1 have bavo no objection to it a re rete feren renua 1 to tile me h in liidi 11 Is bus or only I 1 tin has 0 no con velisa thin it seam leardi to K set till ilia bater way would woud hs has ben bein lo ill 14 laurii baked asked lilt hs resignation yourt your olo ate i P I 1 U dirkso when judge sut borland had bj fluchel 2 air t r Vi arlart spring sprang tu to it bit ii oat bad and vigor amly ly idaj tile lie reference I 1 uada luada to it lilu his talf air had uch alich a thing beai intimated to him hill he be would at t once reported rei the ibe matter to tho court mr dickson also do d holding any ny conversation with ml 11 arros under ilia Ild munds div liv air ci alleged un derA landing with mr air van zile sula and h ni erson wai contrary to lo Is law aw and in d to moved thit that the answer be ati from I 1 the lie court flies ai it was not nol are s I 1 to 0 ilia lia order made upon him by the court cl 0 ort lie ile had bean ordered to lo cause why hil should at be lila waa not pertinent II 11 b bd bad d hewn no why hia nut nui avi b revolted revolt Bd tut lut bad baa on in tha ilia shown every reagon why it 11 be A rem Ignation should not ha be ilia should devoke hla his judge Ba tia therland replied that I 1 air M r smoot lots t answer was u silve anil and ro re pao tul and applied apol lail direct to the charna charge agalli qt him ue ile had biad performed the ibs ju dis ties of it 11 office as he had agreed iiii 10 lo anil and had res robigney ignaci as it lia a hid bad a ar fcc to 10 do I 1 mr again that tte court should not accept tile the astler was taken tinder advisement 10 yesterday court yesterday yeat erdAy judge zane announced that tile llon at M n U S Commis loer tit lit provo would be b accepted and that hint mr J IS mil ifill of provo would be appointed appoint td hh alicce or |