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Show LEILiCH SAYS HE CAN . PROyE SHOOT CHARGES Stands by Affidarit Declaring Senator a Pclygamist : - ; win Fight ffl$ Own Case ' ac5sjfe) ALTOONA, Pa., March 31. Bishop Cranston bavin? received no offl- ' cial notice of Bishop Warren action iiv removing- the Jtev. J. L. Leilich ) say yrjll contiQue'the lattef in charg of th Utah piission., It ts set forth that the action against Leillch antedate his filing' of hla charges v against Smopt, and. he. will not be permitted to allege prejudice in that matter as a defense against the action of Bishop "Wajrea. ')(S). WASHINGTON," March 31. The removal of the Rev. John U . Leilich.. th mlceonary of the Mehpdist caurch; in Utah, who filed charges against Senator frnoot, by Bishop Warren, is likely to have an important bearing upon Smoot's ta in the Sanate. ( Mr, le4Hch cane here and charged that Smoot is a polygamic. polyga-mic. He wvore to his assertions before the clerk of the Supreme, court In the pktrict of Columbia, and then presented them to the Senate. They were re-ferifed re-ferifed to the Committee on Elections and are to be considered some time in the pert session of fhe Senate., ' XMch Intends to fight his removal fron ihUtah mission. He has retained Messrs. Dudley & Mlchener of this city as hia attorneys, and it is not improbable that in order ta effect his purpose to. secure a public investigation of the case he will appeal to tha court to. set aside the action of Bishop Warren. Leilich wUl go to Salt Lake and make a contest for the position he has occupied. |