Deseret Evening News | 1899-12-12 | Page 1 | Roberts Submits His Brief

ROBERTS SUBMITS HIS BRIEF Hearing of Witnesses in the thc Investigation Expected to Begin on Wednesday Roberts lobby Increased t I Dec Roberts In committee resumed Ita 59 IQs todar behind closed doors t it was t explained x was to permit to receive ehe and re N retorts torts MIl t f procedure form torm of subpoena t orr Mr Ro Roberts himself and a or of Mormons and Gentiles r out d the commIttee door await q f t was prepared to continue It t on the demurrer to the ther r t r f tho n committee to try him Tte ne Gentile delegation was more Inore t c including the no Dr Ir Schroeder to whom r ta d rather sensational objections Saturday and the others who have come on from Crom Utah to direct the proceedIngs against him The committee remained In privAte session until noon when an adjourn adjournment adjournment ment Was 1 taken until 10 to tomorrow tomorrow morrow when the actual hearing ot of witnesses ll wll viii begin Mr Roberts saw Mr TIler Tayler as soon loon as the tho committee adjourned and sub submitted his brief Mr bricf is II n a lengthy legal I argument on th the rights ot of the committee lie urges that the Constitution gives Ives protection against trial without due process ot of law also taking property such Ruch III as the tho y ot of an office without due process lot of law