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Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-11-28 | Page 13 | As I Remember

Type issue
Date 1926-11-28
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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Article Title As I Remember
Type article
Date 1926-11-28
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 13
OCR Text I I ii- ii T k Trouble over the the will of President Brigham You Young began In June 1879 when w n several of f the heirs of the the- late late- head of the church Instituted civil suit in the Third district court against the executors of the will ill who were George Q Cannon BrIgham Brigham Brigham Brig- Brig ham Young Jr and Albert ton The complaint declared that the executors were wilfully wastIng wasting wast wast- ing and converting a large part of the presidents presIdent nt's estate state by pretending pretendIng pretend pretend- Ing to allow the sum of on a false and fraudulent claim pre presented by the trustee in trust trust trust-of of the Church of or Jesus Christ GhrIst o of Lat Lat- ter-day ter Saints The complaint w was s sIn In reality a a. petition to the court asking for a restraining or order er against the trustee in trust from I the further performance of their duties and enjoining John Tayl Taylor r president of the church and trustee in trust from disposing o of any property consigned to him in the settlement of said claim When the application for the re restrainIng restraining restraining re- re straining straining- order was presented to Justice Emerson the same was granted and the injunction Issued and two receivers appointed to take charge o of of- all the property Involved in in the litigation The receivers were nere W. W S S. McCornick well known banker and United States Marshal M M. S Pres President dent John Taylor who had I succeeded the late President Young through his attorneys in replying to the writ showed that the claim was a fide bona-fide one o of existing in indebtedness indebtedness In in- de that it represented the value alue of property held by the church or by tile the late president In Jn trust for tOr the church he further declared that the claim had been recognized as a liability of f the es estate estate es- es estate tate by President Young and the will of Brigham Young authorized the executors to settle the claim as also all such Pouch trusts After setting forth the matters enumerated Pres Pres- ident IGent John Taylor prayed praed that the injunction be dissolved the order appointing the receivers revoked and the action dismissed at the cost of the complainants Accompanying the presidents president's statement was as a separate answer filed flied by the executor corroborating the statement statement statement state state- ment made by the president o of the church hurch rf The executors declined to turn ver the property as directed by the court with the result that they as also the trustee in trust were arrested The warrant for their arrest est was issued by Justice J. J S S. S temporarily had Justice Emerson When President Taylor disclosed to the court that he had complied with the order of the court as far as as' it was possible for foi him to do he was WM discharged from custody but the executors who refused to furnish additional security were yere s sent Fent nt to the penitentiary and they remained d there until August 23 Then the order of Judge Boreman was re reversed reversed reversed re- re versed and set et aside by the supreme court of the territory While the litigation was on George Goddard who was in charge chare of the house and grounds on th the southern shore of Great Salt Lake was arrested because he refused to deliver the th property to the reedy reedy- er ers v the property being known as the Black Rock house He ne held a ad d deed c l from the trustee in trust for tol forthe forthe the property He lie was charged with contempt of court In his refusal and was imprisoned However he be was reloa released ed as toon a all the marshal se secured secured St- St cured possession of the property ami ind the once case dismissed I l 1 Meanwhile the church had filed a counter suit In n connection with the suit spit Instituted 1 by by- byth tr th heirs for the recovery of of- its property and the tle case was finally settled by bv agreement agreement agree agree- ment th j church paying paving the heirs o of late president Young the sum of agreement being reached on n October 4 4 1870 Final decree In Inthe the carve cars was dated October 4 1879 and Ind nd was issued hv by v Chief Ju Justice A. A Hunter who had been ap- ap tn n August Then came ame a change on the joo governorship goy gov of the territory and the Twelfth governor arrived in Salt Lake in the p person of or Governor Eli Ell H if Murray l who succeeded Governor George GeorgEV W. W Emery The latter was appointed a ed Juno June 8 8 1875 and he was in office until February 28 1879 when pie he retired His administration tion Ion hail had been more or less lesSof of a stormy one But the one that was to come come under Governor Murray proved the stormiest one ne in the history o of the territory Governor Murray had served with Sherman on On- his march to the thc sea and ami subsequently subsequently subsequently was United States Marshal for Kentucky
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