Show MORE eore OF THAT pierrepont INTERVIEW 11 oun OU readers are familiar with the interview with president arthur in which the g g mormon question was wab handled in a manner mauti 01 wal mal and ang many lauy false statements were mado mada about the course of the utah commis sio blo nerg ners we published the press dispatch conveying intelligence of the alleged interview expressing our disbelief as to its genuineness and afterwards explained that the whole matter was manufactured by a chicago reporter no such conversation having ever token taken place between mr pierrepont and thobro the president the commissioners treated the matter seriously and governor ramsay and judge carlton took to the tlona tiona against the commission 1 contained in the fabulous press dispatch in the terre terro haute evening gazette gazelle of september 25 tb 9 appears an article referring to this matter sud aad the following correspond nce nee which should set bet the affair at rast rest mans hans if ans any doubt remains in any onera ones mind as to the facts in the case 1 ST PAUL bupt sapt 20 the honorable Sono rable rabla A B carlton dear bir sin reaching thia this place today on my way home I 1 saw a copy of your letter to the secretary of the interior dated august SO 30 until tho the evening of august sli 31 1 had not seen leon the president or communicated with him in any manhei since blues baat spring I 1 left now york in may last and have been on the pacific slope ever since when I 1 met the president at the springs on the evening of the of 0 august he showed mo me a new I 1 7 1 ivia ivi gwi 1 all fk masat masas wat was sAT MS malk mall f ul JU said to have been had between the president and myself some bome weeks prior in which the statement was made that a chicago journal had bad publia published lied an interview purporting to have been beon held heid at the springs between the president and me upon the mormon question As AB the president will tell you there no word word vord ot of in tha the state ment we had no fench einch interview nor was wab such possible as aa we were at least a thousand miles apart at the time of the alleged interview I 1 have never even heard of if any criticism upon your offiel official tal tai no acts t 1 have never made any anys nor has te the president so eo far as I 1 know very faithfully yours youns EDWARDS lIERRE kierre pierrepont PONT pony P S ayou hyou you are at full liberty tomake any use of thing you may y wish E B P judge carlton cariton Is ia also in receipt of the following letter D T OF tue tre sept kon son A B carlton carh Cart tonn tons utah COM corm 1 mission salt sait lake city utah dear sir I 1 have your communication of august in relation to charges made or bald baid to have been made by mr pierrepont against the commission I 1 read your youn letter letten to commissioner ramsey at st bt paul A few days since I 1 am entirely satisfied myself with the action of tho the commission but I 1 will lay jay your communication before the tho president very respectfully yours H M we are stall of the opinion t that tho the fabricator of that press dispatch ought not to tot bo be Fill billowed allowed owed to t 0 go goun un punished for this thia libal ebal his fan false hoods were more th than an a jok joi they were criminal in their nattei nattle natt nati and intent intents and a moderate dose does rf I fine and imprisonment might har han a beneficial effect effects in protecting vat public from future deception tion fiok that source |