| Show AGAINST TIIE SHE i estate ESTATES t answel answers s of Froal president Pre dent aident john Tayl orand ovand the executors of the estate of the late preside fht bat fat balg r 1 1 1 ham young to the complaint maae made against 9 them were filed yesterday in the third district court and published in full in in last evenings NEWS they are afe complete and to tibe tiie the point reaching every allegation made wade la in the complaint juwill it will wiil be seen on eg examination of th thi f a matter that tula suit entered bylone by one of the delra of the estate abes does not proceed kd against the preal dent of tha the church of oi jesus christ af latter da day y simla nor against again it the th trustee in trust for that church but personally against adhn taylor lor lon tant gentlemen in his private P vate capacity as a citizen ha baa nothing whatever to do with the tho caso case gaso paso la in amion he only becomes a ik party to the thy sult from his official fon as trustee reisle e under these circumstances he waa wag not in duty bound to make matte any specific answer to the allegations made mad 0 in the com plaint but with his weil weli well know knowal frankness and desire delro to have every aiding open and above board hoard prest r dent taylor has given a square and ample explanation of his trant trank transactions Jac with the esta estate estates teas tees tas SAS the representative seata senta atoe tive ot of the church from this it appears that con sider abio Ablo church property for rea res mons fons chat most members understand and which it Is not necessary now to explain was asheld as held hold by president brigham young dur ing lag iafe his life time in nis lila own name by 8 y the terms of his will it blia blis is very clear wear that tha t he desired the thu executors to tb convey this property after his hla to his lu la office tas taa trustee ln in trust t when these affairs came to be investigated vesti gated ii appeared that moere avas a no and owing to the church fram the estate property to the value of nearly one onu million dollars bat to give all ail possible contil dera dexa lion lioa to ulie lila claims of the heirs the bum of three hundred thousand bollara was credited on this amount toz tor services rendered by the de during many years of faithful labor la in lne interests of the people further farther the property received in settlement haq taen taken at much higher figures than it would have commanded in cash if it placed lupon the market maet all of this was for the pecuniary benefit of the heirs of the estate but there was considerable property vested in brigham young the undoubted ownership of which could not be satisfactorily proven proveno the benefit j of the doubt was given to the estate and not a cents worth of that property was taken it la Is clear therefore that the present pre hent teut trust had the disposition to deal most leniently with the estate and to claim nothing but that to which the church had absolute and undeniable claim claims and also to accord to his predecessor that honest intent whick thole who knew him beat have always accredited him with the property conveyed by the executors executory to the trustee in trust is specified in with the price at which it was re received elved but this matter had already received thorough examination the executors had appeared in the probate court and given a full and complete account of this transaction and the heirs legatees lega tees de visnes etc including the per pur person who has commenced this u unhallowed n a n and shameful suit gave their receipt and to tv the tho executors and the trustee in trus trust t receiving from the latter a receipt in full for all claims of the church against tho the estate the transaction was wab s fair honorable and exceedingly kind toward the estate we that no one but those who are aro interested in promoting this inexcusable litigation will lake any other view of the tha matter unless it may bo ba a few who might think tho tha representatives of the church had blen been too easy in the settlement thu tho executors also hakea full answer to all that has been charged against them they have done nothing that has not noc received the sanction of the probate court F every very transaction has been scrutinized they have havo sought diligently and to carry oue out the wishes of the respected testator some complaints have been made in regard to the valuation of various portions of the property the executors did not make the estimate three appraisers pral hers appointed by the probate it to court mado made the valuation wh when on tha mothers having an interest in the property ana represent representing in 9 the minor call cail dien dion according to the provisions made in the will applied for a settlement of tho the estates affairs airs and a division of prop property erty eity they selected the same appraisers aa as wore were appointed by the court when thosa those of the heirs who had received deeds of property during tho the lifetime of president young consi considered dUed that the valuation he nad had made of their property was too high it was a appraised p ralpd at its then present value and reductions madu made as dle die dictated it is its alleged that the executors improperly settled certain lia ila bi lilied of john W Yo oi of the heirs to the detriment of the rest ret this is incorrect they settled no such liabilities to uny any mount amount the facts facto are that previous co to thu tho death of ples Pies president ident young his bis son john W signed over to him all his right title and inte lute rest in the utah western railroad for tor and aud in consideration of his father assuming his liabilities and all that the executors have expended supposed to be in favor of ot john W young was actually the legitimate legit mate business of the ho deceased all of this was also submitted to and by the probate court those these transactions although net not the business of the public aru are sueh such that they need not he be covered up from the gaze of the whole world they will bear the closest scrutiny they are honest and equitable but they concern principally the family of the testator and should properly have been confined to their investigation and settlement the person who has planted this suit appears no regard for the wishes of a kind and indulgent parent lle ile the lie hec fic scruples of immediate relatives nor the dictates of common prudence prudente jutrash bu trash ly rushes rashes into court with a cause which has no intrinsic merits and which promises to be profitable only to lawyers and court officials this course is greatly to ke tie regretted but we believe that good will grow out of the apparent evil in addition to tho the answers filed in Inthis this thib ease case casela a demurrer has been entered to the complaint with a motion to dissolve the ID injunction Junction and dismiss the receivers these will have to be argued at a time which the thi court will determine and meanwhile the inquisitive public will have to wait for further developments but we think that eli all ali who read the 19 answers Answer bly sly and end aro arc at all acquainted with the facts will feel some astonishment at the summary issuance of the injunction ment ol 01 receivers the acceptance of a bond of on onay y 1000 from the we complainant and the with which the whole business was transacted the defendants not having been served with any notice of the affair until larter arter after the cat court had bad granted the request of the plaintiff the affair is now to a great extent the property of the public and 1149 U 13 to be hoped that thase who have anything to say any about it will examine both sides before forming any conclusions further than this we have no favors to ask c |
