Show THE CHURCH CASE mr peters digging after property sold by the church mayor francis armstrong was before examiner sprague today to day as a witness tu la the suit of the united states against the church he was subjected by district attorney peters to a long cross examination re regarding gardia 2 the worth ol of street railroad stock purchased ur chased by him aim from the trustee lu in trust rust he was interrogated frequently as to where he obtained the money with which to make the purchase cha seand and re replied lied that he obtained it in his general business and f from rom various sources further than this he be declined to make any statement mr peters then switched off to the purchase 1 from the trustee ln in 31 mr r armstrong of some herds of sheep this transaction also tok t ok place about the abe ferit of march 1887 part fart of the sheep were in southern utah and mr armstrong received an order from president taylor for the delivery of the sheep this he be was asked to protace pro dace olace but declined saying it was III his I 1 private business affair and be did not care to surrender his bis private papers p for sheep purchased he bad given givan his note for this was taken tak en up when he be sold the sheep for the next item mr peters inquired about was the purchase by the blackfoot stock company of some cattle from the trustee in trust la in february 1887 Mr Armstrong was closely questioned about this but did not know any particular a of ef the transaction as tha the business was done by the com companas comp a ays anys manager the late feramorz littfe little mr armstrong did not know whether or not the company had purchased any horses from the church the witness was questioned as to his purchase of a piece of res real 1 estate from the church this pro arty is situated north of Z C M L general tore store s east bast te temple e street and is feet the price paid was bisp per toot mr armstrong gaven SO pet no note secured by a mortgage on in property payable in one year the purchase price once had not yet been paid as the note had not bees been presented although altho uRb it was overdue M mr r peters then switched back to the street railroad stock and asked now mr armstrong can you yon tell where you received that which you paid to john taylor mr armstrong 1 I can but I 1 dont propose to any further than I 1 have done one mr peters do you decline to answer mr Arm armstrong soong I 1 got it in a general wa way in my business that I 1 told yon yen ur mr peters where did yot get the with which you made made the first payment to L joha jobs nuttall mr Arni armstrong strong I 1 dont propose to ell you that mr peters where did you receive the with which you made the second payi payment neut to L john Nat nuttall mattall tall mr armstrong 1 I dont dent propose to say anything inix more about it than I 1 have done mr pete peters rs da you decline to te answer mr armstrong I 1 got it from various sources to in my business mr peters what did you get when you sold your interest in the mill mr Arm armstrong I 1 dont propose to answer that is none of your jour business mr peters do you decline to answer mr armstrong I 1 do that relates to my private business and has no con COM lection in any way with this case I 1 will not answer that question mr peters well see it we cant compel you to well test that mav mair ter mr armstrong well you can test it mr sheeks you cant tell tall specifically where the money came from to make those payments mr armstrong no sir air I 1 got it in m my business V mr peters did any come from the coop co op mr armstrong it may have done I 1 do not knoy know F mr pete petea do voa u decline to tell mr armstrong ro I do f except as I 1 have told you yon I 1 got it in a general way in my business mr you yon refresh your recollection in those matters mr Arms armstrong not it if I 1 can help it mr peters was not the she street railroad purchase bise a mere sham and that you were to hold the stock in trust I 1 mr armstrong it was not mr peters was not the purchase afterwards rescinded by the trustee in is trust mr armstrong it was not mr peters was not a demand made on you for that stock and were YO you U not directed to hand it over to bishop preston or some one representing the trustee ln in trust mr armstrong Arms tronc no sir mr peters do you not hold bold the real estate in trust for the church mr armstrong I 1 do not mr peters was not that the understanding I 1 mr armstrong it was not mr peters do you yon still decline to produce that order from john taylor for these sheep 1 mr armstrong I 1 do I 1 will let you yon read it but I 1 do not want it put in evidence so you can push it into print mr peters why wont you yon produce it mr armstrong because it is my private business mr peters well well give you till 2 this afternoon to t decide to ans answer werm my y questions at this point a recess was taken till 2 pm this afternoon mr armstrong was aga again a placed on the witness stand he sale said he wished to make a correction in his testimony Ma the purchase liase of the pro property berty on OB east temple street was ina made e from george Q cannon and not from jthn taylor he had lot bot the transactions confused tho piece of ground was thirty feet wide instead of twenty seven feet the original purchase was sixty feet wide but one naif half of it went to abram H cannon no and mr Armst armstrongs Armstron ronals ns purchase was in fact 80 1165 x feet mr peters looking at a memorandum what athis this branst or from geo Q cannon mr sheeks 1 object to that question the attorney holds a memorandum which the witness did edid not make and the deed dead to is the best evidence of the transfer mr you may answer mr armstrong that is the laud land I 1 bought mr peters you bought this 60 feet wide from the trustee in trust truet mr sheeks 1 I object to the attorney continually misrepresenting the answers of witness mr peters you may answer mr armstrong I 1 bought 30 80 feet wide and made an error when I 1 said trustee in trust it was from geo Q cannon abram H cannon and I 1 han halt bought 0 bt together and each took one the witness further farther said he was in error in saying a mortgage was on the property ro perty the note given had not teen been presented for payment did not know how long mr cannon had owned the property perty did not know whether or not joseph TL JJ smith sold it to geo f 1 Q cannon w mr peters Is joseph F smith a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mr armstrong I 1 believe be is mr peters have yon been served with a subpoena since the noon adjournment journ in ment at mr armstrong I 1 have not mr peters I 1 want that order from john taylor mr armstrong oh I 1 got rid of that thai with this the witness was excused and james jack was called he was on the witness stand when the NEWS went to press |