Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-05-24 | Page 1 | Court Leaves Zion in Voliva's Hands

COURT LEAVES ZION IN VOLIVA'S AS A'S HANDS Question of or Ownership O of nf Worth of I Property Will tili 1 bu bo bui i Later On Oit 01 Chicago May 23 United United States District Judge Landis this afternoon entered a u formal order of adjudication In ii bankruptcy In the lie case of John Al Alexander Alexander Al- Al Dowie first apostle of or the lie Christian Christan Catholic church chulch in ZIon Attorneys representing Dowie th the church chulch n members headed b by oll a. the rival leader In Zion and amI the creditors agreed ag to o file fe a stipulation with wih the court tomorrow which will wi enable the he Judge to decide all I points In controversy contro contlo ers versy ersy including Including- the question of ot ownership own own- of or tho the worth Q f I prop property rt Involved 1 The Tle Volva adherents claimed ll a vic victory ic to tory I in the thu first legal skirmish In that Dowie was declared Insolvent b by the lie order I sued issued today The Thc They also rejoiced that the he court refused 1 to appoint a re receiver re- re for fOJ the ZIon property and that hat pending final settlement management of the he th affairs of o ZIon is Js left leC in the tho hands of ot Volla Deacon Alexander Granger and the lie rest ret of ot their belt faction The Voliva olva people were enjoined d. d however from Crom disposing dIsposing- of or ot 0 encumbering encumbering bering the properties themselves But Dut the court gave explicit leave to trans cans transact t-ns- t act the tho business of ot the general stores and dispose of o the products of or the ZIon industries Tomorrow Judge Landis will wi receive the lie stipulation entered into Inlo b by coun counsel counselor el elCor for Cor or the tho disputing faction facton today and Itis it itla I la Jg expected that a trial of oC considerably length will wi short shortly be be begun un before beCoa him to help hell him In determining the Ito ownership own own- question Those who were vere present pres pros cut ent in Iii the tho courtroom today however ol and saw the the Ito way court hewed right and left lef through technical suggestions offered oferd by counsel to t the orders and Insisted upon entering or or- tiers ders clear clem In iii Intent und and nl simple in iii language langUa lan Ian gUa guage e predicted that thiat th the thu evidence would bo 10 CU cut to o the thc bono LOlo anti and he the hearIn hear hear- In ing imig made n as direct and brief as pos pos-