The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-14
Jones and Treseder Get Three
Years Each. - II
BAIL ON APPEAL Is DENIED.
And the Defendants, Handcu Hed
Together are TakeR to the
Penitentiary-Zane's Remarks.

SCSuP4cN NHc 5EcdtrI portion OF the da
in the Third District Court. on Satur
day, the defendants being represented
BY Arthur Brown and z. B. Critchlow
and the prosecution by Mr.. Varian. 1
was after o'clock when Mr.. Brown
closed his last speech. and the cast
which had consumed so much time wa
decided in short order by Judge Zane
who said:
las most OF the important points in
the case have been considered at the
former trial, l do not see the necessity to
go over them in detail. 1 am of the opini, Z
that sufficient reason has not been
shown why a new trial should b.
granted, and the motion is, therefore,
oyerruled."
MR. BsoWY then offered 4 motion for
al arrest of JUDGMENT, but this was also
promptly oyerruled.
Ma. VARIAE-I now ask for judgment
Ma BRowS said that he desired to
take mp the cases TO the Supreme Court
Of the Territory, and he would ask that
the defendant Jones be admitted to
bal, pending an appeal. Treseder. of
course, was not on bail, but Jones was,
ald he thought IL only right that he
should be admitted TO bail until the
case could be heard by the higher trib-
unal.
Mr.. YARIAS left the room for few
sGcoads, returning with q book whic h
he handed to the judge, who deliberated
TOR a moment, and then announced that
The motion will be denied"
Mr.. Brown called attention 10 the fact
{ at Mr.. Jones was assessor and col
! ctor for Salt Lake County; that he
vas personally responsible for. the
county, Territorial and school taxes;
that 10 be sent to the Penitentiary at
the present time would leave his bust
n IS affairs in a very unsettled and un-
satisfactory condition, both 10 himself
and the public whose servant he was,
Some of the taxes had been paid. it was
true, but there was q large number of
delinquents yet to be looked after, LEWIS
tn make on property, and vast amount
Of work to be cone.
4iR. VARIAS understood that the taxes
had been collected and
Nh. BRowS-They are collectable, but
not collected.
Nh. VARIAS thought that should cut
no figure in the case. A deputy could
easily be appointed, and if Mr.. Jones
We're TO go the Pen at all, be might just
as well go now as at any other time it
could not possibly make any difference
20 the county, and would be no more
OF an Inconvenience now than in months
hence
Mr.. BRowS thought Mr.. Varisn was
mistaken. Taxes were now delinquent
that must De collected: Mr.. Jones was
held personally responsible for the en-
tire amount.
Ma. VARIAS (surprised)-He ISL That
is peculiar law.
Nh. BRowS-it may be peculiar, hut
il is the 'Lw.
The JUDeE-Well, 1 suppose a deputy
could be appointed. The case has been
on the docket long time, and defend
ant has had ample time 10 make prep
arations. 1 am not disposed to grant
the motion. Mr.. Jones, you will stand
up. Doth defendants arose) You a'e
q ware that you have both been coz
victed of the crime of bribery. Have
you anything % 5. y M. Jones2
Nh. JOSEs-I have very little 20 offer.
and what have will be stated briefly.
When had the talk with Franks L was
not aware that he was an officer of the
United States, and was not conscious \
OF aiding or abetting or in any way
attempting TO bTibe an officer of the
government. | had Franks assurance
that he was not = deputy, anG 1 was not
conscious OF any legal wrong doing. at
that time, and am not now.
The JUDGE Ito Treseder)-Have you
anything 10 say2
TREsEDER-I would like TO say, have
been here six months awaiting trial.
There has been a great deal of a row
kicked up about my trying to defeat
the laws of the United States. never
had any idea of tampering with the
laws OF the government. Once before
met Franks, q man came TO me and
wanted to know if could find out for |
him whether there was an indictment
against him, and / told him I would try
to find out. did find out and told him |
the result OF my Investigations. Was
there any harm in that? Franks told |
me distinctly, when / had the talk with |
him, that he was not q deputy mar
shal-that he was not an officer of the |
United States. He was very willing to
go into the scheme, and frequently ap-
preached me on the subject without
any Encouragement from me hrst.
Then, again, / have been charged with
conspiracy 10 murder, and
The JUDGE-That has nothing TO do
with the present case.
TREsEDER-I understand that, but il
has prejudiced the press and public
against me. Ihave been abused where
did not deserve il. hope, in passing
sentence, that you viii take these facts
into consideration.
The JUDGE Ito Jones)-If you we're
not conscious Of wron g-doing il Is very
strange. A man who will attempt 20
defeat the ends OF justice by bribery is q
bad man and a dangerous man. To
attempt to seduce an officer from the
paths Of duty by the offer Of money is
TO commit an aggravated crime. II
corrupt men could do this thing with
impunity, the law could not be en-
forced, and the ends OF jus
tee would be defeated. The evil
cence shows a very aggravated
case against both OF YOU. 1t SHOWS that
Treseder and You offered and gave an
officer Of the goyernm mt money to dis
close that which be had no righl 10 dis
close, in order that you might be able
TO defea- the enforcement OF the law.
Whether Franks is a bad man or not
makes no difference in this case. II he
Is bad man he ought to be punishe =.
he did not take the money with s cor
runr motive but at the instance of the