Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-04-03
THEY DROP BRIG. HAMPTON.
His Bondsmen Seeking Release for
His Appearance on Other
Indictments.

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| Teasdel appeared in court and aske
through their attorneys, Ben Sheeks an
E. D. Hoge, to be exonerated from the
obligations in connection with the bond
of B. Y. Hampton. Mr.. Hampton him
self was in attendance, in the custody c
Deputy Sheriff Andrew D. Burt.
Judge Hoge informed the court tina
certified copies of Mr.. Hampton's bond
had been placed in the hands of tn
officer in charge, and that there appeared
to be nothing further required in the Law
governing such procedure.
Mr.. Dickson objected to the exonera
ton, maintaining that the law referred t.
required the delivering of the principa
to the Marshal, and in the present case
such action could not be made, because
the prisoner Hampton was in the custody
OF the sheriff, and an order of commit
ment OF the court could not therefore
consistently be made.
MIR. Sheeks- quoted number OF
authorities to show that when a de-
fendant has been found guilty of one
charge, and is serving term of imprison-
ment therefor, that the responsibility of
bondsmen for other indictments ceases
after certified copies of the existing
bonds had been duly delivered to the
officer or custodian. 1t did not neces-
sarlly follow that the Marshal should in
all cases be the officer to receive this
guarantee; the law evidently meant the
executive officer of the court, and in the
present instance the sheriff was this
officer.
MIR. Dickson still insisted that the
exoneration of the bonds could not con-
slstently be granted under the existing
conditions, and the court concluded to
take the matter under advisement, ex-
tending the invitation to counsel to pro-
vide such other authorities as could be
cited.
1t will be remembered that there were
three other indictments hanging over
MIR. Hampton's head at the time he was
sentenced to his present confinement
one for conspiracy in the Fanny Daven-
port affair, and the other two for keeping
houses of prostitution. 1t seems to be
The very general opinion that the respon-
'lbllity of Hampton's forthcoming for
rial on these indictments should be trans
erred to the official custodian, but in the
ace OF this there are the palpable obiec-
Ions cited by attorney Dickson. Ofcourse
he popular theory will be, whether it
nay apply correctly to the Prosecuting
Attorneys ideas or not, that Deputy Burt,
'r, in fact, Sheriff Groesbeck himself
would fail to turn Hampton over to
he court at the expiration of his term of
either by accident or
ther cause, and the court might thus be
frustrated in its endeavors to convict and
'unIsh for these other ofenses. The
vldlty manifested by Deputy Burt to
lberate the boy Hugh Cannon, when he
yell knew that he was wanted by Mar
hal Ireland, and the fact that Sheriff
iroesbeck leaves the whole charge of
hose duties in Burt's hands, is sufficient
, justify this suspicion, and it is not at
Ii surprising that the general public
ntertain it,
That the whole matter will finally re-
lit in the transfer of Hampton to the
lstody of the United States Marshal is
lought to be more than probable, as it
ertalnly looks as though his bondsmen
lould not be required to further hold ]
lemselves liable, inasmuch as he has :
cen delivered to the court and is now in {
he custody of the proper officer according {
the sentence. r
1t is whispered around that Mr.. Hamp- r
N, in view of his delicate health and I
e prospects of the continuance of his +
lprisonment under the other charges. {
ter trial, has concluded to follow the n
ample of the illustrious George @. t
annon by skipping. He we'll knows s
at conviction is possible under all three r
the remaining indictments, and as he c
IS already expressed the opinion that Ii
did not have fair trial, it seems d
ore than probable that such a move r.
ent as the one referred to is contem r.
ated y