Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-25
The Assistant District At
tOrley is Dismissed.
FISHERS DAMAGING REPORT
Is Used TO Bring About the Re-
suit.
ITS FINDINGS AND RECON-
mENDATIoNs.
mr. Mckay VIII Not, AT Present,
Make Any Statement or Com
ment ON the Subject.

The fight for Federal offices in
Utah, with its successes and 70.
verses, keeps steadily on, and some
, Oh The features are decidedly inter.
. esting. Last week 1t was the con.
test over the marshalship, where a
war is being waged by the district
attorneys Office against the confjr-
nation Of Marshal Parsons. Now
1uose Mckay, from being the at
lacking party, lies in the position of
having suffered an irretrievabIe de.
ieat. Three years ago, when the
dickson Ireland Mckay REFINE
were in power, there appeared in
SALT Lake a government examiner
MI. ID. 4. Fisher. He investigated
matters, and made his report. which
served purpose then by creating
some vacancies; and now, after q
three years. sleep, when il had
been almost forgotten, 1t comes forth
with such suddenness as to create
somewhat Of a sensation. This
tact was announced in the following
Herald special:
washington, March 24.-WiIliam
Mckay, assistant United State
district attorney at Salt Lake. mas
oeen dismissed from the service,
upon instructions issued by Attor-
ney-General Miller a week AGO
Ihis may or may not be news I'm
Sat Lake, but it was not until 10.
Jay that the facts became public
here. f-DiN
"hen l spoke with the attorney
general regarding the matter TO-DAY.
lilat gentleman replied: SfMcKay |
was dismissed because of his had
record. 1t seems that three YEAR
ago Mr.. David A. Fisher, an exam
'ner OF the department of iustice
made q report upon NIcKsv,s od'
ministratiOn Of the Office OF limited
othles commissioner, the existence
o. which l have only recently been
made acquainted with. Had I seen
ne report earlier, Mckay would
never have been appointed to auy
ONCE under the administration.
ne report Is severe Arrangement
d Mchay's official and personal in
tegrlty, and this, coupled with re-
feated complaints concerning him
which have been made 10 the de-
partment during the past year. have
warranted me in dropping him from
BY the courtesy of the attorney
general, was permitted 10 read the
report made by Examiner Fisher
II IS very long and recites with pre-
cision upwards OF thirty instances Of
Il IN office. The report
bears the date Of May %, 1887.
Among the accounts alleged TO be
'alse are charges for issuing papers
and examining witnesses in a lar e
numOer Of cases where the defend
ants were never before Mckay, not
having been arrested. In this list
are many well known names in YOUR
city. l mention rs an Illustration. !
Joseph F. Smith, fees charged. )
Slots; Joseph L. Taylor, Sl5.q5:
and George Teasiale, Sizes.
In conclusion, Examiner Fisher
says: I'm my opinion, Mckay has :,
oeen guilty Of most fragrant frauds !,
IN the matter Of hisaccounts and has
Eiifully and Intentionally falsified !,
them for payment, knowing !
The same TO be fraudulent.
further believe, and SO recon- !.
mend, that he should be removed L
from his position and that he should =,
be prosecuted crIminally as provid- y
ed by section 543S of the Revised !.
statutes, for presenting false, ficti. !,
sious and fraudulent accounts for n
payment, knowing the same TO h.
false and fraudulent; and also under
section 1892 Of the Revised Statutes
lol perjury, for wilfully and know
ing making oath to the said fraudu-
lent accounts. The grand Jury of
the Third District Court Of Utah :
meets again July 6, and believe e
and recommend that the matter .
should be called 10 their attention. ;, J
Judge Mckay was seen this i
morning relative to the contents Of {
the dispatch. He said: GAN that 1 !,
know Of what the Encouragement 1
has done is contained in the tele- b
gram. / have received no word !,
about 1t MYSELF d
Being asked whether he had any s.
statement 20 make rs to the charges q
made, he said, in substance: 'sThe (
paper does not give sufficient of the v
report for me to make any state {.
ment. l will, however, present NV e
-ide OF the affair at the proper time, a
aud the Encouragement will doubt d
less learn something Of that, though n
he has acted without giving me a a
hearing, that i, if he has acted. e.
Until l know more of what has been Z
done, and have time to examine the 3
accusations made, / cannot make a
any statement whatever Of the u
case.'' %
MI. Mckay replied in quiet tone b
10 all the inquiries made Of him. 81
though II was evident that he was b
feeling very uncomfortable over the pi
news. And well he might: for a pl
dismissal on such grounds as those il
gwen In the dispatch is n serious v:
natter. The report Of the examiner th
mentioned certain accounts some of
which are cited above, but when
hey went 10 the comptroller they
we're allowed.
In regard 10 the contest over the
office, the removal of Mr.. of
,lckay, while Il may improve Mr.. ed
'arsons' chances, does not determine "a
he issue. The two gentlemen are
eighbOrs, yet there is a very bitter in
seling between them, and il has IS
cen brought out strongly at Wash m,
lgton. Mr.. Parsons hurried down
here to offset the charges made Gu
yainst him with counter charges M
ssinst Mr.. Mckay, but finds that laI
he latter has fallen under the OFF, ior
al axe, through the operations Of tu'
me other antagonist The dismis- ar
u OF Mr.. Mckay has caused con- gr
derahle uneasiness of others who th'
Dw wear official robes, and there is OF
feeling Of anxiety TO know Just WI
here the lightning will strike IN
ext he
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