The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-06
TIE OGDEN COURT
The Department of Justice VIII
Order an Investigation.
VS.. CLERK MCCLURE
The Language of the Attorneys Charges
More Forcibe Than Elegant-It Does
Not Create Favorable Impression.
HERALD BUREAU,
Cor. 18th and G Streets, N. w.

WASHINGTON, II. u, April D.
There is to be another investigation by
the department Of justice into the conduct
of Judge Miners court. Acknowledgement
Miller has given this assurance by letter
to Chairman Washington, of the House
territories committee.
Washington has laid before the attorney
general the several communications of At
torney Thomas Maloney, of Ogden, charg-
ing Mr.. Mcclure, the clerk # the court,
with official Irregularities. The attorney
generals letter states, in brief, that Mr..
Maioney's structures are sufficiently grave
in character to warrant an investigation,
and that special examiner will soon be
sent to Utah for that purpose.
1t seems that the two dispatches which 1
sent to THE SALT LAKE HERALD, giving the
substance OF Mr.. Maloney's charge, brought
out reioinder from MIR. Mcclure in the
form OF two-column interview, which ap-
peared IN the Ogden Standard on Lhe Stn of
March last, and which, together with GER
tain attiGavils, was forwarded TO Washing
ton. one of lhtse sffidavits is signed by
Mr. Mcclure, who states that he appointed
l.. b. Best as his deputy clerk on the End
OF AuguSt, 1891; that he agreed TO pay Mr.
y
so paid amounts ID all 10 81 ,43j; that none
OF this money has ever been refunded him
by Mr.. Best, and that no advancement was
ever made to that effect The affidavit
further states that Mr.. Best is also
bailiH of the court, but that Mr..
Mcclure has no knowledge how much MIR
Bests remuneration is for such service
and that lie himself never received any
part OF this latter compensation. Mr.
Moi lnrn'C offi aatri 10 I'd
another affidavit signed by Mr. Gestin, in
which he substantially reaffirms what Mr.
Mcclure has said, and adds, in conclusion,
that the structures of Attorney Maloney so
lar as they relate to any drawb backs be-
tween himself aud the clerk are false. He
also quotes from letter written in Sep
TENDER, 1889, by Examiner Nightingale. of
the department of Justice, to MIR H. H
Henderson, who filled the office of clerk at
that time, IN which the examiner writes
there is no legal objection to the deputy
clerk of the court drawing a per diem as
crier of the court also.
Chairman Washington is in receipt of
another communication from Attorney Ma
loney, which was drawn out by Clerk Nc
Clure's interview in the Ogden STANDARD.
Maloney reaffirms at some length his pre-
vious charges against Mcclure and says he
had tried to have them pCin ed as his reply
Ia thc Ssutu DtUHtud u, DuG IlAE rank j.
Cannon, editor of the Ogden STANDARD, was
friend of the CLERK, and that he refused
to grant him the privilege
| read this latest effusion of Mr. Maloney
in the committee room to-day, and 1t oc-
urred me that Mr. Cannon's refusal to
Pridt 1T might have been dictated more by
sense OF propriety than any special re-
gard for Mcclure. Maloney's letter is in
vulgar and malevolent spirit, and contains,
among other things. such choice express
sions as Mcclure is a vampire who is
sucking the HE blood of the people," etc,
etc. If Mir. Maloney is wise, he will
adopt different tone. in his future com
municatious to the House committee.
Chairman Washington is gentleman who
has no sympathy with the course vitupera-
tion which Mr.. Maloney has chosen in MS
last letier 10 employ regarding Mr.
Mcclure Mr.. Washington does not kno
Mcclure, and cannot onsequently have
any personal interest in him, but he is GER
tainly rot disposed TO prejudice his case
and Maloney's letter is not less likely to
create a sentiment In MIR. McCiure's favor
Than 1t was 10 his detriment 1t is MIR.
Washineuon's intention to lay all the cor
] espoudence bearing on this SUI ject before
the House judiciary committee, wi lch will
probably net IN the matter as soon as the
proposed Investigation shall have been
made by the department of justice