Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-06
KESLER IN CONTEMPT
The DepcSsd Police Justice and As
piRi1b Politician In Trouble.
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST HIN
II u Claim Il That lie ltesorted Il
Crooked Work in Case tried
Before lin.

Frci Kt'l,r, the twicn deposed Lib
tral POLICE justice aud sswial. ioi
justice Geu's Official otniine aud salary
h1s succeed In getting himself IN
d ili,u.ly that Il is believed will moi
only put quetus on bic political Sm.
titiun but olo that may cause him 10
l'io tho office otplain Jua,ce Of the
Sc. CO which ne now holds.
Attorney u. d. Winters II the thorn
In bis nush. Tho latter hos iilui .
complaint in the Third disttic, court
full OF serious charge, against Mir.
Keller.
Mr. wirtdsin his complaint scts
forth that 30 an action brought before
FEED kusler, iu which James Hoffman
was plaintiff aud w. T.. Vislip and
Robert Cotless were defendants, aud
wherein ho represented tho duivul-
ants az counsel, no made answer
in writing denying zach aud every
allegation Of the complaint aud
that said answer was nlrd
bcioic the time limited by tue
tummous Tor Ming tho same. That
affidavit informed saii Keller that he
ami uuiuniant were fuily 20 try ouch
action al any tiuis anu asked that u be
set iur hcauus, tnat kuslcT raid the
plhintin hnd ~ attorney aud hat hu
would SEQ him Hni notify M ,nt u
the time ~ the tiial Of the ca.,; that
sincn the illiug OF hld answer hiilaut
anu Keller have met anu spoken Uf
the case nj least ten lines aad a.ked
tnat the trial either proceed or that
the ease he dismissed.
Mt Niuttts then cliim, that
kcsiur took susp Judgment
on him by irying the case Ani uucid.
ing against bic client And that no
iteuUd uu execution scU iuyiy, tut
kept that MCt pulut Tot tniFiy days Ia
oruer 10 prevent tho taxi 4 0i an ap-
pea; thai Riilgut Tel ewes tuat plaintiff
was not present uu Aulust 23ud, the
date Ut htufiug; that Krsluf cniciei
the same un hi- own motion without
tcstimUuy, dishonesty, unlawful y
and with the iutunt to Withho i
the knowledge thereof from I'M n.
anu defendants until the time Tor Hp.
peal had claIued, thereby thinking aud
trying 10 cheat anu deffHuG aud unlAw-
fully deprive ueirndantso i tue hmuuu
Of sait Judgment; that kesiot was th'
attorney for plaintlfi, and took the uass
out contingent lee WITH inu txpt,ti
agreement that lac would lJoE ~ The
deisnuanis anu not 10 the plaintiff lot
his COSTS aud lstr, anu that he was 90
receive n remuneration over aud shove
hif law tai fees ms Justice Of tue peace.
90 this allowing Judge Il sue ordered
the Issuance Of n wit which state u
inaHnuch ~ II appeared that kv.lrr
has exceeded his Judicial functions aud
that ihtfe was no appeal or plain,
speedy aud sdtqugis femBJy, ana
when COMMANDED Keller 10 Gently
fully anu send 20 tue Tniri district
cOui, on the an lust. n ttaEturlIt OF
the record u naid proceedings.
This that geuileman JAILED 10 DO and
il now IN contempt before the court,
lie has, however, slguiiled his wiling
nrss and earnest desire 10 c0mpr1-
mise the case Oy paying all costs Auj
nttOrnuyt' fees himself, hu arrange
ment that MIR. Waters will YIELD to
providing kcsier viii pay up NJ once.
hut thUtVice deposed Justice wishes 10
DO n1 on thr iuFtnllmeut plan. IL was
said this afternoon that unius- oil mat
tcfs we're adjusted b-iorc the close Of
court this evening that kesler viii DO
held Tor contempt by tue oOufs to-
morrow,