Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-28
The COUNTY COURT.
CasSidyS Charges Against Sheriff Ec-
Queen and His Deputies.
WHAT THE sELEornES THINK.


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Probate Judge Blair presided, si,d
lhero were also present SelcCtmen
CahOOn, Hamburger aud Morris.
cory on RESOLUTION.
A circular letter was read nom Mr..
| j. J. IhUmaa, secretary OF tho terrl.
/ torihl board OF equalization, enclosing
/ copy &C the resolution passed hv that
body uu the 2lu inst, on the Sutirct
| OF property assessments In IN scy,..,
/ couatua Di Jtfh, aud already rub.
| hthed Ia those columns. IL wa
/ ordered tiied.
GOOD NEws.
The count treasurer W.. p. LYNN
l fop1fttu that "fhrrr ore HIHHf uu hand
10 pay all registered county warrants
| ~ q" and including Registered numu,r
/ IN'p, met SERIES registered prior 10
| July luln, ls13."
rAllEN1s ~ HOSPITALS.
/ Cluuiy iuyrlciuu MugHlI,.f.u POO.
[ Ipitei that the number IN county
. lhucuu iu tho city h.sHisl.U.
- % was an toll wE S. MlIh',4 81.
Mary, - Dusufct, J, tpiut q.
cassidy AND IitE suEEIFF.
Se.uCuLau BlmDru.et caiei the
c.utps attention to tLe Abatement OF
/ Henry Cu.ri y which appeared la last
Fuuly'H NEWS, IN which the county
Jhl tnlrinH were accused OF acts uI
cruelty towards MIA while confined %.
"a prisoner here.
Jidgt buif-thls board did not
olrct thr Hhcriil, nut, like every other
| pubic nill req hv De- subject % tho law
Il hu ha done anything improper.
Srltc,uaI Hamburger There IL
committee on county iall tMcesr-.
Cnhlon and Muffisl, mi think they
ought o. Investigate ,he matter.
hrleCtmau Morris - According to
I Wnui haas already appeared IN tho
urwrl trHi 4 tnig6 Suouu MO- l.cu
! r'chdL puuiy 90 nii that is charged IN
tue NEwr against MIN. but this
court, CO. 1 conceive, cannot deal with
aim. lhr grand jury, should pny,
/ would be tue proper body 10 invest.
sltr.
Selectmnu Hamburger The sheriff
| brought the mnu (CAr-Iyl ruui 4,
me on hu morning hr term g tAr IAu
expired, told mo tus fellow was broke,
aud wanted to IN ~ would tui
assist bin. l gave MIN 80 our oi nI,
own Iorhst.
Sel,c. man Mouil-AHn memnuf
the county jail committee am ir.. s
auu wiliug 10 act II 1 thought We ts.
tue legal power 10 10 o., uut tue cuuuI.
attorney II not hero 90 instruct ur iu
thHt feanfd; tat, az / enid beiurr, as
TAT M the charges mauc in the NV s.
are CInctrt,G, Nj. McQuruu viuuity
admits all that appeared There, and
more tcsilcs.
Judge Blair The question T. whether
THIS court bias any legal power to
Interfere o. this matter.
knlrpiuINu AIuFfta-- .It.. fr.g, I,,
Dfmatiou, know oil uU law at thus
Time giving tho committee power to
. iIvesugAtu thi- cusr.
Seltctmnu Bsmuersrf-l eau assure
. sou, as man, tuat " any such report
WAS 10 reach me In reference to the
uuUr.houuo | would soon tee 10 was
ventilated, Que way Or anutner
cltc,man Cthu0L- Che Supefln-
teudent VI the puur.huusu 10 elected
/ by thus COURT the cher n Uy the voters.
Sulectmun Morris tuiuG chi. court
should have Jurisdiction over all mat.
turr, even the elective county officers
a. well a. those appointed Ivy the court.
IL was here decided 10 telephone for
the county G.tYruey ~ RIDER u have
his opinion ~ 10 thu locus s'dHdi OF the
court under the CiTCums,au,vs.
When MIR. Murphy came Rnd the
he certainly did not think the court
had any power to intorierc. This
court did not appoint tue sheriff and
there wnA NO law by which they could
remove him from office. Cruelty 10
/ prisoners was, however, AN oilonss
I according to the criminal cUde.
! Selectmun BAmbergef-Well,I move
/ that the matter be- referred 10 the COM
/ mlttee on county jail.
! Selectman MOrfis-What natter
! SoleCtman BamUuTger-rhe charges
made.
Selectmsn Morris-By whom?
| SBlectmau BsmDerger-By the pub
| DO press, and uOwledged by Me-
| Queen himself.
selectmau Morris-Have you got
| any charges before the court Tor con-
| slderatiOui
selcoimnn Bamberger-If | had
specific charges against the sheriff L
would not ask this court now to inyes-
! tigHtC, Mr.. Morris; Tut an inytstigu-
ton would certainly DO no harm.
The speaker then moved that the jail
committee b5 instructed TO inquire as
10 the Truth Of the charges
stated IN the NEWS with reference 70
The treatment " prisoners by the
sheriff aud rs 10 tho character OF the
FOOD supplied to them.
Selec,mRn Morrls-If notice were
taken Of all the charges made against
public officers in the public press there
would be a necessity for a "cOnstanL
investigating committee
No one seconded Mr.. Bamberger'F
motion and It Tell to the ground.
AnuGT A DRAIN DITCH. 4
A petition was presented from 81
citizens ~ Granger and TRylOrsvA0
asking The court "to help" en-
sRd clean out the draining ditch
ming from Red Wood road to the
through the MackRy estate. r.
VI this was estimated at about.
which amount the petitiOuersomotes a.
aTe willing 20 pay $40.
Referred 10 the seleotmen
to gCl,
on 1HE SAME kUEJ -,.,,,,,,,,,l,5
Fred l.. Kent, OF Graays continue 70
stating that tho ditch Vr1Jugrd bouuHyal
the Red Wood road,
through Mackay's iielgnrr. M.p D., A
up anu that the roads ~. Nan, ,,-t. f,,t, TIL
IN "a short time. MI
This was also refer III
men, with the sau,.,i rrr' NrW NoHN III
The court wls,.1.l.zll6ill-ss,il-4 ~