Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-03
PAlTISON'S APPEAL.
4 Di5irrij Attorney Presents Z RI.
t,i0a 10 b R.instsisl.
JruCE nlanlrr CONSIDERS IT,
The Application Supported by Leading
h,mbcrs of tlp Salt Lake BAr.-
History or the Case.

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An shgrt vAs made in Chls' Js,.
Voc merritps court thls morning 10
Induce his Honor To roln,tatr ". Il.
PaiiisOu 40 a member Of the bar.
his attorney, Sir. +. w. Tauocl.
presented petition to that end slgns
ny the petitioner himself and endorsed
ny forty prominent attorneys prac.
licing at the Salt Like bar, headed by
Arthur Brown. There was another
signed by the following attorneys act.
Ing Ia behalf Of Pa.tlson-E. w.
Tailoch, LoofbouroE aud Kahn, G.
w. Bennett Arthur Brown andO w.
FoWtfs. a third petition bore the
signatures Of nine practising attorneys
ofihs Third district court, former resi-.
dontsoi Iowa, from which state patti.
sou came 70 this city. They certified
that they had personally known him
Tor many years anu that he was In
every way qualified 10 practice In his
proiession; that he was capable, honest
aud deserving and OF good moral
character.
All the trouble Of Mr.. Paitlson arose
out OF the trial of a stcoud.han good,
dealer named Frank Miller at
tho February term OF court, 1893.
on charge OF having ember.
zIed household furniture, etc,
to the value Of $1,000 belonging
10 Pattison. When Miller was called
upon 10 stand up for sentence, his at.
lo'ncys, Me-ars. ltoenon and J. AZ.
Hamilton, iutimated that they desired
To argue motion for new trial. 70
this the then assistant district attorney
+. Is. Stepuens) raised an objection, on
the ground that the motion was 10 be
based upon afildavits impeAching Pat.
tison's testimony. Eventually, how.
ever Judge Zane allowed the . M Iavits
10 be read.
II was then that An unsK peoled sur.
prise was sprung.
The two damaging statements were
those OF one n. Boyle aud Attorney
hocnen, aud went 70 show that Paul.
son, after hiiller's conviction, mai
sought 10 compound tue felony
charged against Miller, for tno
sum Of Sb1b that he represented
70 tue Defendants attorneys "A.
the office OF Mr. Hamilton, on a.
afternoon Of friday, Feb. 2ith, th.t
"his Influence with tho court was very
great, sud equally ~ with Governor
Thomas; that he had performed polit.
leaf services tor Judge Zane for which
the Judge was obligated to him; anu
that lao (Patllson) had no wish 10 ace
Miller 40 to the pen." First Of all
PatIis1n asked $1,000, but NJ length
came down 10 5000, o0nssnting 10 take
one Of Millof's vans aud teams ss
security until the Defendant could pay
the money. He offered To give Al.
torney KIsuen $3.50 Ne his share out Of
the tlJO. When reminded that he wa,
little premature, and that he had bet.
ter walt until the motion TOT now
Trial had been settled, Paltison replied,
with n laugh, there was no show for
that "as Judge Zane knew him AMI
his standing too we'll"
On hearing this statement OF facts
Judge ItnO ordered Mr.. Pattlson TO 70
upon ihe witnvss.siand aud the latter
WIS subs,antially trus, eTcspt a. 10 his
(P tttisoui.l claimiof Infiueto, win M.
court, tho Governor. or any otheT ner.
con, He Offered. he said. 10 arrsnt
$500 TO sign a petition for Millef,. M.
don, but not Tor the puTposs on com.
"A felony. Tn, rnu,t thsJ,.
upon directed that tho name of Pail.
son bs stficken from m, rolls. Y.matI.
inc that ,tbe bar must h, Lspt nnr,.JJ
An att,mbt Yas mad. th,.1.a,,.. -, q,