Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-09
WAR TO THE KNIFE.
So Says The County Attorney 10 Ihl
Farrell Matter.
IRWIN GETS THE COURT's EARS


Tha county court met in regular
session this morning with all pretcnt
but CLERK Stanton who had been sum-
monei before the grand jury. II was
expected that FsrrolPs itomlzed nc.
count woulj have been presented, bus
Judge Nick y being present, asked the
court for another week In which To
lrcpa 70 It, and It was granted.
"wAH TO THE KNIFE" IHREATESED.
At t4is point County Attorney
Whltlemors sskod judge Mckay
q, with his itemizsd sccounl, he would
furnish a statement Of all payments
made 10 Mr. Farrell by the county.
Judge Mcliay-No, We will not, We
positively refuse 10 do 90.
Whittemoro-Upon what grounds do
you base your reiusai2
McKay -Because the county records
should give ,uoh information, aud be-
cause further VIZ have furnished our
accounts TO different committees on
two or three oechsions, and We are
getting tired Of this humbugglng busi-
ness.
Whit,emore-well. perhaps well
force you " produce those accounts,
when We want them, even n you do
regard 10 as "humbuggiug business"
Mckay-All right, force ~ and ven
produce thum, but We wont do Il unless
forced Co..
ANt.Itt.s.... t.... 49,. a..tt...t
TO show Partially towards Mfr. Farrell,
tut / can assure you that this kind Of
talk will not help you In the least. II
/ you want war, you can have "war TO
tho knife and Wen plunge the steel
into the hili.
MclSay-l Dramatically )-All right,
give US war, aud we'll make this
county court think they have been tho
under dog In tho eight. (EKit Nc
! Khy,)
The News scribe thought n quietus
had Teen obtained, but no, another az.
grlevod man hobbed up sofenely In the
ptrson Of q. }. o. irwin, whose claim
" slia.7j for services rendered as
deputy sheriff had been turned down
ny tue seleotmen.
LOAN OF OFFICIAL EARS.
"Gentlemen, lond mo your eArs,o
said Irwin. ~ como to press n claim
because tho times are hard aud need
tho money. THIS claim ~ = Legitimate
Que fot services actually rendered by
me As deputy shorifi. Its not only
for time spent such deputy, but also
Tor expenses which | hEd 10 liquldHie
out Of my own pocket. The
sheriff knows that my claim
10 just one, but when
asked him 10 present Il 10 the
court, no refused, saying that he knew
IL would be turned down, A. had scores
OF others before 10. What was 1 10 to7
could do nothing but send In my
claim personally, which 1 did, and you
know the TesI"
Judge McNally-we cannot give
any consideration 10 a claim iiltd by n
deputy sheriff. II must otms from the
| proper source.
Mr.. ifwiu-Well, pm willing 20
| have you pay the amount 10 this sheriff
| " you VIII, anu 1 can get II from him;
| but tell you, gentlemen, II should DO
| allowed, hs II 10 a legitimate claim, and
/ you will be- doing mo a great Injustice
IL am done out Of II.
THESE sennces over, the court got
down u business and disposed Of the
following;
RisiI AND GAME.
The report Of eI.Fish and Game
Commissioner |, NJ. Barfatt from
April Let, 1894, TO February 2Srd,
| 1895, wHs submitted aud referred
to Attorney Whittemore. The
report shows That during tho
eleven months inoumbency the COM
missioner maze eight arrests, the fiuss
on which were Sll0, and his expenses
were slg5. He was actually engaged
IN the performances OF his duties ninety.
onu days, aud the law allows such
compensation for his services AZ may
be determined by the court. Accom-.
psnying tho communication was a
claim Of si5s.3 for salary.
JOSEPH GOING AWAY.
County surveyor Joseph asked for