The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-06

The question which is uppermost IN
the minds of the selectmen and the
county attorney right at this moment
is. where are we at?''
Not that anything local has occurred
10 disturb the equanimity of these gen
tlemen. On the contrary. With the
execution of the fact that two OF the
county board nave been in attendance
,rJon the grand jury answering perth
nent interrogatories, nothing has oc-
curred to rufle their feelings in the
slightest.
IT will be remembered that for some
time nast-aye. even from the induction
of the gentlenl. mentioned into Office
they have devoted a great deal OF time
and attention 10 looking up ahegeo
frauds in the contract which was MADE
with A. II. Andrews & Co, OF chi
cago. by which the firm agreed to sup
76Salt Lake county with furniture
10Y The south end of the joint build
ing Investigations have been had
where the county court sat as JOINT
high commission to inquire into the
alleged wrong-doings of the old board;
detectives have been employed, arrests
have been made and various and sun
dry acts indulged in, for all Of which
the dear. people win have to pay some
day.
The dear people have rested conten-
ted during all this, relying upon the
promise of the county attorney that
49, Of tho h1 title should
have cleared away. after the doors OF
the Denitentiary should have closed
behind several people, the county at
torney as aforesaid and hereinbefore-
mentioned. would institute civil pro-
ceedings to inValidate a good portion
of the warrants paid to the furniture
com amy and thus save the taxpayers
a sum of money aggregating, as near
as Yn be remembered at this moment,
something in the neighborhood of
$4,000.
In order to recover on a civil process
the party sued must have some tangi-
BILE evidence in the matter of property.
A judgment against Eph Kelly would
not be worth the linen paper the court
uses for entering such matters upon.
But judgment against Banker Nc
Cornick or Barker Jones or Banker
Dolly, provided it was within the
limit OF u cir means, would be just
as good as the cash-after it had been
passed upon by the court of last re-
sort.
Liabilities, 100000.
With this introduction it will be we'll
to announce the failure Of the firm Of
a. H. Andrews 6, Co. of Chicago.
How VIII it Affect This County.
To. say that this announcement
cauxad CONSERVATION among a select
fewf in this city is a mild way of ex-
pressing the situation AT first those
who were engaged in the prosecution
OF the many bribery cases against
Hayken. Norris, Bamberger ct al,
were, inclined to the belief that it was
a victory for their side of the house,
bSAsOber reflection caused a. change
of h2art IT leaves the matter in just
this light: The accused may be found
guilty but if so where does the county
come in on the matter of restitution?
One bright day last summer the
county court. at the request of the at
torney. passed q resolution declaring
the obligations incurred by the coun-
ty court preceding itself. in so far as
A II. Andrews & Co. were concerned,
invalid. This action was taken be-
cause Hayken, the agent did not show
up for examination, as the county at
torney alleged he had promised. 1t
was known at that time that nearly all
tie warrants which the firm had re-
ceived had been disposed of, but the
resolution passed.
This resolution stood a. the funda-
mental law Of the county until Just
prior TO the coming and arrest of Hay
ken, Judge Dey. attorney for the An
drews company. succeeded in getting
the same rescinded. 1t is still in the
same shape and if the company had
any of the warrants remaining it has
probably sold them long ere this
Now the firm has made an assign
ment Hence the question arises. If
it is established that the warrants are
illegal, who can this county recover
from?
OF course. the failure of the firm will
not 3snt any figure as regards the trials
for criminal conduct. They will go on
Just the same But at this writing il
looks as if all the satisfaction to be
derived by the dear people will be the
listening to the evidence, the argu-
mentS of counsel the charge of the
court and the reading of the verdict
There may be another phase to this.
however, as later developments may
demonstrate that the firm still has
enough left. after paying the preferred
creditors and the costs of the assign
n1ent, to give Salt Lake county
chance for her white ally; but this is
in doubt.
HayIsen Coming.
Hayken's trial is set for next week. He
will be here on Sunday and will re-
main here until it is all over It is
understood that ten experts including
weary and Swiney, have been asked
to come on and testify and that an ex-
cursfon rate has been obtained for
them by a party In this city. That