Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-30
CHIEF PRATT'S CASE.
Hearing Of Petition for Writ Of Nan.
dale Before Judge Cherry.
A SUPREME COURT DECISION.
Judgment Of Lower Court Reversed In
Case OF Pelroylizky Va Br gham
reese Fined Five Dollars.

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ffau was Iepresehteu ny AttoineSS
Waldemar Van Cott aud Harmed
Pratt, the board OF police and nrc
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"eiAay aHu <~'els'""t N'''
ID. b. HempsteAd. Tho demurrer of the
board flied yesterdsy (Which appears
.ih g., 80. us,,o\ y.s ,r,ued
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anu oVerruIeu ny inc COURT
Attorney Van Colt ihen offered
Pra,t's certificate of appointment to the
n,.,,i,n a, ,nicr n, noIic. nv lhs hoard
100, - - ~,
In beoen Der, 1000 sa'u p'S''i'u w "'
heli 10y plaintiff curing good behavior
with tho IntroductIoh o. TINS certif.
,.,o A,,o,n.y v,, c,tt xnnouncad
80,
we test
The defense then called % minis
sioner IL. j. Diupiny, who gave three
o.. ni, ,,,,,,,, ~ ,a,,,va tho
chie'' "nicn WORE his'' "aps Va 'i'
busiuess msn OF the city were opposed
IN hia instrumentation becausu he failed
TO -unnt.ss gambl ing ami prostitution;
sernni. his favuritism shown ia 81.
1 mining mia hall brother q, L. PrAkt,
,,,a,,F,r -, in, too. ii ri nm Uorr.
go ,ne rcason,,NhI3 mctInn in ths
,eIshraied hack eni,Ude of 1894. Lin
whicn he refused TO l.sIiiy before the
n,arn INV 40 10 matters given MIN In
| conf .nre
On ernss.exntninntiop. Mn Dlnpiny
| sais he coilld Give tho numes of the
,nsia,aa men vino wanted Pfatt's
| rpmnvat. hut he did NOT think IL would
| ~ tn,r Ia them II would
mt fsn,harrass hin, tine ieaet ito give
Ihe nnnes. but i'm Iustiee 10 them no
d,d moi brl.y. In " ulu be ur0rer to
| mate their names public.
| Tn. defense then calleI Clerk Of the
pnsrd Genrcn II. Fiji. who Rvs Ia.
! ,cJnut.. ot Fen. ION, Dsu, 7th aud
| SIN. 1896 which ehuvsu that resolu-
lions were patetd by the board COZ .
| demning the EXISTING evils IN the cIty
and suseestlnr "A remedy winch was
..resoIyu,t, that the cniet OF police be
authorized 10 enforce the laws, etc."
me minutes were allowed 70 go in as
evidence.
Attorney Van C9tt called Cnief
Pratt az ass ~ niss, IL on A,-i ps,or
10 Decennes 7.n, harmony prevailed
IN The oepsrtmeut.
Pfat There wac, as or as know.
Mr.. Van C1tt ~ asseI regarding
the appointm nj OF ~ L. frAtt anu Tue
chiefs reply was THAI strong petition
urging his appointment was ii cd with
tbs board aud That his Confirmation
was made ng lust MS wishes.
Van Cott-R gard NJ gamoling and
other vices referred to here THE mofc.
rug, why were not more stringent
IN asures taken TO suppress 1hemT
Prar-Because was instructed by
mai rity Of tue board not to do 80
Van Cot,-Did the board approve OF
your actions Ia the hack matter
PIatl-Ihey dlu. AZ least Two Of
them aid.
BY Attorney Mcl<ay-When did The
board Instruct you 10 90 10 SLOW Oh
the gamblers aud houses OF lliiamef
Prst-FEom the beginning OF the
COMMISSION.
MclSay-wes 1t before or after the
passage anu adoption oil tue tesolu'
tions?
Pratt-Before aud after.
Mckay-Which OF the commission.
era told ypu?
Pratt-Comnissioner Noble Tor one.
McKay-Whst did no Say?
Pfau--He said he dlh not want the
laws en- orcei too suicily.
Mckay-Dld ne refer specially It
gambling anu proatitusiahv
Prsn-he did.
McKsy--You ssy a majority Of the
board told you-who were mo otherl,
ny ~. NJ, IN Inc sane wav sx.,,t,
hnt Ia heid visws aimtIart, ,hnss =,
Nj. MI thnngn moi exnressad 4,
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I"Isa. Whow.s TIM otb., man,
.'e
3 p,a,t-M, Calm
: ucKay~Whsn tina nove for rs
'no ~
men. recommending that ,they bl
dIsmisseu?
Patti named seven men.
McKay-Wno were theyP
Pfnlt-I don't know whether I car
rememb.r all tue names or moi IrecsIl
! Johnson, Larsen anu Yocum.
, Attorney Mckay then submitted ,
3 list Of names TO the witness, and asset
II thew were the men.
The replv was tnst he thought the,
were.
) MeKny-Now. Mr.. Pratt. why di,