The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-21
Tried In 1896.

His case came to trial in December.
1896. He was prosecuted by United
States District Attorney John W. Judd
and w. L. McGinnis, and defended by
Colonel A. c. Ellis. The trial was be-
fore Judge Marshall. Bacon was found
guilty. as charged and on Dec. II was
sentenced to seven years in the Utah
penitentiary. The execution of the SEN
tence was stayed for forty days. and
the defendant went out under $4,000
bond. An appeal was taken to the cir
cult court of appeals. and in the mean
time George Sutherland of Salt Lake
took charge of the case for the de-
tense.
The case was argued by Mr.. Suther-
land at st. Paul last May before Judges
Thayer, Caldwell and Sanborn- The
decision of this court affirmed the YER
dict, and the case went up to the su-
preme court. That court upheld the
decisions of the lower courts, and then.
as a last resort, successful appeal was
made to President McKinley's clems
ency. Although Bacon was found guilty
in December, 1896. and the verdict was
that he spend seven years in the peni-
Tertiary, he never saw the inside of
prison walls. His original bondsmen
were jeremiah Schenck, w. E. Hub
bard, ]. w. Houston. F. ]. Leonard. F.
W. Ross and L.-W. Dittmann- A num-
Der of Salt Lake people are still suf-
fering from the failure of Bacon's bank.
Bondsmen Were Pleased.
Mr.. Bacon's bondsmen and the other
friends he has in Salt Lake were de-
lighted when they heard the news yes
terday. 1t came first in the form of a
telegram to ]. w. Houston, one of Ba-
cons bondsmen, and a very warm
friend. Mr.. Houston was SO pleased
that he went out on the street and told
the news to his acquaintance.
He said yesterday afternoon that he
had not been able to find anybody who
was not pleased over the pardon of
Bacon. 81 have just seen one of Ba-
cons principal creditors" he went on.
land he told me he could not have re-
ceived a Christmas present that would
have pleased him more than the infor-
nation I gave him about Bacon.
Il never doubted for a moment, that
Bacon would be pardoned. He never
was guilty of any criminal intent. and
should not have been convicted in the
first place"
Other bondsmen and friends of Ba-
con were equally as pleased as Mr..
Houston.
Mulvey's Change of Mind.
NJ. E. Mulvey, who was the second
heaviest loser by the failure OF the
Bank of Salt Lake, holds a much diff
ferent opinion concerning Bacon's par
don than do most of the ex-banker's
. creditors. He was one of the strong
est in advocacy of Bacon's conviction,
and now he has become one of the
most influential of those who worked
for his pardon.
II would not take 80 cents on the
dollar for the money which / lost in the
Bank of Salt Lake." said he last night,
Il believe that I will get every cent
Bacon owes me and that he will pay
every one else.
Il believe Bacon is square and cap
able. He will come back here and go
into business and he will pay his debts.
He is on his way from Washington to
Chicago now, and will be in Salt Lake
within few days. He will take charge
of the Dalton & Lark property. which is
one of the most valuable in the state.
and will make of it great producer,
for he is an able business man.
He is-coming back to live among us
and to pay his debts. He should re-
ceive proper encouragement for the
payment of this money has become a
hobby with him. Bacon was convict
ed on a. technical charge, not upon an
actual fraud. and it is my opinion that
his pardon Is as just as any the presi-
dent has granted