Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-16
STORY HAS ANOTHER SIDE.
County Attorney Streeper Writes Of
a Disputed Case.

The News is In receipt Of the fol-
lowing from County Attorney streeper
OF Davis county.
County Attorney Christensen having
thoroughly aired himself In each OF the
Salt Lake daily newspapers OF this city
In reference to the case Of one Ballard
who has been confined In the Salt Lake
county jail Cor several weeks past,
charged with an assault with intent 70
commit rape. ana to his own salts
faction has criticised the county attor-
ney OF Davis county for an alleged lack
nf duty, undoubtedly for the purpose of
building himself no in the eyes Of the
community AS q dillgent and vigorous
prosecutor al he expense 0f q fellow
prosecutor II is deemed advisable 10
state the facts IN the controversy as
they really exist.
The offense is said to have been com
mitted on the Srd day Of June last, sSp
poscdly in Salt Lake county. One month
later. on the LIST of July, County Attor-
ney Christensen telephoned 10 County
Attorney Streeper In reference TO tho
case He would not give any further
information as TO the facts Of the
case, though specially requested by Mr..
Streeper TO do go than TO state that IL
was most Migrant case, aud the
evidence sufficient" TO the suggestion
that he talk with Sheriff Abbott Of
Davis county Mr.. Christensen
stated positively that he would
have nothing to do with
the sheriff However, at the request
of Attorney Streeper, Sheriff Abbott
went 10 Salt Lake on the following
morning for the purpose OF taking the
accused into custody, but TO his sur
prise and establishment the salt Lake
county officials refused to deliver the
prisoner over for the reason that he
was 10 be and ought TO be prosecuted
In Salt Lake county. Sheriff Abbott
left the assurance with the Salt Lake
officers that whenever they were ready
to give the prisoner up That Davis
county would take up the case and
prosecute u.
Not having any evidence. nor the
names OF any witnesses. not even the
name OF the complaining witness.
County Attorney Streeper concluded he
could do nothing further until the Salt
Lake people were ready 20 give the
matter and prisoner up The next
thing that appears Is the public story
OF Mr. Christensen as II has appeared
in the newspapers, from which II app
pears that the attention of another pub.
lie officer has been directed to the mat
ter. and that very soon the official at
tention OF the district Judge VIII be
called to the matter
As a matter Of fact, County Attorney
Streeper insists, that the whole Of the
delay has In reality occurred with Mr..
Christensen himself II took Mr.. Chris
Jensen from the Bird VI June until the LIST
Of July TO ascertain that the offense
was committed In Davis county Be
cause Mr.. Streeger did not feel IL his
duty TO 60 10 Mr. Christensen's office In
Salt Lake, NJ his demand. the latter
chooses to throw the results Of his own
incompetency on 10 Mr. Streeper, like
another kind Of individual. who shouts
TO draw attention away from his own
actions.
Mir Christensen did write flor the
firat tlme) 20 Mr.. Streeper on the Sth
OF July 10 which the latter replied on
the 18Th, IN which Mr. Christensen was
reminded of the above facts, and then
on the 18th in the Tribune. on the l4th
in the Evening News and IN the 18th IN
the Herald. Mr.. Christensen makes
public announcement Of matters con-
corning Streeper which are false, and
intended solely to cast odlum on the
latte.