Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-17
WHAT A. J. WEBER CHARGES.
Text OF His Allegations and Disposition Against Detective E.
A Franks With Reference 10 the Haworh Case

p. A. Franks, the detective, who's
9hldavt In the Haworih case create,
something Of sensation last Saturday
vas last evening arrested, taken to Og
den and placed in the Ogden Jail, The
charge against him is perjury, preferred
against him by A. j Weber, Nick Ha.
worth's attorney. Sheriff Layne came
down yesterday and made the arrest
the complaint being sworn out In Og.
den In the afternoon, Mr.. Weber's de.
position is in fun as follows:
Albert j. Weber. being first duly
iworn, on behalf Of the State Of Utah,
upon his oath complains, alleges and
depOses, that one II. A. Franks, late
OF the county aforesaid, did. on the
| l0th day Of April A. II, 1902. at the
county Of Weber, State OF Utah, COM
nit the crime Of perjury, which said
crime was committed as follows:
That the said f. A. Franks on the
10th day OF April, A. ID. 1909, at the
county Of Weber, In the State OF Utah.
before one j. NJ. Forrlsiall, then and
here a notary public, IN and for said
county Of Weber who was then and
there duly appointed and acting as
such ana then and there duly author
Ted and empowered to administer an
oath to the said Il. A. Franks. did take
an oath that certain matters stated In
an affidavit entitled In the District
court Of the Second judicial district in
and for the county OF Davis. State Of
Utah State OF Utah, plaintiff. VS. Ma
than +. Haworth defendant" were
true. witch said matters were as fol-
lows, 10 Nit
THAT during the trial OF the above
named cause meaning the aforesaid
action Of the State OF Utah VS. Nathan
f. Hawortm az Pennington. afiant
Cmeaning said defendant L. A. Franks
had a talk with Deputy Sheriff jed
Abbott n the Lagoon. Afilant said to
Jed Abbott: You seem 20 have worked
Nick all right. how did YOU do Il; what
scheme asa you wortg and Deputy
Sheriff Abbott reulie1. We have treat
cd him (mcanlng said defendant Ila-
WORTH Wcll. ana hc thought we We're his
friends. Said jed Abbott then told aih-
ant he had been pumping him from
time 20 time and Nick had asked him
lied AbbotD II he the defendant
would get q light sentence by pleading
guilty and that he (Jed Abb0tt) told
defendant that II he would plead guilty
that he (Jed AbbOt) would do what
he could TO get light sentence FOR de-
PENDANT, and that Nick Ohe defendant
replied that " he Eot few years sem
tence he would plead guilty 90 killing
ola man Sandal as h. would rather
be IN the penitentiary than In Jail and
that he was afraid some one would |
KIN him at the Jail jed Abbott fur |
her told atllant that he Glcd Abh0tO Z
had told defendant that u he would /
plead guilty he tAbbOtD would use his ]
with the court 10 get him a 1
light sentence and that Nick asked /
rim Jed Abbott N he thought the ]
'ourt would give him a light sentence /
I he ala plead guilty and Mr.. Abbott |
aid he told defendant yes the court !,
llways gives prisoners light sentences
When they plead guilty; that was the
ustom and that he thought he would /
lot get over five or six years: and that
T he didn't plead guilty he would hang 1
Is there was strong evidence against
I'm. that some OF the people around
.ayton would swear they saw him the
efendant near Layton that night near
gypsy or horse-tradlng camp and that
bic would OK him. Tint the best
hing he uhe defendant) could do would
q 10 plead guilty and 90 to the pen
)r Eve or six years
"Afilant further says that a few days J