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 Haworth Case.

r. A. Franks, the detective, whose
ahldavit In the Haworih case created
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-
"orth'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 full as follows.
Albert j. Weber being first duly
,worn, 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
lOth day OF April, A. ID, 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 H. A. Franks on the
10th day OF April, A. d. 1909, at the
county Of Weber, In the State Of Utah.
before one j. NJ. Forrlstall. 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
tied and empowered to administer an
oath to the said +. 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 f. Haworth. defendant Were
true, witch said matters were as fol-
lows, 10 Wit.
THAT during the trial OF the above
named cause meaning the aforesaid
action Of the State OF Utah VS. Nathan
+. Haworth) az Pennington. afiiant
meaning said defendant L. A. Franks
had a talk with Deputy Sheriff jed
Abbott NJ the Lagoon Affant said to
Jed Abbott: You seem 20 have worked
Nick all right: how ala YOU do Il; what
scheme ala you worlJY and Deputy
Sheriff Abbott replied. We have treat
ed him Omclnug said defendant fia-
WORTH well. ana he thought we We're his
friends. Said Jed. Abbott then told afh- !
ant he had been pumping him from
time 70 time and Nick had asked him |
lied AbbotD II he uhe DEFENDANT
would get q light sentence by pleading
guilty and that he (Jed AbbotD told |
defendant that II he would plead guilty /
that he (Jed AbbotD would do what |
he could to get light sentence for de- /
fendant, and that Nick Ohe defendant /
replied that " he got a few years sem
.ence he would plead guilty 20 killing /
ia man Sandal as h. would rather 1
be IN the peniteniiary than In Jail and
hat he was afraid some one would
an him at the Jail jed Abbott fur
her told adlant that he Jcd AbhotO I
rad told defendant that n he would
Head guilty he tAbb0tO would use his
with the court to get him
light sentence and that Nick asked
lim Ged Abbott N he thought the
curt would give him a light sentence |
I he aid plead guilty and Mr. Abbott
aid he told defendant yes the court
lWays gives prisoners light sentences
shcn they plead guilty; that was the
ustom aud that he thought he would |
ot get over five or six years: and that
T he didn't plead guilty he would hang |
5 there was strong evidence against |
i'm that some Of the people around
.ayton would swear they saw him Ohe
etendanO near Layton that night near
gypsy or horse-tradlng camp and that
lis would OK him Tint the best
hing he tthe defendant) could do would
@ 10 plead guilty and go to the pen
pr Eve or six years"
"Affiant further says that a few days J {