Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-26
Ex.Deputy County Clerk Sen.
fenced This Morning for
Criminal Conspiracy.
TOOK PART IN BOUNTY FRAUDS
Sensational Statement that Nimrod
Jones Has Been Released, Pos
itiyciy Denied.

the sentence passed upon former Dep |
uty County Clerk ID. Bcynou Davies |
by Judge Howell IN the criminal di-
vision OF the district court this morn |
ing for his part in the criminal con-
splracy By which the state was de-
frouded of Thousands Of dollars 10y
means OF the issuance OF false and
fraudulent bounty certificates for the
payment Of bounty upon the hides OF
Wild animals. Atty. Frank j. Gustin
made a strong plea for lenency in be-
half OF the defendant and asked that
his penalty be liSed at not more than
six months. District Atty. Loofbourow
urged that the defendant be given az
severe a penalty as Jones. Martin and
Hanna. who pleaded guilty to the
charges against them last April and
were given the maximum penalty OF
one year In the county fail.
In view OF the previous good charac-
ter OF Davies and out OF sympathy for
his family and also out OF Consldera-
ton of the fact that the prisoners in
the county Jail are not given the bene-
fit of a copper for good conduct
Judge Howell was of the opinion that
nine months would be "A reasonable
penalty and hence such sentence was
imposed. Davies. after bidding some
OF his relatives goodbye. left the court
room in the custody of Deputy Sheriff
Joseph Sharp and was taken to the
county Jail TO begin his term of inn
prisonment.
JONES THE REAL CULPRIT.
Atty. Gustin, In his plea. called the
courts attention to the peculiar circum-
stances OF this case. He said that Da-
yies was convicted upon the purchased
testimony OF Jones. who was more
guilty than all of them and who had
committed almost every crime known
and confessed on the witness stand 40
having committed perjury five different
times. Jones' he said. has turned
states evidence and testified against
Davies. whose past record has been
good. and has escaped almost Scott
free. He stated that Jones was the
originator Of this scheme and furnished
the brains for the whole aiialr and he
was Just the man TO lead a fellow like
Davies into II.
II am informed" said Mr.. Gustin,
that Jones was liberated from the
county Jail on last Thursday night.
He has been paid for his testimony AMI
no other complaint viii ever be filed
against him. IL seems to me that 1t
would be a mockery OF justice TO send
this hoy Davies to the county Jail for
the limit after he has been the dupe OF
such a man as Jones. who, ! UNDER
stand, has already been released"
JONES NOT RELEASED.
District Attorney I.oofbourow then
made "A brief statement IN which he
SaII thaf N ne ha %
county officials knew, Jones had not
been released from the county jail.
He said that Jones received the max
imum penalty for the offense ana Da-
vies should receive the same, as he
was an officer OF trust OF this county
and should have protected its interests.
He did not think that the attorney for
the defendant was justified In saying
that Jones was the instigator OF the
whole scheme, as there was nothing
IN the evidence In the case that would
show such fact, He ursed that this
case be handled az severely as the
Jones, Martin and Hanna cases, and
| that the defendant be given the max
mum penalty.
Mr. Gustin made brief reply to the
| district attorney, in which he repeat
| ed that he had been reliably Informed
| that Jones had been veleasoi from
| custody. and he denied that there was
any severity shown at all IN the hand
| ling Of the Jones case. He thought
| that the ends OF justice would be sub
| served by a penalty OF six months In
| jail for the defendant.
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED.
Judge Howell then instructed the
defendant to stand UP while sentence
| was pronoun ed upon him, I'm answer
| 10 a questlon from the court as 10
| whether or not he wanted TO make
any statement IN the case. Davies re-
| piled that he had nothing TO say
| Judge Howell then stated that the
| court had no right 10 consider what
| had been done In any other case but
| should pass sentence according to the
| facts IN this particular case. He
| thought It was a pity that some graver
| charge could not have been brought
| against all OF these connected with the
| frauds He agreed with the attor-
ney for the defense that a day In the
| county jail was far greater punish
| ment TO some men than years To others
He believed that prior 10 this affair
| the defendant had borne good char
| acter and that when liberated he Will
| endeavor TO live a good life. He was
OF the opinion tnat the FAMILY or the
! defendant should be considered in this
| matter and also the fact that the
| prisoners at the county jail do not get
| the benefit Of a copper" for good con-
| duct, and taking all these into con-
| sderaton, n sentence OF nine months
| in the county jail was a Just penalty
| Such sentence was then passed by
| the court, after which the defendant
was taken from the court room and
| thence to pail.
SHERIFF EMERY DENIES
In regard to the statement that Jones
| had been released from The county
| jail. Sheriff Emery today positively
| denounced such a statement as being
! absolutely false, as Jones Is still con-
| fined In the rotary OF the county jan.
| The sheriff further stated that the
| matter was brought mp simply to make
u play for sympathy,
SPLENDID SNOWFALL.
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