The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-18
ORE ARRESTS ARE MADE
III BOUNTY FRAUD CASE
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enffpt a Haywood & Mccormick, 10
Isl. mr. : S,. interests Mr.. Mccormick
n made The go-hetwee5 fnT thu ou' r 4ss1
\ pie e allo the county,
y az h1,t WAS was not locked I'D at any
] iee detained at the sheriffs
atgrday last Mr.. Conusk appeared at
49,. o1Ilce and the clerk himself
MdtSoh' stepped forward and asked
JET ne could do for S,tno ,l1u - !,
49, ~ oolliisk appeared so em5a raised
ttl+ t'IiS We're aroused, although
u : .siost, re passed the matter over
u JcSh 10 the effect that ConIislx
- d,eer a marriage license Later
49, -hS ~ appeared and was waited on
90 i 1e presented an affidavit sup
.t--s5 q cldun ior bounty to the amount
-; - PoSed to be for eleven wild
- lllllelS-iour coyotes. nineteen wolves
W. mountain lions. He received the
idt ana returned TO his work at the
onusk was not locked up At all his
~. assuming responsibility for his ap-
Ls-.tSS ana urging the son i'm every way
tSSiSt the officers in the prosecution
their work OF unearthinr the frauds
vi released on a bond signed by
IaOher' John COniisk and J. W. Alb
r. swan remained in custody at the
|-1tt office until neari-- midnight
.en some friends. whose names have
80 - uiSulEed. put uD a cash bond
itru 70 answer the charge against
p ana ne was Immediately released
bounty Clerk Technically Guilty.
d ME there were all sorts of rumors
eat tonight about the prospective ar
- OF 0tnefs supposed TO be implicated
eue Weoer county bounty frauds it
pe stated positively that no other
rants We're issued yesterday. ard it
o1uDtIul II any more will be. Tech
any each of the deputies of the conn
IClEIIA- ana the clerk himself a rarnh-
~ guilty OF violations of the law but
Is not claime& that they had any Grim
intent or that they profited by their
- &C The violations by the clerk
MS deputies came apparently from
IacI tnat Mr.. Swan is not n deputy
could not affix the clerks signature
hks, inserting the numbers and kinds
.Asiinalss and the amount Of the claims.
Woud then present it to some of the
uties, who would affix the seal and
slature as a merely clerical function.
Officials Busy With Politics.
vans friends pointed out tonight that
give careful attention to the Counting
n1deS and keep up with other duties
Z c4erKS office was particularly rushed
q work during the last few weeks OF
year, and. as one of the other coun-
oftlcers yesterday pointed out each
the men deputies, as well as the
Inty clerk, had other work aside from
&. one was secretary Of the Repub-
n campaign committee and stake tith-
clerk. and another was assistant to
city auditor, while Mr. Ho1lingswOrth
#selIs besides having a couple of other
1cai positions, had his campaign for
&Ee senator on his hands, and the work
3the clerks office had TO be rushed
&pugh.
be of the other county officers, in
4Sng over the matter today, said with
u. Vehemence-
5OidNUncIe John Seaman was right. or at
1st Was on the right track. The of
E rs should give all their working hours
4the county and such slack methods
bookkeeping and little evasiOns of the
should not be permitted. From the
8e eVasiOnS OF the law, maybe as mere
reniences. grow the big abuses and
cts"
Jones Arrested in Morgan.
developed today that Charles w.
IS, the man first arrested on account
#ne bounty frauds. had been operating
lergan county, and once forfeited his
Of $50 there for failing to appear
"a answer TO a complaint charging him
ID twice presenting the same skins for
81 Hty. This offense would be merely a
81 aemeanor. and hence the bail was
According to District Attorney
fge Halverson. there is ample evi-
" q In Morgan county to convict Jones
81 Nnspiracy 10 defraud and of obtain
noney by such fCaud in that county.
Ha'VersoE<~ faVor of a grand
"a u iuvePGuatc this and other con-
n YL has time aud again made
III felfs known, first to Judge ROlapp
81 tztfly TO Judge Howell There was
talk today along this line.