The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-18
We're Arraigned Before Judge
Whitaker Monday OIL the
Charge of Conspiracy.
NO DATE FIXED FOR
PRELIMINARY HEARING
County Attorney Christensen
Fails to Take Action Against
Sheriff Emery.

Charles F. Durand, the notorious JUS
tlce of the Peace Of Murray City;
James a. Luke Of the Merchants Pro-
tectlve association and Thomas Kane.
attorney for that organization, were ar
raigncd before Judge Whitaker in the
CITY court Monday morning upon a
series of charges Of criminal conspiracy.
Francis G.. Luke, another Of the defend
ants, and head Of the collection agency,
was not present in court, as he is so
Journing in Alaska.
The defendants were represented by
Attorneys f.. A. Walton and A. l..
Hoppaugh, who waived the reading of
the complaint and entered a plea of not
guilty for each Of the defendants No
ination, IL being arranged between the
attorneys for the State and the de-
Tense that they would agree upon a
date for the hearing, and il is expected
that Francis G. Luke will be back and
be present at the preliminary.
What the Charges Are.
The charges against the four mon
have been heretofore published in full
in The Tribune. The men are alleged
to have conspired together 10 defraud
people by employing illegal methods in
bringing and conducting suits in the
court OF Justice Durand at Murray, and
actions an illegal collection of debts.
In addition to this a complaint has
been filed against Durand, charging him
with malfeasance in Office and citing
him to appear and show cause why he
should not be removed from his official
position.
How About Sheriff Emery7
Complaints against the manner of
conducting proceedings in the court OF
Justice Durand in connection with suits
filed by the Merchants Protective as
sociation have been numerous, until con
ditlons became such that at last the
County Attorney was forced To take Of
fetal cognizauce of them. Time and
again proceedings of an irregular II not
of an illegal character in Justice Du-
rand's court have been called 10 the
attention of the County Attorney by
The Tribune and for long time they
were ignored, but at last an outraged
public gave indication that it no longer
would remain passive under the existing
order of things so that the county Of
fcials were forced to act.
And in connection with the illegal
tiles alleged to have been practiced by
the Murray Justice and the Luke Col
lection Agency The Tribune has re.
peatedly cited to the official notice of
County Attorney Christensen certain
acJS OF foneIllL - Il idnh l,"tei y, "nN
indirectly took part in the transac-
tions. Sheriff Emery appointed as
deputy sheriff Charles Bell. The dep
utv was TO act without pay, but as
matter of fact he was employed and
paid by the Luke Collection Agency,
otherwise known as the Merchants
Protective association. He served civil
papers from Durand' g court for the
agency and made no accounting of the
fees he received therefor. Who got the
fees is not known. Probably the Luke
that record shall be kept of all fees.
1t is also alleged that the transactions
in whish the deputy ofliciatcd were not
according to law and Sheriff Emery was
responsible for the acts of his agent,
but so far County Attorney Farley L.
Christensen has not seen fit to take any
action in this matter,