The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-24

hibited by law? There is a legal prop
osition before this court that makes
George 3. COrtelyou a receiver of stolen
goods and Cornelius n. Bliss also a re-
ceiver of stolen goods under this theory
Now, If your honor will consent to sit
as magistrate, I will submit all of
these matters to you in affidavit FORM
If you hold that they have committed 4
crime there are many reputable cOrpO-
ration officers in this city who should
be declared felons.
7 want to have the case of the peo-
pie VS.. George W. Perkins put into
such shape as to make it binding on
the court and myself"
Was Reluctant to Decide.
Judge O'SulliVan replied:
No one is more reluctant than l in
turning the power of the law toward
these men. 1t is my duty to say what
the law is and my view of it. I have
given an honest opinion. You have
been as honest as I. Your long ex-
perience in criminal cases may lend
more weight to your opinion than there
is to mine.
There are fourteen magistrates in
this jurisdiction and six of them are i'm
this building. Why take this case from
the magistrates and submit it to this
court as a magistrate, or even to the
grand jury?"
Does your honor want me To an
swer that question? - interrupted MI
Jerome.
Not now" replied the Judge He
went on, pounding the desk with his
fist:
q don't see why hypothetical
question was submitted to this court
in the first instance. There is a court
idle below. The court of special ses-
siOns is available. and one of the jus
tees of this court, Recorder Golf. is
now idle. Why not take the case I'D to
one Of them? If they refuse to do their
duty I viii always do mine"
The Habit of Stealing.
THE habit of stealing, which. your
honor has indicated, has grown up
through these corporations paying as
sessments should be no excuse to any
person" said Mr.. Jerome. They should
be behind prison bars
If 1 were innocent Judge O'Sulli-
van broke in, 4 would consent to be
tried and have my name cleared by my
fellow citizens
Would your honor wish to be in
dicted?'' asked the district attorney.
while, of course should not desire
to be indicted" replied the judge, still,
if / were indicted, I would clear my
name II i were innocent
IF your honor will issue warrant
for George W. Perkins that he may
come within the custody of this court -
said Mr.. Jerome, me will be at once
taken out of here on a writ of habeas
corpus, and, in order that the rights of
the people may be preserved, l shall
retain Alton b Parker as counsel for
the district attorney"
Justice O'Sullivan said that he would
not issue a warrant for reasons he al
ready had stated. and that for the same
reason he would not accept the depo-
sitiOn which Mr.. Jerome had to offer.
Jerome Undecided.
District Attorney Jerome would make
no definite statement after the close of
the proceedings IN court. on the insur-
anCe matter. 1t is considered that he
will go next week before some ma gis-
trste and there institute proceedings
against insurance officials.
When asked if he would go before
Recorder Golf as suggested by Justice
O'Sullivan, he replied.
Certainly not. Recorder Golf is a
policy holder in the New York Life"
Thomas G. O'Sullivan was elected
judge of general sessions last fall on
the Democratic ticket. He was one of
Tammany Halls Old-time orators.