Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-10
Commission Hears Evidence oil
Shameful and Outrageous
Actions OF Judge
HIS STATEMENT SUBMITTED.
But It Does Not Agree With thu
Testimony Of Numerous Wit.
nesses Who Gave Evidence.
Seeks 10 Show That Examination Of
Young Girl Was Merely 10
Prove Her Innocence.

The investigation OF the conduct OF
Wits Brown judge OF the iuyenlle
court In ordering i6-yesr-oid cir,
taken from his court room 10 the Office
or a physician 10 undergo a physical
examination OF a delicate nature, was
concluded in Mayor Thompson's office
today. The doors were thrown omen to-
day and newspaper men were admitted
to the examination. Several new speper
men who were in the courtroom at tho
time the gifls case was heard. were
called as witnesses today. as was also u
number OF court attaches.
There was practically no difference
between the witnesses as to the rough.
vulgar and obscene language used by
the judge IN his examination OF tho
young girl. neither was there any diff
ference as to the amount Of force used
70 get the girl from the courtroom TO
the PHYSICIANS office.
WAS POLICEMAN ASLEEP.
The only exception to the general line
Of evidence was officer Staines. He was
evidently asleep at the time the ex-
animation was being conducted and,
understanding the fact that all the
other witnesses stated the exact Lam
guage used by the court, which cannot
be put In print owing TO its character,
the police officer did not hear anything
OF that nature at all. although he stated
to the juvenile court commission today
that he heard about everything that
was said In the courtroom on that oc-
casion The officers testimony did not,
therefore, agree with the other eye Wit
nesses on that point. He was also rath-
er mixed as to the trouble caused by
the girl and the resistance she put up.
GIRL SCRATCHED STAINEs.
He at first said that he used no force
TO take the girl from the room, but lat
er in his examination he admitted that
she hung onto the doors and refused 10
go and several times sat down and
had to be lifted to her feet, and that
during all that time she was yelling and
protesting as strongly as was IN her
power The officer exhibited q scratch
ed hand which he said the girl gave him
In her efforts to resist. Staines final
~ admitted that he was sorry he mixed
IN the affair al all, but that he was act
Ing under instructions from the court.
NEWsPAPERMEN CALLED
The other witnesses called before the
commission today were three newspa-
per men. Messrs. Brown. Ch0ate and
Young, Probation officer f. ]. Lucas,
Mrs. Robinson OF the Davis Deacon-
ess' Home. Mrs Young, probation Off
Ger. They all agreed in substance as
to the language used by the court, and
all agreed upon the force used upon
the girl. AS TO the order OF the court
TO have the girl examined there was "a
difference OF opinion. Some stated that
the Judge got the consent OF the girls
mother before he ordered the Girl cx-
amined while others stated that the
mother did not give her consent until
after she arrived at the physicians Of
flee.
Mrs. Knox. the mother OF the girl,
was not called before the commission,
il was stated by az least ons
witness that she denied in the presence
Of Judge Brown that she consented 20
the examination while in the court
room.
SEEKS TO SHIFT BLAME.
The statement OF the judge Of tho
court which was filed With the conf
mission several days ago, was given
10 the public TO-DAY and is published
herewith. To asy that the written
statement OF the court docs not agree
with the evidence Of the numerous
witnesses before the commission to-
day II putting It very mildly. Ia fact
Il would have been much bettsr II tho
Judge OF the court had consulted his
witnesses before he submitted the
statement. then there would not have
been the very marked discrepancies he
ween the statement and the evidence.
The only thought OF the judge OF the
,ourt. apparently Is to Try and wander
lway from the real issues In the case
mi make II appear that the only rea-
ion for the examination was 10 prove
he girls innocence. The rule OF lew
: that o person Is presumed 10 be In
iocent until proven guilty beyond
doubt, and further than
hat the girl should not have been
compelled 10 prove her Innocence but
I should have developed upon the per-
IONS making the charge against her.
I there was any charge, 10 prove her
ullt.
SHAW "BUTTED" IN.
The statement Of the court. which Ia
and signed by Or. Shaw, the
nan who left the state and could not
e secured as q witness In this IN
estlgation, and several others as well
9 the Judge himself. follows In fun,
May 5. 1906. Juvenile Court Com
Mission, Salt Lake city Gentlemen;
nssmuch as certain erroneous reports
ave been made by certain daily pa
ers OF this city relative to n case ~
girl which occurred m the juvenile
curt | desire To- acqualnt you with
he real facts OF the case.
The first intirlation we hGd of this
ase was when an officer OF police
curt brought the girl from the city Jail
} the probation officers room, accoin-
anled by her mother, The statements
lade by both the mother and the ON
ar prove that this girl. about whom tha
apers had quite an article IN the morn
IS edition. we're to the effect that tho
lrl ran away from home with map
bad record, aud was discovered Nv
lg with him in q rOouinghOuse ana
n complaint of the mother the MON
as arrested aud wSH az The time IN tho
~ Jail. and that the Girl had also boon
jail that night. The officer had with
ln the complaint that had been maflo
y the mother before the county at
'rney, charging the man With STATUE
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