The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-17
Not in Accord With Facts.

the commission Is with the facts In the
case Is seen In every one OF the SIX
clauses.
Flrst-Judge Brown was not actuated
by desire to help the girl. He has re-
peatedly stated that he never saw the girl
until a few minutes before the case was
called In court. that he had information
that she surrounded with influences
that would naturally make her bad girl,
that she herself told him before tho court
opened that her mother was trying TO
have her sent to the reform school SO that
she would be out of her way, Under
these conditions, never having known or
heard of the girl, he was not actuated by
any sincere desire TO help her.
Brown Convinced of Guilt.
Having been told that she was sur
rounded with influences that would natur-
ally be bad for her. he was convinced or
her guilt from the start Greater than
any of the two previous reasons. how
er that prove he was not trying to help
the girl Is the fact that he had been told
that she was being railroaded to the ro-
form school and In that event his course
In helping her should have been to prove
her innocent He did not do this, how
ever. Every question that the girl an
Girl Protested Her Innocence.
She protested her innocence in every
question she answered. Judge Brown did
not give the girl her right to presump-
ton OF innocence until proven guilty. No
other witnesses were TO be had TO testify
that she was guilty. Judge Brown be-
leved her guilty and in spite of the fact
that no other testimony but the girl 8
own could be taken he steadfastly re-
fused TO accept her statements on the
stand and did not give her the right that
the common fclon can have in any court
In the land.
Judge Brown Not Considerate.
Second-Judge Brown was not kind and
| consderate at all times. He was not kind
| in using the language he did In addressing &
| hz GI,V,
| sixth clause. and officers of Brown s
| own court testified before the commission.
He was not conslderate, for he did not
| stop 10 cosider at all The order to have
| the girl examined would mover have been
| given had he considered for one minute
the injustice OF the proceeding.
Girl Did Not Make Suggestion.
| The physical examination was not first
| suggested by Emily Knox. The girl
| stated positively, as recently as Sunday
| knew nothing whatever about the exam
| ination, nor had any intimation that such
thing would happen until Judge Brown
| Eavo the order In open court to take her
| TO the physicians office.
Mother Enters Denial.
Quoted with the permission of the daugh-
ter and her mother The Tribune is In
possession OF signed statement from
| the mother in which she says that she
] Was not consulted by Judge Brown In re-
gard to having the girl examined by a
| physician, nor did she give her consent
of Dr. Beatty, Mrs. Knox was given to
| understand very distinctly that IL was not
the desire TO have her sign such a state
| ment unless 1t were the absolute truth
| She said that II was the exact truth and
| willingly signed II
All Not Invited to Leave.
Fifth-AlI not connected with the court
| were not invited to retro during the hear
| Ing Of the case DR., Shaw: who sent In u
lengthy letter In support of Judge Brown.
| was not invited to leave the room
| Is an Admission.
sixth-This clause does not need TO be
| denied. II Is an admission in itself that
| the only question that tho commission
| was investigating is found 10 necessltate
| a reproyal TO Judge Brown. In the sue
| ceeding sentence the commission saws.
We have not presumed TO inquire into
the legal aspects OF the case This states
the whole story as far as tho commission
| is concerned. Without the legal aspects
| the only matter under consideration by
the conn commission bs "a and 70 this each of It's
| language used by Judge Brown.
Did Use Indecent Words
The commission says that no vulgar or
| Indecent words were used 1t has never
| been claimed that vulgar or Indecent
words were used, but 1t Is foct that
| such combination of ordinary words can
| be used In forming sentence that the
| out-and-out use OF indecent words could
| be used without implying anything nearly
as vulgar, 1t is claimed and is true that
| Judge Brown did so Jugglc his words as
| to make them very indecent and very
| vulgar. This was testified 10 by officers
| OF Judge Browns own court, and the com
| mission substantiates all that has been
charged AGAINST Judge Brown In so far as
| the commission is concerned in the
| charges, when II sees 1T to reproyc tho
Judge for the language he used
Report in Tribune Correct.
| The report OF the case at the time OF
| the outrageous treatment of the riri q =
| printed In Tho Tribune, was true in evnTy
particular Reporters of The Tribune a
| took the proceedings In short hand anI
| that report is true. 1
Judge Brown admitted to The rr,bur. !.
| that he did order the girl taken to a nhvo
| scian for examination. TIc made III
same statement In his report of the mai
| ter submitted to the commission.
| In signed statement made h,, frIo,a.
| OF Judge Brown and submitted to the
commission. 1t Is declared tho court told