Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-21
C. mostly Owen Wants County
Attorney Christensen Re-
moved From Office.
CITATION ISSUED BY COURT.
Official WIZ Show Cause on "Wednesday
Why He Has Not Approved Com
plant Against Prcsi. smith.

upon me applcdllnh ana moNou OF
Charles Mostyn owen the official
trouble breeder 81 the American
party Ia this city. Judge Armstrong
Of the criminal division Of the district
court today issued a citation against
County Ats. p. p. Christensen citing
him ~ appear IN court on Wednesday.
Sept &c. and show cause why he
should not issue warrant for The ar
rest Of President Joseph + Smith and
also why he should not De- removed
from office for failing 20 Issue said
warrant The citation signed by Judge
Armstrong follows.
Whereas, 4 ddly verified complaint
in the above entitled action has been
lled herein charging you with failing.
neglectlng and refusing 20 perform
The Official duties pertaining 10 your
ofico as county attorney OF salt Lake
county. IN falling. neglecting and re-
fusing 10 issue a warrant for the ar
rest Of one Joseph r. Smith. when
duly verified complaint had been made
before magistrate charging said
Smith with The crime Of adultery, and
when there was reasonable ground
10 believe that the accused committed
said crime.
Now. therefore. YOU are cited 90 ap.
pear before this court on the goth day
o. September. 1906. at the hour Of
10 a. m. and show cause why the
aforesaid warrant for tho arrest OF
Joseph r. Smith should noi bee issued,
aud why you should not b. removed
trom the Office ~ county attorney I'm
falling. neglecting and refusing 20 per-
form your sworn official duty
GEORGE g. ARMSTRONG
Judge OF the above entitled court
tAtlesu J Y. ELDREDGE, JR,
Seal clerk.
COMPLAINT MADE.
The complaint filed in the district
court against County Attorney Chris
Jensen by owen Is as follows:
Now comes Charles MOstyn owen
plaintiff in the above entitled action.
and FOR a complaint against The de-
PENDANT alleges. That defendant is the
duly elected qualified ana acting coun-
~ attorney in aud for salt Lake coun-
~. State 0f Utah That on the llth
day NJ September. 1906 the plaintiff
presented a. the defendant as county
attorney Of salt LAKE county, state OF
Utah. a duly verified complaint. which
had been made before a magistrate.
charging one Joseph +. Smith Of the
crime Of adultery. q copy Of which
complaint is hereto attached and made
g part hereof
That subsequently, to-wit on the
18Th day Of september. 1906 plaintid
net defendant by appointment and de-
tailed 20 defendant tho scope and sub
stance OF the evidence upon which
plaintiff based his complaint against
said Smith
That plaintiff then and there demand
ed the Issuance Of a warrant FOR the
arrest OF said Smith. hut that said de-
PENDANT stated that he would not issue
said warrant until be could examine
the witnesses named in said complaint,
and certain documentary evidence.
That ample time IN which 20 exam.
Inc an witnesses and evidence afOre-
said has elapsed since the demand for
the Issuance OF a warrant for the ar
rest Of said Smith. but that Farley 7.
Christensen defendant In the above
entitled action as county attorney I'm
and for salt Lake county, state az
Utah has failed. neglected and refused
10 perform the official duties pertaining
10 his office. In this. that as county at
torney Of salt Lake county Aforesaid.
he has failed. neglected and refused 70
issue a warrant for the arrest OF one
Joseph r. Smith when a duly verified
complaint made before a magistrate.
charging Smith With the crime Of adul-
terry. vas presented 10 him, and when
there was and Is reasonable ground 20
believe that the accused committed
said crime.
Wherefore plaintiff prays the court 10
cite said Farley p. Christensen, county
attorney Of Salt Lake county 10 appear
before ~ on tho 25th day Of September.
1906. az the hour Of 10 a. M. and an
swer The complaint herein. n any an-
swer he has and show cause why such
warrant shall not issue and why ne
shall not be deprived OF his ONCE for
refusing 10 perform his official and
sworn duty. Plaintiff also prays for
his costs herein incurred
CHARLES MoSTYN OWEN
Plaintiff