Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-06
awful Crime Says American"
Organ; Tempest in a Teapot"
Replies Atty. General.
WHAT JUDGE HOWELL CLAIMS.
Governor Cutler, Whose Name j. Used,
Refuses Ia Discuss the Subject
Looks Like Politics.

which r. ". Chambers was removed
from Office by Judge Howell Tor accept
Ing an Illegal fee for his services as
councilman aud ia which Councilman
Craigh was acquitted Of a similar
charge upon exactly the same evidence
as In the Chambers case. has created
somewhat OF a stir In political circles
II IS claimed by the morning organ
OF the American party IN this city that
the Two oihcials went 10 ogden as
representatives Of Gov. Cutler 10 talk
WIN Judge Howell and try 20 induce
him 10 grant Mr.. Chambers a new
ulal' Al the time OF the visit the mo-
/ ton for a new trial IN the Chambers
case was pending. Later Il was denied
! by the court and since then the case
has been appealed TO the supreme court
and that court has affirmed the action
OF Judge Howell I'm the matter.
a TEAPOT TEMPEST.
When seen by representative OF the
News today, Attorney-General Bree-
/ den stated that the whole thing was
/ SIMPLY tempest IN a teapot, and
| ihat ne and Marshal Spfy called upon
Judge Howell 10 dscusr The political
/ erect OF the two come ilmanic cases
/ upon the Republican party. Tho con.
/ Nersatiou between the three officials. h.
{ said, was very friendly and no harm
/ was meant and further no harm was
Z done by the discussion
GOV. CUTLER DECLINES.
Gov. Cutler today refused TO make
/ any statement whatever In connection
/ with the AFFAIR. he said that Il was
not time FOR him to talk YET. and that
| he proposed % Def the others discuss
the matter until they got through.
HOWELL CAME TO SALT LAKE.
on Saturday afternoon Judge Howell
came 10 this city and consulted with
] Attorney-Gencral Breeder. chief Jus-
tee Bartch and Justice McCarty. and
E about two hours after this consulta
E ton the matter ~ the visit Of the two
[ officials to ogden leaked out. Justice
z Mc'arty Is iu ogden today, and a Is
presumed thar he IL comforting with
/ Judge Howell further In relation TO th,
] matter.
/ JUDGE HOWELL's STATEMENT.
Concerning the matter Judge Howell
of ogden handed the following 10 the
7 Desfret News representative for pub
[ lcaiion in tonights paper.
40 not care 20 make any "a.
tended statement at this time I'M re.
gard % this matter. for | am sensitive
10 notoricty / desire always to keen
within the limits Of the duties Of my
office ana prefer that whenever / act
IN relation 10 matters connected thcre-
with that 1t shall be Ia the regular
channels
While. therefore. I DO not care 10 20
into The merits Of this transaction now.
stiIl IN Justice TO myself aud the high
Office ! bld I deem 10 proper to say
hat Uh'n tho attorney general ana
the United States marshal came 10 mn
chambers and | learned what WAS The
object of their visit. I gave them 10
understand that ! could not be inNu-
enced by any such considerations As
they had brought 10 my attention. and
that In a decisiOg~of a case [ could not
allow political or personal considers.
lions 10 enter into q in the slightest
degree. for 10 do 50 would b. "A vIo-
lstion ~ my oath Of office. I told them
] must consider this case. like any OH
or before me, according N the evidence
introduced IN 10 and my understanding
~ the law governing n. that while Nj.
chambers was my friend and neighbor.
he could expect no different treatment
from me than the humhlest individual
in the community. than any person
unknown 10 me, even any person who
might be my enemy
WHY HE WAITED
~ -
thai ] denied new trial. as we'll as
my whole course of conduct upon the
bench, | think will demonstrate that
no influence could or can IN any case
induce me Co decide % otherwise than
az my conscience dictates. Indeed
from the fact ~ this visit took some.
what longer than ] otherwise would
have done 20 render q sion. An on.
der that I might be- sure thai tho
statements made would not influence
me Tor or against the defendant that
with an absolutely unpreiudloed mind
I might approach the matter as n no
attempts had been made n influence
me
The terrible consequences however
OF such an attempt, whatever might
be the motives which actuated n
would have been more apparent had
/ deemed N my duty 90 grant a new
trial IN this case. because ID then might
have been insinuated that was Tuid.
"a by such influences. II i FOR this
reason that a judge ought not 90 b.
embarrassed by such conduct on tha
part OF aIrV one. and particularly on me
part of high officials
HANDS HAVE BEEN TIED" /
III is for that reason that ! have been /
and am stil considering whether nr NOT j
| should take some official c1gnizsuco .
NJ this matter. but Of course my hands .
have been tied ~ 90 tho present time
because the case was stil pending no.
fore the Supreme court. ana I ana not
think u right Tor me o. 90 ought do
prevent IL receiving the same IMPARTIAL
consideration az other cases receive un-
divorced from any outside corsiders-
lions. But have been ana am now
considering whether or not Don counec.
lion with other matters happening dur.
.ng the course ~ This trial ! should
not take some official notice ~ this
matter. ON the way ~ contempt pro-
.eeiiugs or otherwise Pending that I
determination ] have nothing further
10 say. except that my visit ID salt
Lake. ity yesterday was not " acguaint
auy newspaper or newspaper reporter
Hith any Of the facts connected With
his matter. nor did I see or tax with
any. and the attorney general does me
in injustice when he hints that I ana
because ! had already determined that
s hatevtr action ! might take In regard
10 the matter would be taken in fha
OCULAR way 7 went down at the in.
'iiation ~ Justice MoCarty aud when
here ! discovered that hs desired 10
al upon The attorney general 20 81
lain what he meant hv certain
'eferences 10 two Of the justices ~ the
upreme court IN his conversation with
ne, and that Is the way the interview