The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-02
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payers in that short space of time He
wrote another letter, calling on the coun-
cilmen to return the money. The gang
treated him with more sneering contempt.
GIasmann's Charges DIsproved.
At this time GIasmann opened up his
mud batteries. He made charges affect
ing Mr.. Skeens conduct as secretary of
the Weber County Fair association. Much
was said about the condition of certain
cash book. of which Glasmann had pos
session at the time. Mr. Skeen demand
ed an instant Investigation by the direct
ors of the association. and they gave him
triumphant vindication. The book in
question was little more than a desk
memorandum, ard rot one of the regular
books of the association The worst that
could be said of it was that the penman-
ship was poor, and that there had been
an erasure of an entry made in the wrong
place. But despite this official vidicatOn,
Glasmann has continued TO dwell at great
length on this book and it's poor penman-
ship. claiming that it demonstrates AIR.
Skeen's unfitness for the office of county
attorney He admits that the cash was
straight.
Mr.. Skeen took a business trip TO Idaho
IN January. When he returned, the coun-
cilmen still had paid no attention TO his
previous letters. So he took his pen IN
hand and wrote another letter. When he
wrote the first episte. he was simply
panied and grieved to note that public o.
ficlals would do such unlawful acts. and
mildly pointed out TO them the error of
their ways in the hope that they as men
with honorable Intentions, would rectify
the error. BY this time, however. brazen
contempt and ridicule had worked UP his
Scotch wrath. and the letter he wrots
was Ear more vigorous than the others.
Flat Order to Councimen.
IF YOU don pay back that money and
get out of office, I'll put you out" was
its purport.
''Why did you go so far as to decide TO
start prosecutions on your own hook"
he was asked today.
We'll, you see" he said, slowly 1T
lad got to a point where 1 either had to
make good or move"
Then he added, in his serious manner:
And / didn't want to move"
He did move, however. but in a differ
ent wayne moved on the public officials
who, like Boss Tweed, when it was found
ne had stolen millions from the city OF
New York, brazenly asked:
What are you going TO do about il -
The councilmen by this time did paw
enough attention to get City Attorney
j. L. Bagley to write an opinion saying
they were justified in what they did
Then they continued, so far as lay IN
their power, to make Skeen the town
joke.
Hulaniski Refused to Act.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Skeen quietly went to
County Attorney q. L. Hulaniski and laid
the evidence before him. After taking
the whole matter under consideration for
a DAY, Mr.. Hulaniski announced his de-
ciSion.
Il can't do anything in these cases. he
said.
Since the regularly constituted prose-
ii was up to him" Not wishing to
prejudice his case by acting as his own
client he drew complaint himself and
then retained James n. Kimball as his
Y. " me se 1t-
ct The litigation 20 date has cost Mr..
Skeen about $500. He has personally
borne al the expense of fighting the tax
PAYERS battles.
The first complaint charging the COL
lection of Illegal fees. was filed againsr
FRED w. Chambers, president of the coun-
Gil, ana known as Glasmanns Man Fri
day. The complaint was brought under
q statute which only Utah, Idaho and
California have. permitting any citizen 20
bring an action against a public official
for collecting illegal fees or for neglect of
DUTY. and providing dismissal from Of
flee as the penalty.
Chambers consulted a lawyer mot CITY
Attorney Bagley) and the gang had its
I first scare. The lawyer said there was a
good case against Chambers and he nrob-
ably would be convicted IL the case went
! to trial.
Jeers Become Tears and Walls.
The sneers of the gang stopped Skeen
by such as were forced to keep up an
pearances. Men and women haunted Mr.
Skeens house and brought pressure from
all sides TO bear on him and on his fam
lily IN the nope of inducing him TO let
up. chambers Wept and pleaded. prom
lsed TO pay back the money and to lead
an honest life in the future Rut caioIerv
ana prayers awaited no more than the
threats. The case went to trial last Feb
ruary.
Despite the fact that the case was tried
before Judge Howell. despite the FACT
that the judge instructed that If good
faith on the part of the defendant were
SHOWN he should be held not guilty and
despite the fact that two of the iurors
We're intimate associates of Chambers in
the Mormon church and members of the
same prayer circle, he was found eI,iItv
and a verdict was rendered removing him
from office. The case was appealed AMI
| the supreme court affirmed the decision
| Chambers was removed from office
There-%as certainly no joke about this
Mr.: Skeen, instead of being the burt of
ridicule, became the target Of continued
abuse on the part of Glasmann and The
rest OF the gang '''0
William Craig was the next councilman
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