The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-12
Makes a Frank Statement in
Reply to Accusation of
the Deseret News.
HE DID SOME WORK,
JUST AS LAWYER WOULD
1t Was Done on His Own Time.
and Prisoner REIN
bursed Him.

The Dcseret News published an ar
ticle Thursday evening rejecting or
the honesty and integrity of Jaller w.
II. Wilkinson. In the article it Is made
to appear that the jaller grated the
staggering sum or two dollars from q
Mexican prisoner named Remere. As
matter of fact Wilkinson was en-
ployed by the Mexican TO do him a
personal service, and was voluntarlaly
remunerated for that service, The Jail
er took the 50 because he believed he
had earned IT. He makes a statement
below of ali the facts in the case that
the public, if IT be interested, may
Judge of his act. Here S what be has
TO say:
Mr. Wilkinson's Statement.
On Sunday September so. olicer Carlson
arrested NJ, Remore and charged him with
simple drunkenness. On Monday Judge Diehl
fined him S5 90 In lieu OF tho cash Tor his
fine he began that day to serve the equiv
alent OF I've days in the city Jail, Before
he LETT the courtroom or his way to jail.
Remere asked me TO go TO his former en-
ployer, Frank Meyer, contractor, at Sixth
East and Second South. where be said he
would get the money necessary TO pay has
emo and remunorate me for my trouble.
told HIM then thar during working hours
my time belonged to the city. and that il
was impossible for ne 70 comply with his
request
During the next two days Reuere renewed
his request at least forty times. Every time
l passed b!s. cell in the prison he begged
me 10 do him this personal i3vOr. Each
time / put him of, because l really had no
time G! my own 20 give 10 his az trs, and !
would not think OF taking the TYNE that be
longed to the city for such purpose. Fl.
nally. on Tuesday. October ?, he renewed
his request with great energy and, fnding
that l had an hour OF NY own 10 spare. l
took the man 20 MS employee, Nj. Meyer,
who gave him an order for $500 on M,
Stahl. a Second South street saloon man.
! accompanied Remere to the saloon. where
he received the $500 on the order. As Stahl
handed him Eve silver dollars, Reu2ere said
trouble he has taken 10 accommodate me
AS be said this he pushed two OF the silver
dollars over 10 me, which IitooE. believing
that had earned them. on my own tune,
and by the efforts l had mado to help Re.
nero out OF his trouble
have never heard that such an act as
mine IN this case was az al Irregular. II
Is done by all employees OF all departments
OF all cities everywhere. Municipal, State or
National employees have perfect right,
the Government, and when on their own tim e.
TO earn an e&tra dollar IN any honorable
way.
have never made any effort TO conceal
y honestly, and We got II. What is wror g
about IT ~. / gcstter because I ren.
der service 70 prisoner ior pay7 Then
every lawyer who does SO is q CRATER. Ny
time. outside OF working hours, is ny own.
and no man has ever questioned my right
TO do with i what I please.
! may add that. after paying ne the 50 90
which l had earned, Remere went to tbs ser.
gesnt's desk and paid the SO 90, which was
tho balance ot the Sae imposed by the Po.
w. Il. WILKINSON.