Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-08
"EyoneratiOn" for Man Who Re-
quires laborers to Pay a
Campaign Tithing."
FREQUENTS DEPT" SALOON.
Keeps Ills Horses at City Stables at
Taxpayer Expense and l. Convicted
Regardless Of Lime Coat


the meeting Of thn special committee
in the city council chamber last night
during the Investigation OF the charges
preferred against Street Supervisor J.
r. Raleigh by William Jones. recently
discharged from the position Of FORE
man OF the gang Of street sWeepers IN
the business district OF the city.
Most OF those present were employees
Of the street department and we're
there for the purpose Of helping their
chief On any possible manner to Sc
cure a complete eNOneration. They
showed their Willingness IN that mat
ter by the emphatic way In which they
denied that they had been forced 10
contribute to the American" party
campaign fund Notwithstanding the
fact that the evidence introduced at
the hearing proved that employees IN the
department had been asked TO and did
contribute 10 per cent Of their wages
during July to the campaign fund, the
majority " the committee completely
'eNonerated' Raleigh and announced
that the charges had not been sus-
NNAli"A TIC ANlllNltAkft - NblU lbHtl Oh
MuNey. CrSbtree and Fernstrom The
latter viii present a minority report TO
the council in regard TO the matter and
" VIII be brought up again on Monday
night
SOME OF THE CHARGES.
Tho letter written by Jones was read
TO the committee by City Recorder
Moreiou 1t contains in substance the
following charges:
FirSt--Thar he had been ordered IN
July to collect "tithlng' from the men
under him.
Second-That after the men had paid
their "tlthing" he was ordered by Ra-
leigh 20 discharge all the Mormon
49, under him. and that when he re-
fused 10 do so he was discharged him
self
Third-that Raleigh spends much
time IN a saloon. and that the intima-
ton has been given out In the street
department that employees, II they we're
wise. will do their drinking In the
sane saloon.
Fourth-That Raleigh has kept his
own horses at the city's expense, and
that men on the city payroll have done
work for private contractors at tina
same time.
RALEIGH TOLD HIM.
MI Jones was the first witness called.
He prodLct1 the subscription list con-
tanning the names OF men who had
subscribed 10 the campaign fund and
the amounts OF their subscription. He
said that Tommy Atkins the chief
clerk in Raleigh's office, gave him the
list and told him 10 collect 10 per cent
Of the mems wages paid in the middle
Of July. The list was headed. Cam
paign fund 1906 " and Atkins told Jones
that he was acting under Raleighs
instructions In the matter
THOSE WHO HAD TO PAY.
The total amount collected BY Jones
was SASS and those who paid are.
William Benney. ti.15: John Bow
man, $50; Ed Davis. $50: Thomas
Holgate, l75. William Julian. $500.
William c. Kemp, 500. ". l.. LEVEL
lyn. $50; Fred Miller. t900: Fred Pc
terson d. " Phillips 50 9O John Schup-
bach, 800; John Walsh. $3.50: Samuel
q. Obray 700. paid TO Clerk Atkins.
KICK THE MoRMoNs OUT.
A few days after the money was col.
lected Jones said that Raleigh told him
20 discharge all Of the Mormon ---
under him. This Jones refused 10 do,
hence he was discharged. on the fol.
lowing day he was called 10 the Office
OF the street department and a demand
was made upon him by Atkins for the
campaign money collected. Jones re-
fused 20 turn the money over. where
upon Atkins said: II you don't turn
10 over by tomorrow morning al :
O'Clock I'M have you arrested Jake
won't stand FOR any foollng."
MULvEY GETS GOOD.
Mr.. Jones said that he would not give
the money 10 Atkins, but would give Il
10 the campaign committee Mulyey
took hand iu the matter az this stage
and told Jones that the committee could
not accept Il, and that he had better
return Il to the men from whom he col
lected a.
RALEIGH FBEQUENTS SALOON.
on cross-examination by Mulvey,
Jones said that he knew Of Raleigh FIRE.
quenting a First South street saloon
much Of the time while on duty. aud
that he understood that the employees Of
the department were expected 20 pat
ronize the same saloon. lie also stated
that employees Of the department had
been compelled 10 clean up refuse for
private contractors. which should have
been cleaned By the contractors en-
ployes.
LOADED QUESTIONS.
Mulvey asked Jones II he ala no,
spend the night Of March 90 In sail for
drunkenness and Y Raleigh had not
him ion being drunk. Jones
.mphatically answered no 10 both ques-
lions. MulNey then accused Jones 81
malice In bringing the charges against 4
Raleigh. Tie also asked him 10 BE- had /
not offered O. Withdraw the charges Il I
b. were reinstated Ia his former posi- .
ton. Jones denied this also. and said I
that De had told Crabtree he would .
withdraw The charges because he dia /
not want 10 hurt the American party. .
SAID RALEIGH LIED
Mrs. Jones was then called az wit. 4
hess She said that Relelgh told q /
.alsehood when be made the statement I
before the city council that she told him
Der husband had been away from home f.
'or four nights. and she dld not know
Where ne was, She said that she went
10 the street department ONCE 90 fnd |
,ut why her husband had been dis.
'harged ana Atkins told her about hoi
husband collecting the money and stat
a further that n he did not turn 10 iu /
- o'clock IT, next morning be would
be arrested Tier husband came in the
0fflCe while she was there. and Atkins
hen made the statement To him.
ANOTHER COERCION.
Fernstrom then made the statement
Observation-Disclosures.