The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-21
FARLEY ?. MI
HAVE TO \
This Time Complaint
Against Attorney
Salt Lake Count
JUDGE ARMSTRONG n,
BEEN APPRI
he Must Call Parley
| Court; Latter N,
Show Cause.

County Attorney Parlev /
sen is the defendant in !
which was fled with .Tuao.
OF the Third District cor,t h
which the court ia aakad !
County Attorney to appssv
ana snow cause why ne 4
approve the issuance Of
the errest Of Joseph F. sm;}|
OF the Mormon church. On
adultery. The Complaint -
by Charles Mostyn Owen a.,
by him to Judge Armstron~
This step on the part Of 4 \
q result OF the apparent Ia
on the part Of the COUNT
regard to the sworn aida,
hied by Mr., Owen last wss2
charged Joseph +. Smith MI
OF adultery. This affidsv1
sented to the County Asto'
request made of him thaf
complaint to be issued on =
rant might be issued, and 81
rant be issued and placed &
OF the proper officers.
Each day since the Conn
received the affidavit he II
the statement that he won
investigation, and IL, in h;s'
result Of the inveBtiaation
it, he would cause the eol
warrant to be issued.
Thus far tho County A,
reached no decision; at h
eision has not bean ~
though a sufficient amount
was presented to him 10 ID
date action, and the delsy
Owen to take the step a.
Thursday, The statute a
complaint is mandatory au(
eraded. II
Judge Armstrong did nd
Thursday what action woul
further than to say that
would be taken up in CHI
morning.
The complaint follows:
What Complaint Set
In the District Court Of the 4
District. In and for Salt /
Utah.
Charles Mostyn Owen, Plaintiff.
Christensen, as County Atfo
Lake County. Defendant. ca,
Now comes Charles Mostyn o
In the above entitled action, .ar
plaint against the defendant
defendant is the duly elected.
acting County Attorney In and
county. Stats of Utah. That on
OF septembsr. 1906. the plsin
to the defendant Rs County At|
Lake county, State OF Utah, Z
complaint, which had bean "a
magistrate, charging one Jose
Of the crime of adultery, q 3
complaint Is hereto attached an
hcreof.
That subsequently, to.wlt: On
Of September, 1906, plsintif
by appointmen, and detailed
the scope and substance Of the
which plsintiff based his com
said Smith.
That plaintiff thon and N
the issuance Of a warrant for
, said Smith, bat that said def
that no would not iasus aaid
he could examine ths vltneu
said complaint, and certain doc
dence. i
That ample time In whioh y
witnesses and evidence aforesaI
since the demand for the isslla
rant for the arrest OF said Su
Parley p. Christensen, defc
above entitled action, as Con
in and for Salt Lake county, 4
has failod, neglected and refu1|
the official dusies pertaining e
this, that as County Attorney
county aforesaid. he has IAN
and refused TO issue wafIAn
rest Of one Joseph 2. smih
verified complaint made befora
charging said Smith with the 2
terry, was presented to, him. a.
was and is reasonable ground =
the accused committed said cfan
Wherefore plaintiff prays 1e
said Parley P. Christeusen, Co
OF Salt Lake county, to aprear
the 25th DAY Of September. 19u|
| OF 10 3. n. and answer the cou
II any answer he has. and mo
such warrant shall not ieane
shall not be deprived Of hiu ol[
ing TO perform his official And
Plaintiff also prays Tor nis '- ~
CURED. CHARLES MoSt11