Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-22
ECHO Of OGDEN
SCANDAL. CASES
Supreme Court Hands Down Two
Opinions on the Skeen
Campaign.
AFFIRMING THE JUDGMENTS.
Robert IL. Paine and Thomas H.
Browning Were the Defendants in
Original Actions Brought.

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me supreme o"u'' "''"' 'l'''.te'
down two opinions IN the famous 0g-
den scandal cases. affirming the judg-
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me Opinion OF tnT COURT IN we "a case eA
D. - Ssteil vs. hopetN % EIine- i. r
lPeF y lernoNeu rom tie
ONCE OF c"uilSl'lt''tI w peuelt aAu VIZ
01Nh aIiu CIV. 9hTth
OAHtseu ~ hls Soil'pl@llo l'ia. / "'l's
accepted NieGai ices Nhlle STIl ing az
20 lehman ana also clarseq nun "lVR
wiIlul neglect OF ms oIieisi gply
III lne lower colri tle ueitiluaI' &c,
inurIeu 70 INC coIil'lH.ll' on tle special
ground thal u s'alS9 Two causes Oh ae-
tloh as one cause ms dsinurtef was
oVerruled anu uie usIehdahs answered.
adfll',iug thal ne arcepIe" lie ices
hul eiainllts mat ne lao fepalu the
same TO ogaen ely ana that ne re-
sighed from me once ahd was reap
pointed ana was SERVING ufluef ans
rtapl,othuneht at me i'tile the aotioh
was hled'
lie offered 20 prove sc the trial thaT
the fees were repaid and also offered
TO show his previous good character
and integrity. but the court refused TO
allow him TO do So The cOlrt then In
structed the jury TO return verdict
of guilty of accepting egal fees, but
not guilty of peglect 81 duty and such
a verdict was returned and the jutlg-
ment OF removal from office was pro-
noUnced
The action OF the lower court In
oVerrullng the demurrer and refusing
to permit the defendant 10 prove that
he had repaid the fees and also 10
show his good charcnter are cited as
errors hv the derendsnt
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aht 10 prove ms COCO character for
lhs reason such PROOF could not IN
atly way eject the admission OF a.
eep1!us uiFsai ices AS 10 me repay
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