Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-04
MENTIONS ROAST
ON CHRISTENSEN
Another Chapter in the Tale Of
Arrest OF the Police Court
Lawyer.
THREAT TO KILL REPORTER
Who Promptly Swore Out Another
Complaint Against Him--Spicey
situation Now Develops.

Atty William Newton is again IN
trouble and is under arrest on the
charge of threatening to shoot and kill
E. b, Johnson, IA newspaper reporter.
and also for disturbing the peace. The
complaints were filed late yesterday
afternoon with Justice of the Peace +.
VI. Bishop and warrants were issued
for Newton's arrest
This morning Atty. Newton walked
down to sheriff Emery's Office and stat
ed he was ready for any action against
him. He was at once taken before. JUS
tice Bishop. where he entered plea of
not guilty to each charge and was re-
leased upon his own recognizance. His
hearing was set for 4 o'clock this
afternoon before Justice Bishop at the
latter's residence. Mr. Newton was
represented by Atty a. j. Weber.
The cause for all Newton's troubles
was the Issuance Of complaint against
him several days ago by County Atty.
Farley Z. Christensen, the man who
wanted to go TO Congress. Through the
demands of Christensen, the bail was
fixed at $1,000. but was later reduced to
$500 and Newton was released. ON this
charge the lawyer demanded an i'm
mediate hearing, and in order to get
the same he went before Justice Dana
Il. Smith and asked that his case be
called at once.
SAMPLE COMPLIMENTS.
p. p. Christensen was present at the
time, and Newton said to the court:
Il demand hearing at once and be-
fore this thing gets opt OF office,
pointing to Christensen.
Il don't want dismissal but | want
hearing" said Newton
At this, Christensen Is said TO have
arisen to his lofty height and started
to leave the office. Newton admits
that he followed Farley 2. and proceed
ed to tell the county attorney few
things He admits that he used every
eplthet he knew of In English, French,
German and Italian and when he ran
out of them he invented others
Newton also said things to Johnson,
the reporter, and II is alleged he
threatened to shoot and kilr Johnson
because the latter wrote an article in
which he called Newton a stool pigeon
lawyer for the police court.
BAIL COMMISSIONER"
After the terrible denunciaton he
received, Christensen issued two COM
plants against Newton. The latter
says that the warrants clearly show
the spite work of Christensen, and
claims that IN the county attorneys
handwriting appears this instruction
TO the sheriff: You are directed TO
serve this warrana after dark. Bail
81, 800"
Newton says he wants a hearing at
once because Christensen goes out of
Office on Tuesday. The deputy sheriffs
who looked for Newton last night were
unable to locate him. He knew that
the warrants We're out, but declined to
give the county attorney any salts
faction, so he telephoned to Sheriff
Emery, stating that he would be in the
latter's Office at 10 O'Clock this morning
Promptly at that hour Newton put in
his appearance, and then went before
Justice Bishop, with the result already
stated. A bond of 81. $780, as demanded
by Christensen, was not required. the
warrant, charging disturbance OF the
peace. was also marked for service af-
ter dark, and the bail in that case or
dered to be fixed at 500, but as the
court is the one to fix bail. and not the
county attorney. Newton was released
on his own recognizance.