Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-26
CARBON CITIZENS
UNITE IN PROTEST
Against Release on $1,000 Bond
BY Price Justice OF Gun
play Maxwell.
PETITION SENT TO MATHIS.


Charles Bliss. better known as Gun
play Maxwell. was discovered perched
before a lunch counter about a o'clock
last night eating picked mackorel The
mackcrol wasn't half ass sour or bitter
as its eater "Gunplay" was iu an ugly
mood. and when reporters approached
Doc seemed to recognize them at once.
be paid as little attention 90 them az
possible and grunted ont answers that
didn't answer TO the questions asked
him. His right arm Is in a sling and
an ugly scratch down his nose-made
Boo being bumped" through a glass win
doW-doesn't make his appearance any
more pleasant He said there has not
heen word Of truth printed regard
ing the tight between himself and Rel
dle az Helper last sunday but he would
not Offer bis version. His attorney. S.
King. has been doinK am the talking for
the bad man" 500 far.
SURPRISE AT RELEASE.
From reports received from Price
and Helper DC seems that portion or
the state is grr1tly surprised at the
action of Justice Mathis iu letting
Maxwell out on 5000 bonds NJ J..
brauat. general counsel for the Utah
Fuel company is One OF the bad
mans surctios \ new reason add
yanced for the interest displayed by
Brafet is that Maxwell was Branet's
hodyguarl when the Utah Fuel COM
pany had labor troubles ON ils hands.
Maxwell is said to have bolstod Co the
authorities az Price that be- would not
stay Don 1oil n 70 took aN the money
certain corporation had.
CITIZENS PROTEST
The citizens OF Price ana Helper are
greatly iuCcused over the release OF
Maxwell and "a petition started bon Price
and now being circulated iu Helper is
being signed by taxpayers ana is as
follows.
IL @ Mathis. Justice Of the Peace,
Price. Utah.
ln view OF the fact that g.. T.. Max
well known outlaw and criminal. has
been released ON 5000 bail FOR am Of
Tense which may result in 10 charge Of
murder. and in view OF the fact that
there are good and sufficient reasons 20
believe that one or both OF the bonds
men h. not Wortht $1,000 IN property exc
empt from execution, we, the UNDER
signed electors and citizens OF Price
and Carbon county. respectfully call
you attention % the following facts,
and in view of these representations,
sNc ask that YOU declare the bond Of q.
L. Maxwell void and order his rear
rest, pending your oilcial investigation
OF the qualifications pr ms n"hdsmen'
and your RECOMMENDATION or the acIlon
in releasing q. J.. MaNWeu ON nominal
bond.
I'm support OF our respectful request
We present Inc following facts for your
consideration
First section 1890 OF inc REVISED
Laws OF Jtah, relating 10 tnc release
Of prisoners on bond is as follows
Each of them cine bondsmenl must ne
a householder or ireeholder Witnln tnls
state; but the court or magistrate may
refuse TO accept any person as pan VINO
shall not Doe "a resident of the county
whore bail Is offered.
second They must each he worm
the amount snecihed ln the UNDERTAKE
ing exclusive III property exempt from
execution. hut the court or magistrate
on taking bail may allow more than
two securities 90 lusNfy stNerallF IN
the amounts less than mat eNpIesscd
Boa the undertaking. N me whole JUSTIN
cation is equal 90 that suilcient oall
From this statute. No respectfully can
your attention to tho statement that
says the magistrate is 700 liorriy TO lt-
fuse the bond OF any one who D. not
resident of carbon county In view
OF this % is apparent that me release