Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-16
YOUNG GREEK INNOCENT.
James Halison Released Upon Phillips
Girl Telling Different Story.

IN Judge Diehl's court this morning
Asst. County Atty. Halgh made a mo-
ton that the case pending against
James Hailson, young Greek, charged
with criminal assault upon Fee Phil
lips, the l3-year-pld daughter OF L. w.
Phillips, be dismissed. The order was
made ~ requested. Mr. Halgh stated
that he understood that the prisoner
was released from the county jail yes
terday afternoon, after an investiga-
ton made by the county attorney and
the sheriff.
In making the motion for dlsmissai
Mr. Haigh said
From what ! have heard / under
stand that the crime, II any was COM
mtted, was committed by two young
boys who We're out with the girl on the
night IN question. TIL. girl confessed
70 the county attorney and to Sheriff
Emery that she WAS out with the boyE
and that the story she told about the
Greek having assaulted her WAS hatch
ed up to protect her"
When Haiison was arraigned In Judge
piehls court the case was set for TO-
morrow morning for preliminary hear
Ing and Hailson was taken TO the c0un-
~ jail In default OF bonds in the sum
pf $liuOV. Last evening he was released
AT the time bail was fixed the order
or the court was that the prisoner be
given INTO the custody of the sheriff
until he give bail or be legally dis
charged. In commenting upon the mo-
ton for dismissal Judge Diehl said:
THE order will be made, Mr.. Haigh.
and the record may show that the case
mas been dismissed and the defendant
ulscharged. but ! want to say, however.
that l do not know by what authority
the defendant was released from the
county Jail without an order from the
court, and | propose TO make an in
yestigation"
Haiison was arrested as result
or a most remarkable and unlikely
story told by the girl. She declared
that. While crossing the yiaduct with
o girl friend one night early this
month the friend stopped to talk
with some friends and she, Fee Phil
lips. proceeded across the viaduct and
was suddenly seized by Halison who
placed his hand across her mouth to
prevent her screaming and then car
ried her to vacant lot near the fair
grounds where he assaulted her She
further declared that the man tied
her and staked her to the ground and
Kept her there until between and 4
o'clock III the morning.
Liz sioly Ol the assault on the Nla~
duct and the rest of It was so I'M
likely that an Investigation was start
cd and II was learned by the deputy
sheriffs that the girl had been out
with some young companions on the
night she said the assault occurred.
She finally admitted that the Greek
did not assault her, and that she made
UP the story TO protect herself Hail
son employed Judge A. j, Weber to
"a N ha ina Nf
raignment Judge Weber was in pos
session OF some of the real facts in the
case.
While the Greek. according to the
confession OF the girl. is innocent, and
while II was proper TO release him.
Judge Dlehl proposes to see why the
man was released without the order
OF the court. There Is a question
whether the man was legally released
OF not and whether II was proper to
release him before the complaint was
dismissed,