Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-23
NO PROSECUTION
Of EX-CH|EF VAIL
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near killing me, and made up my
mind he would never touch me again.
have some papers in my pos
session that shows where 1t went to,
but don't care what he does. but
afeel that | have a right for him TO at
least give me some money to live on
when | am sick, for am willing to
work wherI can. guess MI. Burnett
the best thing I could do would be to
buy a six shooter and come to salt
Lake on the quiet and end it all. And
now | will close. trusting YOU Will do
this for me, but don't tell him I wrote
#t to you. Hoping for speedy answer
| remain as ever. Respectfully.
MRS. VAIL,
"1141 West First street.
"St. Louis Apt "a
Who got the money. If Chief Vail
did not? Mrs. Vail claims to have pa ~
pers which show.
MEN BORROWED FUNDS.
FL Members OF the Salt Lake fire de-
partnent generally $concede that the
fund has gone for all time. and there
is not much evidence Of lamentationa
among them. Practically everyone q s.
sumes an attitude of indifference, al
except Chief Glore, who feels that Vail
should have turned the fund over to
him as 4BSwater did to Vail and Devine
TO Bywatef.
Some of the men have admitted that
they Borrowed money from. the fund
and while some paid part of 1t back,
others did not feel called upon to do
so They argue that it was theirs and
If they could get some of It., all we'll and
good. One man stated that he got $50
from Vail out of the fund and paid
Z back SIS "a
But the men who are complaining
most are those who have seen years
and years Of faithful service on the fire
fighting force, men who devoted the
best part of their lives to the service
and who were kicked out of the depart-
4nlent for political and religious reasons
by the crowd that controls. or tries to
control, the uestinies OF the "Ameri-s
cam party
A few days ago an ex-official of the
fire department held consultation
with County Atty. Hanson and Sheriff
Emery with a view to filing COM
plant against Vail and have him
brought back to this city to make an
accounting of the fund. It was admit
ted that they did not contemplate a
conviction for enlhezzlement, breach of
trust or any other crime. but We're,
simply anxious to know what became
OF the money ana stocks and when and
how they were disposed of and to what
use they had been put. Apparently
nothing came OF the conference, as Vail
was released from custody at Reno.
UP TO TIE LEGISLATURE.
The firemen have in effect organized,
but they can do nothing, they say, un-
til they get legislative sanction for
which they will work when the next
Legislature conyenes. A committee conf
posed OF Salt Lake Ogden, Provo, Park
| tt.- ny,4s ah., an Il -
men will work with the legislature to
secure the backing OF the state in the
matter.
The fund was in Walls possession
when he was removed from the Depart
,ment and large majority OF the flre-
men signed a petition to make Vail the
custodian of the fund until such time
as their organization Is completed and
Incorporated when he would be ex-
pected to make an accounting. a ma
jorityl of the men signed the agreement
and Vail got the fund but it is said
that he did not get the signed petition.
WHAT CHIEF. GLoRE SAYS,
~ saw Vail several times and de-
manded an accounting" said Chief
Glore, "and he promised to attend to
the matter and give me an accounting
of the bonds and cash in hand but ne
| neglected TO do so. He said the fund
was ali right and then later told Mo
| that it was as much his as anYbody's
| That's why | asked the council to SIT
lithe matter to the bottom.
| 1t is rather significant that the coun-
| ell has done nothing in the case, especi.
| ally tn view OF the scsrtling declaration
| OF Mrs. Vail to the effect that she had
| the names of American" party official:
/ who got some of the money and alse
1 the names of flrelnen Who got Some d
| III, whether or not Mrs. Wallis state
4 inents are correct remains to be seer
4 as the names dates and amounts @
1 which she claims to8have q list, are no
Forthcoming.
! But as stated befoIc. some OF thee
| tiremen are determined to probe tn
L matter 70 the bottom and If 1T is pos
sibIc Vail vii, be forced to make AZ
/ accounting, They arc of the opini}l
that a DISCLOSURES would reveal sornt
1 startling facts and show that "Amerl
lean" party officials have dipped thet
4 fingers into the fund. hence the lack .
frenzied interest on the part OF certai'
4 councilmen.