The newspaper., 1908-10-30
Mr.. Fry.

Mr.. Fry.
The following from the Grand
Junction Church News sets out the
experiences OF the people OF his home
town with the republican candidate
for district attorney:
1.-The Anti-Saloon League COM
mittee on candidates has had IL diff
cult task on its hands, but that task
has not been rendered more arduous
by the candidacy OF Mr.. Fry for the
Office of district attorney. From the
beginning the five members of the
committee were satisfied that no one
who hoped for law enforcement
could support him and as the inves-
tigation proceeded the stronger be-
came that conviction. His non,ina-
ton was made against the protests
OF the Good Citizenship league as Il
reward for party services-and
against the better judgment ofmany
prominent republicans who because
OF this service felt they should not
vote against him. Should he he
elected, it will be by the votes OF
those who do not know him or his
record
THE SALOON CASES.
The cases against Joe Dulmaine,
Grace Winford, Gene Harris and the
Gould gambling case, were dismissed
by Judge Shackleford last week.
Such things frequently happen in our
large cities where graft and Doodle
hold undisputed sway and laws are
enacted only to give criminals n
chance to levy blackmail. In respec-
table communities the people have II
right to expect better things-and
we believe will see that they get
them.
"a short history of these cases
ought to be of interest to the tax
payers Of this county as well as to
the citizens who have so Loyalty
given OF their time and money to
bring criminals to justice. Some six
months ago at the earnest solicita-
tion of the district attorney office
through MIR. Fry, the deputy-the
law enforcement committee Of the
Good Citizenship League undertook
to secure evidence against several
places which had been openly violat-
ing the law 1t was the third time
evidence had been gotten together at
considerable expense. and the com
mittee was very loath to take up the
matter, as the office had made n
farce of former eases. Nevertheless,
as Mr.. Fry assured them that he was
anxious to push the matter, they
thought best to try once more. The
evidence was secured by the detec-
tives employed by the state Anti
Saloon League and was much
stronger than is usually needed for
convictions in the eastern part OF the
state. After securing the evidence
the detectives returned to Denver.
An abstract of the evidence was
placed in the district attorneys
Office the week before the coIIyening
of the spring term Of the district
court. In order to avoid delay the
committee was asked to bring the
NAAbtTrt~ tht
formaliiy of "A subpoena with the as
surancc that the state would pay
the expense. This was done. The
witnesses were kept here more than
a week before papers were served on
them. Mr.. Dulmaine and Gene Har- |
ris had immediate business out OF
the city before the warrants for
their arrest were in the hands of the |
sheriff. and the remaining cases
wrr,. not brought up till il was too
late 10 try them at that term OF
court. 1t cost the league between |
four and five hundred dollars and /
the district attorneys office found |
out after it was all over that there |
was no way in which the state could |
pay ii without taking 1t up with the
county commissioners which they |
refused to do.
1.-The three witnesses have been in
Denver ever since within easy reach
of the district attorneys office. They
have been ready to come at all times.
One of them was subpoened to ap-