Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-15

the clerks offlce between the hours
OF a. m. 20 10 "a. m. and from 1 %.
nm. 90 p. m., besides the work of
ADMINISTRATIONS. In the months of
April, May and June, OF 1907 and the
months OF July, August and Septem-
per Of the same year. ] collected lu
naturalization cases. for those two
quarters, from nearly 200 persons the
sum of 1855 and S34 IN addition TO
that amount / never collected
These people. who were an foreign
cIs, after their applications and de-
carnations OF intentions. were made. I
would ask for the fees namely, 81 and
> respectively. They would say that
theN thought there was no money 10
be paid until they received their final
papers. and they promised 10 return
ana bring the necessary amounts in.
when the respective quarters ended
/ notified those who were delinuueut
In payment Of their fees, TO call and
bring the amounts which sum totaled
sos That sum was never collected
curing those two quarters. nor has
It been TO this date. j retained the
balance due the United States. wish-
ing 10 collect and forward the fun
amount TO the department at Wash-
lngton. The department. was notified
OF am papers issued during that period
and during an the time i had charge
N-NANA
that was due. namely, S145, the
amount being one half Of the total
amount due them. This amount in
Guided the sum of &34 which was not
collected. I did not think then or now
that I should bc held responsible for
the $34 but I informed Mr.. Eldredge
mat rather than have any trouble or
dispute over tho matter. I would pay
the N34 myself. which I did seven
months before the matter was called
to the grand Jury.
And now in relation to the third
count, during the months OF January,
February and March, the Progress
water suit was being tried, and there
were over 800 defendants and some 500
witnesses, which were examined All
foreigners who applied for papers were
sent down from the clerks Office 70
me IN Judge Morse's court. NV time
was all taken up with the court work
and would take these foreigners in
the judges private chamber and would
attempt 20 wait upon them. and also
attend 70 my duties IN the court room.
During the three months last above
mentioned. there were some $50 for
eigners who applied FOR papers and in
Is cases OF this number the applicants
were signed on the wrong page OF the
record during my absence On the court
room, while ! was endeavoring 20 wait
upon these foreigners and attend to
my duties In the court and six addi-
tiOnal ones as set forth iu the third
count. lacked the necessary Informal
tiou 70 complete their applications
The money was paid by these for
eigucrs as required and 10 the six who
failed 20 furnish the necessary lnfor-
nation. their money was offered 20
them but they promised 90 return and
bring the information This matter
was called 10 the attention Of Mr..
Eldredge, who referred 30 20 Walter j.
DAILY, the Inspector of this state repre-
senting the government. and who was
also assisting IN the prosecution Of my
case
on Aphu 6. 1908. he DAILY. recon-
mended that the applications. that
were signed ON the wrong page, be
cancelled. ana he also dictated a let
ter 10 the department at Washington,
20 the effect. and requested me TO
send notices 20 these foreigners ask
Ing them 90 call and make new appli-
cations and also asking the six to
can and finish their applications, which
] did iu each case When I LEFT the
Office. I turned over 10 Mr.. Eldredge
the amounts that these foreigners had
paid and since that date they have
am returned and completed their APP
pucauons, and further there was no
time that I ana not have the amount
that h0d collected which was due the
United states IN my possession up 20
the time of my paving to Mr.
Eldredge the full amount and the 334
that I never did collect up TO the
present
I'm the opinion delivered by the Hon
orable judge Munger this morning in
the federal court Doe held That 10 was
the duty of the clerk and not the
deputy clerk 10 make these reports
an1 rcmfttanccs when tra court fin
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