The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-26
ROBERT Anderson
MUST FACE TRIAL
City Attorney of Provo Held to
Answer in the Dis
triCt Court.
PRELIMINARY HEARING
Accused Official Attempts to Shake
Hands With Girl in The Case,
but Her Mother Interferes.
Especial 70 The neutrality-suspicious.

Provo. Nov. 25.-The case Of the
state VS.. Robert Anderson. city attor-
ney Of Provo. charged with improper
relations with Annie Phillips. a 1s-
year-old girl. came up for prelimina-
rs hearing today before Justice of the
Peace A. A. Noon, Anderson being
held 10 the action OF the district
court.
County Attorney Jacob Evans pros
ecuted. and n. NJ Warner of Salt
Lake represented the defense.
When the case was called at 10
o'clock Mr.. Warner asked for a brief
postponement in order TO examine
one of his witnesses. 1t was disclosed
that the witness he wanted TO exam
inc was Miss Phillips, who had been
subpenaed by the defense after her
arrival in Provo this morning. The
prosecution objected strenuously 10
any interview between Mr. Warner
and Miss Phillips. Mr.. Warner sug-
gested that Justice Noon might be
present, and with that understanding
the interview was permitted. II, how
ever, lasted only a few minutes, after
which the defense announced il
would waive examination. This was
objected TO by the state. and Miss
Phillips was placed on the stand.
Girl Testifies.
The girl told of meeting Anderson
in Provo some time in April, 1910,
she having gone TO a dentists Office,
where she met Mr.. Anderson at the
top of the stairs
She had asked Anderson If he could
tell her where the dentist had gone.
and this had led 10 conversation,
during which Anderson invited her
into his office on the second floor,
and had a talk with her. When She
Went home she took q book from Mr..
Andersons office. which he had
loaned her. Their acquaintance led
TO friendly relations anu she visited
salt Lake on July 8 and July % with
Mr.. Anderson. They went 10 Saltair,
and on the first visit missed the re-
turn train ana stopped at Salt Lake
hotel occupying the same room. The
second time they also occupied the
same room at the same hotel
They registered as John Adams
and wife" of Eureka. She was shown
the register and said she believed the
signature was in the handwriting of
defendant. but could not be certain.
The act alleged in the complaint, she
Office in this city either in the latter
part of July or early in August. The
complaint charges August Is.
Regard for Anderson.
on cross she testified
that she still felt affection fer Ander-
SON she felt that ne had wronged
her. but she had given him the OPP
portunity. She would not, if she
could help it, DO anything to injure
him; but she had testified as she had
because she had made a solemn vow
10 tell the truth. She stated that she
was not actuated by any YindictiVe
feelings at all
A large number of letters written
10 the girl By Anderson between Aug
ust IS and September Z were intro
duced and identified by her. They
are the letters some of which were
published al the time of Mrs Ander-
sons divorce suit She also identi-
fed a statement written by her and
given TO ex-Sherif George A. Storrs
At ogden, which she said contained
the truth. This statement was not
read, bur it contains practically the
statements To which the girl testified
this morning
Experts Called
State Bank Examiner G. \. Glazier.
as an expert, failed 10 give il as his
opinion thar the signature John
Adams and wife" in the hotel register
was written by the same person who
had written the letters Anderson is
admitted to have sent to Miss Phil
lips but he said the writing looked
much alike Joseph A. Butte. as
sistant cashier of the Provo CONNER
cial & Savings bank. gave it as his
opinion that the writing was identi-
cal Professor Earl J. Glade of the
b. Y. university and John D. Dixon
cashier of the Farmers & Merchants
bank, gave it as their opinion that
the writings were by the same per-
son.
Miss Phillips was recalled and
identified a poem covering nine pages
written by her To Anderson.
No evidence was introduced for the
defense, and Mr.. Warner made no OBJ
lection 10 the defendant being held to
the district court and such an order
was made, the bond of $1,000 pre-