Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20
D|N|NNY WANTED
AN INVESTIGATION
City Attorney 0lsIikes to Have
DiehPs Statement Go
UnchaIlenged.
MATTER IS DROPPED THOUGH
Court Advises That No Formal Charge
Has Been Laid aud Denied
Motion for Probing.

A slight sensation stirred the police
/ court this morning when city Atty. II.
j. Dininny asked the court to investi-
/ safe tho statement maze by Atty. G..
= -. Diehl last Thursday IN tho case of
/ Bee bartletJ tuaI Ms client mad been
| advised that VI she would discharge
her counsel anu DO what she was told
To do for a week the charges against
ner would be dropped ana she could
conduct her business unmOlested in
the future. After an argument in
which the city attorney. the court
and Atty. Diehl took part, the court
denied the request OF the city attor-
ney. characterizing the whole affair
as ridiculous.
Bee Bartlett, charged with having
maintaining a house OF ill-fame, was
To have been tried last Thursday. on
that day MIR. Diehl representing the
defendant asked for continuance,
stating that he had just been Informed
OF the offer OF immunity made TO his
client The court granted the con-
tinuance until this morning, and when
the case was called today city. Atty.
Dininny was present with his motion
Tor an investigation. Mr.. Dininny
said %
II understand that statements were
made In this court the other day that
somebody had talked to this defendant
and had said II she would discharge
her present attorney, Judge Diehl, and
obey the directions OF somebody for
week, she would be permitted to
continue the business she is engaged
In and unmolested.
Now, IL appears TO me that that
matter ought to be Investigated by this
court. not only on account OF the of
ncers OF this court. aside from your
honor, but on account OF your honor,
yourself, because IL persons ars
brought in here charged with a crime,
certainly after the charges are made
the matter is In the hands of the court
and no one can make any deal.
III the statement made Is true.
cannot see how n deal OF that kind
could be made. without rejecting upon
the city attorneys ONCE. and as | hold
that office I would like to ask for an
II think this woman, Bee Bartlett.
should be called into court and after
being sworn as witness. made 10
testify as TO who made that statement
to her and then trace the thing down.
IT ask that Judge Diehl either re-
tract the statement made or that the
matter be Investigated before your hon
Or right now. I do not feel that | |
would be justified I'm letting matter
Of that kind go"
THE COURTS VIEW.
j
Whitaker said:
1.-THE statement 10 me was so ridi-
culous that I gave II no thought Had |
II come before the court In tho form
" an afidavlt then would certainly |
have been bound TO consider u. but IL |
seems 10 me that such conversations, |
as refererd 10 in the statement. might |
occur between anyone. In the bust
less I'm which this woman Is presumed |
% be engaged In. It is entirely possible |
hat any man may go in and make any |
iort Of a statement or assertion. There /
$ nothing trustworthy about the
Judge Diehl at his first opportunity,
uggosted TO the court that:
THE suggestion ~ the city attorney
: absolutely puerile. The city attor-
icy was never mentioned in the state
nent ! am frank to say that even
low we do not know who made the
tatement promising immunity. but am
cry certain that no one would for a
moment think that the city attorney |
r either Of his assistants had the
East part In it
city Atty. Dininny WAS insistent
II am free to say that II was this
curt | would sift the matter TO the
ottom, The reflection is cast upon not
My the court but the city administra-
ION. II should be followed down. and
II IL found to have been simply sn
lie statement by some irresponsible |
erson. all right, but let's f1nd out |
'ho made the statement As II Is now.
omebody stands charged with lmped-
~ Justice"
with the comment that an investi-
alton would he In the nature Of chas-
ig a rainbow. the court suggested TO
ne city attorney that inasmuch as no
pecihc charge had been made, and
nat the whole statement was so ride
lous on its face. that the better way
ould be to ignore the matter.