The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-29
Superintendent Anderson of Salt Lake
County !nfTmary and the Custodian
OF County Side of Joint Building
Bounced from Office
COMPLAINT SWORN TO AGAINST ANDERSON
AND WARRANT WILL BE ISSUED TODAY
Both Men Are Charged With Obtaining Money
Under False P-etehse From Salt Lake
County on Fictitious
Claims

Charge6 with obtaining money under
false pretense in that he fraudulently
represented to Auditor Frank IIegn-
botham on November 35. 1908, that one
N. Rushton had performed services TO
the amount of 500, which Rushton had
not performed. said $50 having dropped
into the capacous pocket OF A. V. An
derson. that official was removed from
his position as superintendent OF the Salt
Lake county infirmary on Monday by
the board Of county commissioners. His
wife, who is matron of the infirmary,
will lie removed today. unless she ten
ders her resignation.
Monday evening County Auditor Heg-
inbotham swore to a complaint IN the
county attorneys office against -Andcr-
son, and a warrant for his arrest Will
Issue today.
Anderson, II will be remembered. was
the go-between at the time that Fussy
Salt Lake county, when the Navajo
blanket deal occurred. lie is, or was,
also. the alleged editor of newspaper
printed as Scandinavian paper. He
was. likewise, former custodian OF the
county side or the City and County
building: pompous individual endowed
with great avoidupois- and little else
He WAS a good churchman and 1.-THE
payer and an ardent church Republican.
Following the decapltation OF Ander-
son, the official ak descended upon the
neck OF j. e. Clinton, brother OF former
County Commissioner Clinton. and his
official head, like Anderson's, fell into
the basket His removal was for q
crime similar to Andcrson's. He will be
arrested when found.
Eldredge Family Get Busy.
Immediately following the decapltaion
of Clinton. the Eldrcdge family at once
got busy, as there was opportunity 10
get another member OF the family in
position, and the machinery was started
in order to land Frank Jenkins. brother
n-law OF assayer-in charge Of the United
States assay office. In this position.
The Callister family had not been heard
from I'D to a late hour Monday night
as to whether or not they had candl-
date to succeed Anderson; neither had
tho Thomas family. However. there Is
stnl opportunity for three e-cornered
fight for the job. with the E!dredge
family in the lead thus far in the race.
The executioner In the case OF Ander-
son was Commissioner Burton, while
Commissioner Murdoch welded the AK
in Clinton's case.
Owing TO the fact that Anderson is out
of the city, presumably in Coalville.
James Sabine pauper clerk. was placed
In charge of the inflrmary Monday
night and Will continue until succes-
sor to Anderson is appointed.
Alleged graft spells the reason for the
removal Of the two offlcials-petty In a
way, yet of sufficient seriousness. ii is
said, to send both men over the road.
II the charges are substaDtiated. Not
only were tbc offending officials re
moved. but the county attorney was in
structed 70 file complaints against them
and proceed as in other criminal cases.
After the removal OF the men. County