The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-25
W WALKER IS
FOUND NOT
GUILTY

Q. H. Walker. solicitor for the or
der OF Moose who was charged with
ombezzuuE Si5 ~ the money which
be collected as initiation fees FOR the
local lodge. pns given "a hearing In
the municipal court this morning The
case bad not been completed AZ the
noon hour and was continued until
this afternoon.
Walker was arrested about two
months ago and has remained In jail
ever since. 6elug unable TO secure the
necessary bonds for bis release. the
complaint against him was sworn 10
by the local organizer OF the order,
L. J. Fuote. who claimed that Walker
hsi collected money from Ave dif-
fcrent applicants and had never ac-
counted for the collections. Walker.
In his defonso. employed no attorney,
out acted as his own counsel He
asked that be BE- tried before jury.
In the selection OF the Jurors. In
which Walker exercised his night of
challenge. William Allison Carl c..
Rasmussen. J. Stanley Dee and n. ID.
Moore were chosen
Tho witnesses called by the prose
crtIou were Jederiah NJ Folker n.
w. Hardy. James 4. strickland. c. w.
Rapp. Enoch Guunison and G. VI.
Busch each OF whom stated that he
had paid the defendant s. for iniua-
tion into the lodge which was instL
utod in this city n few weeks ago
s. Colliuberg, national organizer OF
tho Loyal order of Moose testified
that he had employed Walker as n
solicitor In Salt Lake City and sent
him TO Ogden. Walker was TO have
s. for each new member which he
secured but this money was not TO
be paid until the money was collected
from the applicant The remaining -
OF tho s. fee was 10 he sent 10 Col
llnbcrg Walker came 10 this CITY
and began work Collinberg stated
that Walkers work was not altoCeth-
or satisfactory and that he sent l. :.
FoOte here 10 take charge OF tho To-
cal work and sent with him n letter
OF instruction to Walker, telling tho
solicitor TO work under Foote'S SUI
pervision.
Walker conducted the cross exam
Ination OF the national organizer and
brought from the witness the state
ment that he was TO receive com
AlAn6ibu bn elA hhHlAAcllNc huANu hf
secured for the order or which he was
instrumental in securing. COlllnsberg
qualified his statement by saying that
the solicitor was TO receive on all
applications on which the s. payment
was received. provided that he, Walk
er. was stlll In the employ OF the
order
Walker. showed that when he was
discharged by Collinsberg that Mr
Foote, the local representative. had
IN his possession about twenty-five ap.
pllcauons for membership which he
had secured. These had all promised
10 pay their Initiation fee at later
date In the settlement Walker re-
ouestod that he he given some re-
uuneration for these. When this was
refused Walker refused to turn over
the money which he held and which
belonged to the company
The national organizer admitted on
the stand that be had told Walker that
II the money was not turned over he
would make an example" Of him
The jury was cloSeted but fifteen
minutes when II returned to the
court room and announced that IL
rendered verdict OF not guilty.
Walker left the court room a free
man. having won his own case without
tue aid OF an attorney.