The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-10
CONTENPT CASE
FILED AGAINST
S|N007 s PAPER
Herald Republican Sought
to Influence Jurors, Says
Senator Kearns in
Affidavit.
ASKS JUDGE TO
CITE OFFENDERS
General Manager, Manag-
ing Editor and City Edi-
tor Are Designated as
Responsible.

That The Herald Republican committed
contempt of court by seeking through the
medium of garb!cJ and mendacious re-
ports TO influence the jury In the case OF
Frank l. Sefrit against the Evening Tcie-
gram. is charged in an affidavit which
former United States Senator Thomas
kearns filed yesterday before Judge
Marshall of the United states district
court. The aiilant asks that George r..
Hale. secretary and general manager;
Arthur j. Brown. managing editor, and
Fred BaSley. city editor oil the Herald
Republican. be cited 10 show cause why
they should not be punished for contempt
The case OF +. |. Scfrit against the
Evening Telegram was tried before a jury
in Judge Marshalrs court last week. The
complainant sued for $3.50 which sum, he
alleged, he had earned as general manager
Of the Telegram. The jury awarded him
$l56O, or at the rate OF $ll week during
the period of his services.
Hierarchy's Hostility.
Senator Kearus points out in his affida-
OF The Salt Lake Tribune has excited
the hostility Of the high officers and au-
thorics OF the Mormon church, whose
members are majority of The population
Of Utah, that this hostility extends TO
him and that The higher officers OF the
church haroor against him deep en-
nifty. senator Kearns declares that the
Herald Republican, relying on this condt-
ton oi AFFAIRS, purpoSeiy published the
untruthful articles for the purpose Of
prejudicins The jury against him and
telegram lie further declares that
George b. Hale. Arthur j. Brown and
Fred BaSley caused the articles TO be
published for the purpose OF influencing
the jury and 10 dlscredit his testimony
and thereby To procure verdict in favor
of the plaintlG (Sefrtt) and thus TO OBJ
strnct The due and free, administration
! of Justice.
Text of Affidavit.
The affidavit which probably will be
called 10 the attention of Judge Marshall
| today for such action he shall! sec ht
! 10 take. is as follows:
Thomas kearns, being first duly
sworn. ON his oath says: That on
| Thursday, May 9Th. and Friday. May
9Th, and Saturday. MAY 9th. l9Il, the
| above entitled cause was on trial in
| the above named court before the
| honorable circuit Judge and the jury.
| The verdict in said cause was rem
| dered in favor of the plaintiff and
| against the defendant therein Tor the
| sum of Fifteen Hundred and sixty
| Dollars; ON TO VII noon OF Satur-
| day. May 9Th 1911.
Aifant further says that this af-
iiani and Mr. David Keith. Of salt
Lake City Utah. are and for sew
eral years last pa5t nave been The
! stock In jhc defendant corporation.
and chat prior TO Thursday. May
ilh. II had been developed by the
progress OF the testimony taken in
! .sid cause in said court. that the
| matter In controversy between tho
plaintiff and ;hc defendant depended
upon the view which the jury IN said
cause should take OF the testimony
Of :he plaintiff and Of this affiani,
but this affiant says that notwith-
| standing the tiLlc of said caus" tne
controversy therein was essentially
controversy between This uffInnt and
the plaintiff IN this. that this a.,
nant. wills his associate, Mr.. David
| Keith are The owners of Ill the
stock OF said corporation Defendant.
and the plaintiff in soid cause tesu-
| ncd that he had made u contract
with this affIant that he should be
paid for acting rs general manager
for said corporation. which contract
| thjs affiant denied.
| AffiaDt further says that many cG
ihc Jurors selected for the trial Of
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