The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-12
OFFICER POSITIVE
IN MAKING DENIAL
Signs Statement That All Cash
Taken From Golden Was
Counted Before Wit
nesSeS and Returned.

III ~ tue cOuIse OIL Tue nearing OF inc
case of the state OF Utah against
Edward Franklin, charged with
holding up John Golden on the
night of August 26 and robbing him of
$75, Golden, while testifying in the
criminal division Of the Third district
court yesterday, accused Inspector of
Police C. A. Carlson Of taking 500 Of
his money, while searching him at the
police station.
After the case had been closed and
the jury had returned verdict Of
gnilty against Franklin, Golden in re-
ply to questions by Tribune reporter,
said his pocketbook had been taken
from his pocket by Inspector Carlson,
who passed it through the wicket of the
railing in the police station Office TO
Desk Sergeant William Keyting. The
latter, he said, had opened the pocket
book and counted the money before
it was locked up for safekeeping. The
police station records show that Col
den had $63.75 and receipt signed
August 27 shows this amount to have
Deen returned TO MIN,
Inspector Carlson, who was present,
asked Golden why he had not men
toned Keyting g connection with the
case when on the witness stand.
Needed More Quizzing.
"The lawyers did not ask me who
else was present. Golden said. "I
testified that you searched me, and
you did. I know that I lost 500 and
that I had it when I got in the police
station, and that / never got ii back.
Somebody got it and only three people
handled the money, you, Keyting and
myself.
81 had more than $40 when I left
home that day. I spent little more than
a dollar for drinks. Franklin got a
few dollars; 1t was what silver I had
You got the rest at the station and
got a little more than $50 back That
leaves Sl00 missing and I am going
to have it if L have to start suit
against you and Keyting for it,
"And you are going to clear me OF
T will see If / cannot get some sort
Of Justice for defamation of char
acter.'
The testimony In the case convicted
Franklin, the holdup, of taking
SIS from Golden, that being the
amount charged In the information, al
though Golden, in identifying Frank
lin, said that the latter got only
"few dollars in silver"
According to Inspector Carlson,
when Golden was taken to the police
station after the hold-up he wss bleed
ing from n badly cut head, and was
both dazed and intoxicated. He was
taken to the emergency hospital aud
his wounds dressed, and he was then
removed to the desk sergeant s office,
where his money and his valuables
were taken from him and he was given
bed for the night.
Careless With Money.
Later investigation, said Inspector
Carlson. showed that Golden had been
drinking heavily all day, and that he
had gone into several saloons, where
be spread his money on the bar and
then bought drink, The police came
to the conclusion that it was in this
manner that he lost his money.
The testimony in which Inspector
Carlson was accused of taking the SloO
in question was brought out in the
DISCRIMINATION of Golden by Attor. |
ney w, Fl. Gregory, who was defend. |
ing Franklin.
Judge +. c. Loofbourow will pass
sentence on Franklin on September |
II, mt 10 a. m
Carlson's Statement.
Following are the signed statements
of Inspector Carlson. Sergeant Keyting |
and John A. Peters, proprietor of |
Commercial street saloon. in which |
Golden WAS drinking shortly before he |
held up:
l saw John Golden first In the
emergency hospital shortly after he
had been held up on the night of
August 26- He said then that the
robber did not get all his money He
took out his purse and showed Soma
bills, but did not count them. He
put the purse back in his pocket
After his wound was dressed he was
brought into the desk scrgeants Of
flee. ! searched him and handed all
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