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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-16
Executive, in Official Re-
port to Commissioners,
Makes 1t Plain That Ev-
idence Entirely Fails to
Support Statements AL
legged to Have Been
Made by Merrill.
WAS UNFRAMED
BY THE OFFICERS
Article Is Held to Have
Been Written for Pur-
pose of Injuring Police
Department by Report
er Who Is Accused by
Chief Grant of Deliber-
ate Misrepresentation.

TN lengthy report following an IN
vestigation of several days, May
or Samuel G. Park yesterday pre-"
scuted to the city commission at a
special meeting of that body bis find
inss in the matter Of the charges
which were made in the Herald-Repub-
licsn 10 the effect that "third degree >;
methods and unnecessary roughness
had been used by the police depart
mcnt in general and by Detective
George Cleveland in particular against
.'Diek - Merrill. who was caught red
handed on June 6 while trying to rob
the ". t. Fife company store at l66
South Main street.
The report finds that the charges as
made by the Uerald-Republican are
without any foundation in fact and
AYERS that ''the evident purpose OF
their publication was to discredit the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-16
Charges Boiled Down.

In substance these charges NAV Do
summarized as follows:
First that Merrill was tortured until he
He'd from the presence of the chief OF po-
lice. -
Second-That Merrill was reduced Ia
SUCH physical and mental distress that he
flight.
Third-That one of the detectives
slapped HIM and gouged his eye TO the
injury Of his sight at the time OF his re-
capture.
Fourth--That he afterward tried TO
commit suicide in his cell because OF the
s9-cailed third degree imposed to force
him TO tell faIsehoods
rltth-That the chief OF police offered
TO let Merrill off with = light sentence
If lac would take the blame for all the
back.
have carefully investigated these
charges by making inquiries Of the pris-
oner. Of Sheriff Sharp who was present
at the interview between jackson and
the prisoner. OF the chief OF police and
others present either at The capture or I'm
the prison. and those who were I'm any
way situated 10 know OF the prisoner and
his grievance.
The history OF the case briefly is as
follows:
On tho 6th Of the proscn, month. al
O'Clock in the morning Merrill was dis
covered robbins safe in tho W r. Fife
haherdashery at l66 Main street, Upon
the store Merrill lodged down tho stair
way and ned precipltatclv into the base
ment. Tho wairhman called the police
over the telephone. meantime standing
guard over the stairway. Within two
minutes The police were on tho premises
and. upon search. found the burglar he
hind some boxes in tho basement with
his revolver cooked and lavelcd The
burglar was knocked down, his gun taken
away from him and he was placed under
arrest. In my interview with Merrill he
complained OF the rough treatment he re
2. Ii1n hn t.l "a
disarmcd, He WAS probably hurt about |
The fncc and eNn In lhla cncnllnter
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-16
Continued OH Following Page.)

Leave the children IN the Riddles
Corner at Saltair Lots Of fun,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-16

Banda Roma Salt Palace tonight.
No charge for admission 10 grounds or
concert.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-16
Prisoners Demeanor.

NJ the jail he refused 10 answer oucy-
ti"us. hut calmly smoked cigarettes and
blew smoke in the officers faces. Ills
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-16

that the commission should put itself
on record as being opposed to any po-
lice officer slapping, kicking or mis-
treating any prisoner no matter what
the provocation might be, and making
such action punishable by immediate
discharge from the force.
Els motion precipitated an animated
discussion and his attention was called
to the fact that Cleveland had already
been reprimanded by both the chief
and the mayor and also that the rules
Of the department forbade any un-
necessary roughness.
"There should be nothing of the
kind, there is no sort Of excuse for 1t.
An officer should take anything from
a prisoner" was Mr.. Lawrence COM
ment.
Commissioner Korns called his atten-
tion to the mayors findings, wherein
it was stated that Merrill had applied
a vile name to Cleveland, and said that
the courts have held man Is justified
under the circumstances in striking an
other.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-16

chief OF police and their logical effect
to injure the city
Pointed Conclusion.
''The only fact that my investiga-
tion established was that Detective
Cleveland slapped Merrill, and that has
never been disputed by anyone said
Mayor Park after the meeting.
AT the conclusion OF the reading of
the report, which made NO recommen
dation concerning Cleveland's action,
Commissioner Henry w. Lawrence, the
Socialist member Of the body, insisted
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-16

Two baud concerts, SaItair. today.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-16
Would Ignore Courts.

"I don't care what the courts have
held. L insist upon vote on my mo-
tion,n was Mr.. Lawrence relolnderr.
The motion whom put was lost, al"
though Commissioner r. P. Morris vot-
ed with Mr.. Lawrence.
The report was ordered received and
filed by the unanimous vote of the COM
mission.
The motion Of Mr.. Lawrence was as
follows;
stI move that it be the sense of the
board Of commissioners that any officer
of che police department Of Salt Lake
who shall slap, kick or mistreat any
prisoner shall be discharged from the
service
(Signed) a. W. LAWRENCE.
After the meeting Mayor Park and
Commissioners Keyser and Korns said
that they voted against the motion be.
cause Of the rules already In force and
that the motion as made preJudged
man and effected his dismissal without
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12
4 LITTLE INFORMATION.

1t is but justice to the Norfolk Ledger. Dis
pdtch TO assume that it is playful pretense
Of ignorance and not really a woefuI lack of
knowledge that is responsible for the follow
ing:
The grand jurses both of Richmond city
and Henrico county have been asked to inves-
tgate the amounts Of property owned by some
taxation that do not square with the general
view of their ownings
@jast what grounds are considered "a, war
ranting this unusual proceeding is not made
clear, but the general suggestion of Furnishing
tax dodgers is given.
Sensations, of course are promised and 1t
will be interesting to note just what is going
to happen"
The grand jury of Richmond has been asked
90 investigate the tax-dodgers; that of Henrco
county has not but will be later; that of the
Isle of Wight, Norfolk. has received a
similar request. and probably the juries OF
every county and city in the State will receive
the same instructions. The investigation will
not be limited to few localities. as the Led1er-
Dispatch seems to think. The grounds war
ranting such procedure the Ledger Dispatch
can discover by casual reading OF the report
of Auditor Moore. especially that part of it
dealing with Norfolk city. Further reasons
may be found in Auditor Moore's open letters
10 the judges of all the corporation and circuit
courts of the State and printed in the daily
press, asking that the action OF which the
Ledger Dispatch speaks so slightingly be taken.
AS our Norfolk contemporary seems TO be
unaware OF the fact, it may be added that the
law requires that the circuit and corporation
courts examine the auditors report annually
and take such action as may be deemed neces-
sary by them. This year Auditor Moore has
determined to make the law living force and
not merely Formally.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12
CURRENT COMMENT
Plenty Of Proof.

Governor Wilson WAS well within the limits
OF truth when at Colorado Springs he said: 1T
becomes more and more apparent that the
United states Steel corporation is particularly inA
terested in the adoption of the Third party plat
form Mr.. Roosevelts angry demand for proof
or II retraction will bring proof ana nothing
else.
The portion of the Third term platform in
which the Steel trust Is interested is not that
devoted to social Justice nor that which
Hiram johnson calls "the essence of humanity.
1t is the one which promises egaIize, per-
petuate and control existing fnonopolies and
trusts This as Governor Wilson says. is the
heart OF the movement
+. II. Gary is the orator Of the Steel corpora
ton, Just as George W. Perkins is its sociologist
and Frank A Munsey its historian. During the
early Years OF MIR, Garys Steel trust service
his duties were astronomical as we'll oratori
cal. At nearly all of the Gary dinners his elo-
quenee was directed against the evils of COM
petition, and II is the evils of competition which
the Third term platform promises TO cure.
The Steel trust is capitalized at 465, 600, 900.
more than $500 900 900 of it water. Its twenty
four directors control more than one-half OF the
railroad property of the United States and
eliminates corporations ha ing a capital of more
than $35, 00O, 600 600, much Of it water
Mr.. Roosevelt's platform contempates the
valuation of this colossal plumber. II tells
that We must recognize il. pay dividends and
interest upon il and-regulate it! What monopo-
list would not accept national regulation these
terms?
Mr.. Gary of the steel like Mr Perkins and
Mr. Munsey eagerly supports the enterprise. Tes-
tfyinE before the ways and means committee as
long ago az december ~, l5uS. ne repHed 10
Champ Ciark's question. How make the
trusts deal fairly with the people in these
words
II can give you my personal remedy | would
remedy it tthat is, monopoly with publicity and
government control Mind, do not mean gov
eminent management, but government control"
This the Steel trusts invitation to the
Third termer three and one~haif years before he
took the field On November 49, 1911, six months
before the new party was brought into being Mr..
Gary said to the senate committee interstate
commerce that his remedy for the trust evil was
Federal license OF corporations, corporation
commission with power to grant suspend or re-
woke licenses and regulate prices"
Here Is the proof which Mr.. Roosevelt de-
ma n6s;a-New York world. -c . s@i ass.st
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12

longer TO be miserable? Marriage is lot.
terry: those OF sporting proclivities may take
chance early, rsking all on one cast of the
die. The reward is great but the risk greater,
and the more cautious may deem it better TO
wait few years until they are more worldly
wise and have better chance of drawing a
prize in the rattle.
Another evidence of DR.. Eliot's siugleness
c: view in discussing this question is found in
one of his arguments in rebuttal IL is no
excuse, he holds, for a man to remain unmar-
red because he cannot afford TO give a wife
the Injuries to which she has been accus-
toned. The sooner girl who has been brought
up in luxury is given a chance TO live more
frugally the better for her. Thus, according
&c DR. Eliot. the man who marres young not
only does well for himself but acts as re-
former OF the girl This sounds WELL but what
ot the girl? The young man may be con-
yneed, but the doctor apparently forgets that
il takes two TO make marriage. Where we
hnd one man hesitating TO wed because he can
not support his angel in luxury we find hun
bred OF the aforesaid angels more practical
than sentimental They seriously object to
being married for their own good, preferring
luxury in single blessedness. Love in a cot
tage. told in the best sellers interests them
exceedingly, but they prefer to read about it.
They find the author somewhat like the doc
tor--interesting, but not convincing.
The doctor has old-fashioned views OF love
and marriage They do not fit in with these
days of business women and suffragettes and
ptacticaiity
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12

Poe to the Hall OF Fame little has been heard
of that institution. That controversy brought
I: into prominence and since it has relapsed
into obscurty. Poe made the Hall of Fame
famous for a while by being out of 1t. Il
would rather" said Cato. that men should
ask Why is there no monument to Gator than
TO have the finest in Rome" why is not Poe
in the Hall of Fame?" the question which
could have been paid by the writing OF his
name in letters of gold over the entrance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12
WHO CARES

The worlds series is on, and Wilson,
Roosevelt, Taft and the lesser lights of poll
ties are taking a back seat Only few days
ago it was What did the Standard Oil. con-
tribute to the coIonels campaign" or What
are wilson's chances" Today it is "wot's
the score"
Who cares what Wilson said the tariff
in Kansas? Mathewson is pitching. Who cares
who is the new member of the Ananias club
Josh Devore has just made a great catch, and
the game Is saved for the Giants. II is of no
tariff or not, whether Mr. Taft will send an
army into Mexico or whether Mr. Wilson will
lower the cost of living The Giants and the
Red sox are fighting for the worlds champion
ship and politics is forgot.
Mr. Wilson showed himself the best poll
tcian OF them all when he apoiogized for run
ming for the presidency while the worlds
series was being fought out. IF the colonel
will now come forward and promise to reduce
the cost of baseball tickets or TO put more of
the proceeds into the pockets of the players
he will go the Democratic nominee one better.
Mr.. Taft, the White House fan. will witness
one OF the games and root for the Red Sox,
thereby seriously injuring his chances in New
York The president has always been regarded
as poor politician. but still has a chance to
redeem himself by summonlng special SEES
scn of congress to deal with the ticket specu-
lators
Unless the candidates can advocate laws for
the Improvement OF the game they might Just
al well keep quiet until 1t Is all over Nobody
cares picayune about the trust. the tariff or
the cost OF living. Not .'can Roosevelt come
back" but can the Red sox come back" Is
the burning question OF the hour.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12

Golfers Weekly has not recovered from its
painful surprise that Colonel Roosevelt should
have repeated his declaration that Wilson was
the nominee OF the BOSSES after the Weekly
had gently admonished him that he was say
ing things that are not as If they were true
The surprising thing about the matter to us
is that any one should be surprised that the
colonel should state something untrue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12
A WELL~FITTTNG CAP.

Popular Certainly he is popular. and with
the best of reasons. II the twelve apostles
should call at the White House he would say,
Come in, come in. / am delighted to see you
I've been watching your progress and I've adj
mired it very much Then IL Satan should
come he would slap him the shoulder and
say: why, Satan, how do YOU do? I so
glad to meet you I've read all your works and
admire every one of them Anybody could be
popular with grit like that
N
Mark Twain was never known as a bitter
enemy of certain parsonage, and therefore
1t cannot be accepted unreservedly that he had
him in mind when he wrote the foregoing,
but the description is perfect, nevertheless.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12

Randolph Street Baptist church
The regular services will be held on
sunday. preaching morning and
night bv the pastor, Rev w. r. Rob =
ertson. The B. Y. p. L. will meet at
{ clock.
Broadus- Memorabilia Sunday
school will hold promotion day exer-
cises at 10 A. NJ. An interesting pro-
gram will be rendered. There will be
no morning church service. Service
at night. P. M, the pastor, Rev. W.
f. Gibson. will breach. Subject:
Gods Call to the Child"
Central Methodist church-Ser-
vices at II A. NJ. preaching by the
pastor Rev. Henry c. Pfeiffer. There
gregation will unite with the Pres
byterian congregation in the farewell
service OF Rev. Mr.. Fix.
Trinity Methodist church. corner
Twentieth and Broad streets-Preach-
ing at IL A. NJ. by the, Rev. NJ b.
Porter .. d. The pastor Rev. Err
nest Stevens, will preach at p, NJ.
Park Place Methodist church. oppo-
site Monroe park on West Franklin
street. Rev Walter G. Parker. pastor
Services at II A. NJ. conducted by
Rev. DR.. w. Ashby Christian, presid-
ing elder. The pastor will conduct
the evening service and preach at s
P. NJ. All are welcome. Sunday
school at 9:30.
Fifth and Leigh streets, IS. Lacy Hoge,
pastor-Preaching Sunday morning
and night by the pastor. Subject for
IL A. NJ: The Pentecostal witness"
The subject for P. NJ: The Children
of the Home" This Is the fourth SER
mon in the series on The Home,''
Preparation meeting. A. NJ; sunday
school. $50 A. NJ; prayer meeting,
Wednesday. PM. The public is in
vited to all services At the evening
service the pastor will speak of Ma
dame X and Mother Love-
st James Methodist church
Preaching by the pastor. Rev. s. J.
Battin. at both services. Morning
subject. who sis My Neighbor q"
Theme at night. The Guest Without
the Wedding Garment
Mizpah Presbyterian church. High
land Park, Rev William K. Hutchi-
son. minister-Serytces at II A. NJ
and p. NJ. Sunday-school at $50.
Bible classes at 10. Subject OF morn
ing sermon, "A Great Hindrance to
World Evangelization:" Of evening
sermon. Belief and Salvation"
Third Presbyterian church--Morn-
ing service. II o'clock. Rev. r. W.
Phillips will preach. A congregational
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12
WHEN TO MARRY" BY DR.. ELIOT.

Whatever Dr. Eliot, president-emeritus of
Harvard, has to say is worth more than
ordinary consideration. He can talk on most
subjects with authority and all interest
ingiy Sometimes however he gives evidence
OF a limited viewpoint and OF an inability to
see both sides of question. This shortening
IL not evident in most OF his addresses and
writings. and usually his advice is of great
value, but DO man is infailible but one, and he
ii may be said. IT. Harvard graduate. and occa-
sionally one-sded view OF great question
Ii given b. the learned doctor.
II Recently he advised young men to marry
ss soon as possible Postponed marriages, he
cont ends, are great evil and the sooner d
young man looks forward TO marriage the
better Those who select a good wife viii
never repent having needed the good doctors
advice, The sooner they marry the longer the
duraiion Of the happiness In store for them
md from this point 81 view the advice Is ex-
silent: but what of those unhappily married
sM thsy MARI, early, will not they have tas
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12

in most astonishing way the pettifoggtng. the
chicane, the mere horseplay and gallery play by
counsel. and the consequent inordinate delay that
results from transforming court of justice into
vaudeville performance and travesty upon
the dignity and authority OF the law. Judge Goff
addressed counsel Tuesday follows
Gentlemen, this thing has got to stop. RE.
Gently the method employed in the selection of
juries has become almost public scandal. !
shall not permit It in this case"
Nor did he permit IT. The selection of the
jury proceeded with celebrity which Is abso-
luteiy unprecedented, despite the delay In ehoos-
ing the final juror. In almost every spectacu-
lar or important criminal case in New York DUR
ing the past twenty years the court has per-
mitted counsel to wrangle for days. and often
times for weeks, in the simple task of choosing
jury, which is accomplished in the gravest cases
In England within few minutes. and the trial
of the cases has extended nterminably over an
extraordinary period These exhibits have tended
strongly to create the general impression that the
law has broken down, and that 1t is not en-
titled to respect
In the Becker trial the court has actually
taken charge OF the conduct Of the case. and.
Notwithstanding the multitude of dissertations
by learned jurists and lawyers to the effect that
our courts under system could not exercise
the powers of restraint admittedly needed. Jus
tice Cor brought about in days sitting OF the
court an almost revolutionary reform.--Pniiadei-
phia Ledger.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12

The Bull Moose in New York are to have a
tag day to raise funds for the campaign. It's
good idea. All the corporations have been
tagged already, and when the time comes to
explain campaign contributions those best kept
dark can be attributed TO tag-day operations
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12
The Heoksr Trial.

The trial of Police Lieutenant Becker on the
charge of murder in connection with the killing Of
the gambler Rosenthal will in all probability
prove the turning point in the administration OF
the law in New York, and also in the country.
Justice John w. Gor, Of the Supreme court, has
done an unprecedented thing; he has taken
charge Of the trial much in the same way that
an English Judge invariably does. and is checking
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12

IT Roosevelt should be defeated in Novem-
Der. will the Progressive party live? The
answer to that question supplies the answer
to the question whether the party is one
man party or not.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-12

Finn cannot be blamed much for boiling
the Chicago convention. To pay more than
one hundred thousand dollars to have a friend
il the white House and then lose is enough
TO make any gambler sore,