The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-09
LAWYERS CR|T|C|SE
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
May Demand Grand Jury In
vestisation; Retrenchnent
Policy Is Assailed.
Special to The Tribune.

SpeClal 10 Ihe tribune,
OGDEN. Oct. S.--Intimation that
grand jury investigation will be de-
manded II Immediate steps are not taken
by the Weber county commissioners TO
Improve the sanitary and general physi-
cal conditions of the county building was
given today when three prominent at
torneys OF the city brought the matter
to the official attention OF Judge N. j.
Harris in the Second district court.
Although members OF the county board
said they were pleased at the action of
the attorneys In declaring for q cam
paign OF sanitation and cleanliness. there
Is feeling that the commissioners will
strenuously oppose any extensive outlay
Of money, In this event the attorneys.
A. G. Horn, George Halverson and Jo-
seph Chez, backed by many others, plan
to carry the fight to finish.
There is an unusual feature In this
proposed campaign for better conditions
at the county building, in that Sheriff
officials will be enlisted on the side OF
the attorneys against the commission
ers. Sheriff DeVine, goaded by the
criticism of the commissioners regarding
the recent jailbreak, decler res that he will
demand a grand jury Investigation OF
conditions at the county jail II the board
members persist in shouldering the blame
upon his deputies.
Object to Policy.
Fuel has also been added to the fire
by the action Of the commissioners In
demanding that County Assessor Thomas
q. Mathews dispense with the services
of his chief deputy, John w. Gibson, on
the ground that there is not sufficient
work to keep the clerk busy. All the
conditions referred to will be brought
to bear against the retrenchment policy
OF the board. which. in the opinion, Of
has been carried to such an extreme that
1t has impaired even the sanitary con-
dftions.
The question raised by the trio OF at
at the county building. a final decision
in the matter OF chief deputy for AS
SCISSOR Mathews and further considera-
ton Of the jailbreak are some Of the
commissioners at their regular meeting on
Monday
In their plea to the district court. the
attorneys made an issue OF the house.
building and also of the sanitary condi-
ton OF the jail, located on the ground
floor Of the structure. They contend
that the fumes from the cooking and the
a condition which is nearly unbearable,
That perfectly healthy attorneys are
transformed into bilious grouches and
sickly witnesses are forced to beat
nasty retreat When the stench OF Trying
onions permeates the courtroom are
few OF the results attributed by the at
torneys to the household operations.
Knowing OF no more effective plan, the
trio Of lawyers decided to bring the mat
ter to the attention of the district court
Judge. When Judge Harris questioned
those present regarding ex parte matters
to come before the court this morning, II
was Attorney Horn who opened the sanl-
Ia ton campaign.
He declared that every day that law
yers came to the building 1t was sicken-
ing. He said he nearly had bilious at
tack when case necessitated his appear
ing for several successive days, due to
the fumes Of cooking. He said he be-
lieved that II the county wanted to pro-
vide a place for cooking II should be out
side the courthouse: that the Weber coun-
ty building was the only one In the state
where II WAS permitted.