The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-14
Husbands Says That Minister
Told Him Voluntarily He
Had No Faith in the
Potter Charges.
COUNTER STATEMENT
MADE BY PREACHER
Reese Says "1hey Do Not
Care About Morals Here,
but Only to Make Money
and Get Away.

A development Of the police probe last
night was the positive statement by Pa
trolman A. G.. Husbands that the Rev
Mr. Reese had come 20 him during the
progress oG the investigat ton before the
commission yesterday and had. in the
presence Of a. witness. said that he had be-
come convinced Of Husbands innocence;
that he owed him an apology, and that
he had made up his mind to write pub
lie letter OF apology within the next few
days and give copies to each of the news
papers for publicatio
The Rev. Mr.. Reese said last night that
he had talked to Patrolman Husbands.
but that his statement was that he would
make public retraction, provided the city
commission found the policeman inno-
lcent.
Patrolman Husbands's tatement was as
follows:
/ was standing In the corridor and
Mr., Reese was standing and talking
to my brother. Mr., Reese called me
over and said he owed me an apollo
gy. He added. Il haven't got any
thing against you. IT ain't you I'm
after. but somebody else. This Is the
result OF preferr!ng charges without
any backing am satisfied that there
is no truth in the Potter affidavit.
He said Il was in his mind this
wednesday, morning to write out n
letter Of apology. He asked me II l
would give copies OF the letter to
each of the newspapers This letter he
said he would write in day or two
He added, also, that he did not think
the Investigate ton the affidavit
which has been made would hurt me
at all, but would do me more good
than harm. l told him In rather plain
language just what l thought OF the
trouble ne had brought UP. His re-
marks to me were not made after any
solicitation by myself OF any of my
relatives or friends or by my attor-
ney,
The statement which the Rev. MIR,
Husbands follows:
I told Patrolman Husbands that in
the event the city commission found
him not guilty that / would write a
letter Of apology and would seek 30
have 1t published in the newspapers.
am convinced now that the informa-
tion which was given me by the Sin
vestlgator'' and which she secured
from the Potters. was correct, but II
the city commission finds Husbands
innocent / Will feel that the Potter
amily has been deceived. My apol-
ogy. however. will be predicated upon
tie finding OF the commission.
Flow much does the Episcopal church
In Utah contribute to the branch Of the
social service commission In operation
here?' the Rev. Mr., Reese was asked
VERY little, practically nothing" ne
replied. People out here don't seem to
care anything about morals. All they
care about Is to make money and get
away"
The Rev. Mr.. Reese asked that his sew
eral statements be suppressed He said
that the city commission might be in
huenced In their Judgment II the state
ncnts made by him and Mr.. Husbands
were published, Regarding his remarks
on the work OF the Social Service COM
mission he expressed the opinion that !
people generally were not interested In
his idea OF the matter.
Mr.. Reese was told that his statements
would be published. together with that
Of Patrolman Husbands.
''If you do print them." he then said. |
~ shall make denial in the Herald |
Republican and I shall cause Patrolman
Husbands to be called to the stand to-
morrow and under oath 10 Eay whether
,r not he gave you the statement you
attribute TO him"