Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-07-16
FIRST UNPREJUDI(ED
REPORT FOR MONTHS
BULL MOOSE CORRESPONDENTS
HAVE BEEN CoIORING NEWS.

The Advocate herewith reproduces
the account Of the Keller trial as
Il appeared in the Herald-Republi-
can OF July 18th. The salt Lake
paper was served by Robert Nc
Kune. during the absence of r. N.
Peyton, the regular correspondent.
The Zion pres up until Monday
through Its correspondents here In
the report Of matters In which the
fight waged by the bull moosers
axainst anything not In progressive
alignment, has always been biased
in favor Of the progressive element
A an instance Of the unfairnees
With which the local correspondents
have handled the situation. the Salt
Lake Tribune has printed columns
and columns OF matter preliminary
70 the trial Of the Kelter and No
Whitney cases. when Mr.. Kelter
was completely cxoncrated last Sat
urday, its correspondent saw fit TO
give the Tribune a half n dozen
lines. The report OF the Kelter
case u the very firsi time that any
thing like fair news Item regard
ing the Carbon county political stu
alton has appeared IN any Of the
Salt Lake dailIcs. Willie" Wise
h the local correspondent for the
Tribune and u. NJ. Peyton for the
Herald Republican. and during tho
absence Of the former W c. Benfer
presumably served the Tribune. II
will be refreshing TO the majority of
the people OF Carbon county TO read
In the Salt Lake press an unpreju-
diced account Of matter in the
bun moose commissioners war az
aims, real people horcabouts. Here
a 10:
PRICE. July i2.--Aftcr a confer
onco with the county commissioners
this afternoon Attorney Allan T.
Sanford. who has represented Geo.
~ hin IN a civil action against the
sheriff. r. v. Kciier. and c. c. Nc
Whitney. county attorney. 60 lay
foundation for impeachment pro-
cccdingn on ground OF alleged fall
ure 20 enforce gambling and liquor
laws. declared he would move for
the diam iasal OF the action against
Mcwhinney.
This decision on tho part Of At
torney Sanford IL thought 10 be the
result Of the complete exoneratior
Of sheriff Keller Saturday wher
Judge A. n. Christensen scored ths
county commissioners and nm FOL
bringing the action against the sher
NJ. and instructed the jury TO ~
turn a verdict IN behalf OF the de
fendant
simultaneously with the plans q
dismiss the action against Mr., Nc
Whitney the latter u said TO b
preparing a Taxpayers suit againe
the county commissioners. whicl
seeks the recovery OF nearly $3.50
OF county funds. alleged 60 hav
been expended out OF the county
money An tho effort 10 press Hill'
suit against Sheriff Kolter an
County Attorney Mowhinney.
While on the witness stand ~
ninst Kolter. nm testified that h
filed the suit after comforting wit
the county commissioners. when Al
bert Il. barnes. attorney genera
had refused 10 entertain a complain
ot the county commissioners. aeei
ing the impeachment OF the sherii
and county attorney for alleged fat
urc 60 enforce the laws His test
mony wns taken 20 mean that N
county commissioners we've 10 pa
expenses OF the suit.
Joseph sharp. progressive count
commissioner. testified that whf
I'm said pertaining 10 tho flnanoin
OF the suit was true and that si34
had already been expended out {
the county's treasury In conneoiio
with Hlll's action. In tho course {
this testimony Judge christenso
questioned the right OF county con
miasioners 20 expend county funt
20 finance such an action.
In mis- instruction 10 the jury I
bring in a verdict IN favor OF shel
40 Keller, the defendant. Judl
Christensen said that witnesses Il
= the plaintiff had failed 20 sho
: wherein Sheriff Keller was negl
gent In his duties pertaining 20 n
enforcement OF the law. though ?
witnesses for the plaintiff were o
ahmed.
II hin and the county commissions
were represented by Attorneys sai
ford and o. C. Nelson. while sheri
Kelter was represented by Attorne,
! Ferdinand Erlek4an ana Samuel