Show Attorneys Urge Trial l For lack on Liquor Count H w a. a fr 4 E S W 1 A i. i f it t. t c f i iI iI I I 4 YlI I I i I II I a s S r c 4 4 i e I I p T I I U A. A J j i 1 r I I I- I i. i IEr iy 10 f q U ji i T s Photo Liquor Agent 1 t t Bo Bondsman Appear In Court William vm am left bondsman and i I C 8 v V. V Lack right Salt Lake Lak o agency g r rire re I shown aho as th they y appeared Friday to po post poet t bond on 1 fol tot IO nce ance of of at complaint charging Lack with f embezzlement in po shortage of liquor from B Brigham gl pharmacy y liquor or package ag agency ney Agent Surrenders And Posts 7 B Bond nd of 1000 t With Cyrus V. V Lack operator L of the Brigham str Street et et Ph Pharr Pharmacy liquor package agency at liberty liber Ilber- ty Friday on 1000 b bond nd i atit t and coun county yat Attorneys pressed preaS fo foan foan an early trial In the embezzlement charge agai against st him The operator accompanied by byR R Verne McCullough his counsel appeared ap ap- voluntarily Friday morning at the office of ot City Judge Arthur 3 J. J M Mays Maya ys to post his bond and nd acknowledge ac acknowledge in- in knowledge an arrest warrant which was Issued for him Friday at am a.m. District Attorney Brigham Hi IL Roberti Roberta and County Attorney Ed Edward Edwird ward M. M Morrl Morrissey ey both called fo foan foren for foran an en immediate preliminary ry hearing on the cue case and pledged to follow foll follIt it closely I will attempt to push this thin thing through Mr dr Roberts Roberta said Friday It Is ia of enough public importance that I am ani going to keep my finger r on it right t along Echoes Sentiments Mr Morrissey echoed U this i senti riU ment meat noting We want the earli arll earliest est possible date set for the pr preliminary preliminary pre pre- hearing Although declining co en on Issuance fit the complaint complain Lack was waa calm as the Judge approved 1000 bond provided by Bondsmen Vm William a Cayias and nd Chris K Katala Court officials said his arraignment arraignment arraign arraign- Ign- Ign ment was scheduled f for far r Monday atlO at 10 m. a-m. before City Judge Reva Beck Bosone At the same lame time as aa Lack was m making his his' appearance In Judge Mays May office Deputy Sheriffs Sheriff a J.L. J J. L L. H Householder and Elmer Savage were seeking to th serve serve serre a warrant of a arrest rest est on on- the emb embezzlement m nt They went ent fir first to 24 SW E East ti LIL Lacks Lack's k resl residence ence then to the e pharmacy phar macy acy a Z E at t and th rr irand ir- ir and aid d n to J S South math th where Lack also maintained ined te tera terL 5 Senate t. t Urge l g Grand Jury i y f Probe Into Matters Matters' s The Utah Seri ie senate te which h yer ted in v verbal bl blasts at t th the state t te liquor corn com mission F. F Fr Friday r Id I-d a y afternoon D proposed a grand jury investigation gation gatlon g Uon to look into matters prevailing at this time The action etton was was' was was' a motion motton of S Sen n. n Ward Vard C. C Holbrook D. D Davis Davia to instruct the seers seen tary of the senate te to write writ a communication to Judges of the Third Judicial district stating it is the opinion of the senate that s a grand Jur Jury Is In advisable The complaint signed Thursday night by G George orge H IL Lunt liquor commissioner followed an Investigation investigation gation into the reported burglary of ot the agency on March 2 An arrest warrant was issued Immediately immediately Imme imme- after sig signing of the corn com a aI plaint I The Fhe official action predicted for several days t followed close close on the heels of Fridays Friday's dramatic flar up in the special l session of of- of the Utah legislature when both houses housel voted to order the state legislative legislative legislative legisla legisla- tive council to Investigate not only this particular case but all activities activities activities ties of the liquor commission j I In lri the complaint Mr Lack Is in charged with fra fraudulently converting converting converting con con- bottles of Seagram's Sea Sea- g grams gram's ams am's 7 J Crown whisky or the proceeds thereof the r eo t to hi his ls own awn use The rhe complaint s states ates the liquor was contained in one-fifth one gallon bottles and that the offense took place between Oct 30 1947 and March 2 2 1948 When informed of ot the complaint late ste Thursday evening M Mr Lack said he was not worrIed d. d We Ve asked for the complaint and now we can fight it it he said I have a good good- reputation and I want to clear my name Intensive Study Present when the complaint was signed Thursday at 9 pm p.m. before City Judge Arthur J. J Mays Maya were Arthur A. A AlIen Jr deputy county attorney and Brigham E. E Roberts district att attorney who had bad spent t most of Wednesday and Thursday conferring with Edward M. M Morrissey Morrissey Mor Mor- county attorney The three thre attorneys began an Intensified study Th Thursday day at 11 am nm at the liquor commissions commission's Salt Lake offices and remained there until 7 pm p.m. when it was agreed the complaint should be signed At that time tune they w went nt drew the th-e to Mr s office complaint and nd requested Mr Lunt and Judge Mays to meet with them foe lor the signing Marking the reported burglary officially closed Chief of Police L. L C. C Crowther said his investigators tors had disproved the burglary theory the first day of the g ration gation tIon Statements Statements' made at th that t time by Mr Lack Lacks he said g gave ve veeo See eo ee Page lap 2 Z 3 Col 4 t. t LIQUOR CASE Continued from Page rage One police polke their first clues to the em- em Story Changes First he ho said cases were tolen stolen the chief recalled Then Thenh h hi said maybe it was only cases ases cases Later it became apparent that cases of various brands of ot whisky were missing and it was Wall found physically impossible for or that many cases to be moved during the time of the alleged burglary Information gained from the Investigation by Detectives Ed Jackson and Ed Gallagher led to some v very ry interesting bypaths Chief Crowther added This This' information was turned over to Mr Morrissey's office last Saturday y and since that time the case case has been followed by Mr Allen and Mr Morrissey who worked closely with liquor commissioners com corn missioners anc an and state tate auditors The three three- attorneys who developed developed devel evel- tho the comp complaint aint were not aware aware aware- of ot the r z which struck k the legislature Th Thursday when Seti Mitchell R. R. R Grand Grind loosed a V verbal r a bl blast t at t the e liquor r-co r com commission coni mist mission ton ncnd and v ous unna state te officials lal who Jhc he said were Involved In sin sin- In fn Inthe the shortage of liquor at the Brigham Street pharmacy agency Got Gor Got News Late Mr Morrissey Mr Roberts and Mr Allen remained closeted at the commission on offices throughout the afternoon and reportedly did not learn earn of the legislative action until 7 pm p.m. when they already had determined to issue th the complaint Actually Actuary the complaint covers only those shortages which took pl place ce in il in one ne code number size of bottle lottle and brand of ot liquor and sin since e there are arc 1000 code numbers carried by most agen agencies ies the case may have greater implications than at first indicated Both Mr Morrissey and Chief Crowther said the case would be exp expanded as necessary to cover remaining code numbers We have been concentrating on th number number- only to spied speed up p the he J j att affair i Mr Morrissey said Fri Friday aYe If It If we had waited until untila a complete audit of the stock were av available ll ble it might have taken us us 8 as long as M two months before we could coul l. l take ke action Of the 1000 code numbers umbers listed by the auditors auditor's auditors auditor's auditors auditor's audi audi- tors tor's report shortages are shown in most of them at nt the thc Lack agency Audit Continue Mr Mr Mo Morrissey Friday sald he expected ex cx- t more mare evidence e to to d develop Aur during g th the then the n next i few ej ess' ess days 5 since nce twp state ate te auditors r alpe at liquor commission omm Friday working on a additional audits 9 He disclosed that three more Od code de num numbers numbe e s' s l in ad addition addition tt p to that hat qi which h ch th the c complaint mt is based i revealed veal irregularities d apparent He also als pledged full thU support pp rt of ot his office to Mr Roberts if and arid when the case reached the district lct court and Mr Roberts s said ld he hev v would uld c continue nt meeting g yil Mr Morrissey his deputies deputies' and city police polIces We will work rk hand f In Inglove Inglove I glove gloye wit with th the c county attorneys attorney's I office he said I |