Show THE MICKEL VERDICT The verdict of a acquittal drought brought r in by the jury in the these ease rase se of the State of Utah vs Fred Mickel has furni furnished hed ammunition for a number o of papers apers to make cake an uncalled uncalled- for attack on District Attorney ney Livingston I charging that tha the he failure to s secure cure a conviction conic tion on was the result of his mismanagement of the case One would think from reading read ing uS some of these articles that tha it t was a very unusual thing for ifor a person charged with crime rime to be acquitted acquitted The trouble in this case is that Chat Fred Mickel is held to toe tope the pe e a bad pad man and the general generl gener gener- al l public h held ld him to be guilty on general principles s and were disappointed to hear of his acquittal But even bad tad men are entitled to a fairand fair fairand fairand and impartial trial an if f the evidence against them will wil willot not ot warrant a conviction they should be acquitted acq As to the implied charges against Mr Livingston we LAs bel believe eve them hem them to to utterly be-utterly utterly r y did did not support I Mr Livinston Livin Livin- sto stop ston 1 in his c canvass canvas's canvass for theoffice theoffice the theoffice office of District Dist Attorney but the result of f the election I demonstrated that a large majo majority ity of th the the people people of ot ih the J district desired him him hini to rep represent e- e J sent nt them in this this office W Wedo We e edo do know him t to be a a competent competent compe compe- tent ten and conscientious officer I j jand and believe that in this case cas a as in all others others has he h he has s done his full duty to his constituents I The dis district a attorney i can not be bla blamed ed bec because use for the failed t state I Ye t u u give the s testimony n j ry to convict testimony convict t testimony did give at t the rl I-rl f ani ODy hearing ft ta la lasting gratitude of the public public pub pub- blie b- b lic lie by having the filthy corrals corrals corrals cor cor- rals that drain into the creek and land into ditches in van various parts of town cleaned up In Inthe Inthe Inthe the interest of public health this work can not be undertaken undertaken undertaken under under- taken too soon A great many wells have gone dry and people are compelled to use water from the creek and ditches for culinary purposes The melting snows are was wash wash- li lithe h. h the filth from these places into the water thus proving a great menace to the public health |