Show ACCOUNTS TO TOBE TOBE BE REVIEWED State Bank Examiner Is In Instructed Instructed Instructed to Assist State Au in Investigation TIME FOR ARRAIGNMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN SET STATE TREASURER MATTSON REPORTS THREE BOOKS OF RECEIPT STUBS MISSING While State SUte Treasurer r David H Matt MaIt Mattson son n State Slate Auditor D Jewkes and atI the members h of the iha state stat g bear beaM all M the opinion that the two twe short shet shortages t ages in hi the accounts of the former fon er state st treasurer trea which h he lies hug made goad goed to tap the te state are all an the amounts amount a nt lie be Ie was mils short when tearing leaving tile the office the tRe tb of el officials that a rigid right and anti most thor thee thorough ough auditing of oC the books of or Ute the trees treas treasurers tre titers office will be carried on OR until It H te III determined for certain whether Mr Lr is guilty of any further farther Mt 4 To this end the state board of oC examiners has Instructed Albert Albed Glazier state bank examiner to Mr lr Jewkes to make a detailed examination of the tha books of ot the former state Rate officer ami aad a athe the work IB he 8 to be commenced atel Auditor Jewkes stated yesterday that as it would be necessary n ry to can call for rec roe records records orde from the various county treasurer tre in the state to make the investigation n thorough it would probably be several 1 weeks week before a complete report be made This investigation include a check checkIng checkIng checking Ing up of o the stubs stube from the receipt ree pt books book which the examining board members wet were unable to find until informed by Mr Kr that they had been placed in the vault upstairs in fD the bank These TM e stubs stabs of ot the receipts used ae aeby by b Mr Ir were recovered By hi Treasurer Mattson late Saturday after afternoon aft noon Checking them up Saturday C Cand and yesterday yest the treasurer trea dIec 1 that of the bundle he be found in the three books were mn These Thea The e bocka cover the periods from Nov 18 IS l In to Feb 4 1006 Ii April 4 l 1 to July 2 KM and from Dee Dec K 16 1906 1005 to Jan JaiL 4 t then JM When hen Mr was that thee th books could rould not bo be b found ha he stated stat d that they must mt be he In l the vault ao se atthe they the were all placed there when he left the office Another er search wilt win be made for them Ulem toda A hurried examination of the state stube now in his possession by Mr In Ia Indicated he said that tb they were an all la 1 se sequence a e quence and regular with the tha ex of the receipt given to Mrs Tulia KImball for the tRe Inheritance tax item Im which ex exceeds e Seek Early Arraignment eNO Xo No steps st were made yesterday toward setting a time for the arraignment of 01 Mr but the officials stated Mated that the time would woid w ld probably be set Nt today toda for tomorrow It In is II understood that tile the de tie defense defense I will secure a ament ment for a few days daya bat that the t prone prose prosecuting o officers office will try to get the date set as soon as possible While Wb e Mr Chris is strictly obeying the instructions tiona of q his bis counsel coun el to say AY y nothing n re to regarding garding his case ca to anyone and Del his sn is equally reticent about talking of ot hit plans in the defense it te Is generally un understood understood that when v arraigned Mr Kr Chris Chrie wilt will enter a plea of not ROt guilty His Ills attorney Sam A King stated yester yesterday ye ter day Mr Ir acknowledged that he made mistakes In keeping Ida his Jd book beebe ob and that he was waB short the charged He made that amount good geotHe goodHe He is not guilty of or embezzlement sail his defense on that charge looks very easy clear elear to me I I want to say MY that If he be had secured legal I l counsel at the very VC be beginning beginning beginning ginning of o his hla trouble when he be ws WM e fleet first informed that a shortage had beeR been in his bill accounts he be would never Dever have been placed in jail would not have bave been beeR ar or arrested arre rested re ted He had too many counselors however too many friends to advise advice ac tle Mm blat They doubtless a had the best intentions in le inthe lethe the world but they were wrong May File Another Complaint It was s stated yesterday but apparently not officially that the state is preparing to file another complaint against lI Mr fr Chri In addition to the two al already already 1 ready read filed charging him with feloniously tampering with the books of at t the office This however could cou not be veri verified von tied fled both tile the county attorney and the tile attorney general declining to stAt state what their intentions are in the matter in regard to what section or sections of or orthe the statute the two complaints complaint already ahead filed Tiled against Mr lr en were basal baaed on Attorney General Barnes said MId that mt the complaints could be grounded on en either section or a IL Section mi of the revised statutes ef of Utah comes under chapter 37 11 relating to crimes against a public property sad and coy cov covers ore ers misusing public money or fa public accounts account There are nine specific paragraphs p in this section Mr Itt lr Chris is not DOt charged e ecI in either of the die two complaints with falsifying public ac so accounts counts and the provisions of the Ute relating to that of course do not sot The section reads it This Is the Law Every officer off of this th state or of say any ut county city town precinct or district of this state and every other perse I charged with the receipt Continued on Page 2 ACCOUNTS TO TOBE TOBE TOBE BE REVIEWED Continued from Page 1 U transfer or disbursement of or public money mone who either I l Without authority of or law appropriates ates the same or any an portion thereof to his own use or the use of another or 2 Loans the same or any portion thereof without authority of law or 3 Fails to keep the same in his pos possession possession possession session until disbursed or paid out by au authority authority authority of or law or 4 Unlawfully deposits posits lie the same or any portion thereof in any bank or with any banker or other person or 5 Knowingly keeps any an false account or makes any an false entry or erasure in any an account of or or relating to the same or 6 C alters falsifies con conceals conceals conceals ceals destroys or obliterates any an such ac accounts accounts accounts counts or orl l 7 Wilfully refuses or omits to pay pa over on demand any an public moneys mones in his hands upon the presentation of or a draft order or warrant arrant drawn upon such moneys by competent authority or orS ors S 8 Wilfully omits or refuses to pay pa over oer overto overto to any rn officer or person authorized by law to receive the same any money mone received by b him under any an duty imposed by law so 80 soto soto to pay over oer the same is guilty gUIll of ot a fel id felony felony idony ony Section Is under Chapter 44 of the revised statutes which relates to embezzlement embezzlement The section referred to reads rea s as follows Every officer director trustee clerk servant or agent of or any association so fO society society clety or corporation public or private who fraudulently appropriates to any an use or purpose not in the due and lawful execution execution execution tion of or his trust any property which he has hal In his possession or under his con control control tr l by virtue of his trust or secretes the same with a fraudulent intent to appropriate ate it to such use or purpose is guilty of or embezzlement It is Interesting in this connection to note that Utah has no statute of limitations re le regarding garding garling prosecutions for fol embezzlement The section referring to this is and It reads as follows There shall be no tIO limitation of ot time within which a prosecution for murder the embezzlement of public moneys moneS and the falsification of ot public records must be commenced Prosecution for murder may maybe maybe be commenced at any an time after the death of ot the person killed and for embezzlement of public moneys mone or the falsification of or public records at any time after the dis discovery discover cover covery of oC the crime |