Show 0 PARDOE Will SEEK HE FEE fROM COUNTY Appointed to Defend Murderer Riley Now Asks for Re Rc ReI I numeration SALT LAKE Au Aug 27 Supported by b a statute that thal is silent In the Ule at atler attel tel ler Cr of remuneration for tor appointed at attorneys attorneys attorneys In criminal cases James Par Pardoe doc doe who wan ca appointed by br Judge T TD TD TD D Lewis to defend James Riley Rile alias Thomas Thomaa Hays Ha s who was wag tried and con convicted convicted for or the murder of George W V Fassell has bM established a precedent by b filing a claim for or for legal logal services rendered in defending Riley Members of the bar generally will watch the tho decision rendered In the thu case cao with tho the closest attention for heretofore the oni disadvantage about aboul defending a man on oil a criminal charge when ho he had no means him himself himself self BeU waa wa a the fact that In some cases months of valuable time were lost and the tho only OW thanks was tho the vague ague better betterment betterment ment of tho the appointed attorneys legal reputation When tie the claim was filed by br Mr Pardee with County Auditor Frank Heginbotham It was now to him and amI he at once took tho the paper to 10 Sheriff Joseph C Sharp who likewise absolutely absolutely refused to check the bill hill Mr next appealed to Dis District District Attorney Fred Tod l C Loofbourrow who said that Mr Pard lardeo eo defended Riley but that ho he could not affirm the tho bill The Tho county count commissioners in turn refused to honor the claim aa as did County Countr Attorney Lyon who ro re returned turned it to Mr Heh with tho the recommendation that it no not allow allowed low cd ed Thus tho the matter stands at the Uw present time but Mr Pardee says he will carry the Question to the supreme court If the claim Is denied The difficult difficulty In the tho matter lies tic In Inthe Inthe Inthe the fact that an attorney from the 7 very ery fart fact that he h is an attorney is an officer of oC the court this thin has always been beon tho the theory theor of tho the law Section of tho the revised statutes s that If a defendant In a criminal case appears for arraignment without cOlin coun counsel sel sd ho bo must mist be Informed by h tho the court that it Is his right to have counsel and If ho he BO so desires the tho court must assign counsel to defend him I |