| Show COUNTY ATTORNEY DEFENDS POSITION ON FLOOR OF CONVENTION With the call to order at 2 o'clock thIs thin afternoon Imam Villiam H. H Homer of or Pleasant Grove W was wa oI introduced Mr Ir Homer spoke on tho the Enforcement of the Horticultural La Laws w vs and Introduce introduced introduced intro Intro- duce his subject lt by calling attention to the fact act that through the enforce enforce- meat ment of or tho laws lawM wormy fruit was fast feat becoming unknown but ll urged a a. Mill more stringent ment Mr Ir Homer claimed that while small pro producers and peddlers of or fruit were often otten arrested and lined fined for selling and shipping orm wormy fruit few cw o of th the tho hi big lg were lre brou brought ht to trial for similar offenses To strengthen his argument ar ar- ar- ar ho lie oiled cited instances that came caine to his notice while lifting In th the tho capacity nr nf I. I h. IIi lug Ing that I he asked k d' d for or a complaint Jia to tobe tobo be bo drawn up Ut by County Attorney David Jensen n of Weber county count fifteen months n go o. o and that up to date nothing nothing noth noth- In ing has been done in the tho ma matter A little excitement was wnM caused when Mr 11 Homer made a a. motion that County Count Attorney Jensen en bo he invited to the convention con con- anti and answer him hint After ter considerable con eon discussion lIlon the county attorney altar altar- nc ney was notified He lie immediately came clune to th theatre whore he was ad advIsed advised ad- ad o of Mr lr Homers Homer's statement and which was IS presented as af follows 8 Mr Ir Homer I I will t say bay l that Mr Ir JenSen Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- sen is Just as is familiar with this ca case o oas as outlined o as ns I HI urn am or 01 as ns you ou after the tho explanation you ou have ha heard but to re repeat repeat re- re peat briefly I will sa say I J have o mado made the tho char charge that the case cane In question was presented to tn Mr Ir Jen Jensen n. n that thal on the he showing of the evidence presented to him that he Issued uell a a. complaint Inthe in Sn inthe the case The Tue complaint was presented to the ma magistrate tc the magistrate Is Issued is- is sI sued sId d the summons which was placed In iti the hands o of the serving ln Ier officer and to date I I. I as the complaining witness s sIn in that case calic have not been able to find ln out whether that thal summons has ever been served ene or whether returns have been made on it and anti that Mr 11 up to date tits has refused to prosecute prosecute prose prose- cute that case nd And I gave ga you ou tho that Mr 11 reasons Jensen gave g to incon me inc meon meon on repeated visits to his hiSs office First that on account o of the crowded congested congested cont con con- t sted condition On of ot the business of his office that It was not possible to take tako it up lip at al that time later that the thc ca case e would have to wait H Its regular or order er eron on the calendar and at a still later time advised that after investigations b by him he lie ha had decided that this C case presented what appeared to be to him hima a n discrimination a against Mr Ir Cragun and on that ground he did ld not feel disPosed disposed dis dis- posed e to prosecute the case Mr Mi Jensen Jensen- Jensen Mr Ir Homer Bonier ma may I ask a question Do you mean to s say Hi ay I at atan an any time lime said al 1 I would not prosecute tho the case Mr Ir Homer I Homer I stated to the thc convention convention conven conven- tion that up to date you ou had not taken any further steps tC oard th the prosecution prosecution tion lion of this case and that the information Lion tion was filed n a year car ago ogo last October Mr lr Jensen Jensen Did Did I at any nm time Mr Ir Homer ay say a I 1 would not prosecute that cal case c Mr Homer I Homer I repeat that up to date data Mr 11 Jensen has refused to prosecute this case Mr 11 Jensen Mr Ir Chairman ladies a les an and gentlemen Of this olL T 1 for fol ana on n believe belle In fair air and just treatment to all JI whether It be bo towards tho Stale State o of Utah 0 or whether it be to an l Individual ual who vho Is 18 a citizen of or the State Stat of ot Utah I 1 will state briefly my 01 position Inthis Inthis in inthis this case Mr Ir Homer claimed that he represented Mr Ta Taylor lor He Tic presented certain facts acts to me as to the desirability desirability desir desir- ability of ot issuing a a. complaint against a commission dealer In this town After considering the facts acts which ho stated to me I did lid Issue a a. complaint The arra warrant t was issued and b by arrangements arrange arrange- ments meats it was waH agreed that tho the party part who was charged ed should report whenever cr the case GlIe should be called The case Is 18 Isnow isnow now no standing on the docket and I if the state horticultural commission or tho the president of the tho a association thinks In his jud Judgment ment that it Is 18 a case worthy of ot prosecution I 1 am ready and willing to prosecute te Itter it After ter the tho complaint was issued and the thc warrant had been placed in tho hands of ot the tue sheriff I learned certain facts acts In connection with the tho case case which I believe I am Justified In Iii statIn statIng stat stat- In ing I do not need to Ea say where my mp Information came from I I will say this however howe the Information did not come from the tho state horticultural commission commission com corn mission or an any member thereof neither neith neith- er did ld it from come tho man who was waa charged with the commission of or the crime but from other sources I learned that fruits which were sll slightly diseased dis dis- eased the same Rame as th these so were had b boen en shipped to Salt Lake City from tram other parts of ot the state but no po prosecutions prosecutions prose prose- had been issued The Thc next trip he came up I advised him of or these facts that In my jud Judgment ment there had been some discrimination |
