Show BILLY COULDNT WAIT The Waterworks Man Has Mr Bruce 1 Arrested Criminal Libel Is the Charge Tho Defendant De-fendant Released on His Own Ke cogaizaiico Police Court Usually when a man charges a city official offi-cial with criminal dishonesty and backs up his statement with an affidavit the conduct of the official is looked into but in Salt Lake it is different A few days ago W D Deuce a member mem-ber of the Liberal party and who has been working for the city made an affidavit to the effect that he was sent up City Creek canyon by Superintendent of Waterworks Water-works Ryan to work under J A Shafer presumably in clearing out the creek while in fact both men were engaged in working on a mining claim owned by Ryan Shafer Councilman Moran and J L Hoke the latter being a fireman in the waterworks department that affi ant was paid by the city for work dona on this mine Mr Ryans answer to this very serious charge was an affidavit from A Shafer who made a general denial Mr Druce came back yesterday with a detailed statement as to how tho scheme was worked and adding that he was willing will-ing to back up all the charges made by him Realizing evidently that Mr Druce could not be made to change his position Billy Ryan went before Commissioner Com-missioner Greenman yesterday and swore to a complaint charging him with criminal crim-inal libel The warrant was placed in the hands of Sheriff McQueen who arrested Druce last night but the court released the defendant upon his own recognizance re-cognizance to appear for examination at 930 this morning Drnce was not at all disturbed over his arrest and says that he does not propose to be bulldozed by anyone He has an aged father and mother to support and this city is his home and he intends to remain here He will be represented by able counsel in the morning and intends to see the thing through |