Salt Lake Herald | 1895-08-17 | Page 5 | A Misunderstanding

A MISUNDERSTANDING I I What Came oC nil Attempt to Serve n Legal Vajier The information given out by the officials with regard to the issuance of a warrant for V CM Pratt and the failure of the police to find him do that gentleman a great injustit1 The erronious impression was gained first because the statement regarding the I case was ex parte and because Mr Pratts identity was nor known He is I Professor Valton M 1 Pi alt who stands I high in the conintutitv atii whose reputationls unassailibe The whole I affair was the outarrowth sf one of those freauwit difficulties between j landlord and tenant Mr Srnit act1 I ing forhis aged nuhjr attempted to t serve a legal npti e upan me of hor I tenants but his fir awe into Uf I i house for this Icwillinatf purpose was resisted Afterwards I complaint was I made against 3Ir I rvut md if t he I other side is willing i the hSarlnj will I take place on Monday at 2 p In The statement that an officer called at Mr Pratts house and found thai I gentleman in his room Is another mistake mis-take The officer called at Mr Pratts mothers home where he does not resIde re-side and found the place locked the gentleman he was in quest of not I having taken the train north or anywhere any-where else but being at that time at his own home and entirely ignarajit that any charge had been made I against t him J 4 I < >