Show SKEEN GOES AFTER COUt EN r OYES MOYES AND AD CRAIG Charges s Misappropriation of Public Funds in Taking T king Money for Equalization Board Services and Asks That Both Men Be Deprived of Office Attorney Attorn y J T D Skeen filed two addi add additional 1 tion l actions yesterday in n his hs fight against agans the misappropriation of money by fay faythe byth bYth the th Ogden city council These suits were filed against Councilmen A II H Moves Moye and William Craig Cr Jg both of whom are holdover members of the present prent pre ent coun council councIl cil fl nd both have been cited to appear In the district court on Feb 7 1906 Judg Judgment ment meM is asked that both bow men be deprived of their office and for tor costs in pursuance pursuance ance of the provisions of section of the revised statutes of Utah The com corn complaints plaints were read rad in open court before Judge J A Howell who immediately signed the th citations The allegations against Councilman Moyes Mo es are that on Dec 27 Z lOOt he know willfully fraudulently and corrupt corruptly ly presented to the city council a bill for compensation In addition to that provided by law for and one oue third days services at 3 per day ay for work on the board of equalization and review 1904 that the city council acting in collusion with the defendant wrong fully illegally and corruptly passed a resolution allowing compensation and di directing directing the Issuance of a warrant there for tor to A H IL Moyes by the city auditor of Ogden City that on Aug 8 S 1905 he presented to 10 the city auditor and caused a warrant to be issued to him payment upon which was made Nov 24 1905 and appropriated to his own use ise that the duty of the defendant to sit and act on the board of equalization and review de devolved upon him as a city councilman any extra e compensation and that he lie rendered no other or further services than were enjoined upon him as such councilman for the regular salary pro provided provided provided vided by law It is also alleged that the defendant knew at the time that he had hadnot hadnot not rendered to exceed days service on the board The complainant further alleges that on Dec 26 1905 1906 the defendant presented a bill for and days services at 3 per day for services on the same board boud and that during the year 1905 he did not it sit flit on the board of equal equalization cation and review Continuing the alle I gation sets forth that on Dec Dee 26 1905 all of the councilmen also presented similar bills of which warrants a large arge number have been delivered and cashed and a large number are now outstanding against agai t Ogden City that the compensation compensation tion was additional to that allowed by law and that the services were not nt ren rendered rendered rendered dered by the city council all aU of which the defendant well knew when presented Ic It is also claimed that he knew It was his duty to protect the funds of the city and not misapply nor misapplication tion of funds either by paying illegal megal fees to himself or members of the coun council councIl cil cli or to any other person Said accuser the bill recites fur further further ther alleges alIe es on information and belief that the said city council of ot Ogden City Cit had a corrupt understanding and agree agreement ment whereby they were to allow illegal excessive and fraudulent bills in favor of each other and that each of the above specified bills were allowed in pursuance thereof In this connection it Is also alleged that the defendant Is guilty of refusing and neglecting to perform the official du duties duties duties ties pertaining to the office of council councilman councilman councilman man in this that he has failed to protect protector or attempt to protect Ithe municipal cor corporation corporation corporation of oC Its funds The action against Councilman an Wil WI William 1 liam Craig was similar to the allegations set forth above excepting that it dated back baek one year farther and includes an additional 25 26 received for an alleged special special cial service Mr Skeen stated yesterday that Dis District DistrIct District Attorney George Halverson would act as counsel for the t e state in the ac actions against the city councilmen and that he will engage private counsel to look after his interests The members of the old council held a conference last Saturday evening and decided to employ Henderson Herderson Macmillan and Maginnis Corn to look after their end of the actions It Is also stated that consider considerable considerable considerable able pressure Is being brought upon the district dj attorney to caHl call a grand jury to investigate the affairs of the city and state as they are handled from this point The district attorney however has not nota as a yet acted in the matter |