Show SKEEN SECURES SCALP Of PAINE Ogden Councilman Found Guilty of Charging and Col Co Collecting 1 lec ng Illegal Fees Attorney J D Sheen Skeen was successful again yesterday yester n in his efforts to oust the city olt councilmen councilman whom he ho accused of or Il II Illegally legally appropriating fees from the city when he secured a verdict of guilty in his case against Councilman R B Paine of the First ward Mr Paines case was w s doubly interesting on account of ot o the fact that after the supreme court had con confirmed confirmed confirmed firmed the tho th decision of ot the lower court In Inthe Inthe inthe the Chambers case and reversed the Craig I j R B Paine caso tase 18 sending the latter back to the th dis district dIstrict district court for retrial he together r with Councilman A H IT Moyes resigned his position and was reappointed by the coun council council I cil Four days were used In securing a jury but after that had ha been completed 1 the case cast was brief on account of the admit admitting admItting ting tint of ot evidence in the tho previous case casc Yes Yos Yesterday ter ay all the tho material allegations were admitted Counsel for Cor the defendant stated to the court that they could coul show that Paine Paino had paid back to the city all of the money mone claimed to have been taken illegally that he ho resigned his position and amI was reappointed by the council This was admitted by the prosecution which ob objected objected objected to its admission on the ground that it was immaterial and the objection was The defense deranso then desired to show the defendants good character by reputable witnesses but this too was ob objected to by the prosecution and the th ob objection objection objection was sustained by br Judge Ho Howell well The court also refused permission to of ot offer offer fer testimony showing that criminal In Intent Intent intent tent was not hot meant after aCter which Judge Howell issued peremptory Instructions to the Jury to return a verdict of guilty on I the charge of collecting illegal fees and not guilty of or neglecting to perform the duties of tho the office otrIce of or councilman I Judge Ju ge Howell has named name Oct 10 as the day for passing Judgment jQ It is expected that the tho case will wUl be appealed to the tho su supreme supreme supreme preme court on the ground that Mr Ir Paine I r resigned res his position and was reappointed and that in Iu doing so he was no longer sUbject to removal The fhe only other councilman now to stand trial Is Councilman A H Moyes whose case caso will be brought up within a a short time unless he tenders his resignation for fol forthe the th second time and aud stays out of ot the coun council elI cil The Craig case will also be retried unless Mr Craig follows suit and resigns |