Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-08-31 | Page 14 | Wire Tapping Case is Finally Closed

WIRE TAPPING CASE IS FINALLY CLOSED The lost chapter of tho notorious "wire tapping case against Do TVItte B. lA)we and his associates, Instituted two vonj-a ago, was written in tho district oourt yesterday when Judge V, C. Loofbourow dismissed the cases apalnnt Ti. h. scoU, Ray AI. Perkins and J. R. MeAIIlBlor. Tho throe men. together with lowe and ion i,ny" Yfra iVT0S,etl September 1, 1311, In a raid on Lowc'a brokerage offices. of-fices. Thoy wcru charged Jointly with tapping tlie private wire of Badger Brothers Broth-ers company and profiling on "tho stock rnurkot by the information grained. Tt waa nuoged that tho information was atolon by meanH of a telephonic instrument attached at-tached to the receiving board of Badger BrotherG' wire. Several months asjo the charge against rowe was dlsmlFsnd and he immediatelv liled suit in tho district court against Badpr Brothers, asking $50,000 for dofa-mjition dofa-mjition of charactftr by false arrest. A llttlo later Iay pleaded guilty and was lined ffi. Tho suit against Badger Brothers has now been dropped and with tho dismissal of the cases against the other three defendants de-fendants theentlro mattor is closed.