Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-19 | Page 10 | Use of Stool Pigeon Denounced

USE OF STOOL PIGEONS DENOUNCED Special to The Tribune. , OODli, Dec. 18. Judge D. R. Roberts' of the city court today expressed his disapproval of the use of "stool pigeons" as provided in section 21), chapter 2 of the laws of 1917, when he dismissed the case of tho state against Jane Doe. According to t he evidence introduced, Denutv Sheriff William Brown had pro- . vided money for a man to go to the woman's rooming house and purchase a pint of whisky, after which the woman was placed under arrest and the complaint com-plaint sworn against her. When he heard the testimony Judge Roberts termed the action of the officer "beneath contempt and very reprehensible." reprehen-sible." District Attorney S. P. Dobbs said that the prohibition law allowed officers that right wh'en .they had sua- pirton that illicit traffic in liquor was i being carried on. The court held a different dif-ferent opinio'i and he dismissed the case against the toman and ordered the refunding re-funding of $200 bail money.