Show J THAT COXSPI11ACY GAME The Outrageous rrocecdinss or tie rand Jury READTHE INDICTMENTS FOUND tiil toothier ibis iiirniuit lleO AcnlnM Itrpnlible Mn Tho indicltoenU found hy the itte grjuj jury and understood t have been for political eflectere now mado public The parties accused were I noli lied to U in the Federal Courtroom Court-room at 10 oclock this morning and I at that hour there wa a larger attendance at-tendance titan usual After some preliminary Luines A iettnt District Attorney McKay asked that City Macsisal 1 Alfred Solomon 0 arraign on a charge of mls ijipropriating jubllc fund t There Was n deep interest to ncwrtain the specific clurges of the indictment which was real to Mr Soloutm a S follows Territory of UUi In Ito Third Distrie Court within and for the ThtU Judicial tI I flloor the r Territory Lake of Utah County of Salt IkThe The People of the Territory of Utah against Alfred Solomon TheraiJJdefendantAlfreil l isaccuteil lo the grind jur > of tlu court liv this indictment of the crime ef misappropriatintj jAiblic money committed I follow The said I Alfred Solomon on the seven tetiith day of September A U eighteen hundred and eightynire attlio city nud county of bait Lake in said Ter of Utah and S111 Terntorj Uah witiiln thcjudicml district aforesaid chug then and there a public ofllcer nf C1 T t r qi f II A fU mum rorjioration in said county of halt Lake and Territory aforesaid to wit the City Marhat thereof and then and there charged and entrusted en-trusted witli the safe ketpim and disburtnvnt of certain of the public pub-lic moneys ef said Salt Laki City dm l linl and their and there acting in said office of City Marshal did then and there without authority of law wilfully fraudulent find feloniously felonious-ly Like appropriate and mlsapplt a portion of the sal J > ubllc moneys with which lie was s chare and entrusted as aforesaid to the sum of one hundred dollar which ho thru and there wilfully fraudulently and feloniously I jaid and appropriated to the use of one Z Cotton whoe other or true name i t the said grand J ury at present unknown he the said Alfred bulomon then and there well knowing that the said Collriii seas not then and there entitled en-titled to the same agaiiift the pence I lf and contrary to the form of the ftnttitealn nch case made and provided vided Jy o T IANCII Forman Grand jury CS V RIN U SDitAttj By WM MUvM Asst U H Attj AUThu Tho indutnx i cnJortxl Vit neator Z Coltrin rraneis Armstrong Arm-strong public reconls and dominion tory evidence When tlie reading was through there was 1 look of disgust on the faces of most of those present Itwas known to the public tint tho Z Col trims mentioned hid been employed since July lat as a delllhe by the city His particular iHiinevr his ieemi w itu moon emptojed 1 > > him to ferret out them Who have been selling Irjuor onSundav ind ketj er all litroui7Ts of gambling dens and housesol ill faint An attack on the employ mcut of detective in proceedings against illicit whisky vendors ginibler and lewd mel and women ix UK ubstanco of every indictment for miappropri atmg juMIc moniys both against the Mayor amid tlie Marsha and lxan it on n comment The other five indictments against the Mirth Mir-th il were couched in the fIe lin uige astlie above excepting tin dab of thin itymcn to Mr Col triu and the various amount which are unled at Slot > i51 I IHS und IH-S M0 rrspeettivcli Mariiil Solomon was given until Tuesday next to plead as were the dcfi ndanis in I tile other cn 1 The proceedings against Mayor Annitroug came mju Then are et indictments for aiomg aud abetting abet-ting in the misappropriation of public pub-lic funds They relate to the same ubject the cmplojmcnt of detective de-tective as do those agaimt the Marshal and for similir amounts Follow ing is one of them Territory of Utah In the District Dis-trict Court within and for the Third Judicial District of the Tsrritorv of Utah County of bait Lake The People of the Territory of L tali against Francis Vrmstron The said defending lranti Armstrong Arm-strong is aeciuscil l Iij the grand jury of this court le l this indietmeut of the crime of aiding amid abetting in the rulsappropmliou of public money ionimittiti as follows That on the 17th ill of Se tember A IX eighteen htiidred amid eighty line at the cthy and cull ot bait Lake and Firntor of Utah and within the judicial district afore aid one Alfred ooncii Icing thin and there a White omcr oft of-t > iU Lake iIy i miiniciinl corporation corpor-ation in said county of halt Laki and Territory aforesaid to wit the city marshal thereof and then and thererharged and entrusted entrust-ed with the safe kit ping and dis burs nitnt of certain of the public moiicv s of said Salt lake City and then and there ac ting in saul olllce of city marshal did then and there w i nout authority of law wilfully fnudulciitl and feloniously felon-iously take appropriate and mls appb a portion nf the public moniys with which he was s charged aud ntrasted as aforesaid t wit the sum of Ole hundred dollars dol-lars lawful money of the lUll Stales whieh he then all there wilful fraudulently felonious ly laId 1 anti apptiprnted to the ue of Ole 7 Coltrin whosi other or true mine is to said crand junat present unknow nlie the said Alfred solomontheu and here well knowing know-ing that the salt CJoltrin was not then and there entitled to the same And the grind jury aforesaid I upon its oath aforesaid doth further present lust one Krancis Armstrong Arm-strong of the city and count of bait Lake and Territory of Utah In fore thin atd felony was committed commit-ted in for aforeold to wit On the Ill day of September A n lSsti at the city and county of silt lake and Territory of Utah and within the judicial district afuresiid be the slid Armstrong sing then and there a public ofiior of said Salt Lake City t wn Uc mayor thereof there-of aud then and then acting as such did then nnd there unlawfully unlawful-ly I and feloniously aid abet ad vise and encourage the said Alfred Solomon Solo-mon to do and commit the said felony lu manner and forum afore sail I against the peace and contrary tothclorm of the statutes of aid Tern cry In such case made and provided JM T Lffim Foreman of the grand jury C fc VHU or U S District Attorney WM McKA ° ssst U S tie Attorney The indictment is endorsed Wit neSseS 7 Coltnn Alfred Solomon public records and documentary evidence After the disposal of six indictments indict-ments against the Mayor twenty three persons stood up for arraignment arraign-ment Four of thef Messis Isaac GolT Orson F Whitney J D lyon aud UnIon S Wells bad just giv en bonds The indictment reads as follows Territory of Utah III the District Court within and for the Third Judicial District of the Territory of Utah County of Salt lake The People of tlie Territory of Utah against Francis Armstrong Kllas AmIUI Elijah M Weiler John C Cutler John It Winder Jesse W Fox Sr Jests W Fox Jr Rulou S Vcits George Rom ny Joseph v Rontllcy Orson P hltll John lcholon Brl hanl Y hampton XaUmnlel Jones George M Cannon Mica ham II CaimoB William S Bur ton Charles b Burton fctcphcn R Marks lxurs Hook > Joshua Midgely Isaac GofT II rum Golf Silas J Suith Walter J Lewis helter S Cutler Janus McGee Lorenzo D Young Alonzo Vounsr Jesse M bmith Itawtel Bradford J S X Wllllims W r Iurjhv I 11 Iliehnrdh i J I lyons ami A Gardner whose other or true names are at precent unknown The said defendants Francis Armstrong Arm-strong Kilos A Smith lhjah M Weiler John Cutler John R Winder Jesse W Fox Sr Jets W Fox Jr Itulon S Well Goo Komney Joseph W Itomuev Orson F Whitney John Kiehol son llnglnm V Ilamjiton Xalliau lei V Jones Geo M jnnon Abraham II Cannon William h Hurton C harlesS Burton Stephen n Marks Louis Hook Joshua Midgely Isaac GoiT I1 rum Golf Silas T Smith Walter J Lewis Heber S Cutler James McGee laTcam J > Young Alonzo Young Jilsa M Smith Uawsel 1 JlraJford W X Williams W F Murphy I K H Hiehirds J J Lvousauu A Gardntr UHP C other or true i namiareat iretent unknown an accused by the grand jury of hub court by this indietmeut of the crime r conspirecv eommittcd I as follows The said Francis Armstrong mla A Smilh Elijah 31 Weller John C other John H Wtnder Jesse W Fox Sr JefoC W Fox Jr Jtulon Wells George Iloni ner Joseph W Romne Orson F Whitney John Nicholson Brigham V Hampton Nathaniel V June Giorge if Camion Abraham JL Cannon William 8 Iurton Charlie S Hurton ttej hen R MarksIjoui > IIUUK josiiua uiuciev Isaac uou H rum God Silas T nmith Waltei r J lewis Helter a utler Janus McGee l irenzo n oting Alonzi Youn Ji se M milh HaH IJradford W X Williams W F Murphy E H Iticliinls J D Lolls and A iirdner 011 the 27th diy of September A n IS at the County of stolt like In the said Territory of Utah and within the Judicial Ditnct aforesaid uiilaufully fraudulent and tic ceitfull did consjure combine confederate and agree together to presentforaliouance and approval to the Mayor and City Couueil of the City of bait Like in the count and Territory aforesaid i with intent to induce said mayor nod Council to appropriate and lay 1 out of the public mones In the treasury of said city tDtf79l scud thenhJlo defraud tilt < o > eof suit city anti tho treasury thereo of the said sum or sryW79 I a certain fil e and fraudulent claim and account pur portIng on its face to Iv a claim and account in the aid sum ol IG991 for the value and purchase price for a one sixth interest in n certain dam III the Jordan River hereinafter mentIoned and the prol crt in and right to use oneMxth of ill the waters then flowing mid thereafter to flow in the Jordan River a water course running through said city amid count That thej tLe aid defendants aud each of them then and there Well knew tint buoy or either of them lund no rlht in and dam nor riqht of prop erly or ue in any of the waters of said river which lucy or either of them could convey to tile said city et Salt take I Tint the said defendants and each of them so fraudulent and deceitfully cou jiinng combining and confederating together I did ilsj iisittiiittcssS u aud plice last aforesaid thAt the would faWl smith fnunliilcntiy pretend pre-tend to the ail Mayor and Ciiy Count In sipiort of tIns foists and fraudulent ilalm aforesaid that they the altl defendant were the owners of and had the right to use and convey to the sild oily I III tin grcgnti one sixln undivided interest in said dam and of all the watt rs blowing or to tou lu theriver afon ald am > in iiumiincf of such nprwitation thai tI lucy would otter to deliver to i the said City Couneil a dwj jt tinding and pur irtmg tJ mnve I the interest iloresaM An the grind jury aforesaid U < on their onthi alleg That in pursuance of said eon spiral combination and confed t I raev the said defendiiliLs and each of him thirenfteron the > th day ofOctolwr IS fraudulent and deceitful pnentiil to the City Council and M or aforesaid afabe Iud fraudulent claim and aceoiumut with intent tiiereb then and thereto I there-to defraud tile said eityand treasury thereof for the sum of Sb97 > l I then and there pretending to the said City Council and Mayor that the Aid vount wa just and true one and fairiy and truly represented repre-sented the mone value of hue interest in-terest and ownership in the aid dim and waters of the said Jordan River and tin said Ilft ndaiit Iheu amid there pretended and repre cented to the said city council mud mayor that the said 1 defendants de-fendants bitweeii them ownul a fill onesixth of said dim and of all the waters then flowing and thereafter to How In said Jordin River and tliat the same wis then and tin re of thin vilueofSVOTMas in lilt aVcount reiireseuted and stated aid that lucy could and would make a good ash sufficient deed of lie Mild inlirest conveving to the IIIinffo III said city for its ue one I sixth < > > said dam amid hue waters aforesaid Whereas in truth amid in fuel the aid difind ants did not hive any interest in said dun or right to use any of tin waters of the said stream nor wa such right or interest vested then or atanv other time in any of them nor could lucy or any of them make a good and sullicient deed thereof all of which the said defendants aud each of them well know amid so the grand jury doth siy The said defendants did commit the crime conspiracy against tin statute iu such case made and provided pro-vided and the fence and dignity of the People of said Territory JNO T LiCII foreman of Grand Jurv C S VAIIA 1 RJI S Attorney hly WM McKv 1 Asr U S Attorney JInJorttti Witnesses Heber Melts M-elts Jlulon S Wells Orson F Whitney JJolivar Roberts Public Records anti Documentary Evi i demure or the thirtyMX liCCWl1S named twelve have not been arrested These are Joseph W Romuey de leased Wm S Jiurtoa Charles S Burton Walter J Lewis HeUrb Cutler Jimes ifeGhie Jese M Smith Rawsel Rridford W K Murphy K H Richards A Gardner Gard-ner and Jesse W Fox Sen TIle next arnignment f with the exception of exbelectman Samuel Ucnnion deceased was or the following fol-lowing indii tment Territory of Utah lu the DS trlct Court withIn and for the Third Judicial District the Territory of fUt f-Ut I County of Salt Lake The People of the Territory of Utah against Elias A Smith Francis Armstrong Klijah 31 Weiler aud Samuel Uennlon The said defendants rubs A Smith Francis Aim > troug Elijah M Wellet and Samuel Iknniouare accused by hue grand jury of this court by this Indictment of the crime of conspiracy committed a > follows The said Elba A Smith Francis Annstrong Elijah M Weiler and Samuel Renmon on the otli day of June A D eighteen hundred and eightyeight at the County of Salt Lake In said Territory Terri-tory of Utah and within the Judicial Judi-cial District aforesaid were members mem-bers of the County Court of Salt Lake County and Territory of Utah that is to say the said Elias A Smith was the duly elected qualified quali-fied and acting Probate Judge of said County and Territory md the htjI raid Francis Armstrong Etijih i M Weiler and Samuel Bsaslou were the duly electeJ qualified l quali-fied and acting Selectmen for said County and Territory that the said defendan5 on the day and year last aforesaid composing the County Court of Raid County nnd Territory aforesaid 1 ere charged by law with the duty of txaiiiluiug settling and allowing all Accounts legally chargeable against lie raid I County and with the duty oforder ingwarrauts to bo drawn ou the County treasurer thereof that on tlie day aad year list aforesaid the said Elba A Smith Fronds Armstrong Arm-strong Elijah M Weiler and Samuel Ueuuioa did unlawfully conspire and combine together to present to the county treasurer of said county of Salt Lake and Tel ritoryaforetaUfcrfamentby hInt the said treasurer ustrcaiurer aforesaid afore-said from the public moneys of said county then Iu ills keeping n certain cer-tain false anti fraudulent warrant and w ritliig for the payment of the sum of six hundred and twentylive dollars to the sai J defendant Elias A Smith salary or compensation for said Elias A SmIth as superin tendent of count aflairs with intent in-tent then and there to defraud the i slid county of Sill Lake and the treasury thereof that in pursuance of raid unlawful con riracy and ombination thereafter on the day last aforesaid the the said ihns A snillh Francis Amsjong Elijah M Weiler and Samuel Kennlon iu their official rapacities as member of the county court of Salt Lake County aforesaid In the sail county did unlawfully muse to be madcand entered of record upon the records of said county court a certain order rurporting to appoint the said Jefendant Elias A Smith a uitriutendent of county affair af-fair and purporting to fix a salary sal-ary or compensation therefor at the um of twcutfive hundred dollars for the year ending December SI A V lass to be credited and laid > to said defendant quarterly that In furthir pursuance of said unlawful conspiracy and combination the saU defendants Elms A rmlth Francis Armstrong Elijah M Welter and Samuel iicnmon did on the fifth day of feptember AD Iss procure and cau e to be tfnw a virnnt for the jnment of six hundred and twtnt fie dolLars on the treasurer of said county In favor of slid Elias A bmith and did then and then with intent to defraud thesaid County ofbaltl akeand the treasury thereof procure and cause the same to III resented to said I treasurer by and on IjchaH of raid smith for pument I and thereux < n the said treasurer upon the author Ity of said warm nt then and there did pay to said Smith the sum ol six hundred and twcnl fie dollars dol-lars aforesaid from the treasur and of the mone s of said Count uf bait Lake lerritory of Utah aforisaid against the loceaudcon thl Ittl r r tracy tothefonn ot the statutes uf sod Territory iu lIch caes nilde i and prov ided I Jso T tvrtm I Foreman of Grand Jury C b Vtnimti U K Djstrat At enemy HJ WM McKv A st U fc Attonii Endored N itni = scs M E uuuuiiuiiugs John l utler public I records lilt documentary evidence A second indictment of the fame I nature was preentcd All will be I pleaded to ou Tuesday I The ittoruiys for tho defense are etsiv IoC Grand Young F K fliellmlz nnd J L Riwllu I 1 nganl to the last indictments read there lu I a little ineident that may not be uiilntiristing to the Kiuhc as in exhibitiun of the motive and metliod of the grind jury It will be noted hunt Judge jiintli is indleled on two charges lor appropriating the salary I ot an 011I11 which lie lIehluIr intendcnt of County Affairs in IbbS The fees of the office of probate pro-bate jud i wen then eominrativel small Hut the next year when these fees more tlian doubled what I I lucy were former1 Probate Judge Marhall reciive1 for sonic nine montlis tin salary fur the simi ofllcc which Judge milli heW yet tin re is no iuiib tment against him Judge Marshall a member of the Hierar partv JuiJ e Ikirtih also a Liltral holds the NIne ofTut today amid while Ins salary hun not yet 1etn laid Ucause till rlr = > t < i < iarter ha not ndeil it l issife to say tint unless it is paid Judge Itirtch I will not long hold the peel i tien of In bate Judge for to atl < nd to work connitted with the ethics as suiennteudent of count Bllnirs without a salary is more thin nasonabh people will ak or thin nun can atlord to do lh mill every indictment showi on iliflru the motive which promj l ed 1 us finding the lecttmislit to be atniietl The whole thing may mist IK poped to light in coutt till lifter the next munieiial elce tioll 11 lIlt IIl1l1kcl that the cases 5 ill lie trltd liefore tile but the IlIlhII are now 11I1 1ussesbomi of most or all of the facts Jwl theiufini of the rtCCnt snind jurvn procitdiiig must leiii rciil to all |