Show HARRIES TRIES TO fORGE FORCE HAND HANDON HANDON ON U. U S. S S CHECK Warrant Covering Three Months ill V Be Reissued and Made Payable Direct Direct Direct Di Di- to S. S L. L County A United States treasury warrant warrant warrant war war- rant for made payable to to Sheriff Ben R. R Harries to be 00 turned over by him to Salt Lake county for the feeding of f federal deral prisoners at al the county Jail for January February and March farch was returned to the United States marshal marshal marshal mar mar- today to be ba voided and in its place a check drawn In favor or of the county issued Saturday the United States marshal marshal marshal mar mar- in payment for tor the meals served federal prisoners at the county jail sent a warrant to the county commission but inadvertently inadvertently made milde it 11 payable to Sheriff Harries When the check cheek was taken to Harries by Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- E. E L. L Burgon for indorsement indorse Indorse- ment Harries refused t to affix his sip signature to the warrant Harries sought to hold up turn turning Ingo ing over the money in an effort to settle the controversy with the county commission as to the Jurisdiction I In connection with the feeding of or the prisoners at the county Jail Harries let It be be known that he was not in accord with the county commissioners commissioners' plan of supplying the jail with food bou bought ht through the county commissary Ho lie made a statement statement statement state state- ment yesterday to the effect that he ho wanted to have the responsibility responsibility for the tho feeding and care of the prisoners definitely fixed and intimated that that- If he refused to Indorse the governments government's warrant the commissioners would come around to his way of thinking Inthe in inthe the matter The contract for the feeding of or orthe the federal prisoners at the county Jail is between the county and the government and not between Harries Har liar ries rles and the government It 11 was pointed out to the United States marshal today toda and upon that showing by the county commIssIoners commissioners commissioners commis commIs- the check made payable to Harries was voided In In th the event that the United States marshal had declined to tomake tomake make 11 k out a n new w check the c county commissioners would nave ave proceeded proceeded proceeded pro pro- against Harries with a writ of mandamus it is said The check for which will be paid to the county by the marshal n arshal practicallY offsets the money spent by the county for feeding all the prisoners In the county jail for January February and March |