Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-05-14 | Page 2 | Deputies' Pay Fight Averted

P A f fI HJ A Commissioners Approve Salaries for Six Suspended M Men Mn n Anticipated controversy over payment payment pay pay- ment of ot salaries to six deputy deput r sheriffs sher sher- iffs ills under federal Indictment of conspiring to violate the art apt did not take place Monday when the board boal of county commissioners met to approve the semimonthly payrolls County Attorney Wallace Vallace B. B Kelly and his assistant II n. A. A Smith filed flied fileda flieda a stipulation entered into with Badger Rich Rich attorneys s 's for tor the deputies whereby the commissioners commissioners commis commis- def defendants in action pendIng pending pend pend- ing In the supreme court would agree not to attempt to enforce tire boards board's suspension order made May 4 The stipulation was worded so I that none of ot the boards board's other rights in the supreme court action were wal waived ved b by it I 1 agreed to tho stipulation because because because be be- cause I am convinced attorneys for the defendants would have been granted permission to amend their temporary restraining order if it had moved for further hearin hearing be before be- be fore tore the court said Kelly KeIly It if was generally understood the county at attorney attorney at- at torney acted with consent of Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man W. W H. H and Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- I at-I R. R II H. Labrum wire who voted to sustain the deputies until outcome o of their trials in federal court County Auditor James H. H Sullivan's Sullivans Sulli SulU- vans van's office demanded from the board a letter rescinding its previOus previous previous ous letter stopping the salaries of the deputies before he would release the pay checks The board clerk was instructed to give such a letter and attach a copy o of the stipulation entered in the supreme court