Show 2 INDICTMENTS AUDITOR Argue Argue Demurrers c. c to 1 Ch Charges rg s 1 in Salt Lake J Fu Fund d Shortage i Attacking grand and jury Indictments recently returned against hIm him which charge misappropriation prop 1 bt CC be pu public funds City Auditor AlvIn I Keddington c appeared before District Die Dis trl ti t Judge Oscar V. V W. W Fri day In an effort to have o against him dr dropped Through his attorn J attorneys 3 ton claimed that 11 ho was not sible for lor any disappearance of or pUll pub lic Uc funds if there Was sUch a a n. diRi diR din i because he h-e acted only onty a as agent for ol tl the commission C in Is Issuing s suing warrants calling calling- upon upon trio the treasurer to T pleas were ern made mado during lurInG arguments n on demurrers t to two indictments ch hint film with Uh misappropriating public funds and anti a a. a J. J motion to strike out an Indictment charging the ma making of ot corrupt t. t re reports re- re ports Although he lie has lead lead- pleaded plead cd ed to Ithe lie misappropriation charges r w pleas as and entered ri cred tho time demurrers Ho tte was vas ex cx v peeled to enter new pleas If Ir tho thov t. t court decides against him In the de demurrer r and abatement arguments ARGUMENTS ON v vA A decision on the thc demurrers and the the- motion to strike h Ike out the time cot cor- report i- i port indictment was not s ex t ex t peeled until Satu Saturday lay ments not expected to be coni- coni corn corn- u until ui sometime late lato to Friday of ot Saturday Tho Tile claim that the misappropriation n not t con conform Corm to the tho Utah statutes statutes' of or i 3 Co Continued on page 5 I COUNSEL ASS ASSAIL L V 2 INDICTMENTS iNDICTMENTS' V OF CITY AUDITOR Continued r from Om page pago 11 I 1917 1911 pertaining to powers powers' of the tue auditory h handling 1 public funds that more noro than one Ofle one Is J at tho Indictments contain con con- con I tam tain matter maller which If if fC true tnie a legal l gal bar t td tile tHe prosecution prosecution tion that th the facts stated In the Indictments do not pub put lie offense that 1 has al already nl- nl ready been legally trI tried d and i ac-i ac acquitted quitted on t th tho wame sanie charge V Tho plea to set aside tho corrupt Jep report rt indictment c. c nH the tue sam with tho additional claim that tho Ilic indictment indict indict- mOnt nt does oes riot not In nan names s sot of ot the witnesses who hd a appeared be be- be fore th theE tho i jur jury during tho tho m- m ye b by that bod body REFER TO OUStER OUSTER- The The tr trial I Ir r referred t to In the tho dc- dc le- le murr l' l i Is IR the tile ouster ster proceedings held before District Judge gc David V. s several cral w weeks a ago go O. O In which i h Keddington won his fight to preVent prevent pre pro vent Jim lila his b being l 1 oust ousted d from office o V District Attorney Ray Van C Cott tl argued that as an officer of of- fleer Cleer selected by the electorate l was WiS wasa WiSa a higher r official than the treasurer an appointee and antI therefore was re responsible responsible re- re chiefly for tor tile thc actions o of tho tue treasurer a ni and d 1 his c conduct In office I Attorneys 8 JI n. n U L and George G. G Armstrong tho tito latter r a a. former supreme court Justice of cC f Idaho Idaho- represented Keddington Robert flobert N. N Young former cr city trea treasurer will app appear appa- t before belore Judge f 1 C Saturday morning for ar ar- ar I o on the tilO ho t twenty four ur charges brought him o of embezzlement und makl making ii profit from trum public money TRIALS OPEN MONDAY A Ernest J. J C former former city d dog g tax collector clor and K Karl rl E. E Williams former chief ch lee deputy city auditor audIt r. r who ho have been accused by Indictment Indict indict- l ment with being accessories to embezzlement embezzlement em em- of oC city fu funds qs are arcs sched to goon goo trial Monday V 1 Each Kach ch o of In Inthe d 1 and alid i In the plea or r o of the Indictment against argued separately eJ It It t was because ause of or this that the n arguments not exp expected led to tobe be cOl concluded cl led until late Friday or on Saturday f A X decision is Isi not expected until I Saturday reg regardless Q pf f when the arguments aro are I V |