Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-01-27 | Page 2 | Richards Asked to Help in Young Case

RICHARDS ASKED TO HElP IN YOUNG CASE New County Attorney Wants Former Deputy to Aid Aidin Aidin Aidin in Prosecution I A request that Edward F F. F Richards former deputy county attorney be- be retained to n assist In the preliminary hearing of Ro Robert rt N. N Young was forwarded forwarded for for- warded Tuesday to the county commission com corn mission by Matthew Cowley county attorney Mr Young former city treasurer L' L Is charged d In two complaints with keeping a false record and falsifying public records in connection with the treasury steal unearthed in March 1929 1029 Mr Richards prepared both complaints complaints com corn plaints under John D. D Rice former county attorney and according to Mr Cowley Is more familiar with the facts than present incumbents of the county prosecutors prosecutor's office Hence the request to the county commission Mr Youngs Young's hearing Is set for February February Feb Feb- 10 Since a county grand Jury was convened to Investigate the al alleged alleged al al- treasury steal a total of twenty- twenty eight complaints complaint have been Issued against Mr Young Fifteen of the charges were dismissed at one time tune In Judge Roger I. I McDonough's Third district court when It was held that the evidence to support the charges of embezzlement was insufficient Mr Cowleys Cowley's communication was referred back to him for definite In Information information information in- in formation as ns to the length of Mr Richards' Richards proposed employment and the salary to be paid