Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-22 | Page 14 | Ruth P. Farrer Wins Dismissal

RUTH P. P P FARRER WINS DISMISSAl 1 Former Provo City Officer Office Officer r r Free After Trial for Misconduct PROVO tROVO April 22 The 22 The trial o oRuth of Ruth P. P former Provo city cUy auditor auditor au au- au- au charged al altering ring defacing defacing in ing and mulU mutilating tin public records record while hUe in office came carne to an end Tu Tuesday Tues Tues- s- s day afternoon when the c case e was dismissed dis- dis missed on motion of or District Attorney M. M B. B Pope after the state o failed t to introduce as evidence e a warrant on which the outcome of the C case cage C hinged Defense Counsel M Martin rtin Larsen La en argued ar argued argued ar- ar gued that the warrant wan in question was yas ns not a public record In view o or of tM hy fart ft fh hat haf h Miff tho h had Tailed Sailed to make a i receipt for the the warrant war war- r rant rant- when it was transferred was as to the auditors auditor's office District Judge George Worthen sustained the ob ob- ob The state attempted to prove pro that the warrant wa was a n public record as asIt asIt asit It was found In lu the auditors auditor's office along long with mth other warrants that were listed 1st The sta state alto also attempted to prove that the warrant was canceled at t the Farmers and Merchants bank where the Provo PIO city funds w were ere kept and J J. J P Percy rcy Goddard of Salt Lake testified that the perforations canceling cancel ing the warrant in question were identical with the canceling of other oth er rr r checks that bank officials t testified testified fied fled had been canceled on their ma ma- chine None of or the tho bank officials testified that h he remembered the canceling of the warrant In question at his Ws bank On falling to Introduce the warrant as evidence c the state te rested rc and defense counsel moved for or a direct direct- directed ed cd verdict District Attorney Pope moved that the cave case c e be dismissed d which Weh was granted by the thc court The trial has been ell going on for forthe the past two weeks The Thc dismissal of the charge today will likely terminate over o a score of charges that have ha been flied filed against Mrs Farrer Ferrer as a result of oC a 1000 deficit deficit def def- In city fun funds ds during her term terIn