Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-01 | Page 1 | Grand Jurors Cautioned on Liquor Case

CAUTIONED ON LIQUOR CASES CASE 3 3 Care Advised in Returning In Indictments Indictments Indictments In- In in Utah Rum Conspiracies JUDGE JOHNSON PRESIDES I Requests That Only Provable Cases Be Returned OGDEN June 1 The I-The The federal grand jury was reconvened in Ogden this Ills morning marDin Judge Tillman D D. D Johnson made a a. few remarks before the lie jury went into session in its chambers The Judge told the jurymen that no o doubt they had read reports that liquor quor conspiracy cases cajes were to be brought rought up He cautioned the jurors to o use judgment In bringing conspiracy conspiracy con- con piracy indictments He said that a conspiracy case is often very much Involved and that it is difficult to obtain evidence for tor successful prose- prose cution ution He Jurymen it is often difficult to prove connection between the he principals and the subordinates Often he said newspapers boom headlines on their front pages telling of oC f conspiracy c cases ses which are arc dismissed dismissed dis dis- dis missed with itha a a PIaU obituary I ary niter alter h cases P ve been tried trice EXPLAINS flUT DUTt It Is the jurys jury's ditty duty he said to investigate all the thee cases that are brought rought before them but exceptional care must be taken takeji to not burden the he court with charges that cannot be proved The judge told the grand Jurymen that hat while they are in session th they y yare are part of oC the United States officialdom of- of and their their- responsibility IsaS is isas isas as great as that of the court The Judge said that most of the cases coming before beCore the grand jury have to do with violations of the prohibition prohibition prohibition pro pro- act net and it is the duty of the jury ury and of the court to uphold the act Men high and arid low he lie said should be indicted t if the evidence Justifies We should not have so much trouble in enforcing the prohibItion prohibition pro pro- law if 11 reputable citizens would abstain from patronizing Continued on Pose Pace Two Tw GRAND JURORS JUROR CAUTIONED ON LIQUOR CA CASES E Continued from Pace Pue One On liquor resorts If It they had done so a however we should have on occasion for the eighteenth amendment After Judge Johnsons Johnson's remarks the Jury filed out of ot the courtroom and took up its work or The panel was wn the same as sat in this city several weeks weeks' ago and all aU were present to answer roll calL MOSTLY LIQUOR CASES I United States Attorney Charles R. R Hollingsworth said that between 18 and land 0 cases will wUl go before the Jury Most of them are liquor cases All Allbut Allbut Allbut but two are from counties outside of Weber county Alfred Page special assistant United States attorney general of Washington D. D C. C Is Ie present at the thc federal court session seMion here to have hare charge of the Inquiry Into liquor cases Involving Salt Lake city and county officers It Is known that numerous special agents were in the field in Utah for tor a long period gathering evIdence evidence evidence evi evI- evi- evi dence in this connection presumably presumably ably for introduction before the grand at this session