Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-08 | Page 2 | Rum Suspects Ask for Early Trial

RUM SUSPECTS ASK fOR E EARLY TRIAL TIL 1 Judge Instructs Prosecutor to Make Arrangements if Possible Demand that the three former Bingham deputy sheriffs recently in indicted indicted tn- tn d on a liquor conspiracy charge be given immediate trials before the federal Jury which meets in Ogden June 15 was WM made In the federal court Monday by Samuel A. A King defense attorney These three men James R. R McIntyre Mc- Mc Intyre Emmet Emme Adams and Orene Timothy are arc all anxious to have this matter settled now rather than having to wait for the next session of the petit Jury in Salt Lake next fan fall or win winter r Mr King Informed the court JUDGE IS WILLING Federal Judge TUlman D. D Johnson stated that he saw no reason why the defendants should not be given a atrIal atrial atrial trial as soon as possible and instructed instruct Instruct- ed George H. H Lunt assistant United States district district attorney attorney to see if the arrangements could be made I All three of the defendants voluntarily voluntarily volun volun- tartly surrendered to United States Marshall W. W Vosco Call and were released on 2000 bonds by United States Commissioner Gould B B. Blakely Pleas of not guilty were entered for the defendants by Mr King Kingi Monday Mr McIntyre and Mr Adama Adams Ad Ad- ams ama were in court I Ad-I A protest against the taking of the fingerprints and photographs of ot the thc defendants was made by Mr King before before- Judge Johnson It was pointed out that It Is the policy of the government to order the sheriffs sheriff's office to photograph and andI I fingerprint all persons arrested Judge Johnson stated that he had grave gra doubts as to the authority of an Ian officer to take the fingerprints of ofa ofa Ia a defendant before he had been convicted convicted convicted con con- and Informed Mr King that he should file me case in the court to test the case William who was charged with the sale of liquor on three counts also pleaded not guilty and asked that his case be transferred to Ogden for trial Twelve old liquor cases were or ordered ordered ordered or- or dered dismissed by Judge Johnson upon the recommendation of ot the United States attorneys attorney's office at Washington D. D C C. C Included in the list of defendants were Donald Donad Thomas Fred Fennen B. B O. O Fawcett Paw Paw- 1 Mike Meyers Mary Feletti Stella ella Drazich G. G B. B Martinez Martines Jack t Bre n alias Kershaw Bill and Fred Beckendorf and William Davis