Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-16 | Page 1 | City Judge Suspends Bondsmen

CITY JUDGE SUSPENDS BONDSMEN I Jensen J Orders Orders' Forfeitures in Liquor Arrests l and Burgess Cayias and Johnson Suspended Alleged Capper Accused Of Double Crossing Aroused by continued failure of bondsmen to produce defendants in police pollee court City Judge Nephi Jensen ordered bonds of two defendants forfeited Saturday and suspended Ithe the two bonding firms which wrote the bonds The firms suspended arc are Burgess Burge and Cayias Johnson Action on the former however was delayed until Monday to allow time for further investigation of circumstances circumstances circum stances surrounding alleged irregular tactics of a runner for tor the firm Suspension of the Burgess Bur gess Jess firm revolved about the case of oC R. R Shirrell 29 alias Shirley Shirle Dunkley and O. O A. A Young 37 37 alias Walter Foster Foster Fos Fos- ter arrested March 2 in a police poUce morals squad raid at West Fourth South street where officers reported they seized a quant quantity ty of gin alcohol and whisk whisky The men were charged with sale and possession of liquor JUMPED JU PED BONDS CHARGE Trials for both defendants according accord ing to police poUce court records were set for March 11 IJ and since that time have been continued five times Both men allegedly jumped their bonds Shirrell surrendered to police and pleaded guilty to the charge in police police- court Thursday and was sentenced by Judge Jensen to pay a afine afine afine fine of or to serve six months in the city jail Unable to pay the fine tine he went vent to jail jaB Youngs Young's trial was set for Saturday and when the dc defendant failed to appear ap ap- pear Judge Jensen forfeited the bond and suspended the bonding firm of Burgess and the firms firm's capper cappert Abe who police said posted the bond Jud Judge c Jensen said sald following the action action ac ac- ac tion that Shirrell had asked to talk with him Saturday morning and had informed him that had promised to pay his line fine if he took the fall in the case Shirrell also told him he said that assured him the fine would not be more than 75 ASK CONTINUANCE Immediately the attorneys for the bonding firm pleaded for a continuance continuance ance which Judge Jensen was hesitant hesitant hesi hesi- t tant mt to grant The bondsman did not pay the fine he said he apparently double- double crossed the prisoner To grant the bondsmen a continuance would work a further injustice on this unfortunate prisoner Charles a member of the firm irm then requested a continuance of the suspension order until Monday to permit a further investigation of ot the alleged agreement made by Rosen Rosen- blum Whatever guilt there may be in inthis inthis inthis this case apparently is not the fault of the firm Judge Jensen observed as he granted the continuance of or the suspension order He also ordered City Prosecutor Gerald Irvine to question Shirrell further further fur fur- ther for purported irregularities on the part of the bondsmen If If the investigation shows the theman's theman's theman's mans man's assertions are arc correct the judge said after the court session will be barred forever from Crom writing bonds in city police court The firm of Cayias i Johnson was suspended after Elmo Boyak Bo 30 charged with drunkenness failed to appear in court Saturday for sentence Continued on Pare Pace Tt Two o JUDGE JUnGE SUSPENDS BONDING FIRMS Continued T rom com Page Pace One after the case had been continued six times imes Judge Jensen ordered the defendants defendants defendant's defend defendants ants ant's 50 bond forfeited and suspended the firmIn firmIn firmIn firm In many cases where Irregularities have lave been found in the method of handling bonds Judge Jensen said the bonding firms are arc not at fault but have apparently been double- double crossed by their runners I Intend to conduct a thorough investigation so that hat all possibility of dishonest tactics will be removed