Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-15 | Page 13 | Morgan Hits at Hadlock in Bank Dispute

MORGAN 0 R G A N PITS HITS ITS AT HADLOCK IN BANK DISPUTE Deposed Attorney for Closed Institution Hurls Charges Special to 10 The Telegram nm PROVO June 15 Attorney IS-Attorney Attorney A. A B. B Morgan l of Provo removed as attorney attorney attorney ney for tor the Bank of ot American Fork replied Wednesday to the letter of dismissal sent him Tuesday b by Walter H. H Hadlock state bank commissioner subsequent to the acceptance of the resignation of Joseph N. N Leggat as bank examiner in char charge e of or the Farmers Farm Farm- ers Merchants' Merchants bank at Provo In his letter Jetter Mr Morgan said in part This morning I received your letter letter let let- ter which you published in The Salt Lake Telegram in which letter referring referring referring re re- re- re ferring to me roe you say Your fight upon this department making employment em employment therein inconsistent with that mutual conf confidence dence which should exist your services and employment are arc hereby terminated with the Bank of American Fork Folk effective June 15 1932 In view of the fact that you published published pub pub- your our letter before mailing it to tome tome tome me I have taken the liberty of publishing publishing pub pub- lishing my answer before ma mailing l n it to you If I you ou mean b by mutual confidence between you ou and me rae that it become became my duty because e of your employment to stand silently by when I knew that you were committing an act of grave injustice to the depositors and stockholders stockholders stock stock- holders of ot the Farmers' Farmers Merchants' Merchants bank of Provo then I plead guilty to toa a breach of your our confidence In my many employments by clients I have never bartered m my soul to a client TELLS OF WORK Since my employment as attorney for the examiner in charge of the Bank of or American Fork I have worked assiduously with Herbert Taylor the examiner in char charge ge to reopen that bank You knew that Joseph N. N Leggat should have been removed long ago as examiner in charge of at the Farmers' Farmers Merchants' Merchants bank I am a depositor Continued on Pa Pace Pue MORGAN M 0 R G A N HITS AT HADLOCK IN BANK DISPUTE Continued From Page Pare Thirteen In that bank and therein lies my in in- At a conference held at the Utah state hospital on Mo May 12 at which were present Governor Bern Derr you and I you rou told Governor Dern Bern in my presence that Leggat had been actively engaged in obstructing the reopening reopening reopening re re- re- re opening of the bank and that that was sufficient grounds for his immediate dismissal On the platform of the convention han hall ll at the Democratic convention on May 28 Governor Bern Dern told me Leggat should be dismissed QUESTIONS SALARIES Why did you agree to pay Leggat per month for his services atthe nt at the Farmers' Farmers Merchants' Merchants bank per month at the State Bank of Payson Payson Pay- Pay son ion and per month from the Sugarhouse Banking company when your own salary is limited to per annum If If you have any respect for Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Dern Bern you ou ought to resign at once from your position and if you do not do so Governor Dern Bern as soon as he recovers from his illness and Isable Isable Is Js able to investigate this whole matter should demand your resignation The Democratic party cannot afford to go gonto o Into nto the coming camp campaign handicapped handicapped handicapped handi handi- capped by carry carrying ng on its it shoulders and on its conscience this thing which has las become a s wide state scandal If your letter is a political challenge challenge chal- chal lenge from you and the sinister person person person per per- son who poses as the Democratic boss of Utah then we will meet you Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- for revenge only and fi fight ht this thin thing out to a finish on the floor loor of the coming state convention