Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-21 | Page 2 | Use of Prisoners as Undercover Men in Liquor Raids, Charge

Use of Prisoners as Undercover Men in liquor Raids Charge Sheriffs Sheriff's Office Accused of of- Sending County Jail Inmates and Young Girls to Secure Evidence in Prohibition Case Before Jud Judge e Morgan Alleged use by the sheriffs sheriff's office of prisoners in the county jail as undercover men on on liquor or cases and the alleged practice of some undercover men of using young yo girls to aid them in trapping violators s of f. f the liquor or law has been brought brought- to to the tile attention of the county attorneys attorney's office by I I Attorney Norval E E. Callister counsel coun couri- 1 sel for tor F. F H. H Hill Hm In an alleged sale of liquor case cace now pending be before bet beI be- be t I fore tore Judge John H. H Morg Morgan n. n Evidence E concerning th these se al all alleged al- al l eged ged practices Is Is' scheduled to be produced before Judge Morgan lorgan curing during cur dur ing trial of or the case which Is calendared calendared calendared cal cal- t to be resumed before the he cou court t Thursday afternoon RAID EFFECTED Hill HUl and anU two cir or or three comp companions were a raid on a place at 62 West Fourth South by officers officers cers from the sheriffs sheriff's office and some sonic go g eminent prohibition men recently Hill and nd his companions were charged with selling liquor to two undercover men named Theodore Theodore Theodore Theo Theo- dore and Howard Engh Ac According to information given tle co county attorneys attorney's s 's office by Callister Callister Callister Cal Cal- lister one of t the witnesses for lor the defendant Is Is scheduled to testify that a a. i prisoner In In Inthe the county Jail booked as Jack Allen AlIen serving six months for bad checks was let Ift out of th the jail and used by the sheriffs sheriff's force In connection with the Engh brothers as undercover men to catch Hill HIlI Mr C Callister informed the county attorneys attorney's office that the Engh Thigh boys induced a friend named Larsen and three girls 18 8 8 years ears of age or under un up- der to Accompany them up up to Hills Hill's pla plate place e to aid them in n inducing Hill t td serve them liquor that they might get Hill Hm RECORDS CHECKED tt It Is claimed by Callister that the undercover men got the girls gIrl liquored up and then proceeded to precipitate a raid laid When the Hill i case was first called for foi trial t ial th the Engh boys itis It ItIs Iti i is s claimed b by C Callister testified they ther were re deputy sheriffs but Mr C Callister says flaYS he has checked the records and finds that there Is no record of their appointment confIrmation confirmation con con- by the county commission nor of their having taken ken an oath of office before the county clerk as r required by law lawI ML Mr I Ca llster plans to call the count county clerk a as a wit wit- fleas ners b s siow w tiit t t th the the i p- p h 1 i R a as deputies dep dep- and V r acting a any legal aut authority onty 4 J. J