Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-25 | Page 13 | Probe Started in Arrest Case

PROBE STARTED IN ARREST CASE State Patrol Denies Driver Railroaded I As the attorney generals general's office launched an investigation of charges by F. F H. H Mitchell 35 1319 East Thirteenth South street he hew w was railroaded on a speeding charge the state highway patrol countered with an assertion the tho arresting arresting arresting ar ar- ar- ar resting officers ers acted courteously and within their rights R. R W. W Groo superintendent of oC the patrol said Patrolmen Ben Lin- Lin and John Vissing made an impartial report of oC the arrest The high highway ay patrol docs does not rn railroad 11 road anyone he said Mr Mitchell made tho the charges before the board of oC pardons pardons' in askIng asking ask- ask Ing ng a a. reprieve from a a. day 60 jail sentence imposed by Judge James W. W McKinney after a Third district court had returned a guilty verdi verdict t. t Mr Mitchell had appealed to district district dis- dis court from Crom a conviction in a justice court at Sandy where he was vas ordered to pay a 40 10 fine John D. D Rice deputy attorney general general gen gen- eral assigned to the investigation was in an Ogden court Wednesday but was expected to question the two officers upon upon his return Meanwhile Ralph Callister G street foreman of the jury that convicted Mr Mitchell Mitche asked Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Henry H H. Blood for an in in- in Mr Canister Callister informed th the governor governor governor gov gov- he ho took exception to Mr Mitchells Mitchell's charges and arid said the jurors who gave their time arc ore are apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap accused of ot violating their oath Mr Mitchell told lold the pardons board he was railroaded because he tic stepped on on the toes of tho the officers of of- jeers who he charged gave him hima a ticket as a a. compromise for for foran another another another an an- other motorist who eluded them C