Show i S SI 8 L LI SALESMAN I I ASKS FOR JAIL TERM 14 Governor Governo Attorneys 3 I and Judge JudgeN Named med 1 Defendants 1111 1 cl Suit ut for tor damages was wa db filed in federal court Thursday by AU Franklin H. H Mitchell automobile e salesman against the state of Utah Governor Henry H. H Blood Attorney ad I Gen General ral Joseph oseph I Chez District AtI Attorney Attorney At At- I torney Calvin W. W Rawlings and DisI District District District Dis Dis- I Judge James Tames W W. McKinney f The rue plaintiff explained in his comI complaint com coin I DI plaint I that he was held In Salt Lake Lak county jail from October 11 to 19 1935 in the company of murderers burglars and vagrants as asa a portion of f a day 60 jail sentence Imposed t with no alternative by Judge McKinney McKinney Mc- Mc Kinney on a fabricated speeding charge Mr Mitchell charged the defendants defendants defend defend- 1 I ants as state officers and politicians with Interests in common to have caused to be promiscuously f l I Ii i Jated vicious untruthful statements f i which reflect extremely unfavorably F upon the integrity character anc and unity of the plaintiff f l I I Claims Earnings Loss As results of the alleged actions ip r ef of f the defendants Mr Mitchell aso asserted as as- o he has lost his earning power as an n automobile salesman been deprived deprived deprived de de- de- de of possibility of an attractive executive position and his credit has been impaired The plaintiff charges that he was Informed that the prosecutors forthe for fori the state saw the trial judge out of I court and had a a. jail sentence with withe i e f no alternative fixed for Mr Mitchell Assurance given this plaintiff that Governor Blood would issue a reprieve was retracted because publicity pub pub- i li Ji ity given the case brought pressure pressure pres pres- I sure upon the governor to save face for tor his fellow politicians responsible for the outrage to the dignity of the courts of Utah the complaint stated f Protection rot Charged I An investigation assured this J p plaintiff by Governor Bl Blood oda and d Ate AtI Attorney At At- I I torney General Chez was conducted e 1 In th the interest o of protecting the theof offices offices of of- tices of theL politicians who outraged outraged outraged out out- raged this plaintiff with the tha jail sentence rather than to throw true light on the circumstances which would nave have determined the unfitness unfitness unfitness unfit- unfit ness of said of said protected politicians t tp to p pass ss s sentence or prosecute Mr Mitchel accused also the trial judge with circulating a a. statement that the pl plaintiffs plaintiff's defense testimony testimony r mony was nothing but a pack of lies Mr Mitchell alleged also that duress was indirectly employed in inan an effort to have him retract his facts in a form of a hypocritical al public apology Unless vindicated Mr Mitchell said laid he will be forced to to abandon his home community of the last 35 years |