| Show i S. S 5 O we FILES DEMA DEMAi FOR IMMEDIATE EDI ATE TRIAL LAND EX-LAND BOARD 1 OFFICIAL URGES AUGUST AUGUSTA 2 DATE State Surprised by j Move on First of Two Charges I f Demand for trial August 2 if possible and in any event not later than August 4 of George A. A Fisher f former secretary of the state land board on a charge of misusing public pub pub- lie lic moneys August 22 1936 was filed Thursday in Third district t court by defense attorneys Mr Mn Fisher entered a plea of k knot not guilty to the charge on July 18 Trial at that time was set net by Judge Herbert M. M Schiller for f September 6 the first da day of the next term of court The charge is one of two based t on grand jury indictments accusing accusing ing Mr Fisher in addition to misuse misuse mis mis- use of Granite school district district district dis dis- dis- dis bonds by allegedly lending i them to Lauren W. W Gibbs company and Gordon Snow doing business as Snow Bergin and company with 1 S. S L. L WRESTLER SUMMONED BY j i j GRAND JURORS Calling of of Ira P. P Dern Deni noted wrestler as a witness and pres pros of ot his business once ence E. E II H. Thompson led o ol t tik to believe belle the Salt Lake r- r jur jury as it resumed sessions ns c Thursday afternoon to be a stilt still till considering affairs of ot the state land board Air Mr Dern of 1600 Yale avenue j was the first witness as al the J f-J jurors gathered at 1 p p. p m. m Mr l Thompson of ot 1145 South State street conferred outside the jury b broom room briefly with the jury foreman fore fore- I man maii Carl W. W Buehner then went awa away It was recalled that the Sunset Sunset Sunset Sun Sun- set Beach enterprises operated by Mr Dern and Mr Thompson was beset early in its history by J controversy ersy including at least one out drawn-out legal action involving in in- rights of ot way and land titles controlled by the state land board After Mr Dern Dens left the Jur Jury room at p p. p m. m the next witness witness witness wit wit- i ness was E. E Ray Hay Christensen assistant city attorney for Salt Lake City accepting a bribe from Lauren W. W Gibbs on September 5 1934 Mr Fisher is slated to plead on the bribery count August 3 His attorney H H. L L. has filed fileda a motion to quash the bribery charge and the motion Uk likely l w willbe will willbe ll be heard on the same date The demand for immediate trial in the Fisher ease case on which a plea was entered July 18 comes conies as a distinct surprise to the state said District Attorney Calvin W. W Ran Rawlings lings after he had load received formal service on the document In view of the fact that we have been endeavoring for some ome sometime sometime time to get et to trial in a felony case where Mr Fishers Fisher's attorney is defense de do- counsel for R. R O. O Pearce and IPSON IS GIVEN GIVENA A DAY OR TWO TO QUIT POST Powell Ipson state land board cashier under tinder grand jury indictment indict indict- ment has been given ghen an additional addition addition- al ni day or two in which to submit submit sub sub- mit his resignation H. H Warren Taylor executive secretary of the hoard board said Thursday After return of the Indictment by the Salt Lake Lale county grand jury alleging misappropriation of ot nearl nearly of land board hoard funds fundo the board ward instructed the secretary to accept Sir Mr Ipson's ons resignation or to demand it if it were not forthcoming il Mr Taylor Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day said Mr Ipson was on onaca vacation vaca vaca- tion lion for a da day or two and that he had been allowed that much additional time in which to decide de do- cide chIc whether to submit his lois res res- ign ignation tion also in vi view w of the fact that Mr Pearce was indicted 30 days be before before before be- be fore Mr Fisher was indicted I assume that the defense attorney will be available for trial of ot the Pearce case on August 2 We Ve will be he pleased to proceed proceed pro pro- to trial with all of these cases as quickly ui as possible In one set of cases however the evidence is based largely on testimony of persons Therefore it itis itis itis is inclined to be transitory and should be utilized as soon as ble In th the other set of cases which includes the Fisher cases the evidence evi dence of the state is chiefly docu docu- Therefore it is likely to tobe tobe tobe be available at any time for trial |
