Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-04-10 | Page 26 | Probe Set for Records of Justice's Court

Probe Set Set for Records Of Justices Justice's Court SOUTH SALT LAKE LAKE LAKE-A A special auditor for the town of ot South Salt Lake We Wednesday was arranging to check the records of ot Jus Justice cc of the Peace Herman Gygi to determine the number of ot cases in his docket George H. H was authorized authorized authorized au au- au- au by the town to make regular regular regular regu regu- lar monthly checks of Mr Gygi's records and report to the town board Robert R. R Fitts president of the board said Mr said he would make a check on the books Wednesday Wed Wed- if the dockets were available available available avail avail- able and if he could arrange for Mr Gygi to assist him He explained that Mr Gygi had failed to mark the particulars I on each case in in his docket Suspended Sentences I have noticed on on previous audits that there are are severa several traffic traffic traffic fic cases In Mr Gygi's court where sentences have been suspended on condition of good behavior Mr said SAld R. R Whitney Groo superintendent of the state stat highway patrol Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- stated that a thor thorough ugh in investigation investigation in- in of f a r report port that three e reckless driving charges had been reduced by Mr Gygi to careless driving and alleged failure to S submit sub sub- b- b mit the the- defendants defendants' operators' operators licenses li licenses licenses li- li censes to the state tax com commission commission commis commis- mission mis- mis sion will be pr probed bed I According to the Salt Lake Lak county county coun coun- ty attorneys attorney's office and the president president I coun-I dent of the South Salt L Lake ke town s i d. d A m z z 3 f tko 9 ZOO IAN IIERMAN GYGI His Ills records s will be checked board neither r th the state nor the the town has any ny ordinance on careless careless care care careless less driving The only careless driving ordin ordinance nce in the state is the new Salt Lake City ordinance The reductions reduction's w were re made without without without with with- out knowledge of the state highway highway highway high high- way patrol as far as I 1 know Mr Groo said Charge Questioned i Examination ot of Mr Mn records records rec rec- Wednesday revealed a new case where reduction on of the charge was was' made to careless driving It was the case of ot Kenneth Larsen Larsen Larsen Lar- Lar sen Logan avenue Salt Lake City arrested rested November 25 25 1939 on a drunken driving charge by bythe bythe bythe the late D D. D L. L Price former South Salt Lake town marshal The case was tried December 2 and the charge was reduced to careless driving and speeding Larsen paid a 50 fine on the reduced charges It IS mandatory by law on reckless reckless reckless reck reck- less driving cases for justices of the peace to make a report and forward the defendants' defendants operators operators' licenses to to the state tax commission commission commission commis commis- sion on on conviction No reports on the eases cases at issue were made Mr Gygi said