Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-05-17 | Page 7 | Federal Judge Sentences Four to Nephi Jail

Federal Judge; Sentences Four To Nehi Jail Former Mayor of Eureka Is ' . Among Convicted Bootlegger! Bootleg-ger! Sent to the Same . Prison for Long Terms "Have they I1' JH ' Kephir aaked Judge Tillman 1. Johnaon. aa he aenleaced the fourth Juab count liquor violator to aerva time In tha courity baatlle. "I don't want to crowd" them, waa the Judae a remark. . The four who were, aentenced ftaturday momlnf aln the United matea dlatrlct Co art were:. John Uatley of F.ureka and J. H. Whlt-tock Whlt-tock of Mammoth to tlx monlha each; Sam Hanaoa of Eureka to four moti tha. and. Major Church to four montha. "It la pretty bad to have food cltliena 'In tha Juab county Jail. Judae Johnooa atated. e "To think that taxpayere and men held In high retard In the community ahoiild be convicted of vlolatla- the t nlted Statai laaa. Thara H an eaimne. for It. . "I believe yeu men ahould or-Kanlie or-Kanlie to fl(ht tha booties traffic In your community. when you have aerved your time. It la up ta you to help In entorcinf tha law. "Do you think that othera will take up tha boollaaajni where you left off?" Judge Johnaon aaked Church, who waa one time mayor of Kureka. "Perhapa they will, but In a mora accretive manner." Church replied. The attention of the court waa called to the laxity of prohibition enforcement by local offleera In that community, but Judge Johnaon declared thoee condltlona ahould not Influence citlxena of apparently high atandlng in aplta of their liquor li-quor procllvltlea. In meting out eentencee Judge Johnaon gave Gatley and Whltlock the uaual aix montha aentence. He aaked both, "Did yoa teetlfy on the wltneee atand that you had not eold liquor?" Both replied in tba affirmative. af-firmative. " Church preaented a doctore atatement.that he waa la ill health and waa granted a ahoraer term on the promiae that he would aid In atrict law enforcement. Haneon pleaded guilty, and' received . only four montha. . Whltlock and Haneon wr granted grant-ed a week'a atay of execution. .