Show i 1 SHERIFFS SHERIFF'S ACTION E ATTACKED iN iNCOURT COURT Washington County Official Of Accused of Kid Kid- naping Youth Proceedings by which Carl William VII Wil liam Johnson 18 was committed commuted L t to the tho Industrial school from tram St 81 George Washington county wore were characterized as kangaroo court actions by Samuel A A. AKing King attorney for tor the boys boy's mother Mrs Anna C. C Johnson In Judge W. W H. H Bramel's division of ot the Third district district dis din court toda today Whether the bo boy was le legally committed to the tho industrial school is under consideration by Judge Bramel today Sheriff Charles Worthing of ot Washington county was detained in Salt Lake Friday b by a a. writ o of habeas corpus as he was passing through on the wa way to Ogden with the boy Commitment Att Attacked In the petition for a n. writ of or i habeas corpus It was alleged that ho tho commitment was illegal that the he boy had been arrested outside th the state by Sheriff Worthing without authority and that his ar ar- ar- ar rest rest had amounted to The Tho petition was heard before Judge P. P C. C Evans Frida Friday morn- morn hg When the court adjourned at noon toda today Mrs Mr Johnson Sheriff Sheriff Sher Sher- iff ift Worthing and Judge W. W Bentley BentIc of ot the Washington county county coun coun- ty juvenile court has testified Their testimony developed that no papers paper had been served on Mrs jOhnson jOhnson-at Johnson at th tho time me- me of t the t ri na rial i of ot the boy in the Juvenile court According to the boys boy's story ho he was not represented by counsel l land and was was not informed of ot his legal rights righta Circumstances Recited The petition recited that the boy bo had been tried for use of ot profanity profanity profanity pro pro- fanity and arid liquor In April 1919 At that time it was alleged tho the ho boy was placed under probation for tor sixt sixty da days 8 and reentered high school For an alleged violation of or probation he ho is alleged to have ha been brought into court April 14 14 1920 1920 and formally committed to the the industrial school at Ogden Before Before Belore Be Be- fore lore he was taken into custod custody Mrs Johnson said she sent him to Arizona Sheriff Worthing followed the boy to Arizona to California and fir all finally made the arrest at Las Vegas Nev He Ho Is said to have brought him aim back to Utah without without without with with- out extradition papers O. O C. C Dalby of ol the attorney generals general's generals general's gen gen- generals general's eral's office appeared on behalf of or the Washington county ties I |