Show 1 Break Up Crime ime 4 Trust Here HereBert Record in Bert Fords Ford's Case Cas Bert Ford arrested c ca on of oC the state slate against The Tito record of oC the case Ina In the registers as taken fro from m a a. charge of oC attempted grand larceny court is ante r e g the city and the offices of ot Justice L L. R R. Martineau May 3 Joe that on i The record in n tho the Justice court shows grand attempted gran i fled filed a complaint charging Ford with the crime of or larceny The warrant was issued tho the same day later the warrant was filed flied on return Two days On May Ma 4 4 however Ford l ord was arraigned and he lie asked one days day extension for tor entering by br his the plea court Ills His ball bail was fixed at an anthis and This was granted j jFord jaU nth this was not furnished BO so Ford was remanded to the county ja I Ford entered a plea pIca of not guilty May bins 5 6 and his trial was set Bet 10 for tor of oC May Mar 13 10 o'clock on the morning continuance be granted and tm this that date Ford asked that a n. On li 17 was granted by br the court to 10 o'clock on the thc morning of oC May of ot witnesses were filed May 13 13 Subpoenas When Ford Jord appeared In tho the courtroom May Mar 17 he filed tiled an all I of oC alleging that he believed the Justice wh who davit da for a change venue according though biased and prejudiced to hoar hear the case was was teas to Justice Martineau the latter had never seen Ford to his knowledge before the defendant was brought before him the Ule first time lime in this case The court under the statute granted the change chango of ot venue to tin the court of ot Judge E E. A A. A Rogers the prosecution and the defense agreeing this point on conducted tin the attorney had Harold M. M Stephens deputy county count Tho The case was thereupon transferred to Judge Rogers Rogers' this point to case caBe This court on May 17 the files tiles going to the latter court the same day clay closes the record in so far as Justice Martineau's court Is concerned Deputy County Attorney Van Dam took charge of the case after that The record in the elt city court over which Judge E. E A A. A Rogers presides presides pre pro sides reviews the technical details emUs to la 1 May 17 in Justice Martineau S 'S 8 court court and resumes th the narrative beginning with that da day acknowledging acknowledge I including in In- court from Justice Martineau's s Ing ng the the receipt of oC the transcript eluding the complaint the warrant the subpoena and affidavit of ot change of venue 2 20 0 is the next entry made in the record MayOn May On all that date the case was continued until May 21 at nt 10 o o'clock clock in Inthe J JOn the the morning released on oti his own recognizance and a On May lay y 2 24 Ford was bench warrant was Issued the same day ay We Ve think that the above record proves our statement made i in these columns day dar before e yesterday that a shrewd law lawyer er can kill kil about all aU the time he W wants l tS when he has a client in the toils of th the thela law la From May Tay 3 to May 24 the thc case of an alleged pickpocket was was dragged through the thc justice justic courts I AND THEN THE ATTORNEY FOR THE ALLEGED CROOK CROO SUCCEEDED IN GETTING IlI IllS HIS MAN RELEASED SO HE HI 1 COULD LEAVE THE CITY crry lIe He didn't have to face trial Two witnesses were waiting t to testify against him Tile They had wasted a lot of valuable time appearing appearing appearing ap ap- ap- ap earing on previous occasions when the case was called for trial The county count attorneys attorney's deputy declared that cc there was insufficient in in- sufficient evidence to convict The policeman i who made the arrest declares that Bert Ford Fore had his hand in another mans man's pocket when arrested The other man man also says he was ready to testify that he lie grabbed Fords Ford's wrist and and held it while FOlds hand was in his pocket It was a plain attempt to commit theft if these mens men's stories would hold in ill court IT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WERE YERE NOT ALLOWED ALLOWED AL AL- LOWED OVED r TO TELL rELL THEIR STORIES STO UES ON THE WITNESS STAND Of course we know that Fords Ford's attorney would woul not have enjo enjoyed en en- enjoyed joyed jo e hearing their testimony te timon but we rather supposed the count county attorneys attorney's office was working to please the people people not not the attorney aty at at- torney orney y for lor the defense IF IP THERE HAD BEEN INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO CONVICT WE VB CANT CAN'T SEE WHERE ANY HARM I WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BY CALLING TilE THE CASE FOR TRIAL FORD WAS VAS FREED ANYWAY In Grip of Criminals The count county attorneys attorney's office would have had credit for TRYING TRYING TRYING TRY TRY- ING to enforce the law at least if the case had been prosecuted This city seems to be in the grip glip of a n crime syndicate The detailing of burglaries and an petty thefts has has' become monotonous I Ill in its ll regularity Whether the police force has lost its it fighting heart because of so many man dismissals als for U tile thc thc good of the service or whether the failure to secure convictions is responsible it is nevertheless a fact faut that the crooks seem to be working without fear in this city It is time l me for n u rigid house cleaning AND IT Ply IS TIME JE TIlE THE TAXPAYERS HAD A DAY IN COURT WITH THE THIEVES AND CONFIDENCE MEN l FAILING TO Fro GET EVERY DELAY Y THEIR SHREWD Iu LAWYER REQUESTS The rue r county attorney and police would better get together and form some systematic attack on the criminal clement element here before i iSalt Salt Lake Luke gets the reputation of being a soft spot for the crooks I but a good place for tourists to avoid Chief Grant in n a n. n statement f issued to this paper yesterday declared that one of or his Ius patrolmen arrested a pickpocket with his hand band in a strangers stranger's pocket The chief said he ha had no case against the dip because the thc latter hadn't completed the crime he started Must the People Arm Themselves K II that kind of eV evidence ll nice nce cant can't convi convict t a criminal decent folks will have to take the law into their own hands hand and deal out punIshment pun- pun as thc they see fit The rhe people are getting sick and tired of such nonsense If thel the l law w is is that weak we wa want to know about it If it isn't isn t we would like to o know why that pickpocket wasn't sent to the penitentiary penitentiary The llie he public would like to hear heal from the county attorney on this subject IS IT A FACT THAT A PICKPOCKET CAUGHT AUGHT YI WITH I IllS HIS HAND IN ANOTHER MAN MANS MAN'S CANT CAN BF RE CONVICTED OF 01 CH CRIME IE UNDER THE PIlE UTAH STAl STATUTES ST UTES 1 MUST IUS THE THE VICTIM l T WAIT V AIT UNTIL THE THE- DIP ins HAS f fI TAKEN I EN HIS HA HAND D OUT WI WITH PH THE TIlE 1 FORMERS FORMER'S MONEY lIONEY iN IM IN T IT IT T 3 BEFORE BE- BE n F F FORE ORE HE lIE DARE RAISE A CRY OR OROR OR BEFORE A A 1 POI POLICEMAN ICEN J ICE L N N J. J CAN ARREST THE CROOK The Telegram has four pocketbooks that were 0 given i to it bv b b. b a bartender who sm said that he found foun them in the saloon rear 0 of f tl the Sa SaT saloon 1 where he works work Ho lie says saYf that empt empty l purses are C found oun nearly y every er left clay 1 a 1 e r t there by bj pIckpockets who enter the salo saloon on t to 0 1 rifle fl c the purses ith the UlC thousands of f touristy tourists P Planning o a to come through I 1 S Salt it Lake T L k this thu u- u year y ar on their theil way to expositions and Y f p park ak it is 18 imperative that Salt Lake get rid of the thc crime trust |