Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-07-14 | Page 6 | Federal Attorney Resigns His Post

FEDERAL FEDERL A ATTORNEY TORNEY RESIGNS HIS POST OM OMAHA H Nob Neb July 14 14 lank Frank A. A r Peterson assistant United S States tes at attorney attorney ni- ni tore torney has tendered his resignation In Ina Ina a a. a letter to Attorney General D Dougherty in which he declared his sense senSA of Justice justice Jus tice had been outraged by the pardon of or Thomas II H. Matters Omaha attorney attorney ney ne who he said served but forty forty- four days of or a n year five t e term Mr Matters MaUers who ho was sent sentenced on a charge hargo o of violating the national hank bank ing iS act In connection with ih the failure of tho First National bank of or Sutton Button Neb was recently released from the tho federal prison at Leavenworth Kansas Kansan Persons In more moro humble circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances and with ih less powerful Influences dICeS at their command have o ha almost uniformly been compelled to servo a a mu much h larger portion pOlton of or their term before before be- be fore the pardoning power has hI been In Invoked invoIced In- In voIced by l the department of ot Justice Mr 11 s Petersons letter leter said To m my way of ot thinking he a added ded tho the majesty of ot the tho law lm has suffered very Yen Erea greatly t and the tho people who beHove be- be Hove that Improper oper Influences are used In such cases casos will wi have received b bj by this action acton another most moat powerful ar ar- ar gum en t. t