Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-06-03 | Page 11 | How to Keep out of Jail

I 4 How to Keep Out of Jail By Lex The Rights of Citizens Under United States Laws 1927 by Current News Feature Inc Q Q-A Q A gentleman was sentenced to two years years' Imprisonment for rendering rendering ren- ren dering a false income tax return Now we have evidence strongly InI Indicating in In- In that he realty was not to I blame Diame in the alleged conspiracy to defraud Defraud the government of taxes What Is the quickest way to bring bling this to the attention of the federal authorities so that the gentleman I can get out of jail jailA A The A-The The new evidence should be brought Brought t to- to r the attention of the united States attorney who prosecuted prose prose- him and the iet judge vho who sentenced him requesting them hem to submit the matter to the department of justice If these officials officials of- of agree that the accused should be be released and will so recommend to the department of Justice the prisoner should be out promptly ut if these officials or either cither of 01 them do not recommend favorably it will be difficult if not impossible I to secure a pardon The matter will require lequire handling by an attorney attorney I ney familiar with federal departmental departmental depart depart- mental practice I Q Q-If Q If a person drops a foreign coin simIl similar l' l to but of less value than a cent 6 piece in a nickel in the slot machine and thereby ob obtains obtains obtains ob- ob what the printed directions on the automatic box promise for tor 5 cents is that a crime crimeA A Yes A-Yes Yes larceny Q Q Although Although it is well known that insanity is a defense for crime bin bina an ana a lunatic be sued for dan damages ag s for trespass A A Yes Sc See Krom Irom vs Schoon- Schoon maker 3 Barb N. N Y Q Q-If Q If a hai hard d mistress has a stupid servant and treats her badly keeps her in an unsanitary room neglects her when sick and underfeeds her her- so that the servant dies can the mistress be punished A Yes A-Yes Yes for murder The mistress was found guilty of or murder In the English case of Rex vs vs Smith 10 Cox c C. C 82 Q Q-An Q An official of a bank discovering discovering discovering ering that a depositor had forged a check called the depositor In and threatened to prosecute him but re relented relented relented re- re upon the payment by the de depositor depositor tie tie- of 1000 to the officer for his silence Was Vas that legally allowable allowable allowable allow allow- able A A No The official subjected himself to liability of punishment for Cor compounding a crime See Commonwealth ys vs Pease rease 16 Mass lass 91 91