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Show TURN LOOSE ALLEGED ALLEG-ED BOOTLEGGERS County Pays the Expense Prohibition Prohibi-tion Officers The Honor, The latter part of August, P. O. Willlianis, R. Arnold and Michael O'Connor O'-Connor of Park City as principals, and J. O. Waters, was "arrested because a still and booze material was found on the Waters ranch, which ranch is said to have been leased to said principals prin-cipals with the option to buy. 'Sheriff Mitchell hunted these supposed violators violat-ors for the Federal authorities, and after lie had them all safely lodged in jalMhe Federal authorities demanded demand-ed they be turned over to them and they get all the honors and all the revenues for the prosecutions. At the time of arrest these four defendants de-fendants were willing and anxious to plead guilty and pay a line of $21)0 each, which would have meant. $1200 added to the county finances. Atfer those three defendants had time to consult an attorney, and concluded con-cluded by the advice of an attorney, that they had a good chance to escape punishment, the Federal authorities relented and turned all these men over ov-er to the county except J. O. Waters. ,7ohn . Waters, who It is generally believed, had nothing to do with the profits of the business is to be held over to the Federal court. The county, and at the county's expense, ex-pense, ferreted out this supposed law violation, and the Federal Authorities felicitated themselves upon making such a big haul. There is only one way for the county to treat these matters in the future and that to look after their own affairs af-fairs and let the prohibition officers attend to theirs. If they want a bootlegger, boot-legger, let 'em go get 'em. These three defendants were brought before justice of the peace, Peter Ras-mussen, Ras-mussen, about three weeks ago for a preliminary trial and the case was postioned to October 28, at which time the defendants were present and represented iWy Ed. Morrissey of Salt Ijike and Rulon Larsen of Duchesne. County Attorney Ernest II. Burgess represented the state. Defendants William, O'Connor and Arnold were, turned loose. The Courier knows nothing of the facts of the case except from hearsay, and whether the facts Justified an acquittal or not was left up to the court, and a judgment judg-ment of not guilty must be accepted. But. we are strongly of the opinion If the principals were entitled to an acquittal ac-quittal John O. Waters, on whose ranch the still was located, should be entitled to an acquittal also. |