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Show Parole ParoleGrantei ParoleGrant rant a 9 9McNaughtan . \ 'McHaugBiSamFromPds McHaugBiSamFromPds McNaughtanFrom i ' McNaughtan From Prison . " ' Board of ot Pardons'to Pardonsto Pardons to parolel Parole ParoleVestal ParolVertial _ > VeJ'bal VeJbal Vestal ' Sheepman March March15th Marc115th > 15th After Three Months Montlu Montluof Monthof of Term . . John E . E E . McNaughtan MoNaughtan mus must re re- re remain remain - . main In Utah state prison prison- prlson-bui prlson bui prisonbus prlsonbuior - - * bus busonly ! ; only or y for tor three months months-the months the mmiths-the mmiths - - the statboard state stateboard stateboard board of pardons ruled Monday Mmtday igranting In Ingranting Ingranting granting the Vernal grammar grammarschool grammarschool grammaschool school teacher and sheepman a parole pa parole . role effective ffeiUve edfeidlve : March M8.rch M8rch Dutch , ; . , l5th 15th , faitnews 8f , . aat4 aat4news news reports reportsThus reportsThus Thus ended the Uintah cout\t cout t county countyrange countrange \ ) ' range controversy which bf'F\It bf'F bfF It bggikf bf'FItwhen bggikfwhen . ' begawhen \ ) when McNaughtan was \ " f9\U14 f9 U14 f9U14guilty JTOunguilty qun qunguilty \ guilty In district court fcur four fCt ur yearago ytarIJ ysare ytarIJago ysareago ! ago of fixing tlx1ng his brand to other othergrowers othergrowers othegrowers growers sheep sheepThe sheepThe The board members spent sev- sev several several v . - eral hours reviewing the McNaughtan McNaugh- McNaugh McNaughtan Naugh . - tan case In considering the state statements . . menta ments made by H I3 L Mulllner MulUner , at- at attorney attorney at . - torney tor for the Inmate and by District Db District . trlct trict Judge Dallas H Young whas who whoas whoas as district attorney beaded headed the theprosecution theprosecution thprosecution prosecution Hugh W Colton Cotton , . then thencounty thencounty theicounty county attorney and Clyde 8 S John John- Johnson Johnson . - son present county attorney , anothers and andothers andothers others othersM'cNaughtan othersMcNaughtan "MIcNaughtan MIcNaughtan M'cNaughtan McNaughtan ' " who entered the theprison thiprison prison la la-sjt la sjt laf . ! - $ . ThL ThLfsday Tht4sday sday after atter .thicase thicase . , the theease ca ease , e > had been reviewed by the supreme su- su supreme supreme - preme court three times charged chargedhe chargeihe he had been railroaded rallroaded rallruaded to prisorthat prison prisonthat prisonthat that small town grudges were responsdble re- re responstble ' - sponsible sponstble for his plight and thateven thaeven that even politics poUtics had played a part past in inthe lithe the prosecution . . Judge Young said he had n nabjection no noobjection noobjection < abjection objection to even immediate re release re- re release release - - . lease but that the board of par- par pardons pardons pardons - dons should acknowledge actnO\lVledge actnO lVledge \ that the thedefendant thedefendant thidefendant defendant had been fairly triedwas tried . , , was guilty gullty and was not the victinof victim victimor victimor or a frameupMcNaughtan frameupMcNaughtan frameup McNaughtan was convicted by bya bya 03a a jury of altering brands with Intent In- In Intent - tent to steal lambs and & . on Dec18 Dee Dec 18 was sentenced to an inteterm Inteterm- Inteterminate Inteterminate . - . Inate prison term The past fouryears four towyears yelU'B yelUB years ' have been consumed In carrying car- car carrying carrying - rying the case to the th supreme courl court courtA A story as old as the weat wests vests a Uve- Uve live- live Uve.stock livestock live livestock - ' . -stock stock .stock - . Industry was unfolded . before beforethe beforethe befor.the beforthe . > the state ste.te stete . board of ot pardons sat Sat- Saturday Sat Saturday . - . urday as Uintah Ulntah county s 8 a four-yeaargument four yeaargument four-year four year fouryearargument fouryearargument - r argument of a sheep Bheep & rustling ru&Ulng ruUlng charge chargebecame chargebecame chargbecame became a statewide IssuePour issuePour Issue IssuePour Pour years ago Saturday SaturdaY-to SaturdaY to - to thiday the thedayJohn thedayJohn day-John day John - - John E E . . McNaughtan Venr-school Venr school Verna Vernal Vernalschool ! - school teacher and sheepman sheepenan , . was wassentenced wassentenced wasentenced sentenced to an lndetenntnate indeterminate lndetenntnateterm indeterminateterm Indetermlnatterm term by District Judge Abe Turnefollowing Turner Turnerrollowing Turnerfollowing rollowing following conviction on a . charrof charge chargeor chargeof or of altering the marks marb and brands brandson branion on animals with Intent to steal stealhe stealhe stei .tAhe tAhe . he animals animalsThe | The animalsThe case has been carried 1the to tothe tothe the state supreme court , . which upheld up- up - upheld in - k held the conviction On Decembe December | 3 the defense counsel applied appUed fc to tothe tothe the board of pardons p rdona for tor termina- termina terminatIon termination ternunatlon - tIon but the defendant did not notactually notactually noactually actually surrender to Warden Owen OwenNebeker OwenNebeker OweiNebekCT Nebeker until untU Thursday ThursdayBitter ThursdayBitter ThursdayBitter Bitter conflict connict of testimony testbnony frocboth trom from tromboth fromboth both sides took more than twohours two twohours twxhours hours of the board boards 8 a time Ume Saturdaysome SaturdaySome Saturday Some testified tesWied McNaughtan stollambs lambs placing his own brand o over ' " ' that of ot otothet othef othet growers Others were werejust werjust just as determined detennlned in their standa a great injustice had been donesmall done doneSmall Small town grudges were re responsible re- re re'Iponsible responsible - - ' sponsible 'Iponsible Iponsible for the conviction of Me- Me MeNaughtan MeNaughtan Mc McNaughtan - Naughtan H . . L MulUner Mulliner attorney attorneycharged attorneycharged attorneycharged charged in his declaration that hebelieved he hebelieved hebelieved believed his client cUent was innocentBut Innocent InnocentBut InnocentBut But District DLstrfct Judge DaUaa Dallas H.Young HYoung H . H . . Young , who as district attorney attorneyheaded attorneyheaded attorneyheaded headed the prosecution and H if WOolton W WOolton WColton Oolton Colton . . , who as Uintah county attorney at attorney at- at attorney - torney assisted In the state state's states ' . pre- pre presentatton pre presentation . - . sentation .entation entation sentatton countered with belief beliefthat beliefthat bellelthat that a & fair and Impartial impartlal trial hadbeen had hadbeen been | ! been given the grammer schoolteacher schoolteacherJudge school schooltl"acher schoolteacher tl"acher tlacher teacher " tl"acherJud teacherJudge Judge Jud Young emphasized mphasized hewould he hewould hewould would not object to the parolingof parolingor paroling or of McNaughtan provided the boardtook board boardtook boardtook took cognizance that the prisonerhad prisoner prisonerhad prisonerhad had had a fair trial trial . , was goUty guilty goUtyand guiltyand guiltyand and that he was not a victim ofa of o1 ofa o1a a frameup Sheep frameupSheep thefts have assumed 8UM such suchs suchporloua s rtous ous proportions . that tha.t . growers growersare growersare are demanding stem stern penalties penaltieA . . , MrColton Mr MrColton MrColton Colton who Is the present secre secre- secretary secretary . - tary of the Ashley Woolgrowers'association Woolgrowersassociation Woolgrowets ' association assoclatkn , told the board 00anI He lie re- re resented re resented . - sented Mr Mulllner's Mulllners MuUlner'a MuUlnera Mufnere ( ' statementthat statement statementthat statementthat that "outside outside "out1de out1de " . & counsel * " * was employ employ- employed employed - ed to direct the state states 8 prosecu prosecution p secu secutlon u- u utlon - tlon tion tlon . , explaining explaIn1ng tha that Mr Ur VotmI Young'himself Younghimself oung ' ounghimself ' hbnselt himself ( Mr Kr Colton ) and . M . . . BPope B BPo BPope Pope Po e , . former fopner farmer district d.1strlct d1strlct . . attorneyhandled attorney attorneyhandlCd attorneyhandlM handlCd handlM ! the caw case cawWm caseWar Wm War , , It IL : . 33 . BJddowa Biddoway Blddoway , . president preeldent of ofOoittinued ofContinued ( < oontmued Ooittinued an on page pap eight elPt ) |