Show ur urr STANFORD r fORD CASIS CASE CAS IS DISMISSED Commissioner Has Aged Aced County LengthY statement Made Part Of Court Record FELICITATED BY THE COURT COURTr OUR to tho Dir Dur DurIn r HI fik In In Jon were anum a num Os ogden dell 00 Iti III tho 1110 distrIct cUrt cUlt of t when Judge room jm la L t Oe M ot t Skeen v JOHeph alle d entered ri n d and nd the tho Stanl that hi Ida of nt ot guiltY fIt C It bo por mako 1 for tor him ed tO Wit a I tho ho court Mr 11 tr II haa prepared In I d hu haa 1 n termed nUb olle In C be b mn ot of lot hot guIlty I n tJ tIo n Of of I i It f nn an unusual t k t Mu I going to nak tho to pm It Ita a al tO to bo be I t ot tIm tho anti and ml me e ft case pArt I hope hop tho court wilt will willIn In II t At thia Ihl tIme I move gran gnat n mY ot of counsel tor fot torp to t p that the In Inu th u by J n I Skeen Jui pit L bt be lo I court coUtt the tho ot tho th fOjO the e lon J 1 A judge ot at atIt It 10 district court to the ti aM clU ot Weber court coun I 1 In Iii Utah b I to el SIn Iud unwell Howall for tOl per IIII tao me mako antI have hav the oth other r paPers In Ill thu nUtter the my flY reply to the tho nl at act ct which I nm mu with by the In 1900 I WM a toU county t ot eber court COUll tr t tor fO n term and In HO by large plurality for tor I dmitr term while In 1904 1004 I Wall waa hy by art unusual for tor tin term the tho mine Ib 1907 and 1906 In 1898 It Ir not os nit early ns na 1896 ot of each elch county In ot the tho class to which Ve 0 tr kr county WD fixed Axed at 50 Ir month and hat remained tt at atIt tat It The Tho statute allows each cacti not nol to exceed Pt per er Annum payable monthly for tOr Eril nd md Y expenses Incur rN td In the tho performance ot of his hia Mrs In 1897 and for tor n a portion ot of 1111 the three commissioners brn IR in with ott allY tt Itemization or attempt nl at whatever each month 1 a claIm In Ia their own favor rending reading For Fo actual und Incurred 11 in attending of at the tho beard ot of county POI por committe work etc atc 2 25 and ad each ach claim wal wa If art ro united by by the tho then county at al attu tu ney and anti ordered laid ty by the ot of county loner i 1899 RII and 1900 thelo claim i r Je In 1 a way Itemized before each I at as approved by the county attorney My M claims from the that month In or of Ire ct January 1901 to And including 1110 last lut OM I are aro faIrly after atter having been boen pro pre pird vero approved by th the count county auditOr M ax to their and then by tire tho county attorney rut rui to their l g II and litter after such Buch being done dent wore were Md and ald by Ih t board ot of county ach county 1898 bu drawn wry very nearly It If not fully till 1100 per reI annum and not lot until re tilT hax any nuy question bon Is II to 10 the tho and regularity ot of ot of this thia nature In tact 3 tr annum tame Came to 0 ho almost con Considered n a put part or of the tho regular to the tho office or of cotta cou IT loner Th charge or of the accusation on 10 with my claim for tor January 1101 aM take up In order vr rt claim rendered by me llIca that The states That tt I Ii and haa been guilty guilt or of a collecting Illegal t 8 for tor i and pretended to hlo hae n b by hIm and for tor IDt In hIs or of county corn com ot of sail sall countY It any Buch auch to Uon Is found to In fact aa 1114 th o Ilen one tern Item In any ono one ot of I e In to then I am alii gIVen that without any modify C 8 Ot or extenuating what Cr tr being either considered or allowed ren tn any error In III Judgment or mom ii or from any other cause with no Wrong nong doing the verdict h hae 0 to be one ona itt In effect meaning y 8 removal from h Pit made ot of dialton Ira or having tn In life lite Insurance cump III aiM i ng ha etc the publIc bla blai Was become Imbued wIth lIh Auch 1 a any luch auch or 11 t that In my opinion an any ac t n hl Y or charge made In III this thia cil carries carriea the of at II a III aga the tho I of at he wron oat n Inn ti ta 0 erA It IL In my t 1 a Jur Jury to try n a case ot n h the lIuch auch bins control Tb tIe t e ot o tha Jurors aC ence doea not make refer lime ta the pUblic nt at tho 11 itt vas filed 50 10 stated lot it t Apr claim o by roe me 3 be co Or Incurred II by committee br I or Order tieh on o appointed o 0 I the II board In August 1902 1002 Is nr ot the report ot of that tom s ITt of the lIon I d The accusation doe doea Irl I my claim or 50 rendered In eun In th thor or my actual In a 0 II t a m p ot of 11 my duty ot o the th sll In committee on login b by the which lion ot theer 0 rendered during the ne Is tulip of Thin hilt bill z te and a 11 reading ot of lilY my h to the hoard board nil an mm ex I Uce Is 15 n full tull and mitt lIum Uon f naIOn ot of the claim In ques quen lire on gl 0 two report for tor 1003 and fIle 11 I e in n the Qt the court II an d Ure t to read to any Rny on TIle iee the mme en pent I in IV on ot of lilY my lifo Im n this thin county I 1 have held ar e Ind trust anI I or at pUblic honor n hale have ever to do doto to 10 the citizens ge and fax In I h rally avo devoti While county com corna m my entire my Un 1 time Vided ded 1 f the to the be beat t Ut e at atil and have Tel 1 ala alwa mr my to Iet g gio vo the taXpayers e all an i anti and bUill tm In y ot of their u or lf l my late IlIne j I b have been Itt I to hI elal k i I he e train Which I r J k w trial lit III the tho ourt c upon the tha charger be causa ause c such lIuch straIn strahl would tend to bring bout n another stroke 11 nl II e I an 1111 not able ablo to moet titu thu ox ex P ot of auch a L trial which I ant tutI tol would w bo several ot of dollars WId 8 ltd the tho additional of oC a aa n to tho court Mt I aa aga a go physical condition a 1111 aU a lt 81 aay that the tho lalar ot ol lIc her r I y ear dora dor not III my going a nd therefore I tendered lilY notion n to th tim board ot of county sl onora ot of county count Utah awl tho he t name has been belli accepted hereto h If Ia a certified copy or of that ot o f tInt tho minutes ot of tue ot of c to tho t ug ot of my At no time timo In tho of at the tho t In question havo I 1 been Von ron t by other othor tItan the tho moat t a nd vure ro fo li III tin will w wl Ill I over ever 11 nay that not one tol tolar lar l ar wan Willi ever h by tile illegally trout tho he t ot of count county I ant 1111 i the ot of 1 a fri tol br b each Mch county commissioner or of I Weber count county In every month for tor p the tho punt t 10 auti 1111 or of ortho tho ho t uC of uCon oft on a t annually politicIan Tn I can only nay III thit I Im nm a m not lot guilty ot of the tho In I n tho th and 1111 ant anI content to tn toot lot l lc ot tIm tho ot Of c geu pats upon tim tho ques quen quenion ion t JOSEPH Ogden Oct 21 11 1 lit granting the motion to s J said Hald It may be ba ito anSI In I n tha the court It proper propero to t o say 11 although It In III out or of orthe the t he courso of oe court that hat t It La Is with regret that the court ourt c Is In under the necessity of lank Ing i ng this order under the tho that It i t doom dool The Tho court say lIny that all a ll during tue time nitice luce I have been on t ue booth boriCh I havo been more or te lu in lose c with Mr rr Stanford on o n tIC it the tho posit Iou which Ito ho hold inId h or has han held us al chairman ot at tho board oard b of count county and out on count a ot of 1110 tn holding the office or of ju gl glor or o f and I 1 deniro to 10 sn ay that alt all d that time Mr Jr Stanford lizt n hos it a fine for tor the tho court t Its ita needa and hns haa been beell ever ready a nd to the thC court In nn manner he could lii In carrying out on Its min 1 work Ot of course It bl be improper for forue ue me r It at this time to say nr aught ot of the tho P ar are In Iii InthIs thIs his t anti which are denied 11 by the defendants pica ot Of not guilty hut n art them I do tb Melli It pro 1110 proper per pcr to fla my hint nil during this time that I have observed Mr Stanford In III the tho conduct c ot of the or of him Onti e so o tar far nil as they related to thin court I have found that lie he ban I shown a desire to per farm torm fully the of oC bin hili I lie Ie lIeo h ove that aPart trout what mil may bo be c and or not they b be true tru and of courne courM upon that the court ha no right tu to and dorm dOllI not lIot pane that Mr has baa been a ot of oher county anti I 1 Dm am mute lure that in III count loam losell one ot of ItI ita bent t faithful It Ilia thin Ott on the part ot of lie tho court ourt Is extra Judicial hut but yet It is hI only of III my coining cominS In with Mr Ir Stall ford tord n an IL a public that I 1 have hae come coma to know knoll tutu and I 1 do It that I should say My I have said an ono one pUblic to another Jiam front his hili ot of flee Fito ot of Mr front the at this tItan in 18 without Its for tor Ito he lion hus grown Ott In i rt yenta in III iO life lite tutu in III now down with v i It Phi U r I take It that nobody can to the court nt at thin tune the tho hope that Mr Shutter 11 i ito ho IIO flow rl re iron rein thiH oilIer that butt he him lucid held being the chief executive ot of Weber count i In hll bitt retirement that In lire life hl his and with lila butt to ii en ot of Poll I ical tug could not lot give hint and thInk I that nit all join tar IIII In God Col ill grout him luini to hear with this that hem to hint him I anth that I ha t hJ lila I tug tIC IIA yn on earth en rt ii 1110 bo be passed In peato tutu Tue Tho order or of lU he be made III II I thank your OUI hOIl or for the tho kindly words ord you hll have e ox IX |