Show groundless indictments IN our columns appears a statement in relation to the indictments specially I 1 ay found agai against not mayor francis armstrong and marshal solomon the grounds upon which the indictments were found for misappropriation of public funds of salt rait lake city are creal creditable table rather than indictable there to is no claim that the money was not actually paid but to the contrary and the outlay was in the interest of law order and morality had the indicted gentlemen not sought to enforce the municipal ordinances they would have been chargeable with culpable neglect and had they not paid for the service rendered in that line they would have been guilty of dishonest conduct the public will also note the facts associated with the cases growing out of the payment of amounts to judge ellas elias smith as salary connected with the office of supervisor of county affairs how do these indictments agree with the theory of impartiality connected with the office and functions of a jury there never wals was a grand jury in incur our opinion that operated with stronger prejudice nor one that sought as unscrupulously to injure innocent men as the one who made a political report to the court a week ago today |