Garland Globe | 1909-03-20 | Page 2 | Formal Action Filed

FORMAL ACTION FILED. Former State Treasurer of Utah Charged With Misappropriation of Funds. Salt Lako City. James Christian sen, former stato treasurer, has beon formally hcarged In two soparato complaints with having appropriated to his own uso sums totaling $70.-C28.94, $70.-C28.94, rightfully belonging to tho stato of Utah, and ho Is now out on ball, with InBtrutdonB io hold himself In readiness to appear In court for arraignment ar-raignment at a tlmo to bo later sot by tho court. Tho complaints against Mr. Christiansen woro drawn up by County Attornoy Job C. Lyon, and wero sworn to by Stato Auditor Jesso D. Jowkes. The first ono charges him with appropriating Illegally to his own uso tho sum paid ovor to him on May 20, 1908, by Mrs. Julia A. Kimball as an Inheritance tnx; tho second complaint com-plaint charges him with tho defalcation defalca-tion of $60,000 paid ovor to him on January 2, 1909, Just a fow days beforo be-foro his term of ofllco expired, by tho treasurer of Salt Lako county.