Show WM I. I R. R JONES JR UNDER ARREST Charge of Embezzlement Against Former Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Infirmary IS RELEASED ON BOND Act Action cHol kni S Ii In c ii C ct In Iga tion ii B COIl County uIt and County Count Attorney William R. R Jones Jonc JOles Jr J. J former fonner superIntendent superintendent super super- of the Salt SnIt I Lake ike count county in- in In Infirmary ll- ll rma was as arrested late last night nigh nighton on a charge chan e of oC embezzlement The arrest was made by Deputy Sheriff Axel Steele who signed the time complaint complaint Mr 11 Jones was taken beCO before Judge Diehl Diehi and released on Oh a bond of O His Ills personal check for or the amount amounts was as s accepted h by the court court The arrest followed an Invest Investigation aton b by county count officers that had been Under under under un un- der WU way sa quiet quietly for fOI some me time timmie It Its I was ins s reported to the county commissioners commissioners commis commis- that a number of oC articles belonging be- be longing lons-Ing to the Jhc count county had imad been taken rom from om the Infirmary James Jame Sabine Sabinc Jr the present superintendent of the Infirmary was directed b by the thc commissioners com corn ml missioners loners to make mako a careful Inventory Inen tory and to furnish a list of mining articles Decide Decide- Action Acton 11 Justified Following his report and other in investigations In- In by Commissioners J J. J C. C Mackay W. W W W. Wilson lson and E E. D. D Miller lI Mil MU- ler her and P. P P P. Christensen count county at- at and other o of the tue count coun coun- t ty 3 It I was imas decided at a meeting In the I Ity I and county building yesterday afternoon af af- af- af that the evidence justified I proceed proceedings a against t Mr Jones Jones The Thc complaint was u-as wa drawn by Mr ln and was sworn to by b Mr 1 Steele who started Immediately in search of oC Jones Tho complaint al allees alleges ni- ni leges le time the embezzlement of articles t the value alue of or OO The list of articles alleged ales cd to have been taken Is a long longone longone one and embraces hou household articles chiet chiefly including small timings things such as nutmeg graters ml milk strainers clothes brushes etc Regarding his knowledge of oC time the nf- nf Cfall C- C fair fall Commissioner John C C. Mackay a chairman halman of the time Infirmary committee said last night nigh t Mr Mi 11 Jones Jone whose term tell at tho time In Infirmary In- In Urinary expired April 1 1 had his own furniture betidIng bedding und utensils it mt tue Infirmary just jUtt as he lie had ono out year yar ut or mUe more n ro when I 1 took mv nn place on time the bould Jones stayed a aut l ut- ut T rl 5 n r t. t J vJ Some wh hC wit wit-tb b 01 Li tb alto away ho len left lost l of or h hl IK J Jomie 10 some Home ore personal prop properly erly orty In the Iho tire lire tre at nt the Infirmary last hist Jul July and 1 I suppose ho he hel believed veIl he lie was entitled to tn Komo Romo of or the that he took from the for lor that rca res son April 9 D Sabine Sabinc reported to me inc that Jones JoneK had taken a refrigerator from froni the place Jones Jone also sent ent some one to get u I cow that belonged d to lo him The mc messenger ct started to take ono o of the belonging to the Infirmary but bul this matter mater was straightened out and the cow belonging to Jones was vas taken Check UI Up Lists I 1 told tolI Sabine to go to time the auditors auditor's and get et the vouchers for foi furniture furniture furniture furni furni- ture and supplies and check up the list to see sec what was missing from Crom the thu tiL Infirmary I tried to get In communication with Jones without success Monday Tuesday and anti Wednesday and then I 1 was vas called to Wyoming On my return I told Jones that he must re return me le and all other turn the refrigerator emlO al olm property he had that that bore the county count mark Saturday morning moring He lie le brought back a refrigerator and a U wardrobe with wih several other articles It I will wl bo ho necessary to cheek check up with the vouchers vouch vouch- ers era in the time auditors auditor's however before we c can tell tet whether all at of or Uv tn I Infirmary nil property has be been n returned rum ed Regarding the wardrobe Jones Jone told me inc til nl one time that he had lost a wardrobe In the lire fre and ant that Inasmuch Inns bias much as the county count got the full ful value of or the property lost In insurance he thought he should have the wardrobe wardrobe wardrobe ward ward- robe In place pInel o of the ono one he hc lost 1 beleve believe I told him I though that would be JustI Just just I 1 want it I understood Mr ll Mackay Muck Mack ay uy sid said that lint I will wi not nut stand bland for any semblance of or graft In the Institution tion and wilt will wi use every effort to protect protect pro pro- oct the property of or the count county from misuse or ml misappropriation |