Show STANFORD CASE IN INCOURT INI I COURT DISMISSED r r- Comic Ope Opera a Reformer Fails Falls to c d Discredit Weber County 7 Commissioner or STRONG STATEMENT READ f Former Foz t County Countr j Denies Char cs Ii I of ot K Assailants J as ns to tj II III II- II I legal Accounts d Mountain Inter Republican t- t Bureau 2 Street an ic i Ogden Oct Ju 31 e j. j A. A Howell r e ef Cf th the second distrIct court In a special I sexton ton this evening dismissed the thc suit still brought a against jo Joseph Stanford Stanfor chairman of the tho the county commissioners j by J. J D. D Sheen the he comic conn opera pern re re- re 1 f former anti and his clique lique of ot political renge reVenge revenge re seekers I The Thc aCU actIon acQ n of or the I Ing m AIr Mr Stanford court in dismissIng dismiss dismiss- was taken upon 1 ie- ie C- C r- r of oC C. C R. R attorney for fOI tho defendant and wIth I the consent of James KImball altor- altor hey for rr the thc and arid because P of the thc fact tact that Mr Stanford I had alI al- al r l' l resigned from earn the lather than allow n. n the allow the case to lo come COmO up tip r 1 rat for trial Ulal Mr ML Stanford entered a pica of not nol 1 i CUIlty guilty and it was unusually pathetic even cn to the 1 1 most hardened o of men in the court room to witness the venerI enelIo vener vener- Io I able ble 7 gentleman bowed down In years year t utter the words with which he hc intond- intond t cd ed to show his Innocence of the crime l LL wIth which ho lie is charged An expression don sion overheard o after the dismissal of 0 L I tho the suit stilt If It Mr Ir Stanford J were ele nominated nomi oJ J for tor county commissioner tomorrow tomor L i 1 i row he would be elected with a 1 whoop was a prevailing sentiment Jf I The Tho court granted C. C R. R s worth the privilege of reading the tile folic fol fol- ic lowing statement prepared by b Mr 1 L- L Stanford which was afterwards ordered order oner- cd ed filed together with Mr h Stanford's i r resignation from Crom the board of county It t. t 1 I J commissioners lJ by or order er o of the tho court p Mr 11 Ii Stanford's To ro the lIon Hon J. J A. A Howell Ju Judge sC of Second District Court and to lo the thc f Taxpayers el and nd Citizens of or Weber C County Utah Utah Utah- In the bc beginning I to sincerely sincere rc ly thank Jud Judge e Howell for fOI permitting me to make and have ha flied filed with the i h othel other papers papers in this matter the following follow 1 ing 1 its as m my reply to the ulle alleged ed acts Which I am tun am charred with by tor tin tho acc accuser st I In the salary of each COI commissioner lonel In counties of the class S. S 10 tO which Weber county belongs was fixed fixed-at at 50 per month and amid has since r at that sum The statute c. c t. t allows each county cout commissioner ioner not notto notto rf t to exceed per IWI annum payable I. I i h mouthy for QI actual and necessary expenses cx- cx 1 I Incurred In iii time the performance ce of oC c 11 his duties My claims claim for fOI the first month In fit January 1 1901 JI to an and In including J A J t he ono r I I presented are OIe Cah fairLy I J it been l pre pre- e- e t l 9 lh rt l l t t r- r the theu theby by the he county attorney as a ato to their legality and aud after such Much b nt b cone one were vere allowed and ordered paid b by the board of count county commission commission- sion- sion ers Each county commissioner since since ince has drawn very y nearly neary I If not not fully fulty per annum and not nol until 3 J I has any question been heen raised E as to the legality an and regularity pi p any OIW claim of this nature In fact 30 per annum came to lo be almost universally universally sally considered a part of the regular I M salary attaching to the office of oC county county county coun- coun ty commissioner commissioner- I Id I'd The uThe charges of the accusation 01 on mo hUe commence with my claim for Jan Jan- 1 laOS 08 and arni take lalie up in iii order practically proc 1 tI ca II every claim ren rendered ele by me I that month The accusatIon l' l stales stites That the defendant ant is 18 and amI has r- r j i been guilty of charging and amI collecting r I illegal Sees fees for services rendered and ami 1 I pretended to have have- have been been rendered h by incurred in his him hint and for fot expenses i 1 1 capacity c. of county commissioner of ot said count county If any such allegation atlon is iN isI A I found to In fact exist as to even one I i email emall Item Item in III any anyone one of or the claims In In 11 1 t question then I am am given glen to understand under under- b stand stam that without any modifying or 4 extenuating circumstances whatever whale being either cither considered or allowed or t C any ally error In ju judgment or memS memory mem- mem j S j OJ OIl ory or 01 II from any other oilier cause elUs with no flO lail wrong doing the v verdict I 1 would have ha to be IC ono InC in effect meaning mean mean- lug Ins u m my removal remo from office j Duty Dilly lIly Performed i The Ihie greater portion Ion of nf my life h has cell been spent s' in this coul county I 1 have hav hId held position after position of public honor 1101 awl and trust and have hav striven to tu do IllY my whole duty dittY to tim Lh the citizens and taxpayers tax tax- r payers layel's generally While cO county cun- cun t I have devoted dc my entire time antI and m my undivided attention to lo I. I the tho host best interests of or the taxpayers taxpayer nYI and amid J J have e with the tue aid of or my colleague Y CI always to LU give the l H J Jan an an n- n economical 1 and like lIl e administration if f q their their- IT affairs t 1 am in my lily third seventy year car and because tuse e of my lalo late Illness I have ha been advised by m my physician and friends not to un undertake Cl the strain which would ouId l atten l a trial In the district court upon the charges preferred II because such t i-a i I mm would woul Id tend to bring about another stroke At t no lime in Iii th the r rendering of ot the claims In question havo have I been controlled con con- trolled lJ by other than the most JH honest and pure I e motives moti To m my d dying day will viii I 1 ever say lY that hUt not lint one OHO slug single dol dol- Jar lar was ever e taken by hy me Illegally ly from the treasury of Weber county I Iam Iam Iam am am made madl the victim of a precedent followed Cd h by each county commissioner of Weber In county et e every mouth month for 01 practically tho the pa past l ten tn en years cals and amid the malicious and vindictive e spleen of an annually disgruntled I politician In Iii conclusion I can only say 1 that thal Iam J I Jam am am- amnot not guilty of these charges contained con comm ta fn In the accusation anti and am an conent cont content con con- t tent ent nl lo to let time the taxpayers CIs and ns of Weber 1 county generally pass puss upon the question Tribute of ot lIo In hi dismissing ho ho suit stilt Judge Howell made mallo a glowing tribute to Joseph Stanford TIN The in part Tart was as ns follows In making this order the court CO deems It Il proper to s1 say that h It is Js somewhat mc out but ut o of th the usual course of court that II It Itis i is with sincere sin sin- Coin cere regret Iet that th the lie court Co is under the time noces necessity ll of inking this or order el the he conditions that It does The court desires to toty 1 that all say ty during ing till the time since I have ha he been n on the bench I have havo been more 01 or Ic less hess In close clos association with wilh Mr I Stanford on account of time tIll which he holds or ot has held as chairman of the board hoard of county commissioners and account on of m my th the office of of this timis court anti ami I 1 desire to M say that all luring during that time line Mr a Stanford has shown hown a flue fine cons for COl the court and Its needs and has been ever N r ready an and willing to 10 assist as the court In any manner nel he lie could in carr carrying on Its ministerial work Of or 01 course it would be Improper for forme forme forme me at nt this time to so say s-ay aught nug-ht of the charges which ar arc azo made Inthis in Jim this his complaint and which are arc denied lJ by y the time defendants defendant's pica plea of not guilty guilt but apart from them I do O deem It proper p to s say that all during this time that hat I have hae observed Mr h Stanford In n 01 the conduct of the duties of his o office ce and especially es so 0 far as ns the they related plated to this court and I have hu found foun tJi that all luring during this time hue he lie has shown it 11 c s to perform fully tully time the ic duties of his Ills office I sin room from what nt may bo these charges and aUlt l' l or i bd l nf or upon that l U f. f has li ii i II right hl d an anti l tines not p pass r ass that thai Mr Stanford has been a I painstaking and Conscientious om officer of Weber cb 1 county and amid I am urn sure that thal In losing hosing him Weber bI county loses one of of- Its Us most faithful servants Ino Knowledge c of Character It may seem that this statement nt on the part of the court COUlt Is somewhat hut but yet et It Is only because bo- bo cau cause c of my my coming in contact with Mr II Stanford as a public officer that I have come to to I know now him and I do 10 deem It propel proper that I should say what whal I have said as one public speaking speak speak- ing I to another who has retired from rom ills his Tho withdrawal val of Mr Stanford from l the public service at aL this time Ume Is not without its pathos for ho has grown gro old ott in years yeal's In public life am andIs and andis Is now bowed down by physical In In- In I 9 J take lake it If that thit nobody can object to 10 the tho court at this time lime expressing the hope hore that Mr Stanford Stanfold who now retires from this office omco that he has hel held being tIme the chief executive of Weber county will I ll find d In iii his re retirement re- re that thai consolation cor in private life among amons hi hl his friends and with wilt his family that the ot or political oilier holding could not nut give II e him imin and andI I think that thiat al all I 1 Ji join me in hotIng hopIng hot hop Ing that God lod will vill wi grant him him strength h to hear bear hell with firmness this affliction that has hiam come to lo him him and that Ima ha has re remaining ye- ye lays days on earth eurth will wi be he passed lit Iii and amI lul tu Tim Tho order ordet of th nl ul may muY be bc made e. e |