Show AT ATT AT T HARRIS EXPLAINS HIS S OFFICIAL CONDUCT May Iu 27 At 2 2 At the request oi oh Coun Commissioner County McKay McFay leI a Cour County County-At- At Al- oniey today submitted to the commissioners the tic r report por or In reply to a criticism 1 by Judge Howel amado In the district a court rooms room ti ChI Ir r i l r AU I In iii tw matter cit cl crIminal sites axes front from tim n l lo to the tIC district ourt ourt In the time cm cases es of commitment 1 i have 11 e la day been culled called caBet upon b by our tour honorable loI body to report concerning concern concern- ng ing tIme the criticism of or m my 1 o fic recently malic maUc b by lOn liOn HOn J. J A. A TIo nowel Jud Judge e of ot the second district court for f l not nol braving bavins testimony tea tes given at xit l preliminary lions LIons' a against persons accused of crime taken taen down don 1 by a stenographer and tin same typewritten In lh tImi district court und and also alo for a report U us to tIme the method of conducting m my office with reference ret ref to having testimony u taken takemi at al such hearings In reply to lo such request t. t I 1 bc beg lo tu aay W that the matter mater of reporting the time testimony lesU- lesU mon mony taken at al preliminary examinations h Is as I IU IL It entirely r the ills dis ls- ls ci lon cn of dt the time County alore attorney except In lii homicide gases cases ac an and In exercising such uch discretion toj I ha have hacon con considered n t the time necessity for having tho so c o taken and fwd second t cco the Interests ts ot mit t tin taxpayers ers of ur W Weber county Tilt Tho 11 costs In Incurred In- In In reporting such cases ama und and In Ir transcribing time the testimony testimony- are arc by 1 ma made e le legal al charges against W ber ler coun court l t ty which tile tie C county would b be legally required required re re- re- re to pay par The Tho statute statue provides provide a as follows Time Tho testimony of or each witness Incases In lii cases casc of homicide must mut be lie reduced to tc u riling as a deposition tUI b by the ma magistrate magistrate magis magis- ls- ls pr PI r his Imis direction and nt In Iii II other cases upon the time demand nd of or the time pios- pios p attorney Th Time The mn magistrate whom the time examination be he hind had hal mt may with tho timo consent of the time count county attorney order the testimony and proceedings taken down own In shorthand In In all ai examinations examination hei mentioned and for Cor that purpose he lie ma may appoint n a stenographer Section U ito O Revised Statutes l iSS S. S It II I will b IJo ed e from time the foregoing forego forego- II ing imir that all al homicide caSC cas must bo o reported re re- re- re ported ald und that In other othe casl cases the time county county county coun coun- ty attorney Is ts time Hie tw sole ju judge so of the time necessity eSsit for such sich reporting To o report preliminary rai of r nil all ai cases would cost time the count county at nl IC least beast t. t HOO 10 per month ami might cost several times that amount amount according to the thc number num ber and amid uld the len length th of or such casesI cases I 1 ha have hu e not nol It I necessary to la have havethe havethe lac c the testimony reported where the rime witnesses wit wit- wi- wi nesses are all aU reliable and partIes partes an permanent per per- manent re residents l whose hose testimony can cami b Ut be obtained at an ami time unless them theio Is some lomu special reason for tor or- or doing so I ha have haC C acted according to lo I my amy brut levitt Judgment In these matters yet et I 1 realize Ihal at Units times m my judgment ml may have ha been wrol wrong Since March ln jou ou 01 have allowed I m SO per pcr which was as to tu In Include In- In elude clude dute all al amounts for repotting you be- be that thai that be he cheaper for limO tho tC c than hair to lo Ita pay mini I bitin bi hy tin the t J foi tot J such sueh work piece as was waa Ice Ice- for essary-for I fr tho time attorney to lo have domme at as at list had Tone one theretofore During During the present month I have paid halt to lo 1 Mr George Moye cs lo Judge JU ge official ru- ru pher 0 lot tor reporting the municipal which leaves lean but n a small amount to tl VOn run I my I ItIs necessary for Cor meto me mc meto to pay nay 8 8 per ta day for or reporting und amid S Scents S cents per Jo words for fOl or transcribing th time LI testimony being tho time same ICes fees that are an paid In II time let tush court couri I therefore therefore there there- fore that 1 J cannot to I ia ay for foi forI J I the lie necessary reporting and ammil my IlY office e for i p vr p M and r n Cul fully m ask k therefore that such uch airan arrange c. c ment be c canceled und and 1 my stenographer January and amid February before beCore lies inns ung furnished with u a I when I J was at ut liberty to tu employ u a arc arcIl re It Il In iii every case calC that I deemed t nee e it I did dIl not fat co cost t th tIme the county count on oma tnt mit for importing 1 moe then them were m nc cases wll where Ie I 1 f fH H cit d c In iii Lime HIP necessary expense 1 I assure you yop o that lu In 1 the time future I J filial hal UC IL lo to work for or the ests of or th people of or the county an and shall shul Incur IK ia Jl expense where in n m my Judgment tH the time sam samIs Is not n CISar 1 cc I 1 run am al always w S 'S pleased however to re receive cv cay any suggestion un fron Iron your our ur hod body tody concerning D my official |