Show FINns FINDS IN fiR GRAFT AFT CHARGES I Stanley A. A Hanks Hank Reports on Investigation of State Dairy C Commissioner 0 m missioner PETERSON IS EXONERATED Frazier in Some Cases Contradicted Contradicted Contra Contra- and in No Case Supported 5 G 41 Joli n Peterson state stale food foo on arid and dairy commissioner lonor has been heen completely ex exonerated cx- cx d by hy tho tim state slate board rl Of 6 if examiners exam exam- iners of Char charges of or petty graft preferred pro pre forced erred by hy Walter Waiter Frazier r eft city food In In The report on the case caso was Va made to tho time hoard board of or examiners by A. A flanks who has been In time the employ of lI Hewlett Brothers company ani and In general soliciting work worl since April 1 i. i 1907 The report In nil full foli follows fol fol- i lows lows- The rime fh Honorable Board of or Examiners Gentlemen 1 1 I beg heg leave to report that by leanest of or mf tho the governor under the authorIzation authorisation of the time board of or ers ore I have hn examined time tho verbal anti and written charges made v Walter 1 J i. i Frazier against John Peterson state stale food and anti dairy lair commissioner lerN Kra M Mr lr chal charges In effect that on or 01 about t Ma May an 25 he lie anti and Mr Peterson Peter Peter- son ohm visited six candy companies s nail distributors of oC candies candles in salt I Lake eco to make mako an alt inspection that thu t at each of oC these these- places laces Mr Peterson secured several sot sev Oral eral samples of or candy cantly and confectionery confection confection- cry ery r for testing testing- purposes further that Mr Peterson presented anti and had hlll the time person In charge of each place ce sign a mm ahlan blank tec receipt receipt- lpt that no money was paid pahl to either of ot these parties for the campie sam cam pie le in iii time the presence of oC Mr PI-ah PI r an and that In several cafe the amounts amount afterward af Sf- inserted in sC several ral of tilt the re receipts rc ie exceeded tI the time price of or the sam sam- pl pies ples s. s Further that upon a second visit which ho ilo anti and Mr r. r Peterson made to the Startup Candy company on reque request t tIt of It the governor to ascertain whether or not Mr er Peterson had Imail paid paul for the samples he Iw had bad previously pr secured Mr Peterson acknowledged e his mistake In Ill pityIng paying time the tJ e Sparks Spurl fI Candy Canly company compan for s at nt such stich a a. late Inte date and en entreated en- en treated him jt t length th to hush the time mattee matter mat mat- tee ter 1 tip up or nr Chur In a a. second writ written ten t statement tt t re re- re erring ferring to the time same samo incident Mr Mi- r. r Fra- Fra lier der makes maltes a 1 contradictory charge o that the time second visit above e referred to the tile Sparks Sparl 9 Candy company and that upon coming out Mr Peterson acknowledged his imis mistake etc In answer to these charges Mr peterson Pe Peterson pe Pc- terson makes in effect the following ment That TilSt at the time Im secured t the samples he hc made out the tIme receipt In nil full and hal had them s signed ned by the par par- les concerned He lie admits that he hc did ditl not pay for them at the time time lime noi not hl Imp bp 1 ng ing g the money with them anti and considering consid consid- wing ering it an ext extension of credit to him from the time firm furnishing the samples hilt l ut he states slates to time the best hest o of his re col- col lection the tIme price of oC th tile the samples wa was settled upon at the time time II by him imin am anti the time other parties concerned He lie states that at a tl subsequent date after lh tIme the state board of or examiners had the amount ho Ime called and paid io for these and that all wore ivore paid COI t urn r.- r. tili lj In fere t to pay Mr r. r Murphy but bu tile the latter told him to keep tho the money for or himself This Timis amount having alady al- al eady ady been allowed showed b by the tile tate state Mr 11 Peterson II regarded l It as a a. personal gift to lo him from Mr Murphy I Sa SayIn Say In Iii compliance with your Instructions instructions I secured written statements front roin all of or the time candy companies concerned con con- corned cernel in relation to time the matter antI and submit them for your consideration as mis asa asa misa a part of my report As to the first char charge c of oC Mr Frazier permit me ml to state that two of or tile tho parties par par- ties les the Murphy Murph Cand Candy Cantly company compan and th the he Sparks Candy Cand company compan are arc positive time tive that the they did tilt not sign the time receIpt re- re in blank an and are sure that the names of time the samples were In inserted eriL Uh neither could state positively eh whether wh the amount was inserted C fl n. Campbell who signs the tile statement for or the th R. R it Elte Eite Candy company Is pos- pos posItive e that the time receipt was made matle out in full before be lie signed ne it Three of tile the parties partie the Startup Can Candy company he Sweet and nOli T T. T u. u if it lIn could remember but little of or time he Incident and anti would wOI not bo be positive whether the they signed the receipts in lank Mank or not although the they stated that It I was their custom to lo sign only onh com com- receipts Time The second charge e preferred by hy Mr Jr l that Pf Peterson did dill not pay for forMe forie h Me ie In Mr Fraziers Frazier's presence Mr fr Peterson admits and it nee needs s no comment As s to tn whether or not the th prices of th the e go gootis ds secured we we- r-or r r I y te t- t e ed nil in the time receipts It Is difficult to de determine tle- tle termine termini for fol while each of or the tIme companies com coni- WAS fairly definite as to lo what time tho samples were none would he hI JO I- I tI I o. o as to how much there was of each Ic kind The Time char charge o Indefinitely stated state h by Mr Ir Frazier that Mr 11 Peterson had not nol noir I paul paid r aid or om offered to pay imy for Cor time the samples at a mu time is 18 partly answered answer answer- ed ii by 13 h time the statement of tho time Sweet Candy Cantly company compan and amid time the Murphy urphy CalI Candy company tIm the former stating Unit that It believed be tie- Mr Peterson called anti and paid for tho tIme samples and Mr 11 firm Bird sl states slates es positively that Mr Ir Peterson did 1111 call anti and offer to pay for the tue i. pI 11 the time the exact price of ci which he Iw could not remember The rime Sparks Candy company compan slated that It was uvas paid paul In full Cull for the time samples about n December 1 i-i Mr Lemicy Lemley Lem- Lem I Ic icy ley of or th time the J. J II 11 H ii Franklin company stated that lb he could not noi remember whether Mr Peterson paid for Cor or the time samples sam sam- ampIeR I pIes pIeR or not a as he had no Wll way of determining de do- II it Neither could the Startup Startup Start Start- up LIP OanI Candy company compan remember whether he ime had paid or not Mule Not Affected It occurs to me nie that the time Indefiniteness Indefinite Indefinite- ness of or these statements must bo he construed con COIl In Mr Ir Petersons Peterson's favor Cavor Tho The It fi- Fite Candy company compan states that no ac account account ac- ac count or record of or the matter was kept hut hUl to time tIle ba bl t knowledge of or the president pres pres- ident blent and anti the time bool bookkeeper keeper Mr Peterson did duil not pay or offer to pay nay for th tim samples In view of oC the fa fact t that th the tho company I issued sue and anti sl signed ned a receipt for the money mone tho tIme question of or the vav- vav ment meat having ha been subsequently mathis math mad IK is of oC secondary Importance anti and af affects at- at beets In my amy judgment on only the company com corn Ilan zany pany and Mr Peterson and not in an any anyway anyway way the interests of or the time state Mr Startup of or tho time Startup Candy CaOlI company stales states by hy telephone that about May 25 1907 Mr Frazier Frailer and Mr 11 Peterson called at lit that company's office at Salt Lake Jakc City with samples sampleR of or Jawbreakers which they claimed were poisonous That Mr l Peterson se secured secured so- so cured about 5 cents cents' worth of or the these o from Mr Simmons then manager mAnner to tho time b best st of or his mIs remembrance though the they wore were not noi weighed That he lie has no rio nor r record cord of or Mr r. r Peterson having called to topa pa pay for Cor the samples since th that t time Mr Ir Peters Peterson n when asked about this matter said he ime secured two kinds o of each ench Jawbreakers and two samples of or kind making four samples sampes in nIL all Mr Harms when afI asked NI about the tha size of or orthe the packages said to the best of his remembrance a n. pound halt to one pound each Tho Time last char charge e of or Mr Frazier namely that a confession was made and the contradictory contradictor statement of oC Mr r. I Frazier as ns to tho LImo time and place of or this alleged confession coupled couplet with the time nb-I nb solute denial of Mr Peter Peterson on that he lie made such a confession must be left to tn our j I judgment I 1 have hav no comment com com- I 1 ment to make on it It L |