Show George T. T Ta Tayler ler Is Acquitted By Federal Court Held over from previous week George T. T Tayler 47 who spent considerable time in Ephraim Ephraim Eph- Eph Ephraim raim during 1957 and 58 w was a s cleared on Jan 14 by the U. U S. S District Court of Utah of a charge of violating the Securities Securities Securities ties Act of 1933 Cleared with him was Leo 1 J J. 38 of Elko Nevada The two had been accused on the court record of using the mails to defraud and of participation participation participation pation in a conspiracy involving transactions in common stock of Comstock Uranium Tungsten Co Inc a Nevada corporation As As' stated in The Salt Lake Tribune of January 15 Judge A. A A Sherman Christensen granted a defense motion to free the defendants at the close of a three day trial holding that the governments government's proof of violation under the penal statute was not sufficient to permit the case togo togo to togo go to the jury Mr Tayler was arrested by a United States Marshal 1 in Ephraim Ephraim Eph- Eph Ephraim raim in March larch of last year but StronglY protested ms inns innocence to friends in the Ephraim and Manti area In a letter written Jan 15 from Center Street Salt Lake City he stated I want you to know I have been upright up upright upright up- up right and fair in all my dealings dealings dealings deal deal- ings with the public and would charge anyone to say I He also quoted Judge Christensen Christen Christen- sen as saying I completely exonerate and move for an ac acquittal acquittal acquittal ac- ac of the two der defendants George T T. T Tayler and Leo J. J During his residence in Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim Mr 11 Tayler was an active member of the South Ward Yard o n |