Show EXTORTION C CHARGE MADE auw ap at V 21 E IN ANSWER AN 19 TO rp 0 SUIT n ff ua trel I 1 FILED FUD extortion is charged against IL J turner farmer former city engineer and present candidate for surveyor in the answer of 0 S harris to the sm ant 1 1 of J H manson to lecove on a note for the note is one which was given by harris to turner at the time of the completion of a large amount of cement sidewalks sidewalk for the city in Nov november omber 1914 tb the answer alleges that when harri harris and P 0 had finished their contract the sum of was due them from the city and they needed it at once to finish paying some of the men who had worked for them and to pay for the cement the defendant further alleges that turner demanded a sum of money before he be ancita city engineer engine ev would approve of the sidewalks so that the city council would pay for the work done two other politicians who were at that time connected with the city administration are also sud said to have been involved in the alleged graft and developments in the case will be watched with great interest by the taxpayers of the city how the note came into mansons hands after a somewhat varied career and bow how the alleged extortion was worked are fully set forth in the answer of defea defendant dant who hi in part t alleges 3 that this defea defendant dant together with P 0 constructed and laid the bomont sidewalks within the city of price according ace to the contract made with the said city and the instructions given to them by IL J turner who was then and there acting as city engineer that when said sidewalks were fully constructed laid and completed the caid said 0 S harris and P 0 owed a large sum of money to the portland cement company for cement used in the construction of said sidewalks and also owed certain workmen lor for services rendered in the construction of said sidewalks and for other ma serials tc te rials and that under the contract of this defendant and P 0 with said city there was due to this said defendant and P 0 a sim approximating 00 as a balance due to them thern from said city when the said sidewalks were fully constructed laid and completed A that said this defendant when the said sidewalks were fully const constructed laid and completed demanded of said price city the 4 amount due to them under their coni tract for the construction of said sidewalks and the said R J turner who was then and there acting as the city engineer demanded of thil defendant enat anlon R this defend ant would pay unto him a centala tala sum eurn of money he be as city engineer would not approve of said sidewalks nor accept of the same but on the contrary would withhold hia his approval and prevent the said P 0 and this defendant from receiving the money then due to them from the said city for the rf nf said sidewalks that this defendant and 4 P 0 then being obligated in a large amount for cement other material and labor and being desiro oas of obtaining payment from tha said city for the construction of said sidewalks of the balance duo due them realizing that the city would not mot pay said balance under said contract t i without the approval roval of aid faid R J turner agreed to pay aud did pay certain ertain moneys turner and aud la thereto 66 defendant made executed and delivered the certain promissory note sued upon which oaid said note ww a extorted arc treat n this defendant by R J turner whilo be he was acting as city tynt mineer ineer be fore be he would approve of the amount due under said eald contract contra et for the con st ruction of sall sidewalks not with standing the fact that be he had no interest whatever in the contract and was acting solely as the agent and employee of the city of price and w was aa lo 10 0 o be paid and was paid by said city for his services as engineer for supervising the construction of said side sidewalks 4 4 that said note was not given to said turner for or any other purpose u than to make it possible for this de continued on page 8 EXTORTION CHARGE MADE continued from page 1 f enfant and ind P 0 to obtain the mone moneys s legally due them then under their contract iab with said city that slid said it J turner performed pr formed no service for bilu iu Sil vagn ni or this de fondind fon fen dint hid irid loaned them no monea but by means of said extortion and not otherwise obtained the note sued upon without any cons id whit moving from this defendant to the said R J turner 5 tint thu sail turner fulia realized that he lie could not sue upon said n noto oto because of its being tainted with this illegality ille galit and caused the slime to be indorsed to Smoot nixon Nion lumber of price utah who A ho lerun lenin ng vig of the conditions under which said note was sien gien refused to retain the same or enforce eti force the piment 1 I and after said note had mi ini buted it re assign td s id note to U R J turner who after its m durity en said note to this plaintiff who as defendant is unformed and believes and therefore alleges the fact to be is issuing suing upon mid note ns assume e and for the bent benefit alt of said R 3 turner and not other otherwise 6 0 that said pl obtained ob tallied said note after maturity to aid t the lie said R J turner in the col collection lection thereof and for no other purpose |