Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-01-28 | Page 6 | City's Legal Advisers Scored

: CITY'S LEGAL! ADVISERS SC0 Bccauso of tho absence of City Attorney At-torney James DoVino from polico court this morning tho caso against John T. Pope, charged with exceeding tho automobile speed limit,' was dismissed. dis-missed. Judge J. D. Murphy, in dismissing dis-missing tho action, asked that it bo recorded on tho records that the case was "dismissed for the want of prosecution." prose-cution." Tho defendant, who "is an attorney, was present when the caso was call- ed and objected to its continuance on the ground that he had talked with , Attornoy DeVIno and that tho city at torney had promised to be on hand i for tho trial on this dale. Officers who had to do with tho arrest ar-rest -of Pope, severely criticlzo' the city attorney and his assistant and stato that, thouch every effort was ', made to secure the presence of ono ) of them In court, neither made his l appearance. The officers' criticism is ; ibasod on the fact that the city attor ney is paid a regular salary of $150 per month and tho assistant city at- ' toroey, John G. Willis, a monthly. sal ary of $75 to ropresent the city in the courts and that it Is their duty to be v present when all city cases are tried. ! It Is contended that the assistant city attorney has appeared In tho city L ' court but twico during the past .six months and, on both of these occasions, occa-sions, he appeared as counsel for the I defenso of prisoners in state cases.