Ogden Daily Standard | 1913-11-14 | Page 4 | State Can Offer a Large Reward

STATE CAN OFFER A LARGE REWARD Th"3 morning paper justifies Governor Gov-ernor Spry In offering a reward of only $500 for the Ogden blaokhandera by statins that the governor gave all the money left in the reward fund ot thp Btate when he Issued his proclamation. procla-mation. The Governor is quoted ns stating: "I would b glad to give $2,000 or more to this fund for the capture of the Ogden blackmailers If the monf was available. I see the necessity for prompt and decisive action in this matter and am willing to aid It in an;. way inai i can The las' legislature i I appropriated only $2,000 as a reward fund, and of this $1,500 has alread.. ! been used I gave the balance to the Ogden fund Were 1 to offer any more at this time I would be taking chances with (he next legislature turning turn-ing It down I have no way of telling what action might bo taien and am not in a position to Increase the appropriation ap-propriation under such circumstances." circumstan-ces." The Inst legislature set aside a special spe-cial fund of $2,oun which the governor COUld ufo in the capture of "outlawtT without the formality of a proclamation, proclama-tion, but the old law. which is to be found under Section 2403 of the t ped statutes was not repealed even by Implication and that measure al-1 lows the governor to post a reward "out of the general fund" of $1,000 for any person charged with the rommu slon of a felon v Under that law. the governor has the power today to d--clare a reward of $1,000 fcr the per petrators of each of th following crimes The robbery of Mrs McLaren Boyle The robbery of Mrs. George CuV ver. The robhcr of Mrs. Thomas D Dee The robbery of Mrs. Ralph Bristol Th blowing up of the home of LeRoy Eccles That would make a total of $5,000 a sum none too large for the state to offr