Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-12-29 | Page 6 | Escape of Woodard Causes Stair in Community

ESCAPE OF WODDftRD MUSES STIR IN COMMUNITY The aet. on of tho police department in conneetion with the oscape of Roy YVood-ard, YVood-ard, under sentence of the district court for participation in the mob demonstrations demonstra-tions in Opden on August 2S. last, may be Investigated by Judges W, Asee and A E. Pratt. Ruoh intimation was riven by the Judges this morning. It is said that no derision was reached onrly tdd ay as to what action would be taken Saturday nisht both Judges of the district dis-trict court before whom Woodard case were heard and who passed tho sentences, sen-tences, expressed Indignation at the notion no-tion of the police drpartmont. Judge Agec said that if such thing! were permitted by officials of the Jail that the courts wero useless. He sa!d that a grand Jury should be called to investigate such aotion Sergeant A. B. Jensen, actimr chief n j the absenoe from the city of S. K Ihown- j 'ing said that Woodard left on Ghriatmaa ' eve. He said Woodward and his family i were both out of the city.