. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical . red the law practice and was successively elected county attorney of Cache county fortwo terms and district attorney of the first judicial district for one term, during whichtime besides prosecuting successfully a large number of criminal cases, he pursued andbroke up an organized gang of horse thieves. He later organized the firm of & Nebeker. His younger brother, Horace G. (since deceased) was the junior mem-ber of this firm. In August, 1909, Mr. Nebeker became assistant general attorney of the Oregon ShortLine Railroad Compa
. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical . red the law practice and was successively elected county attorney of Cache county fortwo terms and district attorney of the first judicial district for one term, during whichtime besides prosecuting successfully a large number of criminal cases, he pursued andbroke up an organized gang of horse thieves. He later organized the firm of & Nebeker. His younger brother, Horace G. (since deceased) was the junior mem-ber of this firm. In August, 1909, Mr. Nebeker became assistant general attorney of the Oregon ShortLine Railroad Company, which position he occupied until January, 1912, when he wasinvited into the firm of Howat & Macmillan. Later the firm of Howat, Macmillan &Nebeker was joined by Judge John A. Marshall. In the fall of 1917 Mr. Nebeker was requested by the attorney general of the UnitedStates to institute criminal proceedings against the leaders of the I. W. W. For thatpurpose he went to Chicago and after several months of investigation caused over one. FRANKLIN K. NEBEKER UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD 199 hundred leaders of the organization to be indicted. The trial, commonly known aa theHaywood trial, began on the 1st day of April, 1918, and lasted until the 17th day lofAugust of the same year, and resulted in the conviction of practically all defendantsproceeded against. This trial is said to be, in many respects, the greatest and most im-portant criminal case in the history of the country. At Logan, Utah, June 10, 1890, Mr. Nebeker was married to Miss Lillian Martin-eau. Their children are as follows: Franklin K., Jr.; Marjorie, wife of Captain S. ; Lyman M.; Joyce; Delia; and Ruth. Both sons, as well as Captain Young werein active service in France. Mr. Nebeker is a democrat, but aside from representing his party on the democraticnational committee for one term has declined to accept nomination for any office thatwould interfere with his law practice. He is a charter member of the American
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