The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-04
NEPHI.
Ex-Assistant Postmaster Ar
rested on a Charge of Forgery.
School Openings Diphtheria Democratic
Activity Speaking
Notes, Etc

Actly1ty-Goou speaking
Notes, Etc.
The sensation of the hour here and in
fact the principal subject for gossipers in
general all this week, has been concerning
the arrest of ex-Assistant Postmaster
Hartley Witbeck on chage Of forgery.
The charge was preferred by Andreas
Jensen, of thu firm Of Hyde o. Jenson Of
this city and it complains that the said de-
PENDANT forged Mr.. Jensen's name to checks
amounting to between $500 and $780, 1t
seems that the check in question was sent
to Nephi from Mount Pleasant, Sanpete
County, and that some one took it from
the mail, endorsed it with the name OF
Andrew S. Jensen and then mailed it to
the Mount Pleasant bank with 8 request
that it be cashed and the money forwarded
to Juab station which was done. While
the letter was at Juab man. unknown to
the assistant postmaster at that place,
called and asked for mail for the above
named Jensen and was informed that
there was a registered letter for him but
that he must await the arrival
of the postmaster before it could be deliv-
cred The unknown. evidently fearing de-
lection, did not call after the postmaster's
arrival, but instead boarded the northbound
train and mailed q card to Juab poston1ce
ordering the letter sent to Levan.
On the evening Of July rs last, q few days
after the visit to Juab, man called at the
Levan postofice and asked If there was
any mail for Andrew S. Jensen. He was
informed that registered letter to that ad-
dress, marked "Return in three days to
Mount Pleasant had been sent back on
the afternoon train. This seemed to annoy
the fellow aud he swore quite freely. After
asking for directions to nearest tele-
graph office and learning to his dismay that
Juab was the place, he mounted his horse
and disappeared in the darkness. About
this time the postmaster at Mount Pleasant
received letter headed Fsyette and mailed
at Nephi requesting him to forward any
mail addressed to either of the enclosed
names (Jensen's being among them) to
Fayette, as they were going down IN that
country hunting lost cattle aud buying
others.
Meantime the man who wrote the check
and mailed il to Andreas Jensen had been
informed concerning Jensen's serious diff
Guilty in obtaining possession of the money.
and that gentleman at once fastened to
Nephi to ascertain the why's and where
fores. OF course MIR. Jensen knew moth
ing about the letter nor his pretended
namesake, but at once decided that some
thing was wrong and soon had Sheriff
Henriod on the trail, the result Of which
was the arrest of Hartley Witbeck and his
being placed under 81 600 bonds to appear
before Justice Foote Wednesday, the 7th
inst. The affair is truly a very sad one
and many are the expressions of regret
concerning it. The grief-stricken family
Of the young man have the sympathy of
the whola community. Especially Is this
true concerning the affectionate mother
and his young wife. who has been bride
less than two short months.
Circulars are out announcing the opening
of the District and Mission, or private,
schools next week Some of the schools
will not open until Tuesday morning owing
to Monday being Labor Day.
The trustees are having the interior
walls and ceilings of the North ward school
house painted TO avoid the necessity of
running them with whitewash. This is a
wise movement, and will in the long run
prove much cheaper than withdrawing,
besides being far nicer in appearance
There is one case OF diphtheria in town,
but we are informed that the patient is
convalesclpg rapidly and that such wise
and timely precautions have been taken to
prevent spread of the dread disease that
little fear is entertained concerning it.
Our Democratic friends have been doing
some good work, both publicly and pri-
yateiy of late, and wherever you meet one
and supreme confidence depicted IN every
feature. A common expression among
! Democrats here is: 1--WE have them on the
run and let US not cease firing true princl-
pies into their high tariff jackets until the
| field is won and the masks are all torn from
the faces OF the &. o. p, the laboring man 8
enemy"
| Our Democratic drum corps, accompan-
| led by a numbe of other good Democrats,
| N I md hald
O meeting in the scbcolhouse at that place.
The room was packed with anxious listen
ers eager to hear the truth, j. e., Democ-
racy. The speakers were Messrs. Miner
of Provo and Frank of Santaquin, and for
over two hours these gentlemen ably ex-
pounded those principles TO which the
4 sturdy sons and daughters of toll owe all
| the freedom, intelligence and self-respect
ever enjoyed by the lsboring classes.
Tonight Saturday there will be another
grand Democratic rally at Mona, and this,
too, will be attended by large numper of
our citizens, including our energetic, eff
cient and untiring drum corps. The boys
! all Anticipate q lively time. Able speakers
will be present to cheer them in their good
work and to reassure the good people of
Mona that every reason under heaven still
exists which prompted them last GUNNER
| to roll up such handsome majority for the
Democratic ticket
| Iintic Ia with US almost to man, and it
is only fair to say that with that end of the
county well represented on the ticket "a
condition entirely unknown until the Dem
ocrats Of the county demanded and OBJ
tanned it), we will sweep this county with
such majority that henceforth the initial
letters of the banner Democratic county of
Utah, in proportion to total votes cast, will
| be Juab.
NOTES.
| Mr. Frank spoke to the people of Lavan
| in the Swedish tongue. Your cores
pondent was present but he did not report
| the speech verbatim.
Judge Miner delivered fine address
but he stretched it out altogether too long
| for q short summers evening.
Our Republican friends once so insoleni
and confident OF success are beginning to
look cullen and dOwncast. Their bulldog
| ing tactics having proven sad failure
they are now beginning to repeat Enquire,
| chestnuts w.: sVote for the best men
regardless of party affiliations"
To show up the logic (l) they are forced
to adopt will quote their arguments (O
used in different precincts throughout the
county.
AT Levan aud Mona-President Charles
| Sperry, Bishop Warner and Superintend-
emit OF Sunday School L. A. Baily present
1--WE must all vote the Republican ticket il
| we expect our people to receive due recog-
milton at the hands Of the government We
would have carried this county last year if
the Democrats hadn't fused with those
wicked Irish Liberals of Tintic."
At Nephi-We must vote for the best
men. 1t doesn't make particle of differ
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