Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-22
ALLEGED FORGERY CASE.
A Couple Of Youthful Candy Thieves
are Candidates
TO TUE REFORM SCHOOL.


The case OF Brooks, the alleged
forger of Spr ngvillc, was retumud on
Saturday before Commissioner HIlls.
Tue defense submitted their evidence
which was To the effect that Books
was manager for Klingler, and that he
contracted some lumber, and when he
came to MI the orders Klinglcr did not
have the kind Of material necessary 10
complete it, go he was compelled to
make purchases elsewhere, and when
the money to pay these accouuts was
collected Brooks withheld suiil clont TO
pay for what he had purchased from
other firms, and 10 did not report to
Kllngler tho full amount collected.
The court thought deiendGnt's conduct
suspicious aud 80 bound him over to
await the actin Of tho grand Jury.
Hank johnson and Joe Bsberg, two
small boys, were brought before Jus
tice Cash yesterday evening, charged
with stealing Ave pounds OF candy
from John Holdaway's cAsdy stand.
The evidence aghins, them was con.
vincing TO the court md they were
held 10 appear before Judge Blackburn
10 see II they were not fit subjects for
the reform school. They are rather
tough boys.
Mr.. John q. Wiibeck came up yester-
day from Manli, bringing with him
three Of his children, who will attend
the Academy this year. Mr.. witbeck
reports things M being In n hourishing
condition at the Temple city. Mr.. Wit
beck and his sons have been engaged
rather extensively in the sheep busi-
ness Of late years and they seem tohuvc
made It pay. He states that they
have just made a big sale TO Phil.
brick 4 Grant Of Idaho. About l., 900
keaJ Of sheep changed hands In
this one Transaction. This sheep
were delivered about the frat OF
this month on the San Pete noun.
tains. Two Of this gentleman's sons
are now In Arizona negotiating for
about 80, 900 head, which they expect
to drive into Utah. IL the number
they desire cannot be obtained In
Arizona the gentlemen viii 70 as faE
rs Texas. Mr.. Witbeck thinks that
sheep can be purchased pretty cheap In
tue south, and that by careful manage
ment they can bo worked slowly into
this Territory, being brought In for
just about what IL would cost 10 tend
them during the same length Of time II
right here. Mr.. Witbock THINKS the
outlook for the sheep men Is very
bright.
Mr.. and Mrs. James +. BlbcoclS, OF
New Hampton, Iowa, attensbd the
conclave at Denver anu thefi came on
10 Utah TO visit rome of their relatives,
who have been In this Territory since
the early days. They came TO Provo
yesterday and were tue guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. IL. King. They will con-
tinue as far south rs Fillmore, where
they have great many relatives. Mr..
Babcocll was raised at Kirkland, aud
his parents were Mormons In the carly
days OF the Church, his father being n
Seventy. THIS Is the gentlcman's
nrst visi, to Utah aud he Is very much
pleased with our surroundings and
states that II he could sell out reason
ably we'll In Iowa, he would be
tempted to make his future home In
Zion.
Apostle Lyman paid Provo Welt
last night, he IL en- route 10 Southern
Utah, where he will attend q number
OF Stake Conferences.
The hall game between the news-
paper men aud this lawyers OF Prove
VIII bb played this afternoon.
Provo, Aug. 20, 1892.