Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-28
DR." HENRYSPIEGEL
How He Dlpsd Tho Ullrsp.cil5 and
Passed His Bogus Checks,
MS VISIT TO TAILOR pUDEL
Commissioner Pratt Holds Him 10
Answer ina Bond VI
$1,000.

"DL" Henry Splegci, the alleged
'ofger ami utiercr Of counterfeit
CHECKS, whom Deputy Marshal B0-
man Cannon bfought back from Green
River, wyo., on sunday hsl had o
preliminary hearing In Commissioner
Pfa,ps cour, this morning.
Assistant County Attorney Elchnor
prosecuted; Morris 51mmer dvondei.
TIC evidence went to show tina, the
sot dsaHt "doctof" had quite a high
time during his brief stay Ia Utah.
Arriving ~ this city about Sept. sih,
he put up at the Kuutsiord hotel, aud
there registered a. Louis splcgel, rep.
resented that he was n Correspondent
Of the New York Word, anu had
come here to "wfito up" tue Territory,
politically anu Otherwise. ls
malespvciai iuqultlos Of CLERK Harris
vs. 10 who were the candidates f0r ,loc.
ton, AMI also asked where he could suu
Governor West. His euavo manner
created such a favorable Impression
upon Mf. Harris that ho wa Induced
to loan him some $50 upon bis show.
iuga check for $3.50 on Denver
bank, which hc was then unable TO
cash, aud being In need OF a little ready
money t. 20 ou viii! H. subsequently,
visited Dlbei, the Second Suulu street
tailor sud ordered sJ7 tuit Of
clothes For these hu paid iu cash.
A icy Or two after the delivery Of tho
suit ho gave Duuui an order fora $50
ovrfcnat, tut explained that he had
not then sufficient cash on hand 10 ppy
Tor II. lie, however, produced a chrcs,
telling tue tailor that II hu wgulI each
Il ho would leave o deposit Duhri
could not do ih.6 auu spiugrl Atkel
"Wucte do you baukgp GA being
informed Mt the Drsrfot National,
SpitTvl readily suggested that they
gO there together anu cash %. Uubri,
asseutud, aud as tho check (which
called TOT sla5 odI)iapprnrc 10 he oil
night II was accepted with tue iailIt'a
end .uvmcnt. Spiegel uepOniteI $50
thu uvufCuai, but was teen by Dutoi
no more, Going % the TrmpletJn
hotel the Defendant there registered NJ
"DL Leo, Dsnvrr." He informed
Manager Porter that he had come to
SAT- Lake a. sspeciallst 10 assist Df.
PlnkerlJn With AN operation, that
he had had n cOusultatiun with
That gentleman, but that they
could not perform u Tor sew
sral days. On tho strength Of
this statement he hidVu that he be-.
only just arrived from Denver aud was
rather short Of ready cash. Producing
a certified check Tor $3.50, he desired
Mt. Porter 10 20 with hun u the bans
10 carh II. 1t was tneu, however, after
banking huurz, but ut Walker Bt y. tue
chrquo wa. eventually drpJsitcd Tor
collection nj Denver. Thinsiug II ali
rigut Manager Porter advanced the
- euialiHW $50, aud later on lac sue.
oeedtd in getting s. more from the
hotel clerk. spirgol disappeared.
IL thon occurred TO Manager
Porter that ho would CON.
munica,o with Dr. Piukrfton, anu
upon duiug 10 learned that toe story
about tho operation was utterly devoid
OF truth.
Mr. Porter next telophoned 10
Ogden, thinking that Spirgrl might
have made tracks thence. lilo wac
correct IA his sutmisc. The "dCctOI"
was tlhlluk ~ Aht lNNNN nultlt huk ~
he had registered iu n1oihur name the
Uilicers could not locate him. Ito HAD
meanwhile, however, been working
the check dodge there. Mr.. Porter
went 10 the junction CITY tn. same
evening anu put up NJ tho
Reed, signing his uame on
tho register. When spiegrl
came downstairs next morning
scanned the book, and discovered
tho signature he hastily hed, leaving
his valse behind him, This was
opened and found to contain number
Ofblank checks aud his photograph.
IL was learned upon inquiry that he
had been seen walking toward Uintah,
where he boarded y freight train, lie
was traced on 10 EvPnstOn, from which
place he booked by passenger train.
Marshal Davenport learned OF thla and
telUgraphel TO have him stopped At
Green River, where he was held until
Deputy Marshal Boman CannOn's
arrival.
Commissioner Pratt held 5piegel In a
bond Of 81 900 10 await tho grand
luTyta Npliuu