The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-02
OGDEN DEPT.
RERaLD saENcH OFFICE
513 UTAH LOAN g. TRUST BUILDING.
Ogden, October 2.
JOIN D. PATTERSON.

The announcement published exclu-
sively in yesterdays Herald, to the effect
that John D. Patterson had gone wrong
and was charged with having uttered
forged check, created the greatest sur
prise. To most people, this was the first
lntimation that anything whatever of a
criminal nature could be charged against
the silver tongued orator" as he was
called IN most Republican gatherings. IN
the early morning, along the streets
could be seen little groups of men gath
cred around some one who was IN pos
session of a Herald. Many stoutly de
MED the charge against him, but for the
most part they subsidized when shown the
article in The Herald. On all sides was
expressed the deepest regret that he
should have been led into so grave a
mistake even though all agreed that he
must nave expected to make the check
good before its spurious quality could be
detected. The announcement in The Her
AID. which could be denied in no particu-
lar, loosened the tongues of those who
knew something Of the affair." and pre-
vented the mysterious taboo from oe.ng
longer kept about all papers in the case
by those who had them in charge, so
that all the details of the case came out
yesterday.
1t seems that some two weeks ago,
and Hammer, of the Arlington saloon.
On this note he secured $500, leaving. it
as collateral security and later came with
the check which bore the name of Robin
son & Co and was for $49S.75. He secured
$3.50 at this time, leaving $4S.75 still due
him If the check had been valid
Thus far, Mr.. PattersonS whereabouts
are unknown. Many think he is still in
the city and some who know his sensitive
nature fear he may have done soT1e-
thing desperate when he realized what
he had done.
Several expressed the opinion that he
was still in town. 1t was confidently as
serted by q gentleman much Interested IN
the matter that Mr.. Patterson was stlll
IN Opr(la a That
been seen near the depot yesterday, he
nonfidently predicted that he would be
taken before night.
Later-Patterson was arrested yester-
day afternoon at ESQ, while he was IN
the act of going for some morphine, to
which he is a slave. The police got on
to this fact. and Determines "a f fqa IL, ne
placed in the city Jail, where he was
seen in the evening by, Herald man.
Patterson declares that he did not Know
he was doing anything wrong when he
drew the check for which he IS arrested
for forging. Some time ago ne deposlted
with Barr & Hammer a note Tor $oU0,
which was signed by three parties, two
engineers named Crane, Stewart and Mrs,
Stewart In addition TO this he gave ms
own note for $500 to the same firn1. he
received $500 in cash on this colIareral
1t was asserted that the 500 note was
a forged oAe. but as it has. been as
posed of in some manner, there IS no
way of proving this. ...
In addition to this matter, Patterson
also issued a fifty dollar check, on the
bank. which he claims he had The he, ri}g aI
to do as he mad a deposit OF a hIty 90, 9oi-
is denied by those VINO have knowledge
1t C develops that some time ago Pat
terson secured the endorsement or the
foreman of the car cleaning department
to a note for $40. This note the foreman p
will have to pay. He is a poor man ma . ana
can i'll afford the loss, but he VIII nave
20 pay it just the san1a ,,,,,,o,a
Patterson says he has not been himself
for some time; that he has been using
morphine and whisky freely, and tha az
he has gambled away all the money ne
has received from various sources.