Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-13
THE FORGERY TRIAL
Hiss PlOy Chapman Before Judge
Hlles In tho Criminal Court
ATWOOD FOR rnE pnosEcurroS


Ttsiin's as 10 the All'gd Forgery
Miss CIapmin APPEARS Coniieat
--Intcr,siirg Dr,tlopm ns.
Fi1y Chapman WIS on trial before
Judge Hilos In tho criminal ceuu
ioiay. This oiiunsc, a. charged IN the
Information, consisted u tho defend.
ant having filled out and signed
check Tor $3.50 msdo payable to jamie
Atwood AMI coniaipiug tho signature
OF W. II. Atwood, which the infofmA.
ton alleges was forged BY Mis. Chap
mani also that tLu endorsement OF
jamie Atwood was written on tho
back Of the check, whloh Miss Chap
mnu Is charged with having, on tho
29lh day OF August, passed on Jeslin
a Park, Jowclcrs. the check was
dated August 49, 1896. ami was mum.
bsfed 35l And presented 10 the jewellers
for eashing on Auguit 20, 1893.
TnE DEFENDANT.
Miss Floy Chapman, the defendant
Ia good locking girl apparently about
Is years Of age, with daTk blue eyes.
well formed features and good figure.
shn was dressed neatly and moiesliy
and during the morning sossion Of court
sustaineu u composed domeauof and
calm c .untunauue. Her parents arc
respectable people vi no reside In Milo.
n GOOD tneu,s,ion up 10 ,ss slls,.s
criminal act upon which she was tfiei
luihy' Iho duienuhnt formerly lived
win the ATWOOD family a. Murray,
Nhefc inc prosecuting witness COO.
aucla lunteF anu building material
outlueta'
opfTtSo rur Iunv.
~ required a good part u the morn
lnr 10 SECURE Jury, qiiiu a number
ueing tAamlned btlofv ooth sides we're
sailsne1. ,
strong. uSsum Yuns.,, Ia.sns n,ia.
ser, w. IL. Lett, Hairy w. winn. ".
hofne' a. hAnAuer, Jt', AnAsa l..
Hleason.
on TWO COUNTS.
Tim inf,rm.tinn cont.l,,d iwo
counts. m, ~ hav,n, f,,s.d ,h' ,.n,s
NJ AtwooI IA m, ehsss .aI a.. n,ha,
of h.viny utl.,.I ,orssd uan., nv 10
bfs,.aintion on IN. rn.ch IA Iasitr A
pafk. Mr. atraun. who annsa,.a a.,
the Defendant. siIsoted Ia az, ina
| prousedlnv upon both egunt. bses,,,.
Ia, d,lend.nt -. ,xamlu.s oniv ~.
the charge of iorsery before m, eou,.
| hitting magittraie. Juog. Woug,r
ONE VERDICT.
Judge Hil.s oy.ttul.d IN. obi,,,in,
| OF Mr.. Straup. but stat.I Ib.t whil,
the Jury would cobsld.r IN. .yIa.no.
~ 10 both counts In III. trial tbsy
could bfipg opIy ON. verdict Ths
arfen,o noioa an sxerptiou and moyed
that thu court Ipslrnct IN, proeeeuiion
10 elect upon which eount the t,Iai
should pfoc.oi. Hia hngor aysrtuleI
the moiion but said ho would end,.yar
TO iuio uton tho syid,nos 20 that tue
delenian' w,ulI not DO prsJudicsd.
flOsEoUTioN's srATEMKNr.
Prosecuting Attotney wbitt.mo,,
muIs the opening stAt.ment IN
which ho said ths stst. int.na.a "a
chow by the te.timnuy 10 Il, Intt,.
| iu,sd Ia the trial thnt nnont four van.
ago the d,iondant ny,d Win Ihs Al.
Weols a. n servant: that snn nnd he,
| parents m,y,d aWny from th,rs ami
| later during ths CarniyaI of M.d,Id
| tic Defendant returned hef. from
| Denver and stoppel ~ IN. nom. n,
Mr.. and Mn, Atwood In du,in.
M enRngem,nt "a men ~, mad IN M.
carnival: that during mr. last sl.v Win
m, Atvu oua she x.s vary much nj III.
office Of Mr.. w IA. ktwaaa. ma
| H,ntv Atwnod ,,ha ~ 49,, a..
busine,s IN M. ofiler' missed .om.
checks from IN. banK bpot ami no,in.d
tho bank 10 loot out for thsm, ihai ,hs
attendant Issued and cashsJ IN, eh.cL
| referred 10 nj JosIln a parky. mn.
chasing somo isw.lry and rssriyin, a,
change SI6 IN o.sh and ths ii,m,.
check for $50. that ~ hen m, dsf,na.,t
was arfesl.d M. Admitted hayIny
eashsi the check anu 10 her hat was
' ''NA'' W. "''"
MR. ATWOOD TEsfpiis,
w. IL. Atwood WA IN. n,st yi,n...
called Tor the nto.scntian IA. ,..,tn,.s
thnt he flfsl met the iaiena. n, ,hn,,
four yvars AGO. wh.n lie c.,na ~ ~
home 10 eoi wo,k. did mai knaw hs, hv
Inc nam@ OF FIoy Chsnman. hnt AZ
know hsr by the name of VEN Lsn.