The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-08

The friends and associates of the well
known business man, ]. R. Hickman,
were greatly surprised yesterday after
noon when the report became current
on the streets that he had been arrest
ed on charges of embezzlement and
obtaining money by false pretenses, and
still more so. when it was learned that
there were a multiplicity of charges
against him for obtaining trifiing sums
by issuing worthless checks.
The first charge lodged was made by
Mrs. Clara 3. Kelly, who deposed
that Hickman. on October IA, had
fraudulently appropriated to his own
use S175 OF her money. 1t will be re-
menbered that several months ago
Mrs. Kelly was visiting friends in the
ott-Auerbach building, and while in
the building fell through the elevator
shaft, which was left unguarded, and
sustained serious injuries. She brought
suit for damages against the owners OF
the building. and through the agency
of Hickman a compromise was erected
by which Mrs. Kelly was to receive a
moderate sum of money for compensa-
ton. The money, it is alleged, was paid
to Hickman, as the agent of Mrs
Kelly, and now the latter charges that
Hickman embezzled and appropriated
S175 of il to his own use, and on that
charge he was arrested on a warrant
issued from Justice Harvey's court.
Quickly following on the heels of this
charge came another one sworn to by
Louis Rereto of the European restaur-
ant, in which it is alleged that on Oc-
tober IS Hickman, by fraudulent rep
reservations, obtained from Bereto So
in money and a communication meal
ticket worth So. Hickman, in consider
alton of these, gave his check drawn on
Mccormick e Co.'S bank for SO, but
the check was dishonored and returned
marked no funds"
Hickman was arraigned on both
charges, and Justice Harvey fixed his
bond at 81 600 pending the preliminary
hearing, which he gave and was re-
leased
Directly afterwards three other par
ties appeared in Justice Harvey'S court
and stated that they had been victim
lied by Hickman in sums varying from
So to SO by Hickman issuing worthless
checks, but on learning that he was
already under arrest they decided not
to lay any formal complaint until Mon
day morning in order to give Hickman
q. chance to square I'D without having
recourse to legal proceedings.
1t is understood that Hickman claims
in the case of Mrs. Kelly that a portion
Of the Sl75 was his commission for set
Ting the case for her, and that he
had her permission to use the balance
for few days, and in the matter of the
worthless checks he says he told the
parties when he issued the checks that
he had no money in the bank at the
time but expected to have cash enough
there to meet the obligations before
the checks were presented.
Hickman is we'll known in this city,
and in the southern part of the state,
where he was engaged in the cattle
trade at one time. He has had large
mining and other interests and was a
man of large affairs.
He is at the present time suing John
Beck for $4,000 for breach of contract,
alleging that Beck engaged him at a
salary of $4,000 per annum to manage
his business. but without any cause re-
fused to allow him to enter upon his
duties to his damage in the sum
named.