Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-31
A SERIOUS OFfENSE.
Two Young Boys Caught Stealing Letter:
from The Post Office.

Postmaster Graham has suspected
for some time that the lock boxes in
the postoffice were being interfered
with, and steps were taken to verify
the correctness of his suspicious. On
Saturday evening. after the mail mad
been distributed. one of the clerks, M
III. Graham, was left behind to watch
for any possible infractions of the post
al laws, and about 10 o'clock heard
persons open FIVE boxes and abstract
letters from them. He quietly left the
building through the rear and hurried
around to the front and entered the
public part OF the office. where he
found Henry Michael and James Baker
with a number of letters In their pos
session. Mr.. Graham collared the young
postoiiice inspectors and took them
over to the sheriff's office, where they
were locked up by Deputy Sherin
Henry.
The culprits are boys about is years
of age. Baker is the son OF widow
with several children. living In Provo,
and Michaels parents live IN HeDer.
Henry was here visiting relatives The
prisoners apparently considered the ar
rest good joke Saturday night, as the
other prisoners complain that they kept
them awake singing and cutting up.
but yesterday morning they felt more
serious, and brother of the Baker boy
visited them and advised them to make
n full confession. They then told
Jailer Williams that they opened only
one box and, upon being asked what
they intended to do with the letters,
said they did not know. As they had
letters addressed to four or five differ
ent persons In their possession when
b. CHI If nnaninn nnlv ono
box is of course. Incorrect. They had
n bunch of keys, which Is supposed to
have been lost by someone who was n
box-renter, and they were used for
opening the boxes.
u. S. Attorney Judd came down to-
day, and the boys were given hear
ing before Justice Noon. They pleaded
guilty to robbing the postofiice and
were held to the federal court. They
were required to furnish 81 500 bail.
which has not been given yet.
Legal business.
Joseph Chamberlain has commenced
suit against George 4. Peary and An
ME NJ. Peary to collect 1853. with in
terest at one per cent per month from
January 30th. 1898, on promissory
note secured by mortgage ON Utah
county real estate. James II. Bacon,
trustee. d. G. Tunnecliff and George
ID. Tunnecliff. who claim an interest in
the mortgaged premises, are made
party defendants. King e John are at
torneys for plaintiff.
George Williams (colored) and John
Harvey were called UP to plead to the
charge of burglarizing Samuel Rudd's
store In Goshen, in the Fourth district
court Saturday. Their attorney. John
+. Booth, demurred to the Information
on the ground that Ii did not charge
tl,ot =, hna ,t,,It cd IA
1t did not show that 1t had been drawn
by the proper oflicer-the county attor-
ney- and that n copy had not been
served on the defendant Williams.
The county attorney was unable to
be in court on account of illness and at
the request of Grant C. Bagley, who
represented Mr.. King, arguments on the
demurrer went over till today.
Kate NJ. Bean obtained a divorce
from Norman II. Bean on the grounds
of desertion and failure to provide.
The parties intermarried in this city
September ~, 1895, and In May. 1896.
defendant left her without any cause
or proyocation on her part, since which
time he has only sent her $3.50. He is
now living In Colorado Springs. Colo.
and did not contest the case. Mrs.
Bean was permitted to resume her
maiden name OF Kate NJ. Smith and
was awarded $50 attorney fees, costs
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Notes and Personals.
David Jones has EN- appointed
nightwatchman at the Provo Wooden
Mills.
Rev. Chas. w. Lusk of Ogden held
services in the Congregational church
yesterday forenoon and evening.
William Davis, aged 20. and Lila
Hales, aged 20. both of Spanish Fork.
have received a marriage license.
Judge johnson of the Seventh judicial
district stopped off In Provo yesterday
on his way to Price, where he will hold
court.
George c. Whitmore of Nephi was In
Provo yesterday on his return from
Denver, where he went to eat buffalo
steak with the rest OF the cattle
kings.
Mrs. Isabel Wing Lake. the superin-
tendent of the rescue work in the pur-
ity department of the w. c. r. u. with
her companion worker, DIR. Carolyn
Gelsel. both of Chicago, are visiting
Provo, the guests of Mrs. Susa Y.
Gates. The ladies will go to Salt Lake
in few days. II was the intention to
have had Mrs. Lake speak in the taber-
naclc yesterday, but the frozen water
pipes made 1t impossible TO have n fire