The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-24
Admits Having Raised Henry Kohl's
Check.
BUT SAYSKOHL TOLD HIM
ANNA MARKS SECURES A RE
Streaming ORDER.
Thomas E. Taylor Enjoined and
Charged With Wrongfully Draw
ing Mortgage-Emma j. Gill Di-
vorced From Her Husband-or-
ders By Judge Hiles-court News.

William Brodie is the name of a
small man on trial before Judge Nor
rell and jury, charged with raising
a check from $40 to $1,000, the same
having been drawn by Henry Kohl.
NJ. NJ. Warner of Provo represents Bro
die, while the prosecution is being con-
| Quoted by County Attorney elect G. f.
Putnam. The alleged offense was COM
mitted in May last. Brodie was ar
rested and brought to this city and
held by Judge Timmony to answer.
1t appears that Kohl held a small
Irritation with fortune prior to the COM
mission of the offense. and sold some
mining property, receiving in return
some thousands of dollars. According
to his statements on the stand, he
made a sort of private secretary of
Brodie, the latter drawing his checks
for him and attending to little mat
ters of detail of that sort.
The pair came to the city last May,
and while here, according to the evil
dence of the prosecuting witness, Bro
die drew two checks, one for $100 and
the other for $40. The latter was raised
to $1,000 and cashed.
Paying Teller Robertson identified
the checks, and stated the time they
were cashed. The one for S10O was
afternoon.
As a matter of fact, the entire story
of the prosecution is told in the above.
Kohl entrusted the accused with the
business of drawing his checks, and
Brode drew this one.
When the defense put in its testi-
mony the important witness was the
defendant himself. He related that in
the days when Kohl was a working
iTnp ha +c.
speak of. The grocer and the butcher
would not trust him, and he (Brodie)
went to his assistance. He related
several instances where he had paid
bills for Kohl, fixed his account at the
grocery store and the meat market,
and how he had made it possible for
Kohl to get along until he made the
pile.
When Kohl got his money he did
not know what to do with it, and he
(Brodie) offered some advice; told him
he ought not to keep it in one bank,
but to scatter it around among several,
so that if one broke he would not lose
all of it. fIe also drew the checks, as
related. Shown stub of a check
book, he identified nearly all as hav-
ing been drawn by him Concerning
the check in question, he said Kohl
owed him and he asked him for $40.
This was at a time when the pair We're
in the city having a good time They
had visited houses of ill-fame, drank
whisky, and generally enjoyed them
selves. Kohl and woman were room
ing together when the check was
drawn. In reply to his request for $40.
Kohl told him to draw the check He
drew it and had filed out the stub for
the amount, when, at KohIs directions,
he raised it to $1,000, Kohl remarking
he wanted to have a good time. Bro
die said he went to the bank and drew
the money, as stated, but took it down
to Kohl, who held out 1890 and gave
him his $40. Kohl and he had a good
time afterwards when Kohl had got
ten rid of the woman of the town.
The cross examination elected very
little that was new, and the evidence
was not concluded when the jury was
dismissed. 1t will require about half
an hour to complete the testimony this
morning.