The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12
HARRY SHUMAR BOUND OVER
COLLECTOR FOR MERCHANTS
ENCYCLOPEDIA TO BE TRIED.
San Francisco Man Found Guilty On
Lesser Charge to Give
Bond of 81, 900.

Harry Shunlan Of San Francisco. q
collector for advertising in the ''Mer-
chants Encyclopedia who was re
Gently arrested by Chief Pratt, was
given hearing yesterday in police
court on the charge of knowingly hav-
| ing in his possession a forged note with
intention to defraud. Judge Timmony
found sufficient evidence to hold him
TO the district court.
The defendant was found guilty OF
the second count Of the complaint.
which alleges that Harry Shuman, on
Feb. %, did commit the crime of hav-
ing in his possession a false, forged and
counterfeit note or obligation in writ
ing knowing the same to be forged,
with intention to defraud Elias Norris
& Sons company, as follows:
Contract No. $50, NJ. Elias Morris &
Sons company agrees to pay the sum
of ($10) ten dollars for insertion of card
and heading in cap letters in the Mer-
chants Ref. Ency. 1899 edition.
FIRM ELIAS MORRIS & SONS CO.,
Per A. G. GIAUGUE, Secretary.
Salt Lake, 1898.
F. B. Williams, Agent.
1t is alleged that the above note was
converted from a cancelled contract,
signed by Morris G Sons, who thereby
stated that they had paid SO for the
insertion OF the advertising in the en-
cyclopedia. The form was so arranged
that by cutting off the top of the can
celled contract and printing the words
agrees to pay" it was converted into
a new note, which Mr.. Shuman pre-
scented for collection.
A. G.. Giauque of Norris & Sons tes-
titled that when he signed the docu-
ment it had on the top the words can
celled contract, etc." and the words
did pay In its present condition It
read agrees to pay"
Chief Pratt and Detective Sheets re-
cited the circumstances of the arrest
and testified that in a conversation
with them, Shuman said he represented
McNally & Co. of San Francisco, but
only knew that his brother was con-
nected with it. The encyclopedia bears
the imprint of McNally & Co.
Yesterday on the witness stand Shu-
man denied that he stated to Pratt
and Sheets that he was working for
McNally & Co. He said he was repre-
senting the Columbian collection
agency, composed of Z. H. Harris and
E. P. Dewey, who, he said, had pur-
chased notes of McNally & Co. for 10
per cent of their face valuef Shuman
denied that he stated to E. w. Duncan
that he was employed by McNally &
Co., but when the prosecution offered
to place Mr.. Duncan on the stand, the
defense admitted that Duncan would
say that Shuman, stated he was work
ing for NIcNally & Co.
NJ. Someriield, a salesman of this city,
testified that he had known Shuman
formerly in San Francisco, and that
during q. period of five years he bore
a good reputation.
After arguments by Mr. Gunter for
the state and K. c. hase of San Fran
cisco for the defense, Judge Timmony
decided to hold the defendant to the
district court, fixing the bail at $500.
There are three other complaints
against Shuman, charging similar Of
fenses. 1t was agreed that the defend
ant should waive examination on the
others and that the county attorney
should elect one of them for trial in
the district court and that he be tried
only on one complaint. the bail to be
fixed at $1,000. Shuman was unable to
secure the amount last night and was
committed to the county Jail.