Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-22
.HIcHWAYMEN CONVICTED.
Youngsters Held Up Fellow Passenger u a
Box Car October Last.
State Auditor Tingey Probing A'icg-
ed maIfeasance In County Affairs
List Of Jurors.

Barney Crist and Jesse Malone, TWO
young highwaymen. were brought be-
fore Judge Rolapp and a jury for trial
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon on 'he
charge Of robbery. The state was rep
resented In the action by Dist-Atty'
HAYES and the defendants by ATTY
Joseph Chez, The crime win "hich
thew were charged was that OF holding
up a young man named Charles schope
near Grand Island. Neb., Oct. H. l9V-'
and Of bringing the stolen property IN
to this state.
The frst witness for the prosecution
was Charles Schope, who testified that
IN the date mentioned he was riding III
n boxcar west bound AT the GUY "a
Grand island. the two defendants MA
lone and Crst, got on the same car
that after they had been riding snort
time {opether the two defendants ROB
he'd him of 81 in cash and buckskin
monev belt, that Malone held the gun
over HIM while CrIst went through MS
pocketp, that on his arrival In ogden
no saw the two young holdups on the
street and got officer Hutchins, VINO
placed them under arrest
chief OF Police Browning, DETECTIVE
Fender and Officer Hutchins all testl-
fed 10 the arrest Of Malone ana Crlst
of their finding the stolen goods In the
possensIon OF the boys; that they az
first denied having ever seen Schope
beforh or Of having robbed him, but
that tNo days later they made con-
fession admitting their guilt.
The defendants We're both placed on
the W1tness-stand In their own Dehali,
but k0ld a very disconnected story.
They etated that they are II years OF
age. md did not hold up Schope ana
denied having made a confession Will
ingly 40 the officers. The case was sub
United 10 the jury. who after being out
only nbout IS minutes, brought IN
Verdict Of guilty. The court then stated
that h would sentence the boys Dec.
6, at Ia. IN.
PROBING ALLEGED MALFEAs-
ANCE.
stats Auditor c. S. Tingey. together
with his assistant, George b. Squires,
came to Ogden yesterday and appeared
btIOI1 Tilt DbdIu VI tVhiiN1
srs yesterday afternoon NJ special
session. Mr.. Tingey stated TO the board
that VI attention had been called, both
through the medium OF the press and
throufh certain communications reach
ing N office, to certain alleged irregu-
lariti0 connected with the offices Of the
conrtX assessor and county treasurer
ofWeber county, that he intended to
MAJ an investigation and ascertain
th6 {t1thfulness Of the alleged irregu-
laIttk In so far as they relate to what
even injury the State of Utah may
haxt hstaned by reason Of the alleged
irfe1 Arities. that such an inyestiga-
tionr1 build require few days time,
and XtIl he had completed the inves-
tigal !, he had no formal matter TO
pre- to the board but thought that
by Niday next he would be able TO
subuW something In a formal way for
the nslderation or investigation Of
the srd. After the receiving OF Mr..
Tine0e report the board adjourned to
meet gain Monday at 10 a. m.
ND ringey stated last evening TO a
"NeN representative that he will
thord khly investigate the matter
aboy referred to, but will not give out
any FORMATION TO the public until the