The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-07
MEIGHAN WILL
SERVE HIS TERM
Convicted ex.Postmaster viii
Enter Prison Today.
He ABANDoNS AN APPEAL
CHRISTMAS OVER, he WILL
LEAVE FAMILY FOR A CELL.
CHARLES MEIGHAN. the former

CHARLES MEIGHAN, the former
postmaster Of Ogden. will begin to
serve his time in the state peni-
Tertiary today.
It was expected that an appeal would
be taken in the ease. A stay of execu-
ton was secured, but this morning At
torney Patterson will make tins usual
application TO have the order removed
and Mr. Meighan viii surrender him
self and thus release his bondsmen-
In eXpiana ton of this step, Mr..
Meighan said yesterday:
1 decided on this action soon after
the judge pronounced sentence, but /
wanted To spend Christmas with my
wife and little ones. l have nothing TO
gatn by an appeal that I can see. Judge
Marshall removed the sting of the Sen-
tence when he removed from me the
faint of criminal intent on my part. 1
could have claSped his hands for what
ne said By good behavior 1 can get
my sentence reduced to seven months
and one-haS.
Delay in Getting Hearing.
1T Will take at least eight months to
get a hearing for an appeal. By that
time l Will have served my time. Then,
too, there is the uncertainty to look
forward to. The higher court might
reaffirm the decision of the lower court.
All the pain, the Worry and the heart
ache Will have TO be gone over again.
Then, too. it will mean more expense
TO my friends. ! have no money.
haven't a cent in the world and my
lawyers defended me because they were
friends and believed in my innocence.
when l come out I viii owe no man
cent and | viii have paid the debt
owe TO the world. 1 have not spoken
to anyone about a pardon What my
friends propose to do l don't know. !
shall not impose longer upon my
friends. l came down here to surren-
der myself TO the law I could pro-
long the misery of the whole thing by
an appeal, but what is the use2 My
earning capacity is cut down. My
mind is in a chaotic state. l canno;
leave Utah, and so long as this thing
hangs over me l VIII be untitled for
work OH it's a terrible thing
Means to Live it Down.
well, it win pass away. 1 can live
il down. l have nothing to regret IN
my behavior since my arrest. told
the truth on the stand and 1 think the
judge was impressed with the fact that
l tried to conceal nothing. I make Nc
accusations. Sometimes. perhaps, the
truth regarding the whole affair may
come out / trust it will II has been
a bitter cup but 1 will be happier out
there behind those prison walls than
outside with the dread OF an impending
something continually destroying my
peace of mind and the happiness OF
those l love. Tomorrow, 1 viii put on
the stripes of a convict and end it all
1t was over a year ago that a short
age was found in his accounts at Os-
den Meighan was arrested. and while
there was nothing in the evidence to
prove that he was morally guilty OF
the crime of embezzlement, the fact OF
the shortage was esta blished and as the
head of the office he was held respOn-
sible. The smallest sentence which
could be imposed was two years inn
prisonment, The court gave him
twelve months and one day, the extra
day representing the second year Of his
sentence