The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-14
NEWS
THEY PASSED BOGUS MONEY
Three Of Gang of Five Arrested at
Spring City-Guilt Is
Acknowledged

Mt. Pleasant. Oct. 10.-Three tramps are
confined in the city Jail of this place to-
day awaiting examination on a charge of
passing bogus money. They were arrest
cd at Spring City yesterday by Sheriff
John Knudsen and Marshal Richard Hen
erickson and brought here, where the
Crime tid MAO peen committed, for examina-
ton; The three are portion of a gang
OF i've which has been troubling the res
ldents and officers of this and neighbor-
ing counties for some time They operat-
ed III TINS city yesterday and the day be-
fore Two of them, the two not cap
tured. pose as cripples and get consider
able money by working on the sympathies
or the people. The money passed is
confederate bank note for $40 and was
taken IN payment for bottle of whisky
by John Averett. bartender at the Dia-
mond saloon. So IS having been given
back in change. The fact that the note
was spurious was discovered shortly aft
er It's passing and officers were put on the
trail. 1t is understood that the guilty one
or the trio acknowledges the work
Among the many sheep sales recently
made in this part of the state recently,
what is probably the largest was closed
up here during th< week., N. 8. Nelson
Rock being at the buying end of the
transaction. All told in the deal 1900
head of sheep changed hands. Mr.. Mel
son and a. crowd of herders left Tuesday
for the west deserts, where the sheep will
be received.
Reports from that section are that the
OullOOh LUZ the WlHLer IOr SneeD is the
best known of in years; In fact it Is said
by some that there never has been such
altogether favorable conditions there
since sheep from this section have been
wintered there. Owners are preparing now
to move their herds there for the winter
The funeral of Francis Rolph, a young
man - years old. of this city, who died
Saturday. evening of typhoid fever and
attendant complications, was held this
morning. The young man was we'll
thought Of by those who knew him, and
his untimely taking off Is very much re-
GREETED The family has the sympathy of
all friends.
Advices received here from Long Beach.
Cal. throw little light on the case of
commit suicide in that city last Friday.
es was told in the columns of Sundays
Herald. exclusively. The young lady was
Miss Mabel Johnson, formerly Of this
to the day before her desperate attempt
to take her own life was made It is
learned that almost Immediately after
reaching Long Branch. after the mar
riage of the couple. Spicer took to hard
drinking, and that he left his bride of a
week alone almost all the time and neg
lected her shamefully. few days be-
fore the dose Of carbolic acid was taken
with suicidal intent a pistol shot was
heard at the home of the couple by neigh
bors. followed by woman's screams. 1t
Is said that the gun was accidentally dis
charged. but that it had been used by
Spicer in an attempt to intimidate his
wife into hiding the state of affairs ex-
listing in the little home from the respec-
tive families and from others there is no
doubt Mr.. and Mrs. A. Johnson. parents
Of Mrs. Spicer, have left for Long Beach
and will look closely into the affair and
to the causes leading up to 1t. The young
lady was born and raised here and has al
ways been most highly respected and has
moved in the highest social circles. Her
family is one Of the most prominent in
the county. None who have any knowl-
edge of the circumstances but express the
deepest sympathy for Mrs. Spicer.