Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-29

Eada, as q steam shovel engineer. He
saved up about $500 and decided to go
to Chicago to visit his daughter for
Christmas AT Salt Lake he had his
check cashed and was PAID In gold.
This, together with other money he
had. he put in a wallet and boarded an
3easttound train.
Upon arriving in Ogden Golf Went
to the Apex saloon to get drink. and
when he paid for 1.-THE exhibited what
money he had in his wallet. After ona
or two more drinks he stated that he
remembered nothing. Two days later
he came TO and found himself iii a
rear room OF the saloon and was later
removed TO a room lover the saloon,
where he was held for two days more
as prisoner. While he was detained
the man was not given anything to eat
but he was given all the Whisky he
could drink.
When Golf told his story to the POI
lice and the county attorney, an in
vestigation was Immediately started
which has resulted in the Issuance Of
the warrants charging the proprletors
Of the saloon with robbery. 1t is very,
probable that after the criminal prose
5cution the city council will take some
action upon the matter of renewing the
license.
A report was circulated late last eve
ming that Frederick Goff the old man
who will he the complaining witness in.
the case against Mcclure and Blamiett,s
had left the city, his destination being
Chicago. This action, il taken by the
complaining witness In the sensational
case. will not make any difference in
the Investigation that9is being carried
on by the officers. If Golf is out Of
the city the authorities win take some
action to bring him back to the city.
GOOD ROADS DELEGATES.
At yesterday afternoons meeting OF;
the board Of county commissioners,
at the request of Governor Cutler.
tho following were appointed dele.
gates to the Good Roads convention
which meets in Salt Lake City, jan
ary Ia: John Hall, George A. Fuller
w. r.. Holmes, Nathaniel Montgomery,
C.. II. IIichenlooper, Lyman Skeen.
Joseph Taylor. Levi Taylor, Moron,
Marriott, Archibald McFarland, "a,
Wright, Mark Child, Edward Green,
p. A. Dix, John I. Bybee, Ben Ghad-5
wick, Hans Peterson, II. w. Stratford,
William Simpson and j. T.. Randall.
SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
s8 NIadge Jones Hockey has filed suit
I'M the district court for d divorce.
from LoWrence H. Hockey upon the
grounds OF non-support. The couple
were married at Grand Junction
Colorado, January 1885, and N
April 1901 the defendant deserted
the plaintiff and has since failed to
furnish the necessaries OF live for her
and a child OF which She asks the
custody. 81
3 WILLING 10 RETURN MONEY.
Charles Price. the plasterer who
lives at Five Points and who q couple
weeks ago received S2.4l0 in a pack
uge by mistake and which was evil
IDENTITY sent by one Of the robbers or
the Portland bank, has Signifeid ms
to have the money re-
turned to the Portland bank, The
Portland officials have consented to
give Price ten per cent OF the total
amount that he received SO mystarl-a
,usly. If the Portland bank can make
Il satisfactory Identification of tue
currency held by the Pingree National
bank in this city where 1t was de-
posted by Price it will proba bly, be
turned over to that institution.
ROBBERS GET HEAVY SENTENCE.
In the district court, last evening
before Judge Howell. Halph Bean, who 1
,obbed the European hotel was sem
enced to 10 years in the panitentiary.
Iohn r McCune and George Adanson
Who We're found guilty by a jury. We're
before the court for sentence
The former was dismissed and the
after given IL years. This sentence
vas the result of the confession made
~ Adamson in which he completely
generated McCune. Adanson and
3ean will be taken to the state prison
oday.
BIC DAMAGE SUIT.
l. Stone as administrator of the
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