Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-31
Former Queens Counsel in Aus
tralia Arraigned in Grim
inaI Court.
HIS FRIENDS NAME FORGED.
Job =. Lyon, Who Secured Pardon
For Him While a Convict,
Victim Of the Prisoner

Frank Holden Hamilton. or Ham,
merton. ex-oonvict. and attorney.
formerly queens counsel In Australia
aud q prominent club man OF san
Francisco. who is accused Of forging
the name OF his benefactor. County
Attorney Job =. Lyon. 20 checks
amounting 70 S125 was arraigncd this
morning before Judge r. d. Lewis.
He entered plea OF not guilty and
stated that he wished TO enter de-
murrer TO the information in which
he is charged with forgery. With the
assistance OF Attorney W. L. Dunn.
the prisoner viii conduct his own
case which was set for 10 o'clock Fri
day morning
After he was arraigned. he took his
place on the prisoners bench and adj
vised four fellow prisoners In their
srraigument. on account OF the abb
sence Of their attorneys. lie was not
allowed 10 address the court but he
informed the prisoners that their
rights would be protected by the court
SO they could change their plea az
later dale.
This case is a riddle He came 10
salt Lake shortly after the san Fran
cisco earthquake and fire. where he
had JOst everything He was given
office room In former Senator Arthur
Browns offices, ana began to practise.
He became involved I'm transaction
IN which several forgerics were made
and he was finally convicted to serve
four years In the state prison.
DRINK HIS DOWNFALL
County Attorney Job Lyon, before his
election took up tho case az the re-
quest of some Of his friends. He SCI
cured his pardon I'm September. 1908.
The man had nothing 20 do and no
place to go. so Mr.. Lyon gave him
office space. and the attorney began
TO build up a practise. He secured
clients aud then suddenly began drink
ing again He forged Lyons name 70
three checks amounting TO So Lyon
paid his checks and gave Hammerton
another chance. He worked steadily
for about three weeks when ne be-
gan drinking again and ended up his
spree by forcing three checks for Sll0
Lyon stopped one Of the checks, but
two had been turned into the bank. Ha
was arrested and charged with
forgery. The checks he cashe. at
Gray Bros The checks we're dated
Nov. 10. 1908.
Leonard Ryan. charged with attempt
ing to enter the residence OF II. W.
Reed OF az east South Temple sire 70
was arTaigned this morning and plead
ed not guilty. According 90 tn in
formation he was caught in the act OF
prying open the window on Feb. 10.
Henry Heradon was arraigned on the
charge Of assault with deadly WEAPON.
He pleaded not guilty In the infor-
nation he Is charged with stabb ng
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John Jones, a negro. who Is charged
jointly with Ernest billiard. with en-
tering Max Daniels tailor shop Of 81
west Second South street and stealing
several suits OF clothes. entered a plea
OF not guilty billiard pleaded guilty 20
the charge OF burglary and was SEN
fenced 20 three years. At the time he
said that Jones was not implicated in
the burglary.
Pete Marsish who was arralgnod on
the charge OF assault with a deadly
weapon upon Edward Johnson M Biuc-
ham. on Jan. %. entered a plea of not
guilty. His case will be set for h ar
ing on Friday
Miss Ola Hayden. who was charged
as an accomplice OF Joseph Davis. COM
victed Of shOpifting. was discNar red
this morning by Dist. Atty. Fred O..
LOofbOurOW. Her bondsmen re re-
released and she has returned 90 her
father. H. T.. Hayden, who Is manager
OF a theater On san Francisco Miss
HAYDEN secured money from her flthar
to dght her case. This she gave o.
Davis To- employ an attorney. He took
the stand and confessed, saving that
she was not implicated I'm the crime.
May Smith and Minnie Thomas me-
crosses. who stabbed Herman And r.
son with a pocket knife on Jan. l., 1909.
were discharged this morning on the
motion OF Dist, Atty. LoOfhourow
Three husbands were discha ged on
complaints OF failure 90 provide foI
their minor children this morning ON
the motion OF the district attorney In
each case the mon are now caring 'o-
their children. They are A. @ Mcleod.
Johnston Householder and Frank A.
Alfred.