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Show ALLEGED BOND I THIEF CAPTURED! Paul Sellman Is Arrested: Charged With Theft of $5000 Worth of Convertible Paper Alleged to have stolen bonds worth $5000 from a woman. Paul Sell ! man, 36 years of age. former head I chef, employed at the West Ogden plant 01 the Amalgamated Sugar j company, is now In the county Jail A -complainl charging him with grand , larceny will te Issued today, the I sheriff said. The bonds were recovered yestei- t day afternoon when Sellman was searched as he was coming to Ogden Og-den in an automobile recording to i Shc-riif II. C Peterson. Deputy ' Sheriff John Hooper, employed at the 1 sugar plai.t i.i said to have found the j bonds hidden In Sellman s sox. EASILY CONVERTED The bonds w ere issued by an oil company and could have easily bcn converted into cash. It was said, j They belonged to Miss D. Con.ire who recently came here from Salt Lake and asked a man named Hyalop (iuploycd at the sugar factory to keep the bonds for her for a few-days, few-days, It is said. Hyslop Is said to have roomed with Sellman and he placed the bonds in j ja trunk in Ihc room Yesterdav Sell- i lop and to have told him that he had ! gone to the room and found the door and trunk open. Hyslop immediately I Investigated and found the bonds, missing. Hslop was brought lo Sheriff j Petersons office and questioned He told the officers he knew nothing ol the disappearance of the bonds. Ho declared the key to the frunk had been left In a pocket of his vest i which was hanging in the room. Sellman was then queslioned but denied having committed the theft j Wfien Sellman returned lo the sugar factory he was told that his tiervlcea were no longer required. He immedt.iteh gathered his belongings in preparation for leaving SEARCH SUSPECT Believing that if Sellman had taken : the bonds he would attempt to take I them with him when leaving, I)eput Sheriff Hooper, arranged to 3top i the automobile in which Sellman was ; being taken to town, and search the suspect The car was intercepted as planned, and a search of Sellman , brought the bonds to light. They Were discovered snugly tucked down ! in the sock above tho shoe, the of fleer said. Miss Confare appeared in Sheriff Peterson's office this morning and made arrangement to have the bonds returned lo her Sheriff Peterson ! said that a complaint charging grand larceny will be issued today against Sellman. |