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Show I Father Refuses to Aid Young Man Held in County Jail The wife and small child of J I Patterson, salesman, who Is in the j county jail here after having been ar-re? ar-re? rd in a local hotel with an Ogden , 1 girl Tuesday mornlnj:. have been locnt- d in Holbrook. Neb., according to in-lormaiion in-lormaiion which reached the sheriff's i H office, this morning. Faiterson is said ; to have deserted his wife and child H there bolnre comlntr to 1'tah. H Patterson's parents also reside there and his father was ommunlcated wnh H by lelephone last night, it wals said. When the father vas asked If he j would come to the defense of his son H he is reported to have said "No. not ' 1 until I have thoroughly InveBtlgatt his case." Hp also said be would not j turnish any bail until he had Invest!-gated Invest!-gated his son's act ivit it s since leaving It was determined yesterday, the H officers say. that Patterson also; passed a tlrtltious check while in Log j an and authorities there are ready to J lile a churge against him Patterson is now held upon an adul- 1 lery charge and efforts will be mad H io have a Salt Lake gtrl and Ogden : girls testify against him when hi-case hi-case comes to trial. The parents of Patterson's wife are said to be wealthy, but they have so; tar taken no action in attempting to; aid him get out of his trouble. The H also reside In Nebraska. After lengthy questioning yeslerdav H by officers, Patterson is said to have) admitted that he had lived In Ogden and Salt Lake with girls. Hp also said H he was getting compensation of $145 a I H month from the government as the re suit of his armv service He was in , the army but a few months and spenl , : him time in training camp, failing to be sent to Franc, it is said. He is j I H still being held in the county jail |