Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-09-29 | Page 13 | Alleged Evader of Draft is Released

ALLEGED EVADER OF DRAFT IS RELEASED Testimony Convinces Commissioner - That the Man la More Than 32 Years of Age. Special to The Tribune. OGDEX, Sept. 2S. Harry .Tames Thompson, arrested here several weeks ago as a military draft evador, was released re-leased today after evidence had been introduced before Judye W. H. Iieeder, L'nited States commissioner, proving that he. is 34 years of age. Thompson made this contention at the time of his arrest on September fi. He was released od 10U0 rasdi bond ponding the hearing of the case. Or ton Thompson of San b'rancisco, brother of the defendant, was one of the witnesses today and testified that the defendant was born September IS, ISSo. This evidence was supported by a family Bible introduced in evidence and also in an affidavit by the defendant's defend-ant's mother in Ontario, Canada, swearing swear-ing that September 18, XbS'i, was the date of her son's birth. At the time of Thompson's arrest the county authorities procured information from the election Registration records apparently showing the man to have been under 31 years of age on June 5 of this year.