Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-24 | Page 36 | Cockley Gets Prison Term

I I COCKLEY GETS PRISON TERM Sentenced to Three and ana Half Years in in Lea Leavenworth for Misuse of Mails George W. W SV Indicted on three counts countR on char char- charges cs of ot oi having fictitious mining stocks b by use of oC the tho malls mails mals pleaded guilty yesterday r afternoon after after- noon before Judge Tillman D D. Johnson In tho the United States court He lie asked an hour later that sentence be imposed and Judge Johnson ordered that Codle Cockley Cock Cock- le hey ley be required to servo serve three and one- one halt half years In the federal prison at Leavenworth Kan accompanied b by Romulus CortI an Italian appeared in Salt Lake Ilce early earl in JalU January and opened offices in iii inthe the tho Atlas Atas block After a large amount of stock representing in value had been sold mostly to Italians in Utah Cockle Cockley and disappeared disappeared dis dis- dis- dis appeared It I became known also that they had p passed several fictitious checks in Salt Lake Lako On information furnished by M M. M M. t Warren Salt Lake LC postoffice inspector Cockle Cockley and Corti were arrested In Los Angeles The They furnished bond and nd en enjoyed enjoyed en- en joyed joed their until an order was wag mado made that the they report to tho the United States court In Salt L' L Lake for tor trial trial Then hen Corti Cort 3 suddenly chI en lr disappeared but came caine to Salt Lake Lako when his bondsmen with whom Corti Cort broke brolo faith reported that the they would no longer long long- er be responsible for tor him Cockley was taken token to the tile count county Jail jai about three thre weeks a ago o. o Prior to sentence Cockley who Is 4 42 years ears of or age accused of having h been the ringleader in tho mining frauds saying that ho had worked as ns one ono of oC CorUs Cortis employees When hen Corti was wa arrested investigation tion ton revealed that ho not on only faced indictments in Salt Sal Lake but waa a fugitive from ju Justice In New e York where another Indictment stood against him In connection with wih tho the alleged theft of or from a Philadelphia banker During yesterdays yesterday's court proceedings Cockle Cockley was represented by hy A Attorney M. M t M. M Warner Warner while tho the federal gov government government gov- gov was as represented b by David S S. S Cook assistant United I 9 States attorney