Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-01-20 | Page 14 | $2400 Obtained in Whisky Fraud, Victim Alleges

2400 2400 OBTAINED IN WHISKY FRAUD VICTIM ALLEGES A A. B. B Hillier 35 35 Ja Js In the city Jail charged with Ith obtaining money under false pretenses The arrest followed a conference between acting Police Chief Joseph E. E Burbidge and a representative representative representative ot of the count county attorneys attorney's orice or- or ice yesterday said to he be a no railway switchman Is alleged to have sold forty cases of or whisky which he never had to James Benson who had 2400 2 which it ft Is claimed Hillier trot tot Th The stor story told b by tho- tho the tho police Is I Is that that on Saturday Hillier agreed as to soil sell Benson Benson Benson Ben Ben- son forty cases of bonded whisky for 2400 2 00 Benson paid the tho mone money and accompanied Hillier to tho the latter laUer home Denver Denyer street where tho the liquor was said to be cached On arriving there thc Hillier is said to have haYe made the excuse that as his wife was home It would be Impossible to deliver or the wet goods at that time and suggested that Benson return at 10 o o'clock ock that night Meanwhile the police received Inor- Inor atlon of oC tho deal and a a. posse visited the ho home borne In company compan with Hillier Hil- Hil lier to search for the whisky They found nothing and departed hen Benson later requested the liquor from Hillier the latter Is said to in informed In- In formed him that the tIle police had hall seized the cache rache sa say the authorities Hillier Insisted that he had sold tho liquor to Benson Denson He Ho commiserated the latter on the loss but refused to refund the 2400 Benson Inquired at police headquarters and then applied for tor hilliers hillier's arrest