Show THE SMITH FORGERY Complications over the Payment of the Brixen Check Smiths Whereabouts A C Brixens mortgage on the property pro-perty of W A Dunbir fraudulently given by C J Smith the bolting nots y still remains on record and Mr Brixens demand for his money still remains unsatisfied by either the Deseretor Union National Both institutions in-stitutions have referred the inajtter to their attorneys but no decision has yet been reached The questions which enter en-ter into the matter are these The Des eret h lds that it is not liable for the fraud practiced on Mr Brixen by Smith and that it ought not to be expected to protect him in being made the victim I of such a transaction The bank urges also that the stamped endorsement of the Union National under those of I Dunbar and Smith became a guaran antee for the genuineness of the other signatures It is also a question with them whether Mr Brixen in having received his checks back on the first of the month following the tansaction and never having reported anything wrong until so long a period after could now recover this late day A suit is prubabe though which of the banks will be the defendant is as vet unsettled un-settled It is understood that the Union National were yesterday looking up Smiths sureties on his notarial boi d with a view to compelling them to become be-come responsible A HERALD reporter last evening ascertained as-certained pretty definitely that Smith was last heard of Winnipeg Manitoba Mrs HufF of this city his former housekeeper and one Rasmussen who formerly worked for him received let ters from him but bearing no date something over a month ago these two parties left Salt Lake four weeks ago Monday or Tuesday presumably to join Smith They announced that thev were Going to Minneapolis itmight be worth while for some one interested to look up the tickets Issued them I |