Show BLAZERS HEARING A Pretty Stiff Case Apparently Made Out No New Water Works 3Iabel Bentons Funeral Fu-neral Jloal Estate Transfers Uleanlnes Its The hearing of C L Blazer and J H Stallings charged with conspiracy and fraud was called before Judge A C Bishop United States commissioner at 10 oclock yesterday morning Tho prosecution was represented by E M Allison jr Blazer employed aa counsel coun-sel A G Horn and A J Weber appeared for Stalling Attorney Weber waived examination and entered a plea of not gailty for his client The court then ordered Blazer to rise to his feet and read the complaint entered against him to which the defendant entered a plea of not guilty Charles Woodmanseo was the first witness wit-ness called Am acquainted with Statt Ings Blazer Moulton and Harris the parties mentioned in the complaint 1 am the proprietor of the Farmers and Mer chants banic building 1 first leased It to the parties who conducted the Farmers and Merchants bank and afterwards leased it to the Farmers and Merchants bank Blazer was tho first to approach me concerning tho matter I believe he stated he wanted it for a man by the name of Hart The lease was consummated and a few days after he told me that Mr Hurt would not come here but his place would be filled by a gentleman by tbe name of Georgo Racket The lease was made m the name of George Hacuet for 1 period of five years 1 met a man by the name of Harris Mr Harris gave me to understand he was a partner with Mr Racket in the business He did not state to mo what part ho was to take in the enterprise The rental on the building was 100 per month Three months of tho amount was paid 1 exacted the money when the contract was drawn up Hacket paid tbo last months rent J M Lungsriorf was next sworn and testified 1 was interested in the Farmers and Mechanics bank which was a private concern and its business ceased in February last Am acquainted with Blazer and Harris Knew that a bank Harrs known as Farmers Mechanics bank being started or at least the name Merchants Mer-chants was erased from the window Mr Harris spoke to me about the matter and wanted to use tho name Farmers and Merchants and wanted to purchase the stationary on hand to which I objected The stationary of the Farmers and Mechanics was similar to that used by the Farmers and Merchants I sold them no fixtures Had a talk with Mr Harris and asked him if he was a practical banker and he said he was not but expected a man in from the cast that wouldput in shape Ho did not state who therparty was Marshal W F St John testified am a deputy United States marshal Ain acquainted with Blazer Stallings and Mouiton but never saw Harris I went into tho bunk onco and saw Mouiton Went into the place to get a piece of money changed for the purpose of identifying Moulton I looked behind the counter and there didnt seem t bo much business going onO on-O car E Hill was sworn and stated Am cashier of the Commercial National bank Know Blazer Our bank had some collections on the Farmers and Mechanics colectons bank The paper was Q check and a certificate cer-tificate of deposit It was presented and not paid and was protested and sent back to our Salt Lake correspondent from whom the paper was received They stated at tho bank that they wore not able to protect their paper at the time of the presentation L J Halther jr was nest called I was in the grocery business with C A Child and we styled ourselves as the Utah Grocery and Commission company or Childs Halther Am acquainted with Blazer met him in David Kays ofhce I nsked him if he knew of any lumber companies that I could secure the aeeucy for I had board he was in the lumber business himself He said ho thought ho could get a company for me I ma o arrangements with Blazer to ma travel on tne roan lor mm alter no baa u I credit at the Farmer and Mechndics bank Ho stated be had deposited securities secur I ties and had a credit of 510000 and bowed me a pass book The bank was not yet open but Blazer stated that the reason it I was not ready for operation was because tho stationery hud not arrived Went to I 1 the bank onco and cashed a 50 check to I buy 1 ticket to Washington to look up a shingle mill either to lease or purchase Blazer was going with me but when about I ready to Btartrhe said he could not go owing ow-ing to his wife being sick Blnzerwentto tho depot and was to follow tho I next morning Ho was to give mea me-a certified check at the depot but ho stated that be had left it at home Blazer signed a blank check and told mo to ITU it out whon I needed it I filled the check out for 100 at Baker City Or and deposited it there end it was returned unpaid un-paid I sent a draft on Childs Hulther and it was returned paid I endeavored to fulfill my mission and wired Blazer the mill we wont after had been leased Ho wired back Secure mill before raturn see letter of Instructions 1 wiljtako caro of your business hero Signed C LB The letter of instructions never came I wired him and told him to look after any bills that might come due which is referred re-ferred to in telo rnm I remained there long enough to receive tho letter of instruction I sent another telegram to Blazer that I was out of money and ho wired back thut a certificate of deposit de-posit had been sent me which Iuoyer received re-ceived Mr Childs telegraphed mo that the grocery gro-cery business was in a bad shape and I then returned home t I received a certificate of deposit on one occasion drawn on the bank signed by J H Stallings Stallinss had a grocery account ac-count with tho Utah Grocery company and wo made arrangements to discount the certificate cer-tificate and I was to givo 200 in exchange for the certificate which was drawn for 4500 and the balance would apply on Stal hugs account The 5200 check was hold until I found out i the paper Stallings gave mo was good or not When I found out it was no good I returned it to Stallings The certificate was produced and offered as evidence In tho afternoon e number of other witnesses wit-nesses were examined and more curious doings of Blazer were unearthed Stailings was placed on tho witness stand and stated that he had become acquainted with Blazer through C J Holther with whom he bad had somo lumber transactions transac-tions Ho thought he couldgot the lumber I at better figures through Blazer and bought one car from Lim which he received re-ceived and also ordered several more carloads car-loads for whiQh he gave his note in adVance ad-Vance but the lumber never came He told of several transactions with certified checks and deposits made in the Farmers and Merchants bank which in every case 1 Blazer succeeded in getting all the cash insight in-sight The case against Stallings was dismissed and the case against Blazer was continued until Tuesday morning at 10 oclock Real Estate Transfers I C H Do Frees to O P McDowell part of lots 43 and 44 block 4 Rus ton addition ad-dition S lOCO TV R Swan and wile to D E Band man lots 2 to 33 inclusive block C5 University Place h u 1 Charles H Brunton to Georgo Holmes lots i and 45 plat B North Ogden 1000 George Holmes to Lizxle Holmes and Florence M Burke lots 44 and 45 North Ogden 1200 Mary Seville to Charles H Wright and J E Wright part of lot 5 block 2 platA u 3000 Thomas A Ballantyne and wife to Thomas Lee part of lot 1 block 10 South Ogden COO Total S 6W General Uleanlncrs Judge C C Goodwin of Logan was In the city yesterday J S Gard of the Rio Grande Western of Salt Lake was an Ogden visitor yesterday yester-day Tim Sons of St George will go on an excursion ex-cursion to Lake Como located near Mor llor1 gan City in Webor valley tomorrow to enjoy Pioneer Day festivities A train I will leave over the Union Pacific about 8 oclock in the morning returning in the evening I I Superintendent Penny has received the announcement from Commissioner of Schools J S Boreman that Weber county i is entitled to five pupils this year to bo admitted ad-mitted to free tuition for two years in the Utah university Canton Lodge No2 P M 1 O O F go on a grand excursion to Lake Park tomorrow to-morrow where everybody will have a chance to enjoy bathing dauoing and other festivities lighted in tho The evening pavilion will be excelently |