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Show COUNT M DESERTED He Is Wanted on a Charge of Passing a Worthless Check. The local police authorities are in receipt of information, telling of the recent arrest in Baltimore, M'd., of Count Von Bergheimer, who is wanted here on the charge of passing n worthless worth-less chuck on the Preed furniture company, com-pany, and whose nmrriago in this city two months ago to Miss Peterson of Sugar Ward attracted considerable at-luution. at-luution. The honeymoon of the couple was short-lived, as soon after they lef t for Germany, as was nnnouhced, the count deserted his bride and sho returned re-turned to her parents in this city. As soon as the hcwh of the arrest of the count arrived yesterday, the evidence against him was placed "in tho hands of the County Attorney, and it is expected that Governor Cutler will ' be asked to issue requisition papers in order that tho man may be brought back here for trial. . Jii making known the wedding here, the count wrote out aunounccments of the event, in which it was said that he would present his bride to his noble relatives across the Atlantic, and gave them to the local papers. Before leaving leav-ing Salt Lake the count passed the worthless check referred to, but the amount was made good by tho father of tho bride. Notwithstanding the" settlement, set-tlement, tho count is still wanted .by the police, and it is safe .to say that Miss Peterson will again be brought, face to face with the man who deserted her in Omaha. Nob., almost before their honeymoon had begun. When arrested in Baltimore, the count gave the nnme of O. F. Cramer. It is believed in local police circles that tho count is of the bogus variety. Chief of Police McKenzle received a telegram late Inst night from Baltimore, stating that the authorities of both Washington. Wash-ington. D. C, and St. Louis. Mo., have prior claims to that of Salt Lake for Count Von Berghclmer, alias O. F, Cramer. Cra-mer. The charges on which tho count Is wanted In Washington and St. Louis arc-not arc-not known ) |