Show THAT FORGERY CASE defendant before anstice brown A letter to his parents john bickman wag arranged before justice brown yesterday on a charge of forgery he plead not guilty D D appeared for alie prosecution 1 W Farrer was called ho Oed that lie was in the employ of b S jonea in this city lie recognized the forged check tho defendant came to the store and claimed to be a son of geo hick man in payment of the account lie received a check on the first national bank for in change W H dusenberry testified that the defendant had brought a check from mr jones to the bank which biad been cashed he bought a deed to some property and asked to loan 75 on the same mr dusenberry examined flie signature and endorsement on the check nud the signature on some letters written b alie defendant and pronounced them the aade handwriting marshal john M youny ceist fid fi d to some lettera written by defendant he had compared with the writ iii the check and had fon nl 0 o ieti il T daniels to having ser s er defendant take a blank dk t nn on file in the first national binl in 1 ovo he showed m iome money day leibee yesterday nl h he said lie had obtained from a man bahmed weaver to whom he loaned while in omaha first saw defendant up in spanish fork canyon he went by the name of evarts ev arts john hickman testified in liis own behalf he testified that he had sometimes gone by hia middle name that of evarts I 1 yer aj the depot on valentine day I 1 did not at first recollect him but finally I 1 remembered him as a loaned ho said he did the money then but he would it to me in a few days the other day I 1 received the check and I 1 took it in jones and a bill of 30 my full name john evarts I 1 was born in pennsylvania my father now lives in philadelphia Phila nelphia abose letters letters produced in evidence the following letter was written by the defendant while in the salt lake jail salt lake city march 11 1890 dear pa and ma lam in trouble it seems that my trouble in this world will never end I 1 was arrested as soon as I 1 arrived in town and my only hope is the letter I 1 think 1 thrower some letters in or about tho room where I 1 sleep I 1 think that the letter from that cowardly knave that had the check in it must be I 1 do not know aliat will become of me if it is not there I 1 am lost oh I 1 if t had but known what was in store for me I 1 would have come home tonight but gods will be done if I 1 have to suffer for a wren I 1 kiive not done all well and good hunt for that letter all you dodo not worry for me but pray often did you get the telephone oh eniy god to help m write john hickman salt lake in jail the ra and ss in the above letter had been made the same as these on alie forged check but had all been traced over with a dull lead pencil justice brown bound the defendant over in the sum of 1500 to await the action of the grand jury |