Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-08-29 | Page 16 | Puzzling Case Heard by Bingam Justice

that he took the bonds, he would swear that he did not, and wouid then pay them the J150. This they agreed to do, lie .said, but after talking it over with several ol' his educated friends, he withdrew" the proposition. PUZZLING CASE HEARD BY BINGHAM JUSTICE Special to The Tribune. BINGHAM. Autf. 28. In the justice court of Bingham today the case of Gust Koakus, accused of prn nd larceny, was taken under advisement by Justice John C. Green. This case is one of the most interesting tried in the camp for several months. The judge will decide whether or not the defendant should be bound over to the district court. The complaint was sworn to by Jnmes 1 l Makrakis of Highland Roy. and charired I Yoakus with stealing $150 worth of Lib- ; erty bonds. Jam ps Makrakis. Nick Makrakis and Gust Zacharopolos, some time ago requested re-quested Yoakus to move to tht-tr home to live with them, so as to cut down expenses, ex-penses, and he did eo. After A'oakus h;id been there two weeks three $f0 Liberty Lib-erty bonds disa pi (eared, and the other three men aecus-d Yoakus of taking tht-m. He denied the charge. They then told him, be an id. that unless he paid them Jlf-0 they would have him arrpsled. !!' replied, according to his testimony, that if thfy would go to the Greek church In Salt Lako Ci ly with him and swear