Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-05-14 | Page 2 | Court Bondsman under Arrest on Charge of Fraud

Court Bondsman Under Arrest on I Charge of Fraud Obtained 50 30 on False Pretenses Prisoner in Salt Lake Jail Claims Charged with extorting 50 from froma a city jail jaU prisoner by falsely representing representing rep- rep resenting that it would require that amount t to get him out o of jail l professional bondsman l and Burgess was arrested In hi the city court chamber Monday by Chief of Police Burbidge The arrest was made after Jack charged with drunkenness drunken drunken- ness complained that McGIllis had bad hired William WilHam Newton as his hIS' attorney attorney attorney ney without authorization and that the latter pleaded guilty for him without his knowledge McGIllis l it is charged obtained authorization to get 50 O of held by the desk dealt sergeant on the pretext that he lie would pay the he prisoners prisoner's fine and get him out of jail jan Instead l h. h ho used part of the money to employ an attorney and pocketed pocketed-a a portion of the remainder remainder remainder remain remain- der as a a. fee it is alleged The bondsman was released on bond