Show AllEGED CROOK REAPS HARVEST THEN VANISHES C I Bingham Poli Police e Seek John Pesola Accused o of FI Fleecing ec rig Bank BINGHAM Nov 13 Chagrin Chagrin and anger clamor for inthe inthe in inthe the Italian colony here over the deceit deceit de- de celt of at a countryman John Pecola who ho Is being sought by the sheriff for having obtained approximately 40 It Is alleged from Italian ac acquaintances acquaintances ac ac- and and various merchandise merchandise merchant merchant- dise from stores including a Diamond Dia qia- ia- ia mond ring and a wrist watch through a ruse Pecola who is Js said to have ha come cometo to Bingham from Ogden three weeks ago commenced the alleged fleecing of his victims by first go going going going go- go ing to a local bank and requesting the cashier to transfer which he had on deposit in a bank In South Dakota to the Bingham in institution In- In He then went to ta business houses and made purchases statIng stating stating stat stat- ing that his money would arrive from South Dakota within a few days and the merchants upon callIng calling call can ing the bank were Informed that Pecola had requested them to transfer some money I from South Dakota He lIe effected the cash loans on the same story Going to a jeweler Pecola told the proprietor that he was engaged to a girl at Highland Boy who he feared was going to break off the engagement and therefore would like to purchase a diamond engagement engagement engage engage- ment meat r ring ng to mollify her again giving the bank as s a reference The jeweler fell fen for the story and let leI him have a diamond and also a 55 56 wrist watch It developed that Pecola took the wrist watch and presented It to his landlady telling her It was a little gift for her kindness He Ho then borrowed 30 from her ten dollars at a time explaining that his money had not yet arrived from South Dakota The climax came however when he asked her ber to let lct him take the watch so that he could show It to a friend and then disappeared with it |