Show V OF GUILTY IS RETURNED IN MEIGHAN fj I It CASE ASE MECY Is URGED 1 Ogden Postmasters Postmaster's Case Is Given to 1030 0 clock O'clock After Defense Had Taken Exception t to Charge BULLETIN The jury In the Meighan case at nt this 1 te oon returned a verdict verI verdict ver ver- I dict of g guilty of embezzling Government binds f. f with a n recommendation for tor the utmost mercy of the court 1 The fate ate of or former Postmaster Charlie jM Meighan of or Ogden Os charged with embezzling embt em- em bt funds went into Unto the hands of the jury at 1030 this morn morn- ing Judge Marshall consumed r d twenty minutes In n his charge to the Jury lie covered co the case fully ull and In several Re Instances went hard against the defendant defendant defend defend- ant according accordant to the standpoint of the r I I defense n e. e This was non soon made apparent b by Jud Judge e Ia for the defense who Immediately toted noted exceptions to tho those e arts r-arts of the courts court's charge seemingly damaging to the defendants defendant's casel case l' l r Request of the tho Defense r The defense then asked the Jud Judge e to tor r Instruct the Jurors as to the status ati of at i the case se should they determine In the that thal the shortage If tr any exIsted exIsted existed ex ex- isted was due to negligence either of the defendant or his employees The The court court granted this request of the defense but refused to place in the thc W Jurors' Jurors hands certain slips showing the money on hand In the mone money order department department department de de- de- de on February and February February Feb Feb- as the defense e requested Figures Submitted to Jury Judge Marshall however howe submitted I the figures to th the jUl Jury and also alro the figures of the postoffice auditor for thos those two two days day This latter request was made the the by-the prosecution Thc The figures s were made by ho Mr Rapp napp k w while he he he- he was was' aster The They showed money on hand and In the mane money or cr department on February ar nth lath 99 and on February JilO I The auditors auditor's accounts showed that these amounts should have been on hand 2000 on February ry and 1433 on February Charge to the Jury In hl his I charge C to the JUr Jury Judge Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall referred to the evidence Introduced Introduced Intro- Intro i b by the defense regarding Rapp's Rapps I Visit to the office late nt at nl night ht and said It was for the jurors to decide e whether j l r i that was an explanation for the shortage shortage short short- age or not Further In the defendants defendant's er fax favor was m J this part of the char charge e ma made e at nl Magin- Magin r I niss nis's request Embezzlement must be he committed knowingly If you ou find that thal the shortage shorty short short- y lIge age was WUi a result nf of nellI negligence nCe you OU cannot cannot can can- not nol had the defendant guilty the court ruled l I Check In the Cas Case r The part pail of oC the charge which made It look blue for Cor the defense was relative to the check chelk of made h by Meighan In December last supposedly to cover a shortage horta t If U you OU find that there was a general tA deficit running on for some time when lit nt Jt D i arl reasonable that the defendant defend defend- ant should have haxe discovered I It It and he raJ failed d t to th Iso discover It It there Is presumable I h on his hits part Here Is I Ithe the clause c co this point The previous good character chaJi of Jr the f defendant a as shown hOn h bj by th the evidence r be he considered d hy by y you OU In rf deter deter- ter- ter reining milling your our l. You however er are C the judges lla J of or the tho i importance to be gl given ven vento r to that Ual f fart t k- k r 1 tr J r I I f i lOST EX POSTMASTER EX-POSTMASTER MEIGHAN |