Show TATE STATE MONEY I DEMANDED FOR DESERTED WIFE r Old Old Utah Law Provides I I SPay fay Pay From Labor I hf Df of Jailed Prisoner i Almost most for forgotten an old Utah was dusted off Wednesday ud d held up as a warning to hus- hus ds who wander off and leave Heir veir families to shift for themes them- them Sea ves The fact that a man who deserts fails to provide for a family lay ay y be sentenced to hard labor th th pay for the family came to toight ight ht when the old law was quoted y County Attorney L. L E. E Nelson Cache county in the case of ofIe ofle ofle le Ie H. H Peterson 26 Logan now mw living g an month 18 term in state ison on for failure to provide I Mr Nelson demanded that the theale late ate pay Cache county 93 repenting rep- rep enting 1 a a. day for each day eterson has been imprisoned with withe te he e money to go to the prisoners prisoner's amily mily Attorney General Grover A. A ties lies who received the demand lid d d that to his knowledge the eterson elerson case was the first inch In m ch the law has been used r in 1911 The original statute was adopt- adopt f j in 1911 making it a eanor for a a. man to desert his emily amily It provided a sentence of p p i to six months in a county jail ward labor with the county to toly jy ly the family 1 a day for the services as a laborer lin In 1921 the law was amended make the offense a felony pun- pun able hable by a term of up to 18 It requires that the state iy y 1 to the county treasurer 1 a aay aly ly ay for the prisoners prisoner's hard labor lib 01 the treasurer to remit the theOney theney theoney Oney oney ney to the family lAs rAs As far as I can learn this is ise e first time this statute has hasen en cn used Mr Giles said The ate have to pay up as de- de ended by Mr Nelson Mr r. r Giles said he would ask the card of examiners of which he hea hea a a member to appropriate 1000 jm m the state operating fund for special fund to meet this claim id d possible e future ones No such nd ever had been created before r t torrent Seen SeenI I Mr Giles said the law should I ct t las as a deterrent to desertions A Arson arson accused of a felony can be back to Utah if if he heMS hei heyes i yes MS es to another state phere There have been cases of deon de- de on because the husband felt felts felta a s family would be taken care careon on on relief he said This case make malte such men think twice jause cause ause they may be returned and to hard labor Peterson has been imprisoned Me ce November 7 1911 1941 Prison fison officials reported he is signed to waiting on tables pith inch as far as could be learned times flies es under the meaning of hard tor r I t up p Me the Guns Roaring Buy Bonds Bonds- r JEWELRY THEFT SUSPECT FACES COURT MARCH 17 11 Preliminary Hearing Date Set for Albert L. L Fisher I Preliminary hearing for Albert L L. Fisher 26 also known as Lewis Albert Fisher on a charge of stealing jew jewelry valued in excess excess excess ex ex- cess of 50 from his former employer employer employer em em- Mrs Emma J. J Bauer 1885 Harvard avenue Wednesday was set for March 17 According to a civil suit pendIng pending pending pend pend- ing in district court he misappropriated misappropriated misappropriated entrusted to him by Mrs Bauer Extradited from Los Angeles he was arraigned arraigned arraigned ar ar- ar- ar before City Judge Wilford Moyle Burton Earlier the judge had approved I a 2000 bond posted by professional professional professional bondsmen and ordered the defendants defendant's release pending the hearing Bail Ball had been set at by City Judge Joseph G. G Jeppson but reduced by Judge Burton with consent of the county attorneys attorney's office Mr also was arraigned on a a. charge of defrauding John Lange doing business as Lange company last June 25 with a 20 insufficient f fun funds u n d s check He pleaded innocent to the second charge and his trial was set to follow the preliminary hearing |