Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-05-18 | Page 13 | S L Suspect Admits 'Doubtful' Theft Charge, Denies Three 'Sure Fire' Traffic Counts

S L I Suspect Admits Doubtful Theft Charge Denies Three Sure Fire Firel Traffic Counts Salt SnIt Lake police weren't sure of the lumber theft charge about which they sought to question Marion Best 54 54 7 3 Loveland avenue aye ave nue but they thought they had a asure sure sure fire ire case cas when when they they included with th the petty larceny charge three counts of violation which developed in their chase to capture capture capture cap cap- ture the potential defendant Which explains why the officers were nonplussed d when the defendent defendent defendent dent appeared before City Judge Joseph G G. Jeppson in police poUce court Thursday forthwith admitted the thc petty larceny count and firmly denied guilt to charges of One DrI One Driving Driving ing w with it ft h improper 1 lights Two Two Failure Failure to comply with an officers officer's instruction Three Three Speeding J The theft occurred said police poUce reports at a home under construction construction construe construe- tion at Eleventh East and Twenty- Twenty seventh South streets Thursday at al 1 a. a m. m The stolen lumber was valued at 5 The e C chase h has a s e covered several everal blocks The cases Best is to be sentenced sentenced sentenced sen sen- Friday on the petty larceny count and will face trial the same sameI I day on the thc three traffic charges