Show SLADES SLADE'S EYES YES ARE DOWNCAST WHILE BE liE IS IN COURT CORT Waives Preliminary Hearing Hearin Hear Hear- in ing and Is Out Under Bonds Charles Chares C. C Slade an old and anti trusted superintendent of ci city delivery at the local ocl post postoffice must mUt answer to the tho United States district court on a charge of embezzling a let letter r and the contents amounting to 25 5 This Thin was the decision of Charles Chares Baldwin United States commissioner at a the preliminary arraignment this morning Sla-de Sla waived pr preliminary hearing n Bonds were pr fixed at This amount was as furnished immediately b by bya a number of prominent business men of tb the ho city The trial will wi come before the then n next grand rand jury which convenes April 1 12 One Cargo Only OnY H. H I. I E. E Booth United States attorney lied filed fed but one ODe charge against and included in n it but one count Tho The ma maxi maximum i. i mum penalty would be five years in the federal prison on It I would hare havo o ha been possible for Mr Booth to havo have filed fled tho one cha charge e with wih two tv counts Conviction Conviction Con Con- upon ea each h cans for five f e years' years or years iu in all an Tho inspectors who cau caught bt Slade saw faw him open two thirty o letters letter in one on night At exact exactly 10 0 o'clock cock walked into nto the courtroom with wih his wife and sat fat down His every move mO A w was s on one OM of or ora a absolute solute d dejection He lIe did not ra raise rae e his lis eyes eves and took no part in tho the pro pro- s. s Parley P. P Christensen acted as his counsel Eyes Stay Lowered Mr r. r Slade went from th the courtroom with hi tile hi wife At the tho door he was met mety by y a friend who ho shook bi his hand band but butti still ti Mr did not raise his eyes from rom the floor foor Jt I has bas been reported that an attempts attempt is s being made by b several persons to secure leniency for Mr r. r Slade but this is jf s not held probable Tho fact that Mr Slade violated the confidence placed in him durn during twenty eight years vears year of service teree at the postoffice as a ashield ashield shield shield hield to cover er co up his crime and tho fact act that he pointed the finger nger of suspicion sus- sus at many fellow employees employee when questioned b by the inspectors who were watching for the thief is iR IB brou brought b up a against him It I i is also taken into consideration consideration con con- that the money was ws stolen I Ifor for or the purpose of maintaining social Rocial standing and that in th the majority of cases ases cales it was stolen from very poor peo pie pIc Who Wo Bondsmen Bondsman Bonden Are Ae The letter leter wh which h r resulted in Mr I. I Slades Slade's detection was as addressed to Miss Sut Susie o E. E Muller luner of Princeton avenue in n this city It I was from Bert Miller I eader leader of the Park City band It I held 25 25 in currency Slades Slade's bondsmen are F. F E. E McGurrin Tin rin rn Samuel C. C Sherrill Sherri Don H. H Porter Russel Rusel L. L Tracy and A. A Fred Wey |