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Show mm gives BOND ON APPEAL smaaammaemwsgamwas Alleged Bogus Masonic Official Of-ficial Is Released Bond In ths sum of l.o was fur-nlehed fur-nlehed yesterday by Domonlc Hergera, grand treasurer of the alleged bogus American Masonic federation, who with Mathew McBlaln Thomson and Thomaa Parrot, preaident and secretary, secre-tary, waa convicted and sentenced to two years In the federal prison at Ft. Leavenworth. Kan for ualng tha malls to dsfraud In connection with the securing of members fur the or ganlaation. The bond was furnished by the Salt Ika agency of a surely company. Hergera haa been In the custody of the Unlred Statea marshal alnce his conviction, but not confined In Jail. He was remanded to Burn custody when It waa ahown that he could furnish bond by maana of property holdings in Carbon county. Ha waa In Price yes. tsrdsy when the bond waa furnished and waa released from custody of a I deputy marshal when the clerk of the United States district court received the bond. Judge Martin J. Wade, who heard tha case, sentenced the three defend-anta defend-anta to pay a fine of IM each and to pay the costs of the trial. In addition addi-tion to two years In prison. He fixed bonds at lia.OOO each, pending the 'II-nlg 'II-nlg of an appeal. Thomson furnished bond Immediately. Parrot la atlll In the county Jail because of his Inability Inabil-ity to secure bond. |