Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-06-07 | Page 1 | Opinions Differ on Identity of Joseph Suspect

OPINIOHS DIFFER ON 'IDENTITY OF JOSEPHJUSPECT Salt Lake Residents Who Knew Former Broker See Resemblance; Others Inclined In-clined - to Be Doubtful WIFE REFUSES TO ' TALK ABOUT CASE Florida Friends Who Put Up Cash for Defense Meet ' at Station as Alleged Embezzler Em-bezzler Leaves for Utah Joeeph r. My era, aald te bo Milton ' D. Joeeph and awaiting trial oa a charge of embegsllnf 164.111 10 from tho Continental National' bank In March, 1114, haa ao far refuted to admit ad-mit hia Identity aa Joeeph. Bom who have aeon tha prtaoner and whw knew Joeeph when he waa a broker here, claim to aoo a close reeembiaace between the two. Othere refuse to commit them-aelvea them-aelvea to an opinion. Bo far nothing haa been divulged aa to who may have called upon the prisoner at the county Jail and he refuaea to make a etntement for publication until after consultation with hia attorneys, who aa yet have not been announced. Mrs. Milton I). Joeeph. wife of the alleged ombeaaler. who remained here when her husband left, declined to dls- ' cues any phase of the case. 1 kavo nothing to any," she replied to a query 'regarding tha Identity of the msa la custody, and hung up tha receiver, j Mysre, according ta peace offleera ,who returned him hero from Miami, Pla., waa a popular figure at the southern south-ern reaort. Ho le aald to have had a wide circle of frlende who aided him financially .In his fight against extradition extradi-tion and who are believed to bo ready to aaalat hint la the legal battle to bo staged here. Myers- ball was fixed at lio.000 by( Judge Ben Johneoa yesterday. Ho far no effort haa bees made to ralaa this sum. It la said. . .