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Show OGDEN.EX-POSTMASTER-' , -DONS PRISON STRIPES ' AT THE .PENITENTMY Charles Melghan, the former Ogden postmaster sentenced to serve one year and a day. In the State penitentiary for embezzlement, donned the prison garb this afternoon, and will henceforth be one of Warden Dow's guests. On motion of Meighan's attorneys," Judge Marshall this morning vacated his order suspending sentence, and Melghan was turned over to the United States Marshal. Deputy Marshal Smyth took Melghan to the penitentiary, peniten-tiary, leaving the city on the 1:30 car. Meighan seemed more cheerful than any time since the trial, and shook hands cordially with his friends who had stood by him. Mr. Melghan gave as the reasons for taking the step he did the fact that he has no money and that a new trial would mean another eight months of suspense and worry. "I decided to take this action soon after the Judge pronounced sentence," said Meighan this morning, "but I wanted to spend Christmas with my-wife my-wife and little ones. I have nothing to gain by an appeal that I can see. Judge Marshall removed the sting of the sentence sen-tence when he -removed from me the taint of criminal intent on, my part. I could have clasped his hands, for what he said. "It-will take at least eight months to get a hearing for an appeal. By that time I will have served my time. When I come out I will owe no man a cent and I will have paid the debt I owe to the world. I could prolong the misery of the whole thing by an appeal, but what Is the use? My earning capacity is cut town. My mind is in a chaotic state. I cannot leave Utah, and so Jong as this ; thing hangs over me I will be unfitted for work. Oh! It's a terrible thing! "Well, It will pass away. I can live It down. I have nothing to regret in my behavior since my arrest. Today I will put on the stripes of a, convict and end it all." |