Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-27 | Page 1 | Lyman Admits His Identity to U. S. Official

LYMAN ADMITS HIS IDENTITY TO U. U S. S OFFICIAL By United United Press Pres T TAMPA MPA Fla Feb 26 J. J. J Grant Lyman Lyman Ly- Ly I man alleged Wall street confidence e eman man arrested as he was about to sail away away on his private yacht here Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day admitted his identity to the United States commissioner who examined him here herd today Lyman is indicted on the charge of defrauding invest investors rs out of in worthless mining stocks while he op opI operated op- op crated under the name of John H. H I I Putnam and company Lyman described by the federal government government gov gov- as the original of the J. J Rufus Wallingford character said he would rather be sent back to California than to New ew York He said he would as soon serve his ills federal sentence from California to Atlanta penitentiary for tor another fraud if it would be any convenience convenience con con- to the government He said his bond is and he will insist on serving that term adding adding adding add add- ing Nobody can keep me out of jail if I II want to go and if it I am through there ther the New York Tork authorities can do as they please with m me I