| Show I TE IS IMPOSED BY COuRT ON oI DEF AUt TING OFFICIAL Accused Actus d Man Goes to Penitentiary Follo Following iri Concession Con n in Court of 23 Charges of of Misappropriation Mis- Mis Misappropriation appropriation 9 of Public Funds Fund j 0 p PLEADING EADI g guilty to twe twenty three three char charges h of of l s ll of public funds E E. E A A. A Bock form former e r ma mayor 01 was was' geli t eute eutee d today 9 l. l y to toan an n l indeterminate d ae term in in the state state prison o f i to lo ex cc i five f years r. r on 1 e each ch charge by Judge H Harold M. Step Stephens Stephens' If Bock will not be required to answer for the forty three forty three charges b of pf forgery p preferred ef rr d against hini i in c connection with his extraction l of from om funds funds during h his vt of f office a as city auditor Ud l J L forger charges w y re 4 dismissed J 1 on W f lt W Richards VhO stat l 0 S t tb 1 J h hi i construed ther the forgeries to o be steps n y st steps ps in in obis obtaining b bt t the l ie lim tg i oi c c v and and tobe to tobe be included In th the misappropriation charge Attorney y SaI Samuel iel A AXing If King represented Back B ck at at the arraignment b before Ju Judge ge Stephens ep e s' s today w whit which AVS t was s follo by an diate plea lea of guil guilty y I j tt J Attorney Ki King g y the the reading e i g of he complaints after which District Attorney Attorney Richards' Richards motion for di missal of of- the f forgery charge charges s was was' allowed ll wed B Bock ck b g gave ve no no r reason why ti vh sentence should hould should not not be imposed d and J Judge g Stephens announces announced thE tile the ind t terminate rm nate sentence nce 1 It was understood od odthe the prison term would begin Since the discovery of the misappropriation was was was' made last J Jul IY Bock has been at libeI liberty ty in bond o d y Pleads 1 r Attorney Accused Man v 7 5 t Deserving of Cou Courts Court's s Leniency i L In making a plea for tar clemency for his client King re recalled led to th the court an identical case ease of Governor ex-Governor Governor ex-Governor Graham of t on on th Oie fourth of this month entered entered-a a plea of of h having ving ap appropriated stale state t t f funds t to the extent of af He h had served two terms as s governor state i Mr r. r King said and and on an acco account t of his public i record cord w was was s promptly pardoned by present governor In this case case Mr 11 King said complete ha had been made t v In regard tp to Bock ock Mr 11 King ing made an eloquent appeal aripe l saying t. t that Bock Dock has already his expiated x his crime cime crime l n he mental menta in and and a agony o lY of soul he has h From on the verge of sui suicide suicide ido he had finally Y decided to stay in InS and face s of af his deed deeds an and tc t meet face fac to ta f face ceth the friends friends who friends who ha had d' d formerly honored him but but now now h him lm in contempt He paid had back back every cent he had taken Mr ill King Ing s said W. W 3 a and d had ag regained a responsible position as auditor and ac A h theat theatre theatte e company where he large sums of at money maney and where lie fie e ewas' ewas was was' making h heroic a c efforts to make good god Mr King ask asked d the court to recommend to the state board of p pardons Bocks Backs e early pardon on n the the ground that his job jobb would be awaiting him In whIch and by me means means' ir of which he hoped to restore himself to t to an honorable an hon honorable rable position jn society I believe that Bock will be o. o of more service to tb the state in jn his efforts as S a good citizen th than n th the sta state state- can g gain n by fr forcing a a. further punishment ent tot tor Ol his his' crime saId th the attorney r r J- J JA i A He proud position asma or of this city and Has suffered untold humiliation but butin in spite of af th that t he has b been n making the good and and d will ll continue to todo do so v 7 r JS r Full Amount of Stol Stolen n M Money 1 Y I f 1 t Returned by Disgraced Man K Bock was elected ci city y auditor 1915 and he le served er in that position until he became mayor January 1 i 1 I 1920 20 ex except ept durin during the time ho ho flO spent in France Frances as s an auditor for the Red Cross Crass Bock was born in Ill He became mayor of af Salt Salt Lake Lake at thage th age a of 31 years and served less than seven months term his of office ending with disclosures of af in in inthe the accounts of the city auditors auditor's office occurring during the period that he was city r auditor On July July- 19 1920 with an audit under way of the Interest the special improvement tax fund a consultation between n himself City Attorney W. W y II H. FOlland Commissioner r of af Finance H H. H clI H. H preen Green and Special Auditor Lincoln G. G Kelly He told the complete complete- story of h his hs s peculations ind promised to turn over to 10 the city the amount of his misappropriations within two days das Two Tw days later he turned over aver his check for and made a full tull admission ion of his guilt to newspaper men He resigned the following morning lock Bock gave gave additional checks bringing the total tatal up to Criminal charges were sworn tb by lY R. R N. N Young city treasurer v Bock Dock came to Salt SaIL Lake In 1906 He was employed in the city auditor I. 1 office as deputy auditor for sever several I 3 years ars before he was elected head of then the department B Before fore his employment as deputy auditor he wa was a teacher ari of ar Accountancy i Y |
