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Show GIST OF THEWS. GLEANED FROM OUR NEIGHBORS AND BOILED DOWN. II. Weber, Man Who Is Said to Have Victimized Many People- Hero Win He Brought Hack fur Trial. Trlbuno of Thursday. Dec. 8: II. Weber, who Is said to bavc victimized so many pcoplo In this city with worthless worth-less checks, and stolo a tram and buggy, tho property of tho Iowa Stable company, Is about at the end of his ropo. IIo was arrested yoslcrdny morning morn-ing at Elko, Nov., and there ho Is now held awaiting orders from Salt Lake. E. D. Holt returned from Ogdon Inst evening with his loam, which ho had .found at Parker's stables In that city. Weber sought to obtain a loan of $50 on the outllt, and the stablo man said tho only reason ho did not advance- tho money was that Jjo did not hu.vo the sum. Wobor told tho staMo keeper that ho needed the monuy to innkoXip a deficit, caused by dallying with a fnrobnx. Holt says that all tho money iluu him from Wauor Is for tho uso of the team for ono day, although Wobor nnd ho had jnado a verbal contract for the uso of tho loam at tho rato of $12.50 a week. Now that Woher has been captured the pollcu bclluvo that ninny of his victims, who have up to dato denied that they had llstoncd to his wiles, will come out and assist In his prosecution, and the charges that will lie piled up against, him will bo voluminous, both la character nnd amount. Shoriir Lewis loft for Elko last evening, even-ing, and as Webor has agreed to '.valve tho formality of extradition papers, ofllcerand prisoner will arrive .hero tomorrow, |