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Show A CURIOUS CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY. On Tuesday the 5th inst. (instant), Mr. Enoch Lewis, of the U. O. furniture store, called into the store an employee of the Leader office, as the latter was passing by, and informed him that Lockley, former editor of the Salt Lake Tribune, was in Logan; that he was calling at the houses of prominent citizens, ostensibly selling furniture polish, but in reality, so Mr. Lewis believed, acting the part of a spy in collecting evidence in relation to plural marriages. In proof of this Mr. Lewis stated that the party alluded to had called on him, had given his name as Lockley, and had made inquiries respecting a certain lady of this city, which roused Mr. Lewis' suspicions, and these were confirmed when his questioner made a note of his replies. Thus Mr. Lewis was led to give to our employee the information contained in an article in our last headed, "Fallen to a Contemptuous Depth," during the absence of the editor, who was in Salt Lake, attending conference. On the day following the publication of the article, Mr. Loughney (pronounced Lockney) called at the Leader office, stated that he must be the individual referred to in it, and that it was calculated to injure him, as he had taken out a month's license to sell his polish in Logan, and expected to canvass other settlements of the valley also. He explained that his name was not Lockley, though very similar to it in sound, and that he had never been connected with the Tribune. He further explained that the young lady of whom he had inquired of Mr. Lewis was related to his wife, and he desired to call on her. Mr. Lewis knew that Lockley had made himself notorious in this Territory under the nickname of the "red-headed editor," and the similarity in complexion, and his mistaking his visitor's name to be Lockley, instead of Loughney, with the latter's questions respecting the young lady, all caused Mr. Lewis to conclude that the ex-editor was among us, seeking prey. Mr. Loughney desires us to say that he is engaged in the legitimate business of selling furniture polish, and that he is in no way interested in the family affairs of his customers. |