Show JOHN hildebrand ARRESTED charged with using cancelled stamps trial today on sunday S afternoon john hilde bran 1 a young man who resides in the fifth ward was arrested by deputy marshal arshal All A ill M smith on a complaint er sworn orn to by captain L 1 nichols of denver before commissioner Pl bleicher eicher charging hildebrand with avith using 9 defaced postage stamps stamp tho the complaint contains fifteen se separate charges for of fences of the same nature committed at dif different times tile case avas set for hearing on tuesday afternoon but as one of the principal witnesses did nt antar arrive until last night the li henring caring was postponed until this afternoon at 2 p m much sympathy has been expressed exis for the young ma man as is is g generally enc rally believed by his acquaintances that lie was riot not aware lie he was committing a crime by using stamps a second time the penalty for each offense is from six months to one years imprisonment arid a fine of if the entire fifteen charges can ba proven and are pressed pre sed and the minimum minimum term of imprisonment 0 given ivan lie will have to spend seven ceven and a half ahall years in the penitentiary ignorance of tho law may be no excuse but it is generally taken into consideration sider aaion it is to be hoped that it will in this case ris ns hildebrands mother is a widow and he be is her principal support |