Show misunderstanding over john cottam was placed under arrest last evening at pleasant view dy by deputy sheriff robert shaw at the request qu est of sheriff josephson of briget in city where he is wanted on the charge of embezzlement preferred against him by fred hillman Hlll maii manager of the ogden hide wool company of this city hillman claims that cottam cottain embezzled over of his money cottam however denies the charge ile he admits that there is a difference between them of about but states that he was employed by hillman to buy hides and pelts and was authorized to draw on hillman for any amount of money he needed that lie he bought a large quantity of hides paying for them more than hillman was willing to allow him and in that the misunderstanding occurred but he says he is willing to fix the matter up as he had no intention of embezzling any of hill mans money cottam Is from stone idaho ogden dept deseret news |