Deseret News | 1888-08-29 | Page 1 | Charged with Forgery

charged with forgety forgery john thornton is in custody on the charge of forgery yesterday lie he came in from cottonwood Coti onwood where be has had been in the employ of D B brinton and presented to john wm snell an order requesting abat he pay thornton for ten days work mr brintons Brio Brin tons name was signed to the order thorn ton obtained some goods gooda and save gave a receipt signing hla his employ era name mr brinton happened to call at or and it was then discovered that the order was a forgery in consequence the forgery proceed pr proceed oceel ings were inaugurated