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Show MORE SHEEP MIS8ING FROM CARSON HERD Alexander Jensen Under Arrest and Held at Provo. A loss of a second bunch of shoop wns discovered by the Carson Urothers when n count was mado Monday. Tho chocking. up disclosed tho fnct that 140 head woro gono. Investigation has dovolopod n trnco of thin second bunch In Salt Lako Comity. It now nppears that thoy were tnkon prior to tho llmo tho 102 woro stolon. Word has boon rocolved by tho local shoopmon that another small herd of shorp had boon sold-In tho wost part of Salt Lake county about ton days prior to tho snlo of thoso that woro recovorcd Inst wook. Duo of tho Carson brothers was at Piovo yesterday nnd will go to Salt l.ako today to Investigate tho matter mil, If possible, locnto tho sheep. The arrest ot Alexander Jonson, ft ho Is charged With stealing tllo slisop, wns effected In Salt Iako City i. Thursdny. Ho was brought to Utnh County nnd lodgod In tho county lull. A hearing Is expected to bo ;iven him this wcok. A stntomont, said to havo boon mado by Jensen, was to tho effect hat ho had been hired to drlvo tho shcop to Draper and after ho got out if Utah County ho decided ho could Mslly gat away with thorn nnd so iold thorn. Ho used nnothor man's inmo nnd did not implicate George Dorton In tho snlo at all. . Inquiry at tho ranch In" Cedar I'allcy brought out tho fact that lonscn was in tho locality and was tccn with tho sheep. IIo Btopped ivith tho Allen ranch hnnds ono light and loft there In tho direction f tho Curson ranch. Tho herder ot tho Carson shcop saw a follow near Lho cam)) tho samo day that Jensen loft tho Allen ranch but did not got closo enough to speak to- him. Tho liordcr said ho thought It was somo quo wnlklng to Toplllt -anapafdllttlff utto'itlon to him. Falrflold peoplo also al-so saw him attor ho had tho shcop. Ffo encountored them nenr tho shearing shear-ing corral. To throw them oft ho i.ild Allen hnd hired him to drlvo lomo "culls' V'o Drnpor and that tho :amp was following. Tho Falrflold icoplo did not oxamlno tho sheop ind took tho story to bo tho truth. Hits was near night and It Is thought ho shcop woro bedded tlioro until uornlng. Tho romalndcr of tho trip jut of tho valloy was unovontful to ho rellow, It seems, ns no othor In-'brmntlon In-'brmntlon has beon rocplved. b |