Show Manti Boy Faces S Forgery Charge Eldon Bench Dench a youth of 20 years a and who resides at Manti 1 earned carried his exploitations too far and as a result he ho was placed under arrest last week with a felony charge against him At a preliminary hearIng hearIng hearing hear- hear Ing held before Justice of the Peace Reuben Bench entered entered enter enter- ed a plea of guilty and was lS pound Jound to the district court Bonds were placed at Bench Dench is specifically charged with forgery forger by signing the nan name e of Roy Mellor to a n 5 5 check on the ManU Manti City City- Savings bank Bench passed the check at the Pumpkin Shell and when it was learned it was a forgery Orville Hans n filed the complaint The check was dated December IS 18 1926 When hen Investigation investigation investigation gation was started it was learned that the Pumpkin Shell was not the only victim December a check W was s given gi by Bench Dench to the theT T r I A I Co n 1 an and J Jan Jan- JanI I A Duggins p 9 nary 3 De Bench passed a forged check of 20 O at the J. J C C. C Penny j i Store It is learned that that two I I checks of or 30 and 20 were made good before an arrest was made When the investigation was started the forgery was easily trac- trac od to Bench Dench He first denied the time I charges but a severe secre gruelling on I Ithe j the part of the tho prosecuting at- at ati i torney and sheriff the young man mall manmade manmade made a clean breast On two previous ious sous occasions Bench committed forgery it is claimed but hut for some reason reabon the matter maUer was not taken to court I Forgery writing checks with aview a aViE aview view ViE of or obtaining money lentH is to be bo the nucleus of a n campaign by the time county officers for the punishment of tho the I miscreants and from now on no j 1 mercy Is to be bo shown for or thos those who I have made it a practice Gunnison Valley ValCY News I |