Show 5 I i b I II I CANADA MA MAlT IT SMITH SMITHIS SMITHIS IS CAPTURED IN MONTREAL Accused Of Fleecing Butte Mont Visitor Of JUMPED HIS BONDOne BOND BONDOne One Bondsman Sent to State Prison Other Pending Matt Smith who jumped his bail 1011 of 5 6 in the district court about two years ago a ro where here here he was facing a charge of ot Matt A Johnson of ot Butte Dutte Mont Ilont out of 20 20 is under arreal at Montreal Quebec Canada Postmaster Rufus Rutus A Garner re se elved SL a telegram today In formation of ot the arrest of SmIth b by Canadian gO go government officials Postmaster Garner Imparted the Information to Dl DI DIss trl trieS Attorney Joseph E B Evro Ev who aho bo will take Immediate steps have Smith brought here for tor tn The district attorney said that he would apply for extradition papers seeking and bee lo e no time In seek seele- eck- eck ing log the return Libe jil be accused prIncIpal confidence confidence dence game to this cit JU JUMPS nOD BOND When Whon Smith failed to appear for trial his two bondsmen Wil William liam Ems and Oliver M I Drown were charged witie perjury perjur They ele ie accused ot or making fale faie tal statements qualifications as to their tiong to act as bondsmen for tor forSmith Smith Brown Bro n was found guilty by a 0 jury and antl sent to the state prison tor for not lees le s than one year lie Ito lieas was as as pardoned otter after serving three months Ems was found guIlty and granted a new ness trial but ha has not hot since been to appear apper In court for trial It was In August 1920 that Johnson met Smith In Salt Lake Lae They formed an acquaintance and mo Leea-mo friendly At the InIta ins ln Ita- Ita hatlon ita of Smith Johnson came to Ogden to pass pan a few houis In Ogden canyon While there John John- Johnson son John son picked up a wallet allet contain contain- containIng containing ing log monc money checks and papers paper OO 00 GAME lAME A confederate of ot Smith appear appear- appeared ed ad on the scene a 11 fe few fes moments lster and claimed d ownership to the wallet and Its contents John John- Johnson Johnson son John son refused a reward offered him Smith and his friends th then n ot- ot of fred to let him In on some stock exchange Information and John John- Johnson son turned his over oer to Smith It was not until three daS that Johnson discovered ered he had been swindled I Prosecution of the case started ImmedIately and folio following follow Ing a pro pre preliminary pre preliminary hearing Smith as bound over for trial to the dis- dis distrIct district dis district court Several continuances ere acre granted when hen Smiths Smith's at- at attorney attorney at attorney torney Thomas Ramage Hamage of ot Salt Lake Lae explained that his was In New York It finally do- do de developed that Smith could not bo be found and his ball of 1000 sas as forfeited When hen Information of ot Smith Smiths s arrest was wae received ed here hero DIstrict Attorney Evans said ald that every ef- ef effort ef effort fort tort would be made to have Smith face tace the charge charre brought against him by his hia victim Brown entered the tho Utah state stale prison on December 13 1922 1322 was pardoned April 2 1923 and his sentence was as terminated on Do- Do Demember member De-member member 21 19 1923 3 |