Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-12-08 | Page 8 | G. O. P. Candidate Sent to Prison

G 0 O P CANDIDATE SENT TO PRISON Cal Dec fly R-fly l BiThe The Associated W Press Press W D Mitchell former Cormer president ot of th the Valley bank and candidate for lor forthe the Republican nomination for Cor governor at tho the primary ry election was sentenced to servo serve 1 IS 13 months In Leavenworth penitentiary and pay a floe of oC o 1000 by Judge George M 1 Tues Tues- Tuesday Tuesday dl day Sentence was as pronounced on ora i a Jury verdict finding Mitchell l I and four tour associates as guilty s of oC o ins us-ins us us- us using In ing tine the malls In a scheme to 10 defraud In connection with be s exploitation of oC the tho hell Vir- Vir Virden Virden VIrden den Lumber company operations Charles E VIrden COUl found guilty on on one ono account of oC o using the malls mails to defraud was fined 1000 which ho he paid J 1 M Bruere for for- Cormer former for former mer general manager of oC the lum bum lumber lumber bumbar ber bar concern concert was fined while whileS S E D Whiting San Francisco tock stock and bond salesman was sentenced to serve six 1 months In count county Jail and pay a fine Cine or of nn