Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-09-19 | Page 8 | M'Donald out on $500 Bail

I-OUT ON 1500 BAIL Friend in Whose Cause He Got in Jail, Conies to Rescue I A. R. McDonald. Ogden switchman. 4'ho has been In a cell In the county j)!ll since Monday, and who claimed that he Is an innocent victim of circumstances, cir-cumstances, was rel :is-'l lu.--t nig'it ujon furnish ;r:g bond of T.'.OO Thebond las sent lure In a farmer fellow worker of McDonalds who is now in California, and the same man whose paycheck McDonald is charged with hiving forged. McDonald was taken Into custody after It was alleged to have been found that he received his friend's paychec! j from the railroad company and after signing the other man a name, cashed it. At the time of his arrest McDonald exhibited a bank draft showing that j he had sent tho money to his friend in California after cashing the check. I He admitted having signed the Cheok and exhibited a li tter from his friend giving him authority to get the check from the railroad and send the money to California. In spite of the fact that it was apparent that McDonald had not committed the deed with the intent in-tent to defraud, he nevertheless, was alleged to have technically committed forgery and was held on that charge. While he was In Jail during the vv McDonald's friend wired the officers j that he had received the monev and he had given McDonald authority to get his check Failing to bring about his release with explanations the California Cali-fornia man last night wired $500 bond and McDonald was given his liberty McDonald will still have to to face tho charge of forgery. It is said