Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-09-17 | Page 3 | Bock's Demurrer is Given Consideration

BOCK'S DEMURRER IS GIVEN CONSIDERATION j SALT LAKE. Sept. 17. City Judge j Henry C Lund, following arguments yesterday morning, took under advlst I ment the demurrer entered to ' I charges against former Mayor F A. Bock as the result of his confessed shortage of $12,000 in his accounts during his Incumbency as city auditor. Torty-flve complaints were Issued against Mr. Hock. Ills conns-l. Attorney At-torney S. A. King, demurred to twenty-three complaints charging misappropriation misap-propriation of funds, arguing that Mr Bock was net custodian of the fund!. j He demurred to other complaints charging forgery of vouchers, arguing that the forging of a voucher is not a means alone of getting money, Counsel Coun-sel for the defendant admitted that l : oil. il.lv the charges of forging warrants war-rants were not demurrable. Leslie Frazer, assistant county nt- ; torncy, argued that a misappropriation of funds was practiced, under the statutes; sta-tutes; that money WnJ Improperly disbursed dis-bursed and that the forgeries of the vouchers were a part of the fraud practiced, nnri therefore criminal forgeries for-geries under the law He protested that to permit the defendant to stand ( trial upon the warrant forgerle alone might be to cloee the way to other prosecution on the grpund of Bock'i I having been once In Jeopardy, If the i.tner complaints should be dismissed iis contended for bv defendant's coun- I pel.