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Show Hodcarriers' Clerk to Be Tried Oct. 19 Charged with misappropriating dues paid him bv members of bis organisation, organisa-tion, John Melrose, clerk of the Hod- trrlers' union, pleaded not gulltj before be-fore Judge I . i: lloherts of the city court this morning Melrose Is alleged to have taken dues amounting to $4.50 Attornej W EI. Reeder Jr., entered his appearance as attorney for the defendant de-fendant . The case was set for trial Tuesday October 19 Although the complaint against Mel-rose Mel-rose charges him with embezzlement, the. charge Is not a fenoy It is said. Judge Roberts reduced the original ball of $1,000 to $100 upon being told that the charge was for misdemeanor. |