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Show Man Who Betrayed j Tnist Sent to Jai! Six months in the county Jail was the sentencs metol out to Fred 1-. Cooper after the man had entered s plea of guilty to a forgery churge late yesterday afternoon before Judge James X. Kimball in the district court. The Jail term promises to be an un- pleasant' period for the prisoner- Fel-i"w Fel-i"w prisoners of Cooper hold tlic man In contempt for having betrayed the .trust of Mrs. Emma -Montgomery of I Ogden. better known as "Mother" Montgomery and having forged a check with Mrs. Montgomery's name ; alter the woman had attempted to aid jhim when he wus released from th-jj.iil th-jj.iil alter serving a previous sentence. I The prisoners In the" jail have dubbed the r.uni "Gratitude Cooper," and overlook over-look no opportunity of calling his attention at-tention to the betrayel of trust be-! be-! stowed upon him by the woman. Cooper pleaded guilty to having .forged th dink for $25 with Mrs. I Montgomery's name when ho faced the court yesterday The Inrt -was commit led at liio time Cooper was taken to th "Helping Hand' employment of-Elce of-Elce b) Mrs. Montgomery, who has been known for her work In helping unfor-j lUI at men tor y .us. The woman has conducted services each Sunday in the county Jail for years ami It waa at ono of these services that she met Cooper and asked him to COme to her employment office following his release, re-lease, prpmislng to help Mm obtain , cuipioymeni Atier remaining at the emplovmeiit oli.ee f,,, oboul a week Coouer Is nl-ileged nl-ileged to have obtained o blank chock .and to have filled it out for the amount of 25 and to have signed the woman's name. j Cooper was arrested In Salt Lake after he had cashed the CheCk and left ; gden. |