Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-05-23 | Page 12 | Held on Sheep Theft Charge

HELD ON SHEEP THEFT CHARGE' Hyrum Overson of Lucin, Charged With Stealing Ogdenite's Woolies BRIGHAM t'lTV. May f-J. Charged With stealing .tl head of sheep owned bj Henrj Cendagorta of oglen. Hy- . rum 1 1 verso n waived his nrellmlnan h aring yesterday and was bound oer to the district court under bail which he was unable to furnish. He Was brought here from I.ucln bj Sher-if Sher-if .i c. Lillywhlte. According to the report made by sheriff tjillywhite. , Overson had a band of eighty head of sheep, ami Cenda- over. recognized Jhirty-one of them as belonging to their emplo.er The mat ter was reported to Deputy Sheriff Hadfield; and he and the herders w W to Overson's place Sunday and wen inspecting the sheep :it the , ,,rr.il when Overson riro'e up to his house, a hor'. distance away Mrs. Overson stood in the doorway as her busband drove , and snb something to him which paused him to Jump from his wagon and rush into the hoUBe and get a rlfb' He then went out Into the yard and called to the officers and sheepmen: " If It's shootlnp you want, you can have all the shooting you want.' After a llttl" parleying the office' disarmed Overson at the sam. time placlnp him under arrest. Following his arrest Overs (HI is said to ha c become enraged and uttered threats asalnst everybody in general. at tho snnie time lourlly protested j his Innocence of stealing the sheep. Sheriff Lillywhlte furt h . Btat s fhu 1 1 verso n and his wife h.,-- been sn'-l i-cts of seeral complaints. by the peo-, pie residing in the lAlCln dtftrict. Henn Cendagorta Is noil known 111 :( igden. lie is the secretary-treasurer of the t'r.ih Serum conip.'iny .md iJ, proprietor of the Commercial Clear! store. "00 Twenty-fifth street, nnd hx resided here for a number of years.