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Show II MEEK ARRESTED WHEN HE FAILS I TO SHOW UP; RELEASED ON BAIL Rancher Has Difficulty in Raising Money: Business Busi-ness Men Refuse to Sign Bond; To Be Arraigned in City Court Tomorrow lto Meek. 46 years of aier, who gave ; bis occupation as rancher, and who. according to the i ing declaration of Helen Bass. 20 years of age, stenographer stenog-rapher employed by the OgdeD Paint, ii k. Gas company, was responsible to;- the condition which caused her to commit suicide, was arrested on the charge of adultery at Twenty-fourth street and Washington avenue at 6:56 o'clock lat evening. Acting under instruction of Chief of Police Curtis Allison who had been waiting at police headquarters for Meek to appear, according to his promise, Motorcycle Officer C. K. Leis- i made the arrest Hi LE l&ED ON BAIL. Meek was released last night at police headquarters shortly after 8 I o'clock following his deposit of $3,000 ' J cash bail, f tie Is to be arraigned in the City 1 court on the felony charge tomorrow I morning before City Judge I. 1c. Roberts Rob-erts at 10 o'clock. Police declare Meek had difficulty In securlncr the i necessary $1,500 additional for bail. J Meek brought with him to the city only $1,500 in cash. Id FUSE 1) SIGN MOM). It is understood that numerous business bus-iness men in Ogden positively refused to sign a ball bond for Meek. The i amount of cash ball ueCeasarj to make Up the $3,000 was finally put up by I Attorney George llalverson, Meek'B at- torney. Telephone messages were received i by District Attorney Joseph E. Evans yesterday from women who wished to , know If there wasvnot some way In i which women in Utah could be select-led select-led to serve on a Jury that is to try the case. W mm; I VI I PI ST1 D The women took the position that they were entitled to sit in judgment with men in such a case. They were Informed that before anv such thing could be done it would be necessary for the legislature to amend section 3606 of the revised laws of L'tah, 1?1". which section prohibits tin- commissioner that se- , lects the names of taxpars that are1 to serve on juries from selecting any person that is exempt from jury duty hy law Women In a preceding section sec-tion are exempted from jury duty. Police officials are still at work In an effort to piece togetner a letter, the small fragments or which were gathered up by Detective a. Join s in the office where the young woman wom-an shot herself iind which the pelle say was written by her prior to her act. This is said to be a very difficult undertaking as the fiugments of the letter are very small r.nd considerable difficulty is being experienced by the police In putting them together. : |