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Show BOY COUNTERFEITER IN JASL IN PROVO Llndon Watson, arrested by Ieputy Sheriff Thomas Jackson at Coulton, Tuesday, accused of having counterfeiting counter-feiting molds anl tools In bin possession. posses-sion. Is now held in tho Utah county Jail at Provo to await the action of the federal authorities. Sheriff Judd leturned from Coulton to Provo wlih Wauon Wednesday, lodging hlui lu the county Jail while he cum to Silt Lake City lo confer with the federcl authorities here. Watson Is bul 19 years of age, and Is a cripple, lie was Injured sornM lime ago whilo engaged In bridge building, but despite bis accident and the fact that ho had no visible meam of support he had plenty of money to spend. When bo was taken Into custody cus-tody a number of 23 cent pieces wore tound on bis pernon, and the molds and files were conllscattd by the officers. offi-cers. The boy was nothing more than an amateur, but his die was cleverly constructed, con-structed, and ho bad disposed of a number of bogun coins in slot machines, ma-chines, according to his own adnds-slou. adnds-slou. Watson ic Fald to havo had a number of bogus coins In his itoaHes-sion itoaHes-sion when he wan arrested. He will bo held to anwer In th-? federal court. |