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Show asked that tho bearer of it be arrest-nl arrest-nl If he attempted to gel It cashed. Patrolman Woodward was standiii;; at the cigar counter dressed in plalu cioihes. Gates told Bryan that he would advance $10 on the check, after I which Bryan sisnej his name on the back of the check and started to pld: up the money, at the same time hand-lns hand-lns the check to Gates. Th' ii he was arrested. At police headquarters he told the ) police that it was all a mistake, and ; that he was a coiifin of William J. I Firyan. Regardless of hi claims, ho ws placed in n cell. J, W. ERYAN TAKEN TO JAIL IN SALT LAKE Salt Lake, A'ug. 15. J. W. Bryan, who claims to be a cousin of William Will-iam Jeunlugs Cryan. was arrested by I'atrolmen Carstensen and Woodward Sunday atternoon nnd taken to police headquarters, where he is being held on" the chargo of forgery. Ilryan went Into the Lobby cigar tore on State street Sunday after-icon after-icon and presented a check, drawn on the Utah National bank, for H;S. , to J. H. Gates, and asked to have I lie check cashed. Gates became auspicious aus-picious of Bryan's actions and told bin) that be did not have the money in the cash register at that moment, but that if he would return later lie iviRhl uet tbe eheek cached. Gates had not Ire thai tbe cheek was drawn on the account of the J II. Torlefs. tiie depul therifl W'he.i rattolm"n "ar..len-en and Woodward passed Ihe clear Ftor. G itenVoid (hem ol hK' suspicions and I'at rolfnan Carsiernen called up Pep'' titv Sh riff Coiles. who denied Ihflt b had cer issued such a chock anJ ' |