| Show man acquitted on check charge in quick order A B olsen charged with issuing a worthless check was arraigned ned entered his plea obtained an attorney in the court courtroom itom and was tried and acquitted within a few hours yesterday before judge john 11 II morgan in the city court olson was brought here from roosevelt to answer the charge of issuing a worthless check for 80 with intent to defraud G 11 II the check was given as a payment on the purchase of an au and it was stipulated that when it was presented for payment at the roosevelt state bank there were insufficient funds the defendant told the court that ho he was in a hurry to get back to harvest his hay crop and wanted trial at once asked it he had counsel olson answered in the negative at this point it verne mccullough attorney who was in the courtroom on another case volunteered to represent him for which the court expressed its appreciation at the conclusion of the trial mr air I 1 mccullough moved tor for dib dismissal missal on I 1 the ground that on cross examination had bad admitted olsen told him there was insufficient me money in his account at the time he wrote the check but that there would be cash a few days and that the check was stamped by the federal reserve bank the dy day after it was given showing it must have keen been deposited on that day had said the check was not postdated the court held that no crime had baen been committed and dismissed the case salt lake tribune r i i y t |
