Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21
ERRING ERLANGER.
Arrest After Seven Years of an Abscoad.
ing Denver Banker.
Denver News

DENVER news.
There is no rest for the wicked The
bible is our authority for this truth
and facts which came to The Ners yes
terday substantiate the force of the old
adage. A man with blot on his con-
science and a holy horror of the law,
has everything to fear, though he may
be thousands of miles away from the
scene of his crime-though seas may
separate him from the sight of those
whom he has wronged. A most con-
vincing proof of this fact is in the con-
sideration Of the case of Benjamin Err
LANCER. The name may not arouse any
recollections among those who have
come to Denver and Colorado within
the past seven years, but to the people
who were here during 1872 and prior to
that period, the name speaks for itself,
and the recollection of the mans ex-
tensive operations as the manager of a
savings bank-the first Denver ever
had-are not pleasant or wholesome.
They smell rank to high heaven.
1t is about seven years ago that the
bank president left this city with up
ward of $780, 900 of Denver money in his
clothes. Since then he has been a wan
derer on the face of the globe, never
lingering at one port long for fear of de-
lection and arrest. He has been heard
Of in New York, in San Francisco, in
London, in Paris, and over in Switzer-
land, but has never come within the
grasp of the strong-armed-law. 1t was
left to q Denverite-a physician travel
ing in search of health, to unearth the
defaulting bank president and turn him
over to the hands of justice. After sew
en- years enjoyment of his ill-gotten
in the Hawaiian islands this guilty
countenance was ferreted out from
among the natives, and in the semi-civ-
ilized streets of'Honolulu was he discov-
cred and turned over to the law. The
gentleman to whom he is indebted for
his arrest is DR.. w. II. Williams, of this
city, who left here on q sort of Il wan
dering tour somef months ago. Last
night letter was received by DIR. IL. X.
Steele, his partner, which, after speak
ing of the improvement OF his health,
contained the following paragraph,
which will be read with interest in this
city and throughout the state:
Il haYe found old Erlanger, the alb
seconded banker, Have reported him
to the United States minister. Gave in
my testimony against him before the
United States vice-consul yesterday, and
his case is being considered to-day, or
will be on Monday, by the supreme
court of the kingdom
The letter is dated Jah. -. As there
is no Geographic communication with
Honolulu the negotiations for Erlang-
er's return to this city will have to be
carried by mail from San Francisco,
which is as far as Geographic messages
would reach. The fact that Erlanger is
fugitive from justice would prevent
him from taking advantage of.the fact
that there was no extradition treaty be-
tween the two countries. There is a
treaty, however, with the government
of the Hawaiian islands, so that if Err
hangers creditors want to get him with
in Railing distance where'they can talk
to him about compromise, they have
fine opportunity to do it now. 1t is far
to be inferred that the absconding
banker has money or he WOULD not
he dallying away at that far-away cap
ital.