The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-07-08
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.
THE PR9FLIGATE CAREER OF AN TX
POSTAL. CLERK

1t appeare that the two indictments
reported last Tuesday by The Grand
Jury were against John II. K,mball
Efor forgery. Kimbail. Rho is a
stranger ia this city, vas at the time
under arrest in the County Jail OF
oakland, and yesterday he was
brought over by Detective Byram,
turned over to She if Connolly and
placed in the jail On Broadway.
AN EX POSTAL CLEIK,
The prisoner 10 an ex postal clerk,
but is accused Of tampsring with let
tars sinoe his employ meut in that
He is young N OF ez-
cellent family. being the son OF Gen
ersl Kimbsll Of Ogden, U T., the for
mer Survey.Gene-s al of that Terri. Tory,
He is said to be veil educated, tai
Tented. and in some reepeols brilliant
but his fair prospects in life have
been blighted by bic addiction 10
drink, and his short Caeeer-for be is
now Only thirty.tWo years o! AGES
said to have been one of orc fl gacy
and crime. His father, for some time
prior TO th;s year, was POs.m astsr at
Ogden. and young KjmbsIl was en-
ployed as route agent on the Uyah
Northern Railroad.
DETECTED IN STEALING MONEY.
He vas frequently in the office st
Ogden ard detsc.ed in stealing
money from letters By bis father
Prior t. this discovery there mad been
many uuaccount BILE Deficiencies III
the receipts Of tne Cfice, snd young
K,mbail confessed to having med.
died With letters before. To shield
bis son, the deficiencies were all made
good by the postmaster and the mat
ter passed over. But the Government
detectives at last suspected something
was wrong and later arrested young
Kimball for embezzlemen and he
was discharged from his position. He
was tried and sentenced to inprison.
ment for one year in the penitentisry
bat the influence of his family was
used in his behalf and the Governor
was induced to pardon him. This
occerred the latte- part of last year.
CONES TO SAN FRANCISCO.
In February the young man came
to this city. At the time of his scrape
in Utah he was married, but his wife
then secured a divorce. Here, he
resumed his dissipated habits, and
associated with the lowest class OF CO.
ciety. His family supplied him With
money, but this, it is said, he spent
recklessly and lsvishly. AID then i'm
portuned his few friends in the city
for mores The detectives of the postal
service were aware of his presence.
and Swallowed him carefully. During
April he took rooms at the Russ
House, at this hotel there also
boarded lady named Mrs. Sarah A,
White. Soon alter Kimbal's arrival
she left for Los Angeles. Il is NO
known that they we're acquainted but
nevertheless one day 8 letter came iol
her, was placed in the hotel letter boz
on the counter, and was taken out by
Kimball,
ATTRACTED A DRAFT,
This, the detectives state, ht
opened and distracted q draft lol
500, payable to Mrs Whites order
at the Bank of California. Kimbal
then, It is said, secured the serviceI
OF obs OF his female scquaintances
and by promises OF money she con-
scented to personbte Mrs. White. The
two then went to the bank, stopping
on the way for q. W. Hildreth, The
proprietor of a restaurant on Mont
gomery street, and who had known
Kimball when he was a msit clerk
At the bank, Hildretb, who knew tht
paying teller, identified Kimball, wht
claimed that the woman in his com
pauq was Mrs. White. She requested
that her drai. be csshed, and the
money. without hesitation, was pait
over.
DIVIDING STOLEN MONEY.
Returning to the Russ House, tn
couple divided the money and th'
woman thin disappeared but sht
has lately been found and will appear
as witness at K,mball's trial. Or
the 22d of April Kimball was aTrestef
by the nostal detectives, turned owe
10 the United States marshal aud
later indicted by the United State!
Igrand jury for robbing the malls.
The other crime Of forgery IN hsv
ling presented the bogus indorsemen
at the bank was brought to the atten
ton OF the county grand jury soor
after the return OF Mrs. White from
Los Angeles, and indictments as pre-
viousIy mentioned we're reported o.
stated. Since his arrest by his OWL
request Kimbsll had been confined
lin the Alameda County Jail, tut by
arrangement it has been decided to