The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-05-08
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president from Leadyilla, Colarado, who
was recently arrested here has reached
Denver and 10 now confined IN JAIL lhere'
The Denver Republican OF April ~ thus
speaks of the young man aud his career'
Frank W. Dewalt, the absc0ndlng presi-
dent Of the late First National Bank OF
Leadyllle, arrived In Denver last night
nc 6:l0 o'clock, In Oh 4 O. Deputy u. B.
Marshals John 0dell and II. Y. Cossey,
OF Cleveland. lie was taken from the
depot Immediately 70 the ATapahoe
county Jail, where he will remain until
the May term OF the United States Dis
trict Court In Denver, when his trial for
embeZZlement will take place. The cir
eumstances OF the failure Of the First
National Bank OF Leadyllle, the flight Of
Dewalt, and the fruitless chase after
him instituted by some Of the depOsll0ra
Of the bank, who had lost heavily by tho
crash, arc too fresh In the minds OF
Colorado people TO need recapltulatlon.
The bank waa behind In lts accounts,
nearly $4,000 Of which u was said De-
walt had taken and gambled away,
SPENT UPON LEwD WOMEN,
or hid away for his use when the expos
ure, which he knew was inevitable,
came. The bank closed its doors and
Dewalt disappeared Ut the same time,
eyading the pursuit OF the impoverished
depOsitOrs, who ann ced without res
erYallon that II they caught him no
would be hung. When no was next
heard OF he had been arrested az El Paso,
Texas, by an officer Of the law who was
cogniaant of the facts In the
case; had been released In that town by
the shrewd work Of lawyer whom he
had paid literally, and who had him
discharged from custOdy0n u writ OF ha-
beas corpus before the Leadyille people
had time TO hold him, and had escaped
over the border into Chihuahua. He was
lost sight OF then, and was gradually
being forgotten by the public, when the
news was telegraphed 10 Colorado from
Canton, o., that the dying bank presl-
dent had been arrested there az his
mothers residence and was In custody.
Word was nc once sent TO Canton officials
10 hold the prisoner, but he yielded by
no means gracefully to the situation,
and employing lawyers, attempted TO
get free again by means Of habeas cor
pus law, AZ he had at III Paso. He failed
however, this time, On Saturday, April
10, he was arrested. The United States
authorities In Cleveland heard Of II on
Monday, and Deputy Marshal 0dell was
at once sent to Canton 10 arrest him.
Arriving there last Monday, the officer
found that Dewalt had been released
once on q writ OF habeas corpus, had
been rearrested, and was trying 10 get
free again on the same appeal TO the
law, Finding that q United States Oill-
eer was waiting for him, the local au.
thorities discharged the prisoner, and
Deputy Marshal 0dell Immediately
served his warrant upon him and took
him TO Cleveland, where no arrived with
HIS capture on Tuesday. Here Dewalt
got another lawyer, and tried TO get out
OF custody by means Of his fayorlte ha-
beas corpus game, but was told by his
attorney this would do no good, and
then for the 1rst time began TO accept
the condition Of affairs, He made
A LAST DESPERATE ATTEMPT
to make terms for himself by proposing
TO 0dell. who still had him In charge,
that II he would bring him to Colorado
without manacles, he would waive al eX-
animation In Cleveland and 80 with
him without making further trouble,
but his overture being refused by the
officer, he resigned himself TO whatever
might come and relinqnlshed farther
efforts to prevent himself from being
brought back TO Colorado. One chance
was given him, however, the United
States Commissioner at Cleveland Offer
Ing TO release him II he could furnish
bail Ia the sun Of 10000 to appear be.
fore the United States District Court IN
Denver in May, out he was unable To
1nd b0ndsmen, aud accordingly Depu'
ties 0dell and C0ssey started for Denver
with him last Wednesday night tO de-
liver him TO the United States authOri-
les here, The Cleveland officers say
hat Dewalt was laboring under Intense
mental excitement during the whole
rip TO Denver, aud was very nervous.
lie drank heavily all the time, but the
iqu0r, part OF which was bought by
himself and part given him by tho OIL
ers, did not seem 10 affect him physi-
ally or mentally, ie drank little
whisky and a great deal Of beer, q bot
le Of the latter liquid being bought for
lin az railroad stations every now and
hen He spoke very little to the officers
4 his Leadville career until they began
o near Colorado, when be grew slightly
more communicative His trouble, no
aid, with admirable assurance, had
,rown from the fact that he had
)vERDRAwN HIS BANK ACCOUNT S3S,0QO,
10 should have remained in Leadville
when the bank failed, and II he had
lone this, everything would have been
MI right. Some foolish adviser had told |
iim 10 leave L'adyllle, and he had
.houghtlessly followed the suggestion. |
He said further, that he thought when
his trial came up, he Would satisfact0r-
lily explain the disappearance OF the
money and would not be punished. Just
before reachieg Pueblo, however, De-
waits easy air forsoOk him, and he be-
gan to exhibit concern.
whats the matterY' asked 0lell,
"There's German In Leadville." re.
piled Dewalt, "who has threatened 10
NIL luNt ilN Who NhN VI hNHVoiNViut
He may be here at Pueblo, looking out
FOR me-, and he's on the shoot. I'd like
TO have n weapon with which to defend
myself, II no comes"
"0h, nonsensel" replied tho Marshal.
Nobody knows you are coming TO Den.
yer, II the man appears on the depot
DO nt him out TO me. I'll protect you"
Dewalt appeared satisfied, but was
somewhat uneasy until he found him.
self In tho Arapahoe county jail. There
he made himself at home, aud Is feeling
perfectly secure now.
"Has Dewalt any money! asked the
reporter OF Uputy Marshal 0dell.
"When secured him AT Canton" was
the reply, II found s33 In his pocket.
He paid for a guard AT Canton, and paid
for o good deal Of liquor. He can't have
much money left"
"He broke his last $40 bin to-day"
said Deputy Marshal Cossey.
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