Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-03-13
EMBEZZLEMENT.
The Charge Preferred against
Edward Austin.
Austin Arrested and Admitted
to Bail.
$4,000 Misappropriated.

eHlDcZZlemeII. Lie reporter TuSueu W
Marshal Ireland's Office and inquired
what foundation there was for the rumor.
"Well, you newspaper fellows beat
everything" said Marshal Ireland. owe
don't have more than time to wink twice
before some of you are after us. can't
understand how you learn everything so
quick. don't know whether Mr.. Austin
has been arrested, but if he has you will
probably find him at Commissioner
McKay's office.
The reporter awaited to hear no more
but Immediately started for Judge
McKay's temple. On the way he en-
countered Mr.. Austin, who, with Deputy
Marshal Vandercook, it was afterwards
learned, was searching for bondsmen.
1t was learned at Commissioner
McKay's Office that Austin had been ar
rested and Monday morning at 10 o'clock
set for hearing Bonds were fixed at
81, 800, and Austin was at that time in
quest of sureties.
The complaint was found in the law
office of Marshall & Royle, Mr.. Austin's
attorneys, who allowed the DEMOCRAT re-
porter to note down the contents. 1t
reads as follows:
To William Mckay, Esq, Commissioner
Of the Supreme Court of Utah Territory:
Sarah J. Williams, now of Salt Lake
City, in the County of Salt Lake and Ter
ritory of Utah, on behalf of the people of
said Territory, on oath complains that
Edwin Austin, of Salt Lake City, On the
first day of October, 1884, at Salt Lake
City, did embezzle large sum Of money,
to-wit: the sum of five thousand and one
hundred dollars, of the money OF the said
Sarah ]. Williams, in the manner and
form following, that is to say: The said
Edward Austin, at the time and place
aforesaid, was the trustee and agent of
the said Sarah ]. Williams, and as such
trustee and agent there and then en-
trusted with and had in his control the
said sum of five thousand and one hun
dred dollars for her use, and the money
and property of the said Sarah j.
Williams, and being so intrusted with and
having entire control of the said money,
he, the said Edward Austin, did then and
there fraudulently, unlawfully and felo
niously appropriate the same to his own
use and benefit
SARAH J. WILLIAMS,
Complainant.
Mr.. Austin appeared at Judge McKay's
Office about noon, with Messrs. Henry
and Chas. H. Denhalter, who appeared
as bondsmen. Mr.. Austin was encoun-
tered by a DEMOCRAT representative |
shortly afterwards, but acting under the !
advice of his attorneys, he declined to give |
any account of his transactions with Miss
Williams. In conversation with DEMO
Graf reporter few DAYS ago on this sub
jcct, Mr.. Anstin claimed that instead of |
Incorporating any of Miss Williams
funds, that lady was indebted to him in
the sum of several hundred dollars.
Messrs. Marshall & Royle denounce the
whole proceedings as a most infamous
outrage. They allege that Mr.. Austin was
entrusted by Miss Williams with certain
sums of money for invertment; that he
purchased certain mining stocks with a
portion of the money at the regular cur
rent price. These stocks afterwards de-
in value and Miss Williams was
trying to shift the responsibility of such
depreciation upon Austin. They also al
Iege that Austin had attempted to refund
her certain sums of money but had been
unable to find her. That he sent her
remittance which was returned through
he dead-letter Office. Ut is hard to rec
oncile this latter statement with that
made by Mr.. Austin to the DEMOCRAT re-
porter, in which he claims that Miss Will
Jams owed him several hundred dollars.) h
Messrs. Williams and Young are at
torneys for Miss Williams, and her story
titfers materially from that of Mr.. Aus
in. She claims that she intrusted Aus
in with various sums of money, which
he was to invest in loans; that she called
Ipon him to return $1,000, which he
allied to do.
Miss Williams is a resident of Spring
ield, Mass, and arrived here during
ir. Austin's absence in England, for the
purpose of investigating affairs. She
vent away, when she found that Mr..
Austin was not here, but returned
s soon as she learned he had
ot back. Miss Williams is an NJ. D. and
las accumulated her wealth by her own
forts. A few minutes conversation with
Ter is sufficient to convince one that
here is ''no demned nonsense about her."
nd that she knows what she is about ;
The high position occupied by the de- {
endant, both in social and financial cir
les, invests the case with more than I
sual Importance. 1t would be an in
lstice to Mr.. Austin to PREJUDICE the case,
nd the DEMOCRAT hopes he will be able !
, satisfactorily explain his course. :
FOR SALE. r
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