Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-18
HARRISON NOT THE EMBEzZLER
Detective Warner and Agent Muir.
ray Identify the Alleged
| s.Crook,' as Somebody
/ Else.

Saturday evenings train from the East
brought to this city Colonel F. Warner,
chief detective of the American Express
Company, and B, S. Murray, Esq, route
agent for the same company in Canada.
The gentlemen were met by MIR. Dooly,
of Wells, Fargo, & Co., and escorted to
the Walker House, where they remained
during their brief sojourn here. Some
doubts had already been entertained as
to whether the party arrested here would
prove to be the right man, and these
misgivings we're greatly increased after a
conversation had been held with the de-
tective and his companion. 1t was, how
ever, decided that the Marshal should
drive the visitors out to the penitentiary
Sunday morning, and about noon
Yesterday the two gentlemen, &C
companied by the Marshal and Deputy
Vandercook, drove out and inter-
! viewed Harrison. Colonel Warner
was the first to be admitted to the
presence of the suspect, and spent some
few minutes questioning and carefully |
noting answers, when he emerged from |
the room and requested Mr.. Murray to go |
in. The peculiar manner of the detec- |
tive and the absence Of enthusiasm which
he manifested were taken as conclusive,
although Fryer, the person wanted, had
never seen Colonel Warner, and those
present were therefore still inclined to
entertain some doubts. Mr.. Murray who
through personal acquaintance with
Fryer expected to be able to identify him
without the least dit guilty, required but
a moment to satisfy himself, and he re-
turned with the announcement that
CHE IS NOT THE MAN.
The Marshal and his party then re-
turned to town and sought Commissioner
Mckay and Arthur Brown, Harrison's at
torney. With these gentlemen consul
tation was Immediately held, which re-
suited in word being communicated to
the penitentiary Warden to release Har-
rison and convey him to the city.
Colonel Warner, as well as his asso-
ciate, strongly advised this course, and
the former gentleman assured the officers
that he had obtained ample evidence +,
from Harrison, saying nothing of Mr..
Murray's conclusions, to justify the i'm
mediate release of the prisoner. In an
swer to reporters question as to what =
was the nature and extent of Harrison's
disclosures and the evidence obtained, F
the Colonel shook his head in a very
knowing way, saying, s'Those are mat I
tiers which professional duty compels me
to keep to myself, but you can say to the
public that l received satisfactory proof
establishing the fact that Harrison, as he
has been called, is not our man Fryer, 2
and further, that he has been a book
keeper and travelling man for New York T
business house." =
did you ascertain Harrison's true
name," asked the reporter. eyes" was
the reply ;-"but that is another matter
which must decline to give for publica-
ton. You see Harrison claims to be F.
highly connected in the East, and has
ostensibly avoided making his real name n
public, for fear that this affair here, while !
it does not criminate him, would have 9.
very shocking complexion to his aristo- .
cratic relatives at home"
But" interrupted the scribe, she had
already given number of aliases before s.
anything had been done looking to his
arrest, and had been introduced in one
Ease as .Nr. Hyde, of the D. & R. e., ~
Vho owns mammoth cattle ranch in ~
colorado. In another instance he was
presented by his companion, Mr.. Bost-
WICK, as 'Brown'-how do you reconcile :.
I'll these things, Colonel, and his strange g
transactions at the various banks ?" -
NOW, as to my opinion, believe the -
elbow is crooked" was the reply, "but !
rom close observation 1 am inclined to Il
hink $1,000 "
HE is A NEW HAND AT THE BUSINESS.
lie explained to me his reason for giving
lis name as Brown, saying that he was
N tear and didn't want his true name
Q 60 on record in the matter. He is one =
+ the smoothest takers 1 ever saw, and
hould succeed admirably as a drummer. q
Is regards his conduct here, pronounce
decidedly crooked, and L fully Justify
ne officers in making the arrest and de-
entlon. Besides, he conforms SO nearly
. the description sent out in our circular C]
nat should have been misled myself. VI
lie is a little taller, not quite so heavy, of
ne same complexion, and what is the
trangest of all the condolences, he has
mutilated thumb identical with orr
lan."
In answer to the question as to whether r
thought Harrison would get up a case ~
r damages for false Imprisonment, Mr..
1arner said he was of the opinion that
re young man would not do anything
the kind, for said he, ''itmight result =,
serious disaster to himself, and he has
'od sense enough to skip without un- HI
'cessary delay" The Colonel's opinions
ere concurred in by Mr. Murray, and
e gentlemen both expressed their ap-
eciation of the courteous treatment thew
i'd received at the hands of Marshal Ire FIJI
nd. They left this morning for their
mes in the East, very reluctant to cut
cir visit so short. Pill
Harrison was brought up from the Pen Glll
e yesterday afternoon, and was soon
sconced In one of the comfortable beds
.a.o1s alAei iiouse, haVing expressed call
nseli as IN great need of Sleep He ing
olded Interviews, and declines to state guar
ythlng respecting what his intentions ia