Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-08
FOR FAIRER FIELDS.
". D. Robertson Departs Between
Two Suns.
SEVERAL MOURNING CREDITORS.
Career of a Professed Reformer.-Wa
Much Too Holy 10 Live Where
Prlz fighting was Permitted.

penfed in Ogden gentleman who
announced himself ~ a worli-bea.er
In the life Insurance business and
whose self-lold record OF his marvellous
success sounded like fairy tale. Ho
stopped at the the Broom hotel,
where no occupied the fuest rooms Ia
the house and apparently conducted
himself a. becomes n gentleman OF
means aud influence. He seemed to
have something ON mia mind and often
lie was seen In close and earnest con.
versation with some Of tins most solid
and substantial business men OF the
city. lie was evidently a schcmer,
and this impression was confirmed
upon tho organization OF the Mer-
chants & Bankers Life Insurance
company Of Ogden, Utah, with tho
name OF w. ID. Robertson As secretary
and general manager. The company
was organized aud started business,
and for time policies In large num-
beers were wfiltrn, but OF late there
teemed 10 be n lull In the business ana
tbe company concluded to transfer It's
risks TO the Southwestern Life Insur-
ance company Of MatshAlltowG, Iowa.
Special Agent HalbrTt, Of the latter
csmpany, can't 10 Ogden a few days
ago, aud ON ThufHuay the work OF
transfer was all complete aud the for
mer company went honorabiy out Of
business.
But for the pith Of the story. Tho
AVN Ia ~. q.
no moro In the junction city AMI by
reason thereof many Of It's citizsns
mourn the loss OF hard oarnri shekels.
When Robertson came he came alone,
ana 30 remained for some weeks, prob
ably three or four, when his
wife appeared, coming from Iowa,
where they had hitherto made their
home. The couple continued to reside
ut the Hotel do Broom, aud to devour
Mine Host Chnmberlnin's viands with
grace AMI sang froid imaginable, not
wlthstauulng Mr.. Chamberlain cross
eyed looks, for he was somewhat
uneasy about the recompense which Ia
usually expected OF boardors by tho
week. Several polite, and several
rather more pointed, requests were
made OF Mr.. Robertson forAp cement
OF his already large AM b.,iy In.
creaslng score, but Wit yieager
succtgi, until w.nr'rt l,,m,) =
tunities. Mr.. Chamberlain lost mis-
usually serene and placid demeanor
and probably uttered some words which
40 worked upon R)bertson's sensitive
mind that he refused to longer grace
the lobby and dining hall OF the hotel.
some people have said that he was
fired from the hotel.
But however that may be, II 10 GER
tain that he owes Mr.. Chamberlain
about sls5 board bill which he has
failed to settle. The finale camo on
ThuIsiay evening and Ia this oct
Deputy United States Mf rshai
Butcher played the leading role, with
Robertson u close second. CnaL ber-
lain secured judgment and put ms
account In the hands OF the matshal
and his attorney for collection. The
attorneyl-melled n mouse an watch
ing closely found that Mr.. anu Mrs.
Robertson were getting ready to leave
this city with their personal effects.
An attachment was sued out and
placed In Marshal Butchers hands,
VINO served 1t. Later on, Mr.. Hnlhers
claimed the trunksas his own, saying
that he had purchased them that day
Of Mr.. Robertson. MIR. Betcher ac-
cJmpanied Mr.. HRlbert to tho
depot and male in the mean
time some inquiries regarding tho
transfer. Robertson was said to have
gone home, hut MIR. Butcher found
him at the depot, standing, like an
ostrich, with his head bshind a big
telegraph pole. A conversation en-.
sued, Robertson saying no was at the
. lamar al "a, In aps. hia frIanH ~ alharf
OH on the Uninn Pacific 5 O'Clock
train for the east, and that no was
| then going TO return home. But Mr..
| b tcher kept possession OF the trunks
aud kept AN eye on Robertson, chatting
with him until tue train started to pull
out, when Robertson boarded tho
train, In which his wife had already
taken her seat, and was whirled away.
| Inquiry ut the Pullman ticket OillOo
revealed the fact that Robertson hsd
| purchased berth for Denver. Halbert
seemed very much displeasod that
Marshal Butcher should detain his
property and left with threats OF
vengeance.
The trunks when opened did not
appear 10 contain much OF value, but
many letters were found which are
| OF somewhat compromising nature.
While In Ogden Robertson identified
| himself with the Christian church and
was supposed TO be one OF the arc lights
anu marble pillars OF that church. He
| aud his wife also mingled In this best
society anu were regarded M exemplary
people. II Ia but Just to say that Mrs.
Robertson was a quiet, refined, busi-
ness.liko woman, ono who stood high
| In the estimation OF her friends and
who cannot be responsible for any
OF her husbands actions, which
in the present light appear to
be quite repTehenaible. He was
n self-nominated reform candidate for
mayor at the last election, but his name
did not appear In the field, some saying
that he did not have enough supporters
to stand the expense OF printing the
tickets. Robertson will be- remembered
as the man who took the Utah car back
to the Iowa state fair last fall and also
Is one OF the men who witnessed "A
recent prize fight In order to testify
againtt the participants.
| Among others who mourn Robert
sons departure is one OF Ogden's
prominent phyalclans, who regrets his
intimate mountaineering about $500
worth.
MI. Roberlson's friends affirm that
he has merely gone East on visit
and will return In due course OF events
and deitay what Indebtedness he
may have, as an honest man would
Ado.