Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-12
DEF AULTRR UNDER ARREST.
How the Ascending CITY Treasurer Of
Laramie was Gathered In.

&. I. Gale, the Ascending treasurer
Of Laramie city, Wyoming, passed
through Salt Lake on the Goth Of April
last, but this fact was not known until
after ho was out OF reach. Had the
local officers been acquainted with the
circumstance at the time they would
have reaped reward In the way OF
$500 that had been offered for Gale'a
arrest. is, San Fra cisco deiec-
tiyes will gather ia that amount. The
reason Gale was such u desirable guam.
tily was that he was deiaulieE TO the
tune OF $4,000, and the Laramie oil.
Gers were a little anxious to seq him
about lt,so they offered reward. Their
man IL now in the Golden Gate
city enjoying the delectablc society
Of murdcrers, Migrants, Jrunks and
other classes Of humanity that tend to
make the environments OF u prison
unoongenial TO the average citizen.
The u,iaulting treasurer was placed
under arfpst on "Wednesday last. Says
the San Francitco Chronicle OF his con-
duct and the event Of taking him into
custody: "A few weeks ago q. II. Gale
was one OF the most respected and
popular citizens OF Laramie. lie was
elected to the position Of city treasurer
| by an overw helmiug vote at the last
election, but had only been In office u
few months when one bright morning
he awoko anu found himself die.
gIaced man. The lucre that gliltered
Ia the public golfers had proved too
great temptation for him. He had
tampeIed with the city's iunde, and he
avoided the scandal that was bound -
ensue and the felony accusations that
shared him IN the face by stealing
/ quietly out OF town. The money which
no had appropriated for his own use
was gone, anu he lefs u wife and family
behind him without the means OF
making n livelihood. Tnis all took
place III April.
From Laramie he went 10 Denver,
but he did not stay there very long.
He sped on 10 remote parts, ana since
his Disappearance from Denver II has
been thought he went to Mexico. A.
It turned out, however, he came to
San Francisco. On the 27,h OF last
month guest arrived nj the Ameri.
can Exchange hotel on Sans0mo street,
who registered under the name OF &.
4. Lamb OF Denver, Col. He sought
modest apartments In an unpretentious
house, for his supply Of exechequeI
was limited, and tor period OF near
ly two weeks this unassuming indi-
vidunl mingled with the boarders al
the hotel, and was not suspected OF
| IA - 81 hal A
Denver business man enjoying q plea
sure trip to California.
Captain Lees dropped into the
American Exchange hotel Monday
afternoon ON matter OF business, aud
while there saw the gentleman from
Denver calmly scauning the telegra.
phic developments VI tho newspapers
WHAT reason he had 10 believe that he
was the Ascending city treasurer OF
Laramie does not appear, but he dc
tailed Detectives Whitaker ana Soy
mour to camp on his trail. Ho thor
telegrsphod ~ Sheriff g. &. Frazer O
Laramie for an accurate description G
Gale, and rs the description Tailed
precisely with that OF &. Il. Lamb o
Denver. Mr.. Lamb was asked whn
he knew about Mr.. Gale. He thet
confessed 10 the doialcatlOn ana wa
placed under arrest and locked up Ia
the tanks at 1850 O'Clock "Wednesday
afternoon.
Gale said that his whole trouble wR'
the result OF hls friendship and len
iency. Ho had allowed money TO "a
out OF the city treasury illegally anJ
IL had never been returned, but h,
declared that he had never receive,
any benefit from IL himself. 81 hav
, a ranch at Laramie which | thinl
ought to cover the amount OF sbor.
, age" he said. When asked why IA,
had not remained in Laramie, ifsucl
was the case, he said that he mad no
the moral cpuYapeto do no,