Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-29
a Am A BANKERS SON. -
50 Said q Rum Crazed Prisoner In
tho City Jail Today.
Tho Accused ~ charged with Robbing
nChicaEo Nan NJ the white
House Inst Night

81 am the son Of wealthy New
York banker and cousin OF the deputy
state treasurer OF Wyoming aud wish
for their sake you would suppress tue
particulars OF this sompe."
Tho speaker was we'll educated,
rather stoohy built man OF 20 ycars,
charged with burglary. Tho place
was In an upper corridor behlnd heavy
iron bars ia the old city Jail. The
time was 1880 this afternoon.
In addition to being a prisoner
charged with serious OiIsnse the
speakers form shook like an aspen
leaf az the result OF most disas.
trous debauoh while he otherwise
showed the effects Of his dissipation.
The pritOnet's nRmo ~ &. j. Bailey.
He arr vel In this city about ton days
ag0. Ho claimed to be u journalist ami
obtained a situation n u reporter on
morning contemporary which has
been most unfortunate OF late in some
OF liz selections Of repOrtOTial employees.
Bailey had scarcely entered upon his
duties before he commenced drinking
ami gambling and as n result was dis.
charged couple OF days ago. He had
been boarding ut the White House anu
during the absence Of Manager GermO
succeeded In borrowing so from the
night clerk. Mr.. Germo returned to
the hotel yesterday after brief
spell OF sickness and learning OF the
$40 Transaction, pressed Bailey for
return OF the money. The latter said
no would give Mr.. GermO All order on
the newspaper for which no had been
working. Then 1t was learned
that Bailey had nothing coming
10 him, after which discovery he
begged to be granted until today to
make matters hight. He talked Nv
smoothly eali Mr. Gerino that as
scented to his wishes.
Bailey occupied room No. 20 on
the second floor ana n well known
Chicago millwright whose name
Ii a. w. Castle, occupied room No.
The Chicago man was out until
about O'Clock this morning and when
he went upstairs the hallway was IN
darkness. Ho accidentally tried 20
open tbs door leading into room No.
IN which lazy was sleeping.
Tho latter became alarmed and
pressed the electric button which
was connected with the big bell down
stalls, 20 vigorously that tho porter,
night clerk ana others imagined that
someone was In danger aud rushed
uIsiRifs anu peeped from half opened
doors until the greatest excitement pre-
vailed.
At this juncture Bailey ami the
porter met lace 10 face Ia small cross
hallway. AZ the formers feet lay
two OF Mr.. Castles vallsos cut wide
open, their iOTmer contents strewn
about the door.
Mr.. Castle Immediately identified
his property and taxing an inventory
found thar 500 ha1 been extracted
from one u his valises. In the mean.
timo Bailey disappeared but II is said
he acted strangely and this morning
at O'Clock was arrested by Sergeant
EslingeT Forty-threo dollars were
found on his person. When
asked by the NEWS reporter 10 explain
where he obtained tho money. He
said:
81 didn't know had any money on
me when | was arrested"
When taken Into custody Bailey
was found In the rear OF the Mint
saloon with u degraded female on
whom he was spending money lavish.
ly, A,a high-toned Resort n short timO
before he had INDUCED In a 81 supper
consisting mainly VI iEOgs' legs and
wine.