The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-24
LIE CLARE is I'M TOWN.
He Was Arrested In Washington State
and Brought Back.

LIE CLARE Is IN TOWN.
He Was Arrested in Washington State
and Brought Back.
T. d. LeClare VINO. II was alleged,
left town in a great hurry last Sunday
night to avoid arrest for obtaining
money under false pretenses. returned
early yesterday morning in charge of
Deputy Sheriff Elderkin and Sheriff
w. b. Gray OF Franklin county, Wash,
who made the arrest. Sheriff Gray
took the first train for the East with
his prisoner after making the arrest
and met Deputy Sheriff Elderkin at
Arlee, just west of Missoula, where
the east and westbound trains passed.
Mr. Elderkin boarded the train from
the West and reached Butte a day
earlier than was expected. LeClare
had S2.7S7 on him when arrested and
he turned 5000 OF the money over to the
Northern Pacific agent at Hope to
satisfy the claim or the railroad
against him. At Garrison both of the
officers accompanying him were served
with attachments from the State Saw
ings' bank and T.. L. Mayo. Mr..
Mayo's claim was for s1.56497. which
was the amount of LeClare's overdraft
above his indemnity bond of $1,000.
which was furnished to the bank when
that institution guaranteed him to the
railroad company. Mr. Mayo's claim
was paid in full and the bank was
paid $1.564 and given security for the
balance. LeClare afterwards furnished
a $1,000 bond. signed by ]. w. Kemper
and o. Stenberg for his appearance
before Judge Holland to answer to the
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses and took "a hours in which
to plead 1t il possible that the charge
against him may be withdrawn now
that he has settled the claim in full.
The matter has been taken up with the
Northern Pacific receivers and the
United States court. and If they will
consent to 1t, II Is understood that the
charge win be withdrawn.
Sheriff Gray arrested LeClare Thurs
day afternoon at Cornell, a way sta
ton on the Northern Pacific. about Is
miles west of Ritzville, and tells the
following story of the affair: LeClare
met Mrs. Blodgett at Sprague, about
% miles east of Ritzville, Thursday
morning, and started west with her
on the overland train on which she
left Butte on Tuesday. 1t was his in
tention to go with her to Seattle, but
when she told him that the officers
were after him and that every train
was being watched he changed his pro-
gramme. Giving $50 with which to
defray her expenses he told her to go
on to Seattle and wait for him and he
left the train at Ritzville. He engaged
livery rig there to take him to Con-
nell and he arrived there about 4 o'clock
in the afternoon. Several hours before
Sheriff Gray went to Cornell in re-
Spouse to a telegram stating that a
man answering the description of Lee
Glare had been seen in the hills near
there. He made an unsuccessful
hr-ar roh 1nn I'D
stranger had been seen and returned
to the station about 10 minutes after
LeClare put In an appearance. The
sheriff arrested him at once and Le-
Clare at first stated that he was a cat
tie buyer, but afterwards admitted
his identity and offered no objection
TO being brought back to Butte Le-
Clare talked very freely on the way
back and both Sheriff Gray and Dep
uty Elderkin state that II is evident
that he is still desperately in love
with Mrs. Blodgett.
LeClare called at the Standard Office
last evening and made the following
statement OF his side of the case: 81
had no intention or thought of skip
ping out and my arrest was caused by
the cashier In the Northern Pacific
railroad who had exceeded his author
ity and was trying 10 square himself
over my shoulders. i left here to go
to San Francisco to bring an attach
ment suit against A. A. Lisker and the
reason took 50 much money with me
was in order that / would be able to
furnish the necessary bond.
81 paid the Northern Pacific cashier
SASS Sunday evening and arranged
with him to let the balance OF $S04.l0
stand until i could have a settlement
with II. l. Frank. which l have not
had for year. notified the cashier
that / was going 20 Seattle, Portland
and San Francisco and that / would
not be back for 10 days. He agreed to
wait for the balance until my return
with the understanding that / would
turn over my expense bills of the day
before. and i left them with my collec-
tor for him. / paid up all OF my bills
before / left and my wife knew where
/ was going. 1 stopped two days In
Spokane and was introduced to a dep
uty sheriff who had a warrant In his
pocket for my arrest. The first inti-
nation 1 had OF anything wrong was
when the sheriff arrested me at Con-
nell and wired Freight Agent Merri-
man $500 from Hope. Idaho. to cover
the amount l owed the railroad COM
pany. / was authorized TO sign ex-
pense bills and did II right along and
the charge OF obtaining money under
false pretenses will not stick. All
garnishments and attachments have
been released and everything has been
satisfactorily arranged.
II had no arrangement with Mrs.
Blodgett TO meet me anywhere and
was trying TO get away from her.
When / got on the train at Sprague
and found her on board i got of at
the first station i did not give her
any money, although she wanted
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