The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28

the estate of Louis Corriveau, which, to
the amount of $4,000, the parties named
are alleged to have appropriated to them
selves.
The matter was brought before the
Grand Jury yesterday, but as it was found
impossible to go into the evidence suf-
ficientiy action was deferred until next
week.
Inasmuch as Swanberg has been miss
ing for week past and is presumed to be
putting distance every hour be tween him.
self end the City Hall, a criminal informa-
ton was lodged charging him, as stated,
with the unlawful appropriation of the
money belonging to the Corriveau estate.
Under this Captain Lees imme ediately
began to heat the wires in his effort to dis
cover the whereabouts of the missing
Swanberg.
Henry w. Westphal will be arrested to-
day, no doubt. "At any rate" said At
torney Crittenden Thorn ton, in speaking
of the matter last evening, "he will not
get away. One of them has gone; we do
not know where. Perhaps he has gone to
China.
''Ii he has not, if he is still in this coun-
/ try, think it likely we shall overtake
him. But the other one will not get away.
am given to understand that he is max
ing preparations to leave. If so he mig ht
as we'll unpack his trunks. for he will n OF
get further than the Oakland ferry. l
have arranged for that.
No, can't go into details in the matter
now-all the facts will come out in due
time in court / may say that Swanberg
and Westphai are not alone in the matter.
There will be many ramifcations in the
matter, and many persons, some of them
occupying more or less exalted positions,
| viii be implicated. We have been work
ing on this business for three weeks
Swanberg seems to have learned what we
were doing ana departed.
"They say that he is coming back-that
he is merely making one OF his occasional
would be very unwise for Mr.. Swanberg to
return voluntarily. But his partner will
not get away"
Mr.. Thornton stated that he was acting
in the matter as attorney for the Public
Administrator and for the estate. With
regard to the proceedings in the matter OF
the Corriyeau estate before Judge Cuffey a
few weeks ago, in which proceedings both
Edna Dean. the alleged widow of Corri-
veau and Westpahl testified and which
proceedings were dismissed, Mr.. Thornton
said, I'VE secured the object We intended
in those proceedings"
Harry W. Westphal was seen last even
ing and the intelligence impaired to him
that criminal proceedings were being in
stituted against him in the Corriyeau mat
ter. He seemed very much surprised
They are carrying this thing a Ions
way" he said. ''Well, let them. / an
not running away. / am with my family
getting ready to go over to Mill Valley fol
q few weeks, but l am not avoiding any
body.
: 81 have done no wrong and have nc
! need or intention of going away. Neithe
has Swanberg. He is on his way t,
J Sweden, but fully expects to return S,
soon as he is through with his buSineS.
there. This Corriveau matter was befort
Judge Coffey q few weeks ago, and wa
, dismissed summarily, there being nothin.
: developed on which 10 proceed against me
my relations with Corriveau can b,
briefly told. There was nothing TO con
ceal about them. He got into some troubI,
and wanted to be secured against lif,
insurance claim. He engaged an attorney
to look after the matter, and placed some