The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-25
signatures.

knowledged by Mrs. Eardley to be a
very clever imitation of her handwrit-
ing and almost defies detection.
OTHERS HEARD FROM.
In the meantime other parties had
been heard from. Fuller, the man who
conducts the New York loan office, in
the same building with the Smith Drug
company, had advanced Eardley some
money and had also taken some notes
as security. When he and Mr.. Hunter
came to compare notes it was found
that Eardley had deposited with the
former notes signed by the same par
ties as alluded to above, and for nearly
the same amounts as security for a
large amount-about $1,000
When this fact was discovered both
Hunter and Fuller began a small inveS-
tigation of their own. 1t was found
that the note of George Bowles was
given some time ago, and that he has
since been on a mission. He gave
Eardley a note all right, and the latter
must have done some practicing on the
signature, as it is very like the original,
which is said to be in the possession
of Taylor, Romney & Armstrong as Sc
curity for debt.
1t is presumed by the victims of the
departed lumberman that all the orig
inal notes are good ones, and that when
he reached desperate straits he first
made copies of them all and then dis
posed of the genuine ones where they
would do the most good.
The total amount which has been
secured by Eardley foots up to between
$4,000 and SIS, 900. E. NJ. Weller is out
somewhere near $4,000 of this sum,
though part of it may be realized yet,
the balance being divided among the
other parties mentioned, with several
precincts to hear from.
Orson Angel, q former partner was
let off as easily as anyone losing only
about SIS as far as heard from. Bishop
Woollay, father-in-law of Eardley, is
out about $1,000. Thomas Jenkins, of
the Fourth ward. is short $206, the Sc
being the interest due on the loan of
$500 John Weyman, of Centreville,
loaned him $500 and will doubtless have
to lose it.
Weyman came down some time ago
and asked for the cash, saying the
obligation was due and he needed the
money. Eardley told him he did not
have it at the time. but would get it
soon. Mr.. Weyman called on Mr.. Hun
ter and declared he was suspicious of
the way matters were. looking. He
asked the old man for some advice.
why bless you" exclaimed Hunter,
che owes me $1,000 and 1 wish all my
creditors were as safe as he is"
Mr.. Hunter said last evening that
he never had a thought of anything
wrong That he had loaned Eardley
money and he always came round and
paid the interest as promptly as could
be
HE was as punctual as the sun it
thought of how matters were going"
Eardley's wife is in condition en-
barrassing to say the least When he
went away he did not leave her any
thing save few dollars. He has mort
gagged the home which Bishop Woolley
gave them near. Liberty park, where
they built a house. the sum realized
was $1,S00. The bishop gave his daugh-
ter this place with the understanding
that it should be hers, and that it
should not be sold or nlortgaged.
When asked why she consented to
sign a paper, she replied that she
WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Eardley owes has downfall to
young woman whose name is Shipp,
and who has achieved reputation in
this city by her freshness Although
he has lavished favors upon she seems
to have secured grip on him which
none OF the others have had. A young
man in the employ of Eardley stated
last evening that the Shipp woman
was frequently at the yard Office at
unseemly hours, and that one morning
at o'clock, upon his return from a.
business trip to Draper he found her
and Eardley there together. Eardley
made an effort to hide her in a private
room, but did not succeed and when
he saw that he was caught he said
"slre was there waiting Tor a car" al
though the cars had ceased running for
two hours.
On the evening that Jim Williams
and Steiner fought, Miss Shipp ex-
pressed a desire to see the mill Eard-
ley said he would take her and when
she demonstrated, saying she could not
go inside that she would not be al
lowed there, he said che could fix
that" He secured a short ladder from
the yard and with it repaired to the
building where the contest took place.
Setting the ladder to the window he
looked through the blinds until chased
away by an officer on duty there.
There are several parties who will re-
member the face Of a woman looking
in through the blind during a portion
of ths fight. but none of them knew
who the woman was at the time.
It is stated On good authority that
Eardly lavished money upon her, and
that she was always we'll dressed is a,
common matter of intelligence. 1t is
suspected that he furnished most of the
money for her fine clothing.
From the best information which
could be obtained last evening, the wo-
mans appears to have left the city 1t
is stated, too, that she went away, or
was missed about the time that Eardly
disappeared.
TO THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
There is a rumor prevailing in the
neighborhod where he carried on his
business that he has gone to the Sand
wich Islands; that he was seen by an
acquaintance in company with a wo-
man who answers the description of
Miss Shipp, in the act OF boarding a
vessel at the wharf in San Francisco
one day last week. Whether this be
true or not cannot be stated.
The feeling among those whom he
has f1eeced is very bitter. Mr. Hunter
stated last night that while he had as
yet done nothing to cause his return to
this city. he believed he should act
upon the advice Of friends and others
and obtain a. warrant for his arrest.
As yet Mr. Hunter does not know
whether a warrant of extraS1ition from
the government of Honolulu could be
obtained or not, but. he believes it can
and may make the attempt The cd
man says that the way that Eardly has
treated him and his other friends is
such that he should be compelled to
make reparation.
SHERIFF IN CHARGE
The sheriff's deputies are still in