The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-03

ElllS, Jr., OF TINS city, ana james w
Linnell, of Tuscarora, charged with
bullion thefts and embezzlement, an6
in order TO get at the true facts in the
matter Herald reporter called on Mr.
Dickson in the afternoon, and in the IN
terview that followed, Mr.. Dickson
said:
"Out Of consideration for the rela-
tives of Nh James w. Linnell, who are
estimable people, l would not have
made public the facts relative TO his
arrest but for the reason that it has
generally been reported in this city
that z. o. Lee and A. c. Ellis. jr., were
arrested on Saturday last at Tuscarora
at the instance of Mr.. LinneI, and
feel that ii is due to Messrs. Lee and
Ellis that the facts in the case should
be made public.
Several months ago" continued Mr..
Dickson. the officers of the Dexter
company in Salt Lake, became satisfied
that the company was being system
atically robbed. At that time we all
had implicit confidence in Mr.. Lin
nells integrity He was president of
the company, the general business
manager of the company, and large
stOckhOlder.
"A few weeks ago some facts came
to the notice of the officers of the com
pany here which excited distrUst as to
Mr.. LinnelTs honesty. and we then
began diligent investigation of his con-
duct during the past year or six
months. We knew that he had dis
posed of none of his stock in the COM
pdny. that his only source of income
was the salary paid him by the COM
pany; that he had no means when he
went TO Tuscarora; and we knew also
what his necessary expenses have been
while there; and we also learned that
no hglA tn in of lah MI
of Salt Lake on the Sth of May of this
year, a sum of money in excess of all
that he had received from the COM
pany. deducting his necessary expenses.
We also learned that he had an account
with the Anglo-California bank OF San
Francisco. and also d bank account at
Elko, New.
Besides this we came into possession
of facts duplicating another employee
of the company, and we confronted
this last named gentleman with the
charges, whereupon he made what he
claimed to be a full confession of his
participation in the transaction. in
which ne stated that he and Mr.. Lin
nell, as early as in September of last
year, with still another employee of
the company. had commenced the ap-
preparation TO themselves of a portion
of the proceeds of the company's re-
duction works; that this appropriation
had continued until the closing down
of the DeFries mill in November last
That during this period the proceeds
so appropriated were kept in sacks I'M
der Mr.. Linnell's bed in Tuscarora;
that in November the proceeds so OBJ
tained, amounting in value TO 1850
were sent by special messenger to Den
Yer and there sold and the proceeds
divided between the three. The state
ment was also made that in February
of the present year the balance of the
proceeds appropriated, valued at be-
tween $500 and $500, were also sent to
Denver by special messenger and there
sold and the proceeds of the sale were
divided between two of the three par
ties. Mr.. Linnell being one of the tXo.
and that in order that the comr any
might not become aware of these oper-
atoms the actual tonnage of ore treated
at the company's works from week to
week, was, in the reports 10 the COM
pany, reduced so as TO correspond with
the bullion and cyanides shipped TO
them from time TO time.
In addition to this" continued Mr..
Dickson, 'on the 14th of last May so
pounds of amaigam. valued at $3.50.
We're stolen. This amaigam was kept in !
a house occupied by Mr. Linnen The
only persons having keys 60 this house
were Mr. Linnell and Mr.. Jordan. but !
we have satisfied ourselves that Mr. 1
Jordan was not the guilty party. On |
the evening of the night that this |
was stolen, there being then /
or hand in Mr.. LinnelPs house ANAL /
gam TO the value of about SO. 500. Mr.. 7
Lee, Mr.. Ellis and Mr.. Parsons. who is /
the superintendent of the company. I
stated TO Mr.. Linneil that they were /
the ACCESSIBILITY of placing /
4 guard on watch during the night to .
preclude the least possibility of the
amalgam being stolen. To this Mr.. /
Linnell demurred. and stated that this
vas altogether unnecessary. as he in
-ended being in the house himself all
night. and that if he went out at all
Turing the evening it would be only
or few moments and that in that
went he would leave some trusty man
here while he was gone. There was
9Othing TO indicate that either of the
ioOrs or windows of the house had
oeen tempered with, but the next
nolning the anlalgam was missing and
las never yet been found.
"On Thursday Of last week a letter
vas received from Mr.. Lee. stating
hat Mr.. Linnell was circulating the
eDort that Mr.. Ellis had stolen the
Imalgam. Mr.. Ellis and myself took
he next train for Tuscarora, arriving
here on Friday night, and we would
ave reached there sooner but for a
elay on the road and the fact that
Duscarora is 80 miles from the rail
Dad On Saturday afternoon Mr.. Lin
ell was sent for and in the company's
flee. in the presence of Messrs. Lee,
ellis, Parsons and L. L. Archer 1