The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-01-01
MARCUS D. HERRING II JAIL

MARCUS D. HERRING N JAIL
Brought from Ogden b Sheriff Olive
Unaar Charges It Enbezisnsst
From the Boise statesman.l
i Marcus D. Herring 10 now in tn
county Jail charged with embezzle
ment of funds from the Sentine
Printing Co. Of this city. Herrin
was arrested by Sheriff Oliver ii
Ogden, Utah, Saturday night an.
brought here Tuesday on the moor
train.
Herring was employed last sum
mer to solicit subscriptions for TIL
Sentinel and his work was satisfac
toriIy performed for . time. Blu
about two months ago Frank Wal
ton, the manager of the paper, be
gan to suspect that something wal
wrong, % his solicitor did not make
remittances % promptly - had
been his habit. His suspicious were
soon confirmed. Mr.. Walton re-
ceived q large number of letters
from the northern part Of the state
informing him that Herring's con
duct was of doubtful character. He
had left many hotel bills unpaid
had borrowed money indiscrimi-
nately and had assumed various
and sundry names while travelling
throughout the state.
Subsequent developments proved
that Herring had receipted for a
considerable amount of money for
which he had failed to make an ac-
counting to the company and the
charge of embezzlement was lodged
against him about q month ago,
since which time the officers have
been trying to locate him. Last
week Sheriff Oliver learned that
Herring was in Salt Lake and the
officer left Boise last Friday for
that city.
Upon arriving ia that city the
sheriff found that Herring had reg
istered at the Cullen hotel on De-
cember 10Th as w. II. Ham and
the next day he had moved to the
Walker House where he registered
as w. H. Wallace. Sheriff Oliver
recognized Herring'e writing and
had no difficulty in detecting it on
the register. At another hotel in
Salt Lake Herring registered as F.
Walton of idaho, and left an un-
paid bill there. For this act an
additional charge of impersontion
may be lodged against him. Sheriff
Oliver eventually learned that Her
ring had gone to Ogden and he fol-
lowed him there and found that he
had registered at the European ho-
tel as w. Howard. At about II
o'clock that night the sheriff met
Herring on the street and arrested
him. The prisoner was penitent
and was overcome by emotion sew
eral times during the trip to Boise.
About a month ago q. telegram
was received here announcing the
death of Herring's father in Waco,
Tex, and tho sad intelligence had
not been received by the srring son
until he arrived here Tuesday. Dur
ing the trip from Ogden he told the
sheriff that he would rely on his
father to help him out of the diff
Guilty.
M. D. Herring has a wife and
child in this city but he had not in
formed them of his whereabouts for
more than a month. His wife knew
nothing of his arrest until Tuesday
afternoon when she received note
rom him pleading with her not to
,isit him at the Jail.
When seen at the Jail Herring was
weeping bitterly and was deeply |
affected over the death Of his father.
The manager of the Sentinel said
hat they were determined to pros
,cute Herring to the full limit of
he law. He said they had not
,een able to determine the exact
mount of Herring's defalcation
,ut it would probably reach $500.
Bout Tobacco syat and sueks Tear LIZ Away.
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Sac. the wonder worker. that makes weak men |
trong. All druggists, soc or q. Cure guarau-
eed Booklet and sample freo. Address
ltefiing Remedy Co. Chicago Or New York 1
The ball given Christmas eve at
ADAMS hall for the benefit of the
ketchum cemetery was q grand
uccess, in point of attendance at
east, and must have been a finan-
ial success also, but a. no report
las come to this Office of the amount
f proceeds from the sale of tickets
nd supper, we are not prepared to
i've the figures. The music was
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