Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-10
Herbert R. Kirk Under Arrest
For ENLIGHTENMENT
IS WANTED IN SEATTLE
Took $1,000 Belonging to His En-
plOyerS and Departed For Butte
Will Be Taken Back.

Herbert r. Kirk, a young mar who is
wanted in Seattle for embezzlement, is
in the city Jail. Requisition papers are
expected to arrive from Seattle tomor-
row, when the prisoner will be taken
west.
Kirk has been under arrest several
days, and on account of excellent local
connections his arrest has escaped pub
licity. He was employed by Crawford &
Conover, Seattle insurance agents, as
bookkeeper, and in hat capacity had the
handling of the firms money. Young
Kinks pace was too rapid for the salary
he was receiving n he is said to have
helped himself to the firms money until
his shortage was something like 81 500.
Then he disappeared and was finally To-
Gated in Butte. This was last August,
and about two weeks ago the United
States marskals office suspected KIRK or
being a membe of a gang of counter
feiters who were operating in this city,
and he was placed under arrest. After
a few days the federal authorities learned
enough concerning Kirk to convince them
that he was not a counterfeiter, but they
also learned that he was wanted in
Seattle for embeZzlement, and about the
time he was discharged from the custody
of the government authorities, Chief Of
Police Lavelle received ar inquiry from
the police of Seattle concerning him and
caused his arrest. The Seattle authori-
ties We're advised and steps were taken
for the issuance Of requisition papers.
n IN their arrival tomorrow, Kirk will
be taken to Seattle.
Since Kinks arrival in Butte he has
made a number of friends. and to them
he confided the story of his indiscretions
and expressed the desire to so to work
and reimburse his former employers for
the money taken, and even wrote to them
to that effect.
The Seattle Times of recent date con-
tanned the following concerning Kirk:
Herbert r. Kirk, the d%efaulting book
keeper for Crawford & Conover, who is
now in custody in Butte, Mont, stands
a good hance Of not coming back to this
city for trial. He is wanted here for en-
bezzlement, and the chase after him has
lasted over a month. The other day he
was arrested in Butte on suspicion Of
having been implicated with counterfeit
erS, but the evidence was weak and when
the police of Butte heard that he was
wanted here they decided to have him ex-
tradited.
But there was a hitch in the pro-
gramme. Chief Of Police Lavelle Of
Butte is apparently possessed of a very
large desire to see the beauties Of Puget
SOUND for himself, and he has practically
made 1t a condition of Kinks being,
brought here that he himself shall be the
officer to bring him here. That is the
only inference that can be drawn from
the kilograms Lavelle has sent Chief Of
Police Reed and Sheriff Van de Vanter.
1.-THE local officials want to send a man
after Kirk. They say they nave plenty
Of good fellows in either the police de-
partment or the sheriff's office here who
would like TO make the trim To Rntta.
Sheriff Van de Vanter has about made
up his mind to telegraph Sheriff Regain
Of Butte to take charge of Kirk and hold
him until an officer from this city can
reach there and take charge of HIM. The
last telegram from Butte indicates that
Kirk is willing to come without extradi-
ton papers"