The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-15
BROKER CONW AVS FLIGHT
To ESCAPE PRISON CELL
c.neationaI Disclosures Concerning The Salt LakerS
Many Crooked Operations.
ont Secured BY FO gereS and Other Frauds is $4,000
With Many Victims to Hear From.
Where the Money Wer

who asked me to go on the bond who
will suffer"
Where the Money Went
Conway has been living high practically
oF-. since he came to Salt Lake He IS
well known in sporting circles. and his
apartments on First South have witness
cd many wine Suppers, some of which
are said to have cost him as much as
s9lo' MS lflehqs were aware OF MS eN-
IfaFd2ance ana when It became known
recently that he was becoming hard
pressed for means to meet his debts, they
started a subscription to help him out
of the difficulty. Ii is said he tod them
S5,00J would be necessary They raised it,
only to lear4 that 500 was wanted. They
raised the extra 500 and learned that his
ludebi eGE 7SS would reach about 5000 all
told Here they stopped, being unable
10 go any further Tney came to me
conclusion that somebody would go broke
If an COnway-S debts largely the result
Of crooked DEALINGS, were fixed up.
Attachments Secured.
The writ of attachment in the case OF
the atlas Insurance company W. Por-
ter j. Conway. Go recover 81 200 due from
m as agent was placed In the hands
of Deputy Sheriff Montgomery Just be
TGre clock. and with all possible speed
the officer proceeded To make the leVieS
Deputy Sheriff HarTies was directed 70
20 10 the ttdh livery stable to attach
the horses, harness. buggy and team, but
he arrived too late. and in the meantime
constable GOlding had attached the high-
flying brokers' driving outfits TO secure
0ebt of less than $500 due TO Colonel
Isaac TTumbo- However there IS d feed
bill of S125 due, and this viii hold as a
prior lien
There was pretty footrace between
Deputy Sheriff Montgomery and Con-
stable GOldins. accompanied by Attorney
Edward MCGUTTin. tor the apartments of
Conway at e3lz West First South street,
to make levy upon the STUFF at the swell
quarters there. The constable and the at
tOTRey went around the block, but the
deputy sheriff Deaf "A not foot through
.H1..H4a
first
Here everything in sight was attached,
but the rooms had been looted Of much
that was valuable. Paul. the secondhand
dealer. has a bill OF sale for the furniture,
but since he was not in possession the
sale bill must give precedence to the levy
by the officer.
All of Conveys office furniture was at
tacned at II West Second South street by
Deputy Sheriff Montgomery who also lev
led upon the Iease-hOld, the brokers' seat
in the mining stock exchange, some FUR
niJure stored a { Freed $, his interest IN
the Walli.ch Advertising agency and
money in the hands of Rogers & Newell,
the Insurance agents
Women Among His Victims.
One of the curious things seized by
the deputy sheriff was ConWay'S private
cash book. viii be Seryiceable as evil
deuce in his numerous fOrgerles. and
also show with whom the broker did
4 business. On the receiving side of the dc-
! count book appear the names OF many
J Atlt -ltOWu NIilltll L'Jl ll-AittLl
from small to large. indicating that he
/ had the confidence OF the fair sex IN
/ handling their money Cor investment The
! dlEbuTSlng side OF the DOCK maze ire
] ouent references to Susie. Jennie. Mabel,
! Cora Carrie, Hazel, Maud and others for
+ sums. as though they were on his pension
/ and visiting list. Occasional entries for
T diamonds ought were noted.
/ COnway's apartments had the appear
( ancc Of having been occupied by hlgh
I roller. During the evening Keeper Smith
. had 20 answer the telephone nearly a
F dozen times from aS many female voices
. asking if Mr.. Conway were IN and when
no.