The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-23

case the man ever comes to trial. and
claims the lawyers right to remain silent
regarding all matters in which speech
might put in jeopardy the Interests OF his
client.
A few persons in Chicago knew of tie
peculiar relations existing between At
torney Candlish and Wright, the fugitive.
THESE persons are capitalists whom
Wright previously had interested in some
of his mining properties. They alone are
acquainted with the reasons why Candiish
has succeeded Wright as president of two
of these companies and as stockholder in
the thiro # which he is also general
counsel. -f
BORN IN MINNESOTA.
In the circular issued by Sheriff Storrs,
the principal one of Wright's alleged
crimes and the man himself are describ-
ed as follows:
George H. Wright, alias James G.
Weeks, alias c. T. Case, alias Mr. Stew
ems, is wanted for the murder of three
boys on the west shore of Utah lake. in
Utah county, state of Utah, which muir
der was committed on or about Feb. is,
1895. The said Wright, alias Weeks, etc,
it is supposed, after numbering the boys
hauled them in a wagon onto the ice of
said lake, cut a hole in the ice, and bur-
led them under the ice and after the
ice on the lake had thawed and broken
up the bodies of the murdered boys float
ed to the shore and were found on the
shore of the lake in March, 1895.
George II. Wright, alias Weeks, alias
Case, alias Stevens, was born at Medford.
Mimi, about 1861; he was the son of
well-to-do farmer and was educated at
Ann Arbor, Mich, in the profession of
law; he is about thirty eight years old;
height, feet II inches or feet; weight
16U to It's pounds; complexion, fair; color
Of hair, light brown; eyes, steel grey;
mustache, if one is worn, light brown.
n sandy. q 0Oysa
red than mustache, but muStache and
beard may be colored; he frequently
| shaved smooth, which made a great
change In his appearance; he would also
at times wear sidehurns and shave his
chin smooth; large head and broad fore
mead; two large upper teeth, one of them
shown when Wright is speaking; his lit
tie finger on one hand has been broken
and is stiff and crooked; small scar from
point of nose to right corner of mouth.
Wright is nearly always chewing a tooth
pick or straw and keeps his muStache
short by chewing it off; he is square
shouldered and walks and stands erect;
he is very entertaining in conVerSa ton
and uses no bad or improper language;
does not drink and smokes but little if
any. lie has a soft, musical and rather
deep toned voice when talking; is very
gentlemanly; Is we'll educated and may
be engaged in business as a LAWYER civil
engineer, lecturer, newspaper reporter or
mining operator all of which pursuits he
a
and as a cowboy, and is able to turn his
attention to almost any kind of work.
He has been engaged extensively in cattle
and horse stealing; also embezzlement,
forgery and other crimes. He usually
engages in crime by himsef without the
aid or assistance of other persons
Besides this, it is charged that Wright.
then known as Charles T. Case, killed
man named Champion near Guffy, Col. In
January, 1897, and that he embezzled con-
siderable sums from mining companies OF
which he was president, all located at
Cripple Park, near Guffy
FUGITIVE AND THE CHILD.
On July 1, 1897, Wright registered in
Chicago at the North Shore hotel under
the alias of Case. He had just come from
the Klondike, where he had spent more
than year. He soon became known to
Chicago people through extensive inter-
views published in the newspapers, in