The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-07
CONFIRM THE STORY
GEORGE b. wHITEHORNE WAS
SEEN BY DETECTIVE CLEARY
AND OTHERS
VAIN EFFORT TO DIsCREDIT
Missing Official Was Actually Seen
in st. Paul Sunday Night by
No Less Than Three
Persons

Inlspite of the futile and almost frantic
attempts of the afternoon papers of st.
Paul to contradict the statement, as pub
hsned in the G / o b e, that George b.
Whitehorne had been seen in the city
Sunday night, there is ample proof to
show that he was actually in the city.
The attempt of the somnolent evening
dreadfnls to gloss over and pass up the
news, just because they got left. on the
most important piece of information in
connection with the case that has come
to the surface since his disappearance,
is all the more ridiculous. from the fact
that the missing county commissioner
was seen by at least three reputable
citizens
This the enterprising evening con-
temporarfes ought have found out had
they eXerted the proper effort
Among those VINO saw Whitehorne
Sunday night, was Detective Cleary, OF
the Great Western road; an employe of
the Endicott Arcade, and a gentleman
who Impaired his information TO Officer
Ian Mccarthy, of the Robert street de-
tai. The latter gentleman who does net
care to have any notoriety in connec-
tlon with the case, saw Whitehorne at
the Ryan hotel, just before he boarded
a. street car, and as he is we'll known to
the trio, there is no chance for mistaken
identity
1t is now thought that Whitehorne re-
turned to ST. Paul for the purpose or
destroying any discriminating evidence
that may have been concealed in his oE-
ice, and becoming alarmed, at the no.
torlety given his case, he decided to skip
out again
At the same time. there are those who
are OF the opinion that ne is still under
cencealment somewhere in Ramsey c0un-
ty, or at least not many miles away.
TO his list of other wrongdoings, ii is
now said that a few days before leaving
he swindled his aged father out of 5000
which he was given to deposit in a local
bank 7H'
Instead Of depositing the money, he
appropriated the cash and returned the
bank book to his father, having at first
made an entry on the credit side of the
book Showing that 5000 had been LEFT az
the bank on the day in question.
Onrthe same day, it is said, that he
forged his fathers name to a check for
several hundred dollars, the swindle hav-
ing, been discovered when the check with
the false signature was returned, and
this fqndoubtedIy had much to do with
the Sudden and serious illness of the old
gentleman.
isINEW CHARGE is MADE.
Another transaction came to light
SS@LOIpeoy, whereby ne Is accused OIL nav
ingobeaten Edwin Ire astenographer in
the se1nploy of the Northern Pacific road,
out OF SS75
Its appears that Whitehorne sold a lot
for Ire for tne amount named, and in
payment he received a check made pay
able to the latter. In order to secure the
cash it was necessary to have Tres in
dorsement, and Whitehorne, it is said,
represented that he desired to keep his
books straight and he induced Ire to
sign it, saying That he would send him
certified check. Mr.. Ire is still
anxiously awaiting the check
Another man who would like to see
WhitehoSne, is Theodore G. Walther,
vice president of the Hackett Hardware
company who advanced him money
upon the representation that he could
make large profits by dealing in real
estate, from very small investments.
Whiteherne made several deals for Mr..
Walther, who is out of pocket to the
amount" of nearly $1,000