The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-25
WHERE
IS,.PHIL
R0GOWAY
ActOr>Defaulter Still Enjoy S
Freedom
Who Will Stand Loss of
License Money


Phil II. Rogoway. barber actor and
defaulting license collector, is still en-
ioying his freedom, and no one seems
to know his postofiice address. Rogo-
way will be remembered in this city
as the author and the principal per.
former in THE Day of Atonement, "
which proved such chilling frost
here last fall He left innumerable un.
paid accounts here, and went to Port
land where for several months he
served as deputy license collector, alb
sconding from that point with several
hundred dollars of the licenses that he
had collected The question has now
arisen who will stand for the loss of
the license money that Rogoway
failed to account for previous to his
departure. The saloon men declare
that they paid Rogoway, and. having
his receipt for the money, refuse to
make the payment a second time. The
Portland Telegram of Friday evening
has the following about Rogoway:
Where is Philip H. Rogoway, former
license collector? Is he within reach
of the authorities. and, II he is, will
they do anything to round him up and
secure an explanation from him as to
some mysterious features connected
with his official labors here?
According TO those who claim TO
know, Rogoway is an embezzler to the
extent Of several hundred dollars yet
those in authority who are expected
to ferret out such allegations and pun.
ish the criminal, If such be proven to
be true have done nothing, and there
is no immediate prospect that they
will
Chief McLauchlan says absolutely
nothing has been said to him IN re
gard to locating and placing Rogoway
under arrest
District Attorney Chamberlain says
nothing whatever has been said to
him by any of the city officials in re.
gard to the matter
IF Rogoway has stolen some of the
citys money he ought to be hunted
up and prosecuted" said Mr. Cham.
uerlain. "All know about the case
is what | have seen in the papers"
Deputy City Attorney Fitzgerald
says he has been told by several sa
loon men in town that they paid Rogo.
way license money, and that the city
auditor has since been around to col.
lect the amounts only TO learn that
they had already been paid. A saloon
man on Couch street is said to have
paid Rogoway 5000, the amount of his
license fee for two quarters, but, ac.
cording to the auditor there is nothing
on the books to show that. the fees
were paid. There Is another saloon
keeper on Burnside street who was
swindled out of $50 by the missing
collector.
II is said that Rogoway's shortage
ioots mp to several hundred dollars
There is talk of compelling the saloon
men who paid the collector TO settle
again. but those familiar with the
law say such a procedure would be
impossible, as the dealers have re
ceipts signed by the collector who al
that time was an authorized official In
the employ OF the municipality
In addition to the money which Rog
oway is said to have obtained In the
collection Of licenses. II is known that
he left a large number OF unpaid bills
behind. and the creditors would be es
pecially well pleased to Lave the au
thorities take a hand in the matter OF
bringing the fellow to Justice.
When Rogoway left here three
months ago he was supposed to have
gone to San Francisco Soon after
however he was seen In Seattle, and |
later a letter was received here that |
he had made a cleanup" Of gold al
Dawson, and was coming back tC
settle up all his outstanding accounts
This, however. Is now believed To have |
been a ruse concocted for the purpose |
of giving the alleged defaulter further
time in which 10 make good his es
cape