The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-27
SNOW TELLS OF
NEW YORK AFFAIR
Presents His Side of Much
taIked-of Case.
s,ys he WASN'T SWINDLED
rrY OBJECT WAS TO PROTECT
THE INNOCENT.

.naypd sNiu4lns tpiSoue III Ne" LOT K
..sb has been given so much news
,~ nromiueuce. Mr.. SNOW said:
View that the salt Lake press seems
about through with its guessing,
~ Of abuse ridicule and misrep-
'-..-+,tior respecting me and my re-
evuarieuee in New York ! think
Snt INST To myself, family and
s.-.,5e that I make this statement.
D.-.rsr and singular as il may seem,
L. ~ INV return 10 Salt Lake city
ttars nor been approached by sin
- Commemorative OF the salt Lake
- and asked for my side of the
rl.,-r. rather has il seemed to be con-
-. IN prbIisb but one side, and that
y. oibnsrf-n of that notorious and
.r5.mourH.d Bat Masterson, whom I
,,-sr saw ir my life until he was piled
mo cab and on his way to Jail.
The Facts in the Case.
.rba facts are these. ] went TO New
Work on business and pleasure and
s,o7Ded az the Waldorf. a very smooth
.-,ok and confidence man by the name
n rsopoId Frank called on me and
rsimad 90 have been introduced to
mo al the Hot Springs. Ark. last
wt-ch. He also professed an acquaint-
,rr, with d number of my Utah
friends. He finally submitted a prop
os'tion which. according to his repre-
.ertstions. would make me consider
sbe money but / was not then asked
10 put up dollar.
Later / was introduced TO man
who appeared at the Waldorf in full
evening dress. and who represented
himself as being engaged in the cattle
business ia Mississippi, and this fell
lor was 20 put up $4,000 l was con-
WINGED that the deal was not straight.
and that if this supposed cattleman
put up his money he would lose it the
following day. and / limited this TO
hin. but he claimed an acquaintance
Of several years standing with this
nan Frank. and considered him
Straightforward
81 had no thought of engaging in
the undertaking. but. believing as 1
did that this cattleman would GER
tdnly lose his money. | brought the
natter TO the attention Of the assist
ant manager of the Waldorf, who sug-
gested a conference with the chief de-
tective Of the hotel, and he. without
BY knowledge took the matter up with
captain Titus. the chief of the city de-
tective service. who at once detailed
Two Of his cleverest men on the case.
Wanted to Catch Crooks.
e. was asked as d special favor, to
aid IN landing these crooks. and was
informed that they had fieeced one
prominent man out of $1,000. and an
other ont of $4,000. and no telling how
many others who had failed to re-
port However. under promise of pro-
teriion against any publicity, or of my
appearance i'm court either as a COM
ll}inant OF a witness, / consented to
aid the detectives by carrying on ne
souatons. The following day this al
ieged cattleman claimed he had lost
about Sll00O on the races, and as the
deal could not be carried through un-
less 10000 was raised il was up 10
n 10 put up the amount, or forego
10y share of the profits, so I agreed to
put il up.
Meanwhile. I was reporting to the
detectives and working under their di-
lections while they. in turn. were
slndowing the crooks. The plan car
Hea. and when l reported to be
skinned. ] was supposed 20 have Sill
Wp with me. when. in fact, I had but
eleven 81 bills. At the appointed mo-
ment. the house Ga private residence}
was ralded and the crooks. together
with their crooked paraphernalia, were
taken into custody.
The detectives claimed that Master
son and fellow giving the name of
saunders We're playing the part Of
outer watches. and had been shadow
ing me for several days, presumably
lor the purpose of satisfying them
serves as 80 whether ] was on to the
game; hence they were arrested be-
Iore the house was raided. I wish il
'eary understood that no arrests
We're made at my request, neither was
] complainant or witness in court
as the records viii show.
Did Masterson a Favor.
Just as Masterson was starting for
JAIL he called M by name from the
ydo and said he wanted to speak to
me. ana at the officers request.
stepped over to hear what he had to
s7y' Tie stated he was a cousin of a
.'l Lake friend OF mine. who was
,nen IN New York. and asked me. as a
,'''r To him. to tell this friend that
Ar was IN trouble, which / did Natu-
any enough. these crooks were sore
y.cauSe ! tipped the deal off. and as
uey started for jail threatened me
perS.
The reporters. who were lowering
S.ouNu the Jail We're refused any in
'oTHdilon beyond that shown by the
-'ult records. but when Masterson was
ERASED on bail. the reporters grabbed
Rf in L
s"-'l morSel and rushed to print il
under big headlines: then they called
"a me the following day for my state
alent but I courteously declined to be
Interviewed
MaSterson's bluff suit for $4,000
'uhts 60 nothing. and l doubt if it
ever comes up for trial. With nv an
s"V' Med afiidavitS Of the two Off
y, VINO made the arrest. setting forth
s., .7ri that ! was in no way RESPONSE
=. lI lJ and that I knew nothing of
~ 10y more than an hour after il oc-
-A D conducted myself. as | aim
o. always. in a gentlemanly man
~ ''A did nothing to bring discredit
y. any one. I never lost a dollar
,,. -lrW York City. neither was / a more
N'uS figure around the corridors
,'s Waldorf than other guests.
Made Serious Mistake.
e.. nave never seen the inside Of the
a-.''' Wine room. while the state
w made by one of the Salt Lake pa
-... 'itt ] was discussing sporting
,..N and deplOred the fact that
y -5'''uHE houses were not running
~ - open IN New York. as they were
NJ, ,..s vest is painfully ridiculous and
-. confess that I made a Sc
M mistake in attempting to do an
.tiit. idtive public a favor by ex-
mis- crowd of crooks. while !
~ ~ little surprised that my home
-, SHOULD be so keen TO take ad-
trr;,,se OF my absence and the oppor-
emf % outrage and ridicule me and
'... -, my family.
RI nave made and lost money in va
"-N ventures