Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-03
FROM HOTEL AND HOME.
Quick aud Unpleasant Change Comes
20 Both Men.

Public curiosity as to what was go
Ing to be done with Alexander Robert
son was satisfied most effectively late
yesterday afternoon. The defaultlng
teller was then placed under arrest. He
was rudey transferred from the posi-
ton OF guest at the Knutsford hotel
TO that OF prisoner az the County Jail,
But he did not go alone. with him
went Harry T. Duke. assistant cash
Ter at the Wells Fargo bank. From
the time when Robertson came back to
his house after The rainy night In the
hills and said 10 his friends that
Harry Duke knew "all about the short
age the assistant cashier has been
considered as implicated.
Yet he was not arrested upon Robert
sons insinuatlng statement He was
arrested upon evidence which has been
gathered by Special Detective ]. n.
Thacker, who came here two days ago.
and who has spent most Of that time IN
the bank with the books. The result
OF his investigations is embodied In the
two arrests that We're made last even
Ing Thicker Is supposed TO have Sc
cured evidence that shows both Of the
men were concerned in the defalca,lon.
The special detective is the complain
Ing witness In the case He charges
the two men with the embezzlement of
$4,000. which he says, is the amount
which has been taken within the last
four years. The whole series Of defal-
cations Is said to have extended over
a period Of ten years, but the first six
years are outlawed, and the prosecution
must be made upon what was taken
within the last four years
II Is alleged that this amount win
total 100000 The whole amount said
20 have been taken during the ten
years, would be nearer Sl00. 900. Il is
said that 100000
Both men were arrested late yester-
day afternoon, and both men spent last
night In the county Jail Ii was an
easy matter TO arrest Robertson. As
has been said all along he was at the
knutsford waiting for man with
warrant to come along and get him
| That was all that was necessary.
But with Duke II was more Of
problem. He had gone out to his home.
but when the deputy sheriff went for
him there he was in hiding. and IL
wasn't until two hours after he had
begun the search that Duke was found.
| The accused assistant cashier was
| nnaIy discovered In concealment In
| q dark corner OF the attic Of his home
The arrest OF Duke had IN II a strong
! element Of pathos When his VIE
heard from his own lips that he was
! going TO Jail. she tainted In his arms.
! and Il was not until several minutes
! later that she regained consciousness.
| Duke himself was IN very wrought
up, nervous condition. while the state
Of his wife's health made the blow
| doubly hard for her 20 bear. After he
| mad gone all over town In closed
carriage trying TO find the county at
| torney. IN order 90 have an arra'gn-
I ment and TO make an effort 10 get bond
| he went back 20 his h0tise
IL was then that he told his wife that
he was unable TO secure a bond and
that he would have to spend the night
| mp town. She tainted In his arms,
and " took the deputies and Duke him
! self some minutes 60 resuscitate her.
! Thoughtful little woman that she Is,
one OF her first suggestions upon re-
| gaining consciousness was. "Why
Harry you haven had your supper"
She asked and pleaded that he be al
lowed 70 stay and get something 10
eat Permission was granted, and Mrs.
Duke insisted on the prisoner and Gus.
todians sitting down 10 a cup Of hot
coffee and a light supper. She was the
only one that didn't eat thing.
broken hearted and crushed with grief.
she contented herself by looking after
the wants OF her husband and his Gus
/ todians.