Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-20

Isadore Borwltz, Jr, a widely known
and much wanted charaeter-that IS
much wanted in Chicago, where ne IS
said to have been mixed very deeply
in some of the police scandals Whlch
commenced their unfolding In the WIN
dy city about year ago-is In Salt
Lage. He says he Is here to stay for a
time, though he expects to go on to the
coast and locate permanently.
Borwitz Is a Russian jew active in
politics when at home, obseryant when
abroad, and wide awake and keen as
a razor everywhere. lie Is short and
stout, light complexioned and young
looking. His appearance Is that OF a
youth of about q. But he is 80 years
old and nm artist by profession lie Is
reputed 60 have made some Wondertul
pictures IN his time. According 10 MS
story it was the use OF his brush that
got him mixed up with the queer
things that have been unearthed In the
Chicago police department. But he de-
clares that the direct charges of fraud
that have been attributed to him are
false, and that he did nothing beyond
promoting a piece OF "enlerprisng
work"
This consisted In the making OF a
great number Of pictures OF the lead
ing police officials of Chicago and
charging so apiece for them. II was
alleged that some Of the police were
back of il and that saloon men and
keepers of divers resorts were COM
PEELED 10 buy them. They were sold In
great numbers. When the expose came
and the American made It's accusation
that the promoters Of this very novel
scheme had cleared up $4,000, and that
Il had the ropes laid for cleaning up
$50, 900 more. there was n sensation and
a scattering Of interested parties In al
directions. A big libel suit against the
American followed, and the case is now
pending.
During the investigation that was
started last fall Detective Woodbridge.
head of thu detectives bureau, and
Borwitz we,e charged with originating
the scheme by which they sold 81 litho-
graphs of the chiefs Of police TO thou
sands of saloon keepers for from $40 to
$50 each. Then there was n sudden dis
appearance. The American charged
that the fight had begun;
that the nervous were seeking
shelter. that while the lash Of justice
had scarce been uncurled that there
was such CONSERVATION in the police
department az had never before been
known. Borwitz had been on the Wit
ness stand for three days and then got
out. 1t was said that the air was too
close for him. and that his friends adj
vised change Of scene and climate.
Borwtz took the change and Wool
ridge left the force Neither has re-
turned The former went on trip
ground the world and reached salt
Lake this morning and seeing that he
IL still wanted In Chicago he declares
that he can be had under the proper
process and that he has nothing 10
fear from the continued Investigation.
TO the News he admitted that he
made good deal of money out Of the
deal though not as much as has been
reported concerning the trip he said
II needed a rest and took IT, Other
people do the same why not /? IL IS
true that | left Chicago In the middle
Of the police Investigation. | had been
on the stand for several days and
concluded to get away while things
were blowing clear ! went TO New
York. thence 20 London, from there
to Capetown where everything Is dead
on account Of the war Then | went to