The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-07
TOOK MONEY;
LEFT BRIDE
Serious Charges Made Against
W. R. Harvey.
OFFICERS LOOKING FOR HIM
ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING FROM
PACIFIC MUTUAL co.
THE officers Of Brigham civ and

THE officers Of Brigham City and
i the local representation of the
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
company would like to learn the pres
ent whereabouts of w. r. Harvey. an
employee of the company in this city.
He is alleged to have suddenly de-
camped with a large amount Of com
pahy funds, deserted a young bride
and HE'D himself for parts unknown. A
complaint has been fled against IFar-
Vey with the county attorney at BRIG
ham City and if the young man can
be found he viii be brought hack 10
race charge of embezzlement. it is
SAID. 1t is claimed that he is shorr
10 the extent of about $500. which he
mas collected and failed to turn in To
the manager.
Harvey came to this city about two
years ago. Later he secured a position
with the insurance company under the
local manager, r. b Cameron. He was
hustler and did a large amount OF
business A few weeks ago he married
school teacher of this cftv and took
short bridal tour during which he is
said TO have been rather lavish with
money He returned to work and
about two weeks ago took his wife with
MIN and started out on what was sup
posed to be a business trip.
Failed to Return.
A few weeks ago a letter came from
the bride in Boise stating that her hus-
band had deserted her. The letter sim
ply stated tina. he had left. promising
to write her in a few days Time
passed without any word being received
from the husband Mrs. Harvey be-
came alarmed and notified the office
in this city and her relatives. Then an
investigation was commenced.
According to the statement of Mr..
Cameron he learned that the young
man used company money to get mar
ried on and after that had gone to
Brigham City where he cut a wide
swath. In this place il is claimed he
mad written a number of policies tt
is further alleged that he collected pre-
miums and failed to turn them in. Tt
is claimed that he realized about 500
OF $500 in this manner. then left the
town Nothing further was heard Of
him until the letter was received rom
his wife in Boise announcing that she
had been left there Dy her husband ard
she was unable to learn where he had
gone.
The first of this week Mr.. Cameron.
went to Brigham City to investigate
the actions of mis- employee there. He
reports that he found several men
waiting for him with hills that Harvey
had contracted and failed to settle and
he also found a number of policy hold
ers who had paid the young man their
premiums but Who had not been crcuit-
ed with the amount with the company.
As a consequence Mr.. Cameron filed n
complaint before the county attorney
Of that place charging Harvey VITA
embezzlement
The warrant. however has not Yet
been issued. 1t is being held back,
pending an effort to locate the young
man. The officers of Brigham have
Cndeavored to get Srace of him by COM
municating with the Boise authorities,
but as vet have had no success. Mr..
Cameron. believing that Harvey had
gone to some town Of the northwest,
wrote several letters to him at various
places All of these except one directed
to Seattle have been returned, and 1t
is the opinion of Mr.. Cameron thai
Harvey is or was in that place.
The officers here have been asked
to assist in the location of the young
man. His wife is still in Boise, but
a relative of hers is going there this
week to bring her home. This is the
first time that Harvey has ever been
known to be guilty of such cond1c-
and it is believed that can he be found
his relatives will settle the matter Tor
him