The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
MONTANA
SHORTAGE IS $4,000
Sheriff Sails From Seattle to Nome
to Arrest G. J. Hurley, Late
of Butte.
He Managed One Of Clark's Com
pa1ies and Is Said to Be
an Embezzler.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Butte, Mont, Aug. &c. j. Hurley,
formerly one of the best-known business
men in Butte and manager Of the Montana
Hardware company, one or Senator w.
A. Clark's companies and the largest Of
it's kind in the northwest, is alleged to be
an embezzler to the extent Of over $4,000.
Sheriff Quinn has left Seattle on mail
boat for Nome, where the alleged default
ter will be placed under arrest.
Hurley's crime has been withheld from
the public until the officers were sure Of
landing their man. The discovery of his
defalcation was accidentally made by an
expert accountant, j. c. Phillips. Hur-
leys manipulations of the books was ex-
tremely clever and it appears he was con-
fident his crookedness would never be dis
covered.
After leaving Butte, Hurley became
connected with the First National bank
trusted employee. Later he went to Nome.
where he is the head of a branch. of the
Seattle bank. *:.
Sheriff Quinn took the last mail steam
err for Nome, and if there is no wire COM
munication with Nome it is calculated
the accused man will not know his crime
has been discovered until he feels the
nouncement of the defalcation caused
the biggest kind of a sensation here, for
he was regarded as one of Butte's lead
! ing citizens.
| Over Eighty Women Arrested.
| AS a result of long and bitter conflict
between Mayor Pat Mullins, HeinZe' S
successful candidate in the recent mayor
| atty election, and eleven followers of the
Clark faction, over the question of con-
frming long list Of the mayors NOM
| nations, a step was taken last night
IL D,,%<~ as fc
of immoral fairies; infesting many of the
| big blocks of the city, e.,
During clash in the chamber last
night over the question of combinations
an alderman introduced resolution au-
thorizing the closing of bawdy houses and
accusing the mayor of failure to do his
duty and threatening Impeachment Of the
1 chief Of police. Mayor Mullins lost his
temper when the resolution was, an
nounced and loudly shouted he would give
the aldermen all the -. morality they
wanted. - -.
He at once ordered the police to rai6
4 every house, dance hall and lodging
house in the city. The tip was given ant
the alarm soon spread and scantily at
tired females could be seen in the tender
loins dashing wildly down the alleys ant
|side streets, anxious to escape the police
Il fAs it was the officers caught overnight.
Land the crowding Of the city Jail to over
+ flowing made further arrests out OF tn
Equestion They will all be required t
give a bond Of s25 before being released
The. mayor, declares he will round u
: scores more of women posing as respec
table, but plying their immoral trade J.
blocks Of the city. -.., - 80 =,
Il Mayor Charged With Perjury, !
f. Mayor Pat Mullins Of Roosevelt Dime
): fame, who called on the walters Ito brin
:, one the feed and introduced the presi
dent as the t'herc Of Santiago hill
charged with making false affidavits i
! connection with the entry of about 60
acres Of desert land In Idaho. 49,
|. Certified copies were to-day receive
from the land office in Washington show
ing that as late as Oct. 4, Of last veal
he made affidavits that he was a resfden
of Boise. Idaho, and a farmer by occu
patton. .-..5 :, .r t.~~. -
During the five years he says he was
! resident of Idaho. he served term |
the Montana legislature and last sprin
was elected mayor of Butte. Land entire
in similar affidavits were made by tn
wife and two sons Of the mayor. Th
publication of the mayors affidavits ha
J caused a. sensation. 49,. -..-:.:,