The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-31

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. STANDARDIZATION
which has been made into the affairs OF the
West Liberty and Dixon banks shows that Bank
er Arnold Beuthein has probably sunk as hlgh as
$3.50, 900 instead of $1500O as at first reported.
Today telegram was received from chicago
stating that Beuthein had been seen. there, and
Davenport and Des Moines authorities believe
that the fugitive is so1on to be captured:
Beuthen rests under four indictments IN Scott
county, and the indictments about one
fourth of his alleged shortage and defalcatlon.
1t has been discovered that the banker backed
the Cleveland Amusement company, theatrical
attraction patterned after the famous Cleveland
MINISTRIES.
Craze for Minstrelsy.
It is certainty that his craze for min
strelsy drove the young banker to invest heavily
in concern which sober Judgment would un-
doubtedy have prompted him to stay far away
from. The Cleveland Minstrel company has
been playing at the old stand of the Panorama of
the Battle Of Gettysburg, on Wabash avenue,
Chicago for several months. The company has
lost money heavily for year. The Iowa bank
err, said to be enamored of of the leading
| women. has acted as 'angel' for the company.
1t is thought that at least $50 900 of his short
! age dumped Into the Cleveland Amusement
company.
Beuthein's daughter, Eva, aged g. has been
taken away from New Liberty and Is now with
relatimes in Freeport Detectives, believing
that the father will make effort to see her.
| shadowing the girl.
Beuthein has been fugitive from Justice for
month. His father, William Beuthen, stands
| charged with forgery, presumably because of
the sons perhdy, and the aged mother has given
| $1,000 in cash, about all she possesses as a
bond for the appearance of Beuthein in court this
| week. That he will not appear seems to be the
!, belief Of officers and nefghbors alike. Mrs.
charge. When the first trial for forgery was
brought up, Beuthen was not present, and 1t
was repartted that he had skipped to South
America.
Ignored His Escapades.
Altho the people of Beuthens town. New Lib
| erty, know that the banker backing a min
strel company, they had great confidence In him.
He q heavy drinker, and upon several oc-
| casions smashed the windows out Of the town
saloons, but these little affairs did not shake
the confidence which people held In him. The
deposits exceeded 100000 when the bank was
closed, and probably not 81 will be paid.
Dixon, like New Liberty. is Dutch settle
ment in Scott county, known thee Germany
Of Iowa. Beuthein was vice president and a
legged to have given paper from the Dixon bank
| to make his accounts at the New Liberty bank
look right to the state bank examiner. Dixon
had only a private bank, not subject to state
inspection.
Wife Died Broken-Hearted.
Mrs. Arnold Beuthein lies in magnificent
vault at the cemetery in Urbana, and knowing
ones at New Liberty say that she died because
of her husbands conduct. The beautiful belle
of Urbana, whom Arnold Beuthein welded after
he had completed course at Illinois university
held her head very high In New Liberty for 6
time. The couple lived in handsome home
One night Eva, the daughter, delved into hel
fathers coat and took from 1t a package of let
tiers. The letters handed to Mrs. Beu
them. One letter was from the Chicago woman
| She demanded more money and also insisted tina
Beuthein come at to her. scen'
followed the finding of the letter. Mrs. Beu
them took to her bed and the doctors say tina
hroHo hoar bar
and half ago.
At best not more than $50, 900 can be realize,
from all the securities which the Beuthein fam
lily can scrape up. Even If the relatives wer
able to pay every penny, the officials of the stat
banking department say that it would be impos
! sible now to drop the prosecution.