Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-29

less draft signed by Hon. Lafe Pence,
lhe FAMOUS silver tongued orator"
anu FORMER congressman from Colo
lado. ana the swearing 10 a complaint
charging that individual with obtaining
money under false pretenses, published
M the News on Saturday night, was
me talk Of the city yesterday The
story was wired out by the various
press agencies ana correspondents here
WIN the result that by o'clock Mr.
LAIe Pence was made acquainted I'm
foflland with the fact that ne was bad
W wanted In Salt Lake. At first that
gentleman professed to be indignant
ana When shown the dispatch from salt
Lake stating that a warrant had been
issued Tor his arrest on a charge Of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses
Lafe Pence laughed and said 1T is
a Joke, | can shed no light on Il. |
Know of no oflense that | have ever
committed Tor which / could be ar
rested"
However Mr. Pence apparently
changed his mind because shortly after
wards the Western Union Telegraph
company notified Mr.. Porter here that
MI Pence had wired 500 payable 10
the order Of the Kenyon hotel. At the
same time he sent the following dis
patch TO Gov Heber NJ. Wells:
portland, Or, Aug. 27--Gov Wells.
Not necessary 10 Issue requisition for
me. Kindly instruct prosecuting at
torney to notify me here, care Port
land hotel when | am wanted and
viii be there.
"(sened) LAFE PENCE"
ON Saturday night MI Pence also
gave out the following Interview in
Portland Cor publication:
SAT- Lake is simply sore. She has
been hard hit and seems TO be espec-
any venomous toward me because had
a hand In defeating her ! drew a draft
Tor $40 on myself payable at Lewiston.
! expected 20 be In ample funds when
l reached that place, but was disap-
pointed IN receiving payments that /
expected. ! came here to raise funds.
not q escape, 1t ought to be perfectly
plain what prompted this action Salt
Lake city has a nasty way Of doing
thingsanyhow The town is simply
sore and takes this means Of getting
even with me-"
Manager Sam S. Porter OF the Ken
yon hotel tells his side OF the story as
follows:
Last July Mr. Pence stopped at the
hotel for some days and his bill
the city he asked me n The bin could
stand for a litle while, and he was told
that II would be all right until he could
send the money from Lewiston Later
ne came back and asked to have cashed
a draft on Lewiston, drawn to himself
by himself. Tor $3.50, and ! told him Il
could not be done He then Insisted
mat he must have money, and would
pay his bill and take the balance IN
cash At last II was agreed that he
would receive his receipted bin and
cash 20 make a total of 500.
THE draft went through the local
barks, but was later returned from
Lewiston protested, on it's face was
the evidence, No FUNDS. ! wrote him
a letter and received no answer Then
wrote several more and yet received
no answer The letters were plainly
stamped TO be returned to this hotel,
and therefore We're delivered. Then
wired him and received at last an an
sWer some time ago that II would be at.
tended 10 next week, but nothing was
heard from him on time and he was
not located until the papers showed
that he was IN Portland
Then ! placed the matter In the
hands OF the proper authorities 10 coll
leot the money having exhausted every
effort to collect it in the usual man.
ner."
Continuing Mr. Porter said, 81 do not
know what action viii be taken now
IN the matter. This morning / received
the money sent by Mr.. Pence but II the
county attorney wishes 10 go on with
the case will be ready to testify. /
understand that Mr. Pence will arrive
in this city on Wednesday, at least that
is the Information have. but | do not
think really that he win show up."