The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-28
WARRANT Is OUT
FOR LAFE PENCE
MaIigner of Utah Is Wanted on
Criminal Charge.
SAMUEL PORTER COMPLAINS
ALLEGES OBTAINING MONEY
UNDER FALSE PRETENSES.


Lafe Pence, itinerant politician and
former congressman from Colorado,
who played the leading part in malign-
ing Salt Lake City ami Utah at the
mining congress at Portland in the in
terest OF Denver, is wanted on a war
rant for obtaining money under false
pretenses. The manager OF the Ken
yOn hotel. Samuel Porter, in a COM
plant sworn to yesterday before Judge
{. b. Diehl, charged that on July Is.
Pence induced him TO cash a sight
draft for $50 drawn upon bank in
Lewiston, Ida, by representing that he
had ample funds in the bank to meet
the payment upon the draft. The fur
Their charge was made by Porter that
the draft was sent to the Lewiston
bank for collection, and was returned
marked No funds" The draft. Mr
Porter says, was given in payment of
two hotel bills run by Pence and money
advanced to him when he was broke.
Intention is to Prosecute.
4 supposed from the fact Of his hav-
ing been in congress and his promi-
nence III the promotion line that he was
perfectly good for the $40" said Mr.
Porter III ] had not believed his story
that he was living in Lewiston and
mad money deposited In bank there,
should not have accepted the draft.
The matter is now in the hands Of
County Attorney J. J. Whitaker. and It
Is his intention TO have Pence arrested
and brought to Salt Lake and prose
euted' If the offense is found TO De a
relony. If it turns out to be only a
fnlSdemeanor by reason of Pence not
getting all of the $50 at one time but
~ lnStallmentS, then we shall wait IN
III he comes to Salt Lake and then
arrest him. l am afraid he was too
shrewd 10 make it a felony. and that
we can't extradite him from Idaho.
however he viii get the limit that can
be given him. because he knew when he
passed the draft that he did not have
money in bank TO meet it.
Not Influenced by Portland Action.
Were you Influenced in makng the
charge against Pence by his attitude
IN the mining congress at Portland ?"
MI Porter was asked.
What Pence said or did in the min
ing congress did not influence me in
against him." said MIR. Porter His
opposition to Salt Lake had nothing
To do with the case. I had simply
been unable TO locate Pence until 1
learned from the newspapers that he
was in Portland attending the mining
congress 1 then laid the matter be-
fore the county attorney. and upon
his advice swore to the complaint up
on which the warrant for Fences ar
rest was issued.
TO show that ] have been diligent
In trying TO locate Pence, j viii say
that / have been writing letters to
him and sending him kilograms ask
ing him to settle up. But I received
no answers TO either the letters or the
kilograms ] tried IN other ways to
reach him, but did not succeed.
Pence drew the draft through the
Lewiston National bank, which later
informed me he had no account there
He had been doing business through
the First National bank OF Lewiston,
and when the draft was sent TO that
bank and presented to Pence he dis
houored il and 1t came back with pro
test fees attached.
II have been informed tonight by
the Western Union Telegraph company
that Pence has turned over the money
to it to be sent here to pay the $50
and interest due the Kenyon"
will the payment of the money stop
the prosecution Of PENCE"
That IS a matter that is entirely
in the hands of the county attor-
ney."
Copy Of the Complaint
Following is copy OF the complaint
against Mr.. Pence:
In the city court of Salt Lake City.
state of Utah. county of Salt Lake. -.
Before Hon. g. b Diehl. Judge The
state OF Utah vs. Lafe Pence. defendant.
Complaint.
on this 18th day of August. A u 1904
before me. 9. 3. Diehl judge of the city
court. within and for Salt Lake City. Salt
Lake county. state OF Utah. personally
appeared Samuel Porter Of Salt Lake
City. Salt Lake county. state OF Utah
who, on being duly sworn By me. on his
oath did say that Lafe Pence on the 18th
day of July. \. D. 1904, at Salt Lake City.
county of Salt Lake. state Of Utah. did
commit the crime of obtaining money by
false pretenses as follows. tO-wit. That
the said Iafe Peace. on the 18th day Of
July A. p. 1904 in the county OF Salt
Lake. state of Utah. did unlawfully and
feloniously. knowingly and designediy.
with intent 10 cheat and defraud Don Fl.
Porter. owner and proprietor Of the Ken
yOn hotel. Salt Lake City. county aforc-
said, of his personal property hereins fter
described felOHiOuSiy and frauduGutIv
presented and represented 20 Samuel por-
ter. manager. and who was then and
there the agent and employee Of the said
Don II Porter that he. the said Lsfe
Pence. then had money to the extent Of
ninety $500 dollars on deposit at the Lew
istOn National bank of Lewiston. Ida 2
banking corporation then organized and
existing under the la VS. of the state OF
Idaho. and doing business in Lewiston.
Ida. with which to meet and satisfy =
certain draft then drawn by the said Lafe
Pence on the said bank for the sum Of
ninety (SSol dollars which draft the said
Lafe Pence then and there delivered to
the said Samuel Porter. as agent and
emplOye for the said Don H. Porter. 10
cash the same for him, the said Lsfe
Pence. the said draft being in words ard
figures as follows. tO-wit:
''The Commercial National Bank.
Salt Lake City. Utah. July t.. 1894
AT sight pay TO the order of Kenyon
hotel ninety and 00009 fsa0l doIlars. value
received. and charge to account of
''LAFE PENCE.
To LATE Pence. co lewiston National
Bank. Lewiston. Idaho"
And tho said Samuel Porter then and
there. believing the saiS false pretenses
and representations so made as afore-
l.