The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1905-12-09
SAWSER is BOUND OVER
In Default of $4,000 Bail He Is
Confined in the Eureka County
Jail-Makes a Statement and
Says He Is Innocent of Charge

p. b. Sawser, who was e~xtradited
from Utah last week to answer a charge
OF embezzlement gains him by the
Southern Pacific Company. was given a
preliminary examination before Justice
OF the Peace t. R. Jewell at Palisade
last Saturday. After hearing the
testimony Judge Jewell held the
accused in $4,000 bail to answer to the
Eureka County Grand Jury. Sawser
was unable to furnish his bonds and ON
Monday he was brought to Eureka by
Sheriff W. H. Sweeney and placed in
the county Jail.
Sawser was employed by the South
ern Pacific Company ut Palisade as
freight agent and warehouse man and
Is accused Of having sold to people at
Palisade goods belonging to shippers.
While the Company was investigating
the loss of freight Sawser departed from
Palisade and subsequently E. Sasserno
and Antoine Sasserno, Palisade mer-
chants, were arrested for receiving
stolen goods from Sawser and they
were held under bonds to answer to the
Grand Jury.
A Statement from Sawser.
A SENTINEL representative called ON
Sawser ar the jail Wednesday and in
conversation with him he declared he
was Innocent of the charge on which he
is held. When asked if he would like
to make a statement for publication,
ne said:
when l left Palisade the first of
November l was not q fugitive from
justice, having rendered my resignation
to my superior officers five to ten days
previous to my departure. When 1
left the agent and others at Palisade
knew of my intention Of going East to
seek employment on the Great North
ern Railway. Neither did I try to hide
my departure. but in company with my
wife vas invited to supper with the
agent, Mr.. Travelle, and the latter babe
Mrs. Sawser and myself goodby in the
Office as the train was leaving for the
East.
Placed in Jail without Warrant.
II was not arrested at Perth, N. D.,
where | was acting as agent for the
Great Northern. / was told that I wal
wanted at Ogden, Utah, for an inter-
view with Superintendent Manson and
l left Perth voluntarily without ques-
ton. Upon my arrival at Ogden I was
placed in the county jail without a
warrant of arrest and held there until
Tuesday noon, when upon advice of
attorneys a writ of habeas corpus was
issued and just before it was served on
the Sheriff a warrant was served.
Judge Howell. however, did not deem
the grounds sufficient to hold me aud l
was set free. and In company with my
wife and attorneys I went to the latter's
office. followed by detectives. When /
stepped from the elevator / was ac-
costed by q detective, who read a war
rant to me. My attorneys examined
the warrant and pronounced it a bogus
paper. Afterwards I went to the home
of my friend, W. f. Bossner. and later
he and I went to his place of business.
From there in company with another
friend l started for Hot Springs. While
waiting for a car at Five Points I met
a brother of my friend with a horse and
buggy and was invited to take q ride,
which was accepted. We drove to Hot
Springs and from there on to a ranch
owned by my companion. The dis
lance of 20 miles was covered in 12R
hours, during which time / was in com.
munication with my wife and attorneys
and would have returned to Ogden the
following day had not the officials taken
the pains to bring me back"
Not Headed for Canada.
You were not attempting to get
across the northern line then when you
left Ogden as was reported, Mr.. Sawser
was asked.
by no means was l heading for
Cauada," he said. Neither was "a
fugitive from justice as the Ogden Of
ficials had no warrant for me when /
left that city and I was free to 60 where
l wished.
"When I was brought back to Ogden
my attorneys were promised q chance
to fight extradition. but the papers
were railroaded through without their
knowledge. They first knew the
papers were in the State when Sheriff
Baily served them on me. Previous to
this Judge Murphy placed a bond Of
$3.50 for my appearance. At the same
time State Attorney Halvorson thought
$1,000 bonds sufficient, but after a hear
ing at Palisade Judge Jewell fixed my
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