The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-12
BANKER BIGEL0W
Is BEHIND BARS
Milwaukee Embezzler Landed at Fort
Leavenworth.
OTHER BANKERS THERE
TODAY HE WILL DON THE PRIs-
ON SUIT.
EAvENwoRTH, Kan. Ju

1 EAVENwOBTH, Kan, June IL
Frank G. BigeIow, the former
Milwaukee banker. was brought to
the United States penitentiaTy at Fort
LeavenwOrth at 7:4O tonight. John Spe-
ciale, d cOunterfeiter under a five-year
sentence, was brought along as a fellow
prisoner with BigeIow, and they were
in charge of Andrew Johnson and
Charles Kelley. deputy marshals. Cor
don Bigelow, a son, and DR.. BigeIow, a
brother, living in Chicago, accompanied
Bigelow.
BiSeloY bore up fairly well during
the trip except at Moline, ILL.,, where he
broke down and wept. At another point
the son, Gordon BigeIow, broke down
ana the marshaIs informed him he was
having a bad effect on his father. Bige-
low seemed anxious to avoid the gaze
OF curious people and reporters. He
wore an old SLOUGH hat and was not
near as neatly dressed as the counter
telter who was brought with him.
Cheered the Counterfeiter.
On making the turn in the walk on
the Riverside driveway at Fort Leaven-
worth when the Denitentiary doomed
up IN 'front.' of the party, the counter
telter showed disposition to weaken
when he tTembled BigetOW spoke words
81 encouragement'to MIN. BigeIow. il
seems, was not in jail al any time since
his defalcation was discovered, and
When tEc keys were turned on him after
passing into the penitentiary saIIyport,
he remarked that il was the first time
he ever was in prison
Warden McClaughrey remained I'D
stairs in his office. and no special cere-
mony was shown. Deputy Warden
Lemon was at the second or inner gate.
and both prisoners were told to step
INTO the deputy's office. BigelOw gave
his name as Frank c. BigelOw. aged IS.
He was searched and some plain jew
eIry and small sum of money taken
from him. He was to keep his citizens
clothing until morning. He asked no,
questions, and was assigned to a Tegu-
lar Isolated cell with SDeciaIe TO spend
the night At s o'clock morrow he viii
take a bath, be offered a middle-Srade
prison suit, and BertiIlon measure
ments and front and side view pictures
will be taken and he viii be pressed in-
Other Bankers There.
The brother and son of Bigelow re-
NAMED downstairs and watched
through the grating until they saw him
escorted into a cell house. They then
sought an interview with Warden Nc
ClaUghTey, and COnveTsed with him
privately. It is said they requested
that BigeIOW be assigned TO light work.
This viii not be determined until after
the prison physician examines BigeloW
and reports on mis- condition and War
den McClaUghry has a talk with him.
There is a demand for prisoner. clerks,
and BigelOw VIII have a position Of this
kind There are five national bank
prisoners in the penitentiaTy. and four
of these are clerks and one answers the
telephone in the chief clerks office.
These bankers manifested much inter
est in BigelOw TODAY One of them
BrOdeTiCk from Elkhart. Ind, was a
member of the National Bankers asso-
citation while Bigelow was president.
Bigelow's prison number is 4.717. If
his health is not good, BigelOw may,
after a few weeks, be assigned to Cap
tain Carriers old position of prison hos
pitaI clerk At first he viii be thrown
in contact with negroes, Indians and all
kinds of prisoners.