Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-30
ARREST Of A VERY
SWELL YOUNG MAN
H. n. 0'Haver Cut a Big Dash
And Falls Into Clutches
OF Law.
HOW he FOOLED ALL OF THEM
Fitted up Handsoincst Flat IN Town
And Then Mortgngcd Goods
That Were Not His.

From the SWEETEST bachelor apart
ments to the county Jail was the quick
change made by n. II OHayer a
young man OF q, yesterday afternoon.
Just where he is today deponent sayeth
not, because he Is out on ball, and the
Freed Furniture and Carpet company
| aud T., l.. Henderson, chattel mort
gage man, lay claim TO his effects.
| The story Of Mr.. o'Hayer Is a thrill
ing one and the circumstances sur
rounding his arrest are interesting.
Some weeks ago this young man burst
upon Salt Lake in all the glory Of
fashionable attire and neatly gloyed
glad hands. Il is an old story with a
new setting. lie told all he met that
| he was Of wealthy stock, and to prove
| II, proceeded to acquire appointments
second 10 none IN the city. lie rented
| six rooms, i0i -406 Security Trust build
| Ing, East Temple street. Then he had
some artistic cards printed. which bore
| the legend II. II. O'Haver, manager
western Office American Skillard Co."
| Armed with these cards he started out
! 20 furnish his little hat. In the mean
! time he prevailed upon the owners Of
the building to put IN a handsome bath
room, fitted with the very latest Ideas
| In plumbing
NOTHING SMALL ABOUT HIM
There was nothing small about o.
| Haver. He fitted up Turkish room
With costly hangings ana bric brac.
| A. ,l.s. IL.
| a gem, Leather chairs and lounges
were among the appointments But his
bedroom was the fairy bower. BY way
OF a center piece he installed solid
brass and onyx affair that fairly made
tho officers blink when they arrived on
the scene yesterday afternoon. SILK
hanglnga, expensive curtains aud other
effects were also added-it was the en-
| Wy Of all his friends
HOW HE WORKED IT.
He secured his goods from various
| houses IN this city by rteans Of al
legged bad checks and credit A few
days ago he strolled into the Green
valid Furniture company aud nearly
bought up tho store, Next day he
called and settled" by writing out a
check and asking that II be not pre-
scented for o few days, as his account
was slightly oyerdrawn and he was
waiting for a remittance from his
! folks. which was also overdue This
| house kept the check and the goods.
! Some of the latter have since been
sold to other parties, but the check
they are keeping az a souvenir while
they laugh at their competitors who de-
livered.
GOT $500 WORTH or GOODS.
The same dodge was tried on the
Freed Furniture and Carpet company
About $500 worth OF goods were deliv-
cred, but AS the checks given IN return
were simply pieces of paper bearing a
very pretty sample of handwriting, the
firm prevailed upon the young sport "a
give the customary first mortgage and
note.
BORROWED 1850.
In the meantime o'Haver was getting
busy, He needed some spending mon
ey and during his wanderings he made
the acquaintance of Mr., Henderson
who In turn introduced him to Little
the loan man. To cut u long story short
Little advanced $50 on n chattel mort
gage on the splendid appointments Of
the fiat upon the evidence being pro.
duced that the furniture had beer
bought and paid for. This evidence con.
slsts OF a number OF receipts signed by
the pinwoody Furniture company o.
Idaho Falls The items correspond Il
those included In the appointments ~
the nat. These slips OF paper are "
the hands Of Mr.. Henderson, and vii
be used In pressing the charge Of 60
curing money under false pretenses
BOMB EXPLODED
Yesterday Claude Freed and Mr.. Hen
derson met. Mr.. Henderson remarke,
that OHaver was negotiating to pur
chase a swell automobile. and thci
Freed said something about his pay
ing for the furniture he had bought ~
credit first. Henderson took a coupl
OF long breaths and then there wa
something doing. Mutual experience
with the gay young fellow were eX
changed and Little was preached ol
the subject.
The outcome was hot-foot over {,
Judge Diehl's office. and the swearlnl
ont OF complaint by Little, charging
O'Hayer with obtaining money unde
false pretenses.
THE ARREST.
The warrant was placed I'm the hand
OF Deputy sheriff Sharp, and all ad
ioutncd To the Constitution BUILDING
on arriving at the fourth floor. no All
mittance could be gained to the hand
some quarters, Apparently there wa
not aoul around. The rest was easy
They went away and made for a tele
phone and called up the rooms.
sweet, girlish voice answered and sat
that Mr., O'Hayer had gone TO Butte
This Is the telegraph Office" reptile
the truthful man at the other end o
the wire, and we want TO get his ad
dress, because we believe that the mes
sage Il important"
There was a moments pause, and tn
girl was heard speaking TO someone
Then she said Deliver II here. and
will attend to IT,
The telegram was delivered five min
utes later. with man standing at eac
of the exits to the swell Hat.
O'Havcr. OF course, was at home, III
was placed under arrest. and the gin
allowed to SO. Later some Of hi
friends furnished ball In the sum O
$500 for his appearance.