Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-23
THEY THR0NG THE CITY JAIL.
Committed Forgery, Started to
Flee From City With Deadly
Poison in His Pocket.
OmInous Hints OF Covering Up" at
The Bank--Arrangcmcnts for
Settlement Being Made.

ANs o'clock yesterday afternoon Cap
tain Burbsdge arrested Arthur Brown,
FOR a LONG time receiving teller at the
Commercial National bank and later
employed by A. J. orem & Co, Just
as Brown was about TO board an out
going train. The charge that caused
the young mans detention was for the
alleged forgery Of his employers names
10 checks aggregatIng 50, 200
AS stated Brown was In the Com
mercial National bank for long time
ana al one time was trusted implicitly.
He left that institution about two
months ago, and his accounts were re-
ported to be straight He then entered
tne employ OF Orem x Co, whose
headquarters are IN the Atlas block.
OF late he had bought heavily of min
ing stocks and It is believed that fin
ancial stress brought about the trouble
IN which he now finds himself.
CASH ON HIS PERSON.
When arrested, Brown had over 5000
~ MIS- pockets. He had not yet pur-
CHASED a railroad ticket, and II Is not
known where h. Intended to 60 but It
Is stated that he was preparing to flee
from the state.
DEADLY POISON IN POCKET,
In his pocket was found small bot
We OF cyanide OF potassium. a most
eeauIy poison, II Is believed 10 have
peen taken along for suicidal purposes
meVeht OK trouble. After being locked
up N the city Jail, Brown was visited
number OF relatives and friends,
among the callers was MIR. Orem. by
Nom me young man was employed
.ud whose name was written on one of
we ohecks. II Is said that arrange
mehts are under way to have the mat
VT settled without prosecuting the ac-
FUSED No one is loser by Browns
Muohs' hs the bank upon which the
.Ntcss were drawn is In possession OF
securities belonging to Brown suff-
.ltul 70 tully cover the amount in
'vNed IN the alleged forged checks.
Drown feels keenly the humiliation
the situation in which he finds him
su He absolutely refuses to talk In
regard TO the matter. Despite the In
st,est manifested IN his behalf by
"'tlas' no spent the night In Jail.
CALL TO SEE HIM.
This morning a great many friends
me young man called To see him.
w mlked to them freely but when
fseniatives Of the press called he
s,used absolutely to talk about HIS
IN don't care to talk to you people at
VI Is all he said.
ANsictaus Can,,.,. A,...
,ouay that no complaint had been
.tNh up AS yet, and he could not say
,heel one would be tiled, but probably
document would be drawn up this
Aursrhoon or tomorrow morning.
p. Nhen Capt Burbidge arrested
r,vWA al the station last evening. the
b,rns man was "as cool as q eucum-
ss To quote the captain, and took
"s arrest as n matter OF course
A., iou VIII have to come To the sta
VVn with me-" said Capt. Burbidgc.
~ right" replied Brown.
"a are YOU the young man who work.
i.,,io,r! the Commercial National
leply. ~ ''e wy was oio"i'
HINT AT OLD OFFENSE.
n mis- morning Il was hinted In no
no.. ntles That there is considerable
MY, ny TO the case than appears on the
me- IL has been reported that
NM. we're certain deals" ut the bank
ma ' ~ were very, cleverly covered up,
If u mat the deals involve quite a sum
b. ynaaoingey This statement could not
ho,,nilned however, as the police au-
h ''''es professed to know little about
NO HELP WANTED
Keen out. No holm w.n,oa. ,
xu' containing the foregoing words
M pusted on the door of the Offices az
~ nan uan APEX Mining company IN
~ pach building today. The objcci
a., ~ Keep away deluge OF appli-
~ LOT purchasing agent, which place
aaaenly vacated yesterday when