The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-17
.FORGER POTTER To
Be EXTRAD|TED
Will Remain in Local Jail Until
Arrival OF Michigan
Authorities.
MET HIS DOWNFALL
THROUGH CRUEL WOMAN
Adopted Crime to Meet Her Con-
stant opportunities
for Money.

The authorities at Detroit and Salt
Lake have departed somewhat from
their official programme IN the case
OF the forger. Potter, whose arrest by
Chief OF Detectives Raleigh was re-
ported exclusively in Mondays Trib-
une. Pinkerton Detective Lamb hal
intended to start East With the pris-
oner Monday night, the latter being
perfectly willing TO go without the for
mailty OF getting out requisEion pa
pers. Mr.. Lamb has received instruc-
lions, however. to hold Potter In Salt
Lake until Michigan officers can get
here with papers secured from that end
of the line. This instruction will be
carried out.
He Sent Them All.
The Pinkerton man received addi-
tional instructions from his Eastern
superior saying: -Send me all the
newspapers containing the report OF
Potter's arrest" Mr.. Lamb didn't have
10 go far TO collect all" the papers
containing the account OF Raleigh's
clever capture. for The Tribune was
the only paper which published It
Thereby hang several tales, but they
are not for publication.
1t Is known now that there Is a
vona in the Potter case and It is de-
this man across the continent and
finally landed him in a Salt Lake Jail.
that this woman has been at the bot
tom Of all his troubles. II declara-
tons coming from men who are in a
position to know are to be credited,
she has inStigated every crime he ever
committed.
His Wife Went Wrong.
Years ago young Potter. fresh from
college, wealthy. Sflendidly connected |
and socially distinguished. loved and |
married beautiful! Chicago girl. For |
a time they were happy. but, in the |
course OF a few months, 1t became |
known 10 the young man that his wife
was not all that she should be- He dl-
voTced her. but he could not, and never
mas been able 10 tear her from his
heart. Potter loes his former wife
today as alNlently as he loved her the
hour he led her to the altar.
That she has taken advantage of
this fact is asserted by those who are
acquainted with the whole situation
u Is stated that her demands upon him
for money were so constant as to ex-
haust all his legal resources and that.
tn order to meet her urgent appeals, he
took up career OF crime
She Was Accessory.
In thes commission OF the $1,000 for
gerry for which he is now under arrest
She Is declared to have been an acces-
sory. both before and after the fact.
1t is easily within the range of the
possible that she may be arrested and
made a co-defendant with the man she
made her slave.
Letters now in possession Of the
officers, received by Potter from his di-
vorced wife since his residence In Salt
Lake, jnclose love letters written 10
hy-
Sestively at what may happen jf he
fails to respond TO her mercenary de-
mauds.
About to Surrender
These cruel communications from
the hearuess woman are said to have
driven poor Potter almost TO insanity
III 1s even asserted that he was on the
point Of surrendering TO the police and
making a clean breast Of IT all when
the trail leading TO his Salt Lake hid.
ing place was struck and he was run
TO cover.
IT will probably be a week or ten
days before the Michigan authorities
arrive to take the forger East for trial.
Prisoner College Graduate.
Arthur Potter is a graduate of the
University of Michigan. After he legt
college he is said TO have forged and
passed several checks in Central City,
Coio. All OF tnese were honored by his
father. This time came however, when
father. The time came, however. When
the father said he would no longer
stand sponsor for these checks. and
young Potter was told that he would
have to cease that sort Of work. Then.
according to the information of the
Plnkertons.. the boy went TO Detroit
Where he met former college chum.
f. j. Bayley, and had him stand good
for two checks. The American Bank
ers' association then had q warrant
issued for The young mans arrest ana
the father has made no effort TO pro-
tcct the young man.