Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-10
10 pAcEs-LAsT EDITION.

never come there after recognizing me.
because he knew / was acquainted
with his Denver record.
Several days later / met him on a
streetcar. sat down beside him and
said:
Don't you recall the time you met
me In Denver. Mr. HopeT
No, | don't he replied. I never
was In Denver.
u immediately wrote 10 ~ W, Reln-
hart, business manager Of the Daily
Mining Record, aud told him that
kingsley was 90 Salt Lake ! asked
him TO send me bin FOR the advertise
ment OF the Virginia Mining company
and the Issue IN which II was printed.
! did not want 20 ask Hope for the
money unless ! had proof ~ his indebt-
edness, fearing that he would call me a
blackmailer and attempt 10 have ne
arrested.
HOPE PAID UP.
when the bin came. went up 10
Hopes offices In the Templeton build
Ing, but he was out OF the city ! gave
the note and BIN TO Mr.. Draper his ac-
eountant who was In the Office. ] told
him 10 present II TO Hope. saying that
Dr. Kingsley had not settled II. Two
weeks ago ! went TO the Office and Mr.
Draper gave me the money.
81 did not wast TO say anything about
this affair or become involved IN any
way IN the matter one afternoon
was met by one Of the stenographers
who was working for Hope and she
a tNh 4 al 10 n
] advised her against him. but did not
give her any details about his Denver
record"
ATTY, STEWART.
Atty. Barnard j. Stewart Is one of
those who rides a high horse flying the
banner II told you So" today lie
was not bit by the transactions Of the
adyentureT, although he says he might
have been n ne had not recognized
him as a crook. Gle came TO my Of
fee" said Mr.. Stewart. and had a
long talk with him. In questioning
him he crossed himself so frequently
I'm making answers. that decided he
was not straight and passed him up
MIR. Stewart was approached by
Hope on a cement work proposition,
but did not get negotiations TO the point
Of securing good coin. Maj. Richard
W. Young says today that he does
not think any Of the men who took up
negotiations with Hope locally were
badly stung, They all had their sus-
picions, he said. but we're willing TO
work along TIN Mr. Hope showed color
one way or another.
why did Hope 20 to professional
men instead Of capltalists?" Is Ques-
tion being frequently asked. One man
said today, III he really wanted u
make a killing among local spenders. II
seems 70 me he would have selected
men who could swing big financial
deals. instead OF men whose business Is
not regularly the making OF money.
What ] think Ia that he got hold OF
these people because he could get them
to form with him the local directorate
of the Western Coal & Iron company.
His trip TO Boston was in the interests
OF getting the real feathers for his nest
and he intended 10 use these western
associates 20 give the air OF PROBABLE
ity 10 HIS operations and as references
as 10 his standing and ability TO deliver
the goods he claimed 10 possess II was
the exposure OF Hope IN Salt Lake
which prevented him from selling the
whole % Utah and larger part Of Ne.
vada 10 his Boston millionaire friends.
/ think he viii make himself mighty
scarce from now on"
Among others who crossed the Eng
lish lords trail Is +. +. Grant. who
tried To sell him some mining pro-
perry and didn't and who was let out
OF the ShOshone Power company
through the absorption II his work a,
sales agent by Mr.. Hope, He says M
bet suit Of clothes Hope would never
come through with cent Of money on
the deals he claimed 60 be financing
and now has the suit won. he thinks
Heber NJ. Wells met MIN. and sized
him Up for had one right from the
start, Gov. Wells Is not doing any
shouting now, but friends OF his recall
the fact that he was not backward m
condemning Hope when he first began
his transactions, and advising his
friends not 10 mix In the proposed
deals John A. Bagley Of Idaho, has
left Hope IN Boston and gone 10 New
York He IA still convinced the man is
all right.