The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-07-05
AN IMPORTANT ARREST
fosae hsa Waaie1 for enbfzIeimsai Is
Appreciated in OhiIle.


resided several years at Ennis. where
he was quite prominent In business
affairs and social circles. occupies
cell In the county jail with three in
dictments OF embezzlemcnt pending
against him.
The arrest of young Blumenthal
was effected In Chicago Monday
morning about 10 o'clock by Deputy
Sheriff j. J. McCalpin of Waxahachie.
assisted by the police of the Windy
City. Otfcer McCalpin left Chicago
at 6 O'Clock that evening with his
prisoner and arrived in Waxahachie
last night over the Central at 800.
Arriving at the Jail the young mans
name was entered on the prison rec
ord with the charge of embezzlement
set opposite, and he was assigned to
a cell on the second floor of the build
ing.
Three indictments for embezzle-
ment were returned against young
Blumenthal by the last grand jury,
each of the true bills being dated
April 25. These instruments allege
that Sim Blumenthal, as agent for
the Southwestern Life Insurance
Company of Dallas, Texas, did un-
lawfully and fraudulently embezzle,
misapply and convert to his own use
certain monies belonging to the said
insurance company without the
knowledge or consent of said COM
pany The amount in one indictment
is given at s16920, in another $50
and in the third s54.52, making a
total Of s2S352
Before his arrest could be effected
Blumenthal disappeared from the
county, and his whereabouts remain
ed unknown to the sheriff's depart
ment until few weeks ago when In
timations came to the ONCE that the
young man was in Chicago. This
information was considered too vague
| to be given serious consideration ant
the matter was allowed to remair
quiet with the hope that something
| more definite would soon develop
Several days ago a negro who former
| ly lived at Ennis, but who has iately
been staying in Chicago, was VS.
itor to Waxahachie. He related
telephone conversation which TOOK
place in Chicago that he accidently
overheard He did not see the par
ties but he thought he recognized one
bv his voice as being Blumenthal'
| The party he recognized as Blumeh-
thai was pleading with the other
marty to secure him a position in an
insurance office. This information
was communicated to Deputy SherlH
McCalpin. Saturday, June 20, MI
NcCalpin was in Ennis on ofhclal
| business. While there he obtained
nositive information that Blumenthal
was working in an insurance once
! in Chicago. He came home anu
Monday made application 10 Governor
I.anham for a requisition on the gov
ernor of Illinois for the return OF
| Blumenthal to Texas. The papers
| arrived in Waxahachie Wednesda!
morning, June 81. and that evening
Officer McCalpin departed Tor Chi-
icago. He arrived there Friday night
and found his man about 10 o'clocb
Monday morning. lie was taken t'
police headquarters and locked up
lie Immediately made application tol
"A writ of habeas corpus to secure ms
release. but before the papers coui'
be served on Mr. McCalptn ne Ie
moved Blumenthal from jail ana Rep
lhim on the streets all the afternoon
In this way he outwitted the Chieag'
officers and Monday evening ai sh
O'Clock ne started tor homo Win hi
prisoner.
Il Is not likely that uumvu'ht
will attempt 20 make bond, uui "l'
remain in jail until court meets u
September IL is understood 'na' h'
told the officer that the Eauie pr"pH
we're down on him. aud be- ai' NO
suppose any ono there woulA Fo s'