Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-10
KNEW IT FROM THE FIRST
When others Suspected Smooth
tnuIishman From the Beginning
They Were Called Knockers.
voman Now Living in salt Lake iden-
t6cs Hope a. a "Dr, Kingsley
Who Worked Denver.

rosav il was open season ior doupt-
a, the case Of Beresford Hope. mil
,o,alre maker for Utah professional
,,.n. Every other man that was met
=, Main street had met Beresford
Hone sized him up for a crook, spotted
him for a sure thing expert. and had
,ocked upon him from the very start
with the wide eye Of superior discern
mont How on earth anybody could be
W.ksn in" by him was big surprise
:, them aud how he dragged In so
many Of their friends, whom they could
have warned against him, was stu
bigger surprise. II was busy day TO-
dly for the crowds who carry the pan
ner Il told you So
A FEW ARE FAITHFUL STILL
As for Hope he still has a few friends
DESPITE the literature OF exposure ana
the muck raklng" by portion OF the
salt Lake press, and II is thought tnese
few sentines are watching develop
ments in the rear OF the alleged bunko
klng. with view Of warning him IN
case there Is someone among those who
dreamed OF millions last week, who be-
gins 10 dream this week OF prison bars,
and OF making the agent OF British
royalty come through with the
goods before a justice Of the peace or
n court Of higher dignity. In keeping
With his royal prerogauves.
HOPES CREDENTIALS.
The case IN It's final analysis shows
more than anything else the basis or
faith IN the other fellow on which the
business transactions Of a community
rest. Hope showed letters and Gre
dentials from the British American Sc
urties company OF London, and
Very day hundreds Of such credentials
Hss current and admit representatives
INTO the private Offices OF prominent
business men. In this case they proved
10 be manufactured. and now people
are wondering why they ever received
them In the first place.
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.
The lust for a fortune is not an un.
common feeling among men. and the
moral courage to resist taking some
thing for nothing Is not reputed to be
oyereyident among promoters and men
who seek a soodly supply OF dollars.
The bait has caught men before. ana
Salt Lake has only to remember us
boom DAYS and its Copper Plant ex-
periences TO catalogue list OF ciu-
gems more generous in proportions
than those who were brought into
public notice by afiiliating themselves
with the present CRATER who worked
on that trait as an. asset IN the forma-
lion Of million dollar companies.
epR. KINGSLEY" LAST YEAR.
Mrs. L. G. Robinson Of go Fifth
street. formerly a newspaper woman
Of Denver makes an interesting state
ment about Hope. She saw him here
and recognized him easily as "Dr. Ar
Hold Kingsley" OF Denver, man who
proved TO be a shark Of the worst kind
there and who disappeared owing
many bills and deserving a bride OF
three months, al the Eleventh Avenue
hotel. Mrs. Robinson was positive in
her Identification OF Hope. She met
him H. Denver, secured an advertise
ment from him for a mining paper on
which she was employed, and for this
advertisement he failed 10 pay. When
she recognized him here, she presented
the bin. and the cash was turned over
L. avoid any exposure.
In salt Lake there were but two
newspapers that doubted Hope and
printed matter that questioned the gem
uneness Of his claims, They were the
News" and the Herald. To the latter
last night and the former today Mrs
Robinson made the following state.
nent.
81 first met Kingsley the early part
q last November IN Denver. Al that
time / was doing some special work
for he mining congress edition OF the
Daily Mining Record Kingsley was
general manager Of the YirgilIa Min
ING company, which property is locat-
81 above Ward IN Boulder county. lie
had luxuriously furnished offices In the
Ferguson block al Eleventh and Cham
ia streets. do not know much about
Kngsley's representations at that time
except he said he was doctor from
East India. He had large amounts OF
money, but where he got Il do not
know.
The Virgllia Mining company was
about TO put up a mill and smelter,
and ! went 20 Kingsley 10 secure a
raid write.up for the special congress
edition. He acted strangely when |
called on him. He opened his con-
rersation by saying that he was wo-
uan-hater, but agreed 20 take an adj
Nertisement He refused 10 have the
contract signed by a woman. | had
20 60 TO an advertising agency and get
man 10 sign for &C. The advertise
meat appeared IN the Daily Mining Re.
rNH - nj a. -
90 s22b.tO. Kingsley did not ray the
hill. and shortly afterward disappeared
from Denver He was exposed Al the
time by the Denver papers. He mar
ried his sienographer IN his office. and
after taking all her money left her
destitute three months after the we'd.
cling.
1T was found that he had not paid
cent on the furniture IN his ofiice or
apartments Practically everything he
had acquired he had not paid for and
De left owing large amounts. He was
not heard of again In Denver.
ARRIVAL IN SALT LAKE.
Il came TO salt Lake las winter with
my husband and daughter. We were
living AZ Fourth East street boarding
house where this man was brought one
evening ~ a dinner guest and intro
duced az Mr.. Hope. ! knew him In
tianily. II 80 happened that ] was
seated next 10 him AZ the table.
turned 10 him and said:
I believe remember meeting you
once IN Denver"
I WAS never In Denver Hope re-
Piled. He looked uneasy when ! men,
TONED Denver. 80 | said nothing more
70 him about n.
Hope was expected 10 come 10 the