Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-19
he was shadowed BY member OF


4 Oregon short Line secret service.
4 came to meet his young wife, TO
fhbn Dc had been. married barely a
year Tie was met al the depot by
Joseph Jones, chief Of the oregon Short
Line secret service and after a short
conversation he was escorted 10 the
ouice of the claim agent at the railroad
company headquarters in the Deseret
NeWs building, where 20 long session
was held which terminated shortly aft
el 2 O'Clock this morning when Calland
ana his wife were given "a room at the
cullen hotel, This morning Calland.
accompanied by am officer who had
warrant charging him with forgery, left
for Ogden.
ST LOUIS VICTIM HERE
oalland is said TO have broken down
lnd confessed last night when confront
ei by sam Childs, ticket agent for the
Chicago g. Alton at ST. Louis. Mr.
lhlds who was formerly In the ticket
Office at Ogden. was one OF Calland's
victims He knew Calland I'm the old
days when the latter was chief clerk
or Division Supt Hiliker and Rorth
nd when Calland asked him 20 endorse
lru for him on the treasurer OF the
Union Pacific at Omaha ne did not hest
al" for "a moment. The draft was for
500 and made out 20 a fictitious per-
w1 Mr. Childs was I'm Omaha early
IBIS week when the news came that
Cl.tud was hOmew0rd bound and he
was at once wired 10 come on to Salt
Lake, Pc did so and arrived yesterday
morning
CALI.AND'S DOWNFALL.
Behind tho story of Calland's down
nl s one OF gambling and a ruthless
pursuit Ou tho part Of Joseph Jones
ana hs assistants who covered thou
Nnds of miles ln their search. II is
ono more case wherein the trite saying
holds good that the big railroad CONE
pres $500 spend thousands in running
| down man who has defaultcd, no
mtiar for what small sum.
RUINED LIFE.
Until recently Calland was "a trusted
mp'0sU yith every prospect Of addi-
uHaaI promotion. For several years he
hH been connected with the operating
apartment of the Hartman lines. ON
le trr of the year his appointment
NHs announced as claim ad1ustcr at og-
II L..o some others prosperity was
H much for him. He louged 10 have
he reputation OF being "a good fellow
married a charming little woman
'om Omaha who De- now in q delicate
condition and utterly Frustrated by her
msuanIs downfall
uE COT OVER $4,000
lo1sod at from the cold calculating
undI.Int uf fhc officers. which is ono
Usually sHorn of sentiment Calland h
i'o. HU went around the country
Hsst"I..E It the various hotels in his
Wn uauo nom ogden. When he need
| q funds all he apparently did was 10
N'N 0r Dds reserve blank drafts. mako
NI OBJ. FOR Doe amount desired and
someone fO endorse ~ with him,
hf fashion the railroad company
pms l have traced over $4,000 which
Wed, with the prospects that
more set to be heard from.
his victims are bank az
i Ft Springs $3.50. sam Childs, ST.
200. ana "a number OF others
AH .ach
FORGERY ALLEGED.
h further alleged by the railroad
.Hat ne forged the name OF
Garter. general agent of the
I..Inc af Minneapolis on two
H 0l. flr 800 in favor of j. ID.
W ..i 1ns for Sl2a Tor j. ID. saycry
arc said Go be- fictitious.
t fashion, he operated lu six
Ihe claim is made
HOW HE WORKED
/ lt''s s toli how Calland went I'M
% I.". of j. n Newton the claim
.r inr Northern Pacific at the
a.I headquarters at st Paul and
M. N iu endorse two drafts with
.u.s Newton apparently was noi
yum tho credentials ana wlr-
I'd ~ Brown, cashier Tor The To-
0r.t i'r nf me Union Pacific ~
tsat TOT CONFIRMATION. Calland d
pave overheard Newton dictat-