Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-09
BEEN UNDER SURVEILLANCE.
After Taking Brown and BARNETT
Into Custody Detectives Were
Hurried to San Mateo.
Ills Apprehension j. In Connection
With Failure Of California safe
Deposit and Trust Company.

Santa Barbara. Cal, Dec. s.-Presl-
dent D. F. Walker OF the California
Safe Deposit & Trust company was
arrested at the Potter hotel by Chief OF
Police Ross at ISIS TODAY. Ross wen-
Go President walkers room and was
refused sdmlttauce by Mrs Walker,
who said that her husband was not I'm
TO anyone. The officer entered. however,
and placed Walker under arrest. Mrs.
Walker collapsed. At the police station,
where President Walker was taken. h.
made the following statement:
This is gre7t surprise 90 me. and
cannot quite understand The sudden
turn of affairs I am innocent OF any
vrong-doing IN this matter. and came
90 Santa Barbara some days ago upon
the advice of physicians and attorneys.
Because the affairs OF the bank were
Weighing hoa lily upon me, I am in a
worse predicament than any one else.
| To show the confidence I had in the in
stitution ] viii say that ! continued To
| make private deposits up TO two days
| before the crash aud I am left without
q dollar except what is now on deposit
| In the bank. / have $4,000 there. ana
| besides am heavy stockholder I'm the
Institution. At this time 1 do not care
| 90 give statement TO the public. ] am
expecting word from my attorneys,
Grcggory and Chickeriug / viii return
to San Francisco as soon as possible
and may arrange TO 60 tonight"
Shortly after the arrest OF Banker,
Brown and BARNETT last evening oe-
tectives were hurried to San Mateo 10
! keep David D. Walker president Of the
| bank, under surveillance; but hndins
he had already left his home. trailed
him down TO santa Barbara where he
was hello by the police authorities.
Thong no warrant had been sworn
out for Walker it was thought best 20
keep him in sight The detectives on
reaching san Mateo surrounded the
house whore he was supposed TO be
/ lying ill. but heard that a man an
swering Walkers description had been
| seen boarding "a train for the south a
! husty investigation proved that their
/ man had flown ano late last night, the
/ down the line and late last night. the
/ police OF Santa Barbara took him in
! charge. Heney telegrophed that Walk
| er be held
DEFOsITORS COMMITTEE.
Through the activity Of the deposit
! ors committee OF the defunct Califor-
/ mia safe Deposit q Trust company, the
| developments OF yesterday were maae
| possible within a few hours after tn
real work OF criminal prosecution be-
/ gan.
! The committee determined on Satur-
| day 90 proceed Immediately with an
! Investigation ~ the affairs Of che flli-
| more street branch OF the california
/ safe Deposit a Trust company. To X
| ing toward the arrest OF the officers Tor
I eubezzlement Thercupon Gust7Ne
[ Chevasuss accountant OF the Fillmore
/ street branch. was examined az con-
/ siderable length. and his examination
| continued yesterday morning ami even
| ing
! Same branch was taken. and the CONF
/ oittce brought 90 light sttrl4 Is Sc
! ries Of reckless transactions which tho
/ attorneys brand as misdemeanor EN-
| bazZlements
According to statement issued I'm
! tho evening 10y the committee ana the
| attorneys the officers OF the bank look
/ Practically an the money deposited az
| ino Fillmore street branch and loaned
! 90 90 stockholders I'm large sums. 10
/ themselves and 20 mythical companies.
a. was Intended 10 cause the arrest OF
]
/ tho day upon the advice Of Francis }.
! Hsney the minor charges were dropped
| for that OF felony embezziement in con-
! uection with ihc appropriation Of
/ the funds of the Cotton estate.
RESULT OF WORK.
As result Of the committees work.
] y. palzel' Brown was arrested last
/ night warrant was issued Cor the ar
| rest OF Walter Barfnett on a charge
/ NJ felony omhe11lement and "a Pinkef-
/ ton detective was dispatched 10 San
| Mrteo to the home ot David r., Walker
| president OF thr bank with instruc-
| tiOns to stay There day ana night, ana
/ to keep him uutar surveillance until
| tho committee gsyc MIN further in-
| stucu0ua
Vs. j. Raunett was arrested Al
/ his home in Marin county last night
and was held in custody there until to-
/ day. Brown. who nas arrested earlier
/ ia tho dny in th's city. was locked up
SANTA barbara. Cali Dec. e.-The
/ CHIEF of police has rea'iNed orders
/ lrOu san Francisco to place ID r.
/ walker president OF the california
I Safe Deposit a. Trust company under
/ arrest mr. walker is lt the Potter
| hotel with hiF nWiy. The chief has
] HuL sec arrested Air. walker bat IS
! afui..ng further Information from San
] Fan.'sen.
The arrest ~ ID. h. walker created
I wucn comment iu Salt Lake today
. Among older residents Mr. NaIker pa
. Nru kuoWn. af for years he Vas ana
/ active member OF the Walker FAMILY
Dob r'It Lake. and participated with
J other brothers n building up various
] commercial snfernr'zes 'rre f7mny
| camo here in september. i'5l. having
/ originally COME 100 YORKSHIRE. Eng
] land. ana thrIr commercial activities