Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-07
GOVERNMENT ON THE ALERT
Secret Service Men Watching to
See That No Entries
Are Made.
Money Held In Escrow Fills Two
Boxes i'm Safety Deposit Vault Down
Town--Lawyer's Experience.

In two boxes, in safety deposit
vault belonging to a. prominent Main
street merchant, is piled currency In
one, coin in the other, These boxes
represent the net result OF soliciting
money for the hinber land tip deal
| The merchant In possession Of the
money holds it in escrow. The men
who gave II up In some cases did so
with the understanding that It was to
| be taken down by the mysterious and
| unknown tipster at the completion of
their excursion by special train to the
land on which they were to enter. In
other cases, Il was not to be turned
over until the title from Uncle sam
passed into the hands OF the entrymai.
| Untll the News" appeared Monday
evening the men in this deal confident
| ly hoped TO leave Salt Lake tonight at
midnight on special bound northwest.
that the mysterious agent of $4,000
possibilities would board the train at
Nampa, and that from chen OH the trip
would be TO land OF promised for
tune. In which they would legitimatelv
use up their rights, and would violate
no law
II the excursion leaves tonight as nor
schedule, the contract between tipstor
ana subscriber win be carried out. but
there Is nowhere any evidence that n
party is to leave. and government de-
teetlVes are prepared to watch IN sec
that none does. or at least that no on.
tries are ever made.
CAPT HARE WORKING.
Capt. Hare is sttn continuing III, ~
vestieations. and prosecution ,,t,
promptly follow the unearthfnp .,
| Scheme that has a colorin;g of cri,ni,,si
intent Special agents today yrr,t
draper To learn the exact natiIrs or III.
representations made there, and h III.
sip'e t'ie name OF the mysterious instf-
named Kimberly. 49,
AS the subscribers toll more ana uloi.,,.
OF the details of the plot laid IL 80
their money the different Kind of si,,-
RES told TO individuals multiply
prominent young attorney was one OF
tlose 10 Whon the matter was broach-
ca 10 hin il was stated that ina
Nanpa visitor 10 the train would civ,
ehoh man $500 to spend I'm paying for
ms entry fees OF his claim The ttfn,,
ney promptly decided this was criminal
and against the law. and this faatir..
was forthwith eliminated from tho
stories. Then the solicitors got out
another edition to the effect that tbe
money would be taken down nv Inc
upster as soon as he pointed the entry
men to the proper place to 20.
DID NOT LIKE II.
The lawyer didn't like this He de-
duced that he could be led 10 one sput.
shown fine timber. and then tod Ia
locate on certain described sections
which might afterwards turn out to
ho IN the bottom OF a swamp. The
idea of having the money taken down
after the first visit when second WISH
would be necessary after 60 DAYS 10
finally prove up on the land. did moi
look good. and this led 20 the attorney
and those OF hts friends who consulted
him asking for another safeguard
thar the money be held In escrow IN
final title WAS secured. AT first tbis
was rejected, as any escrow proposition
was by the first Draper solicitor After
several days, however. a changed form
OF proposition allowed the taking Of
money, thus protected, and 10 thesn
precautions many subscribers are nov,
attributing their present ABILITY 10
gather into their hand the original In
vcstment.
renewed interest In the case &c no.
ing taken by the government as more
details come out and Capt. Hane ex-
presses the hope now that II WIN he
possible To take some action In the case
I" prevent Similar moves In tho future.