The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-19
UNHAPPY OUPES
PAY CASH FOR
IMAGINARY JOBS
c. E. De SauteIIe Arrested on
Charge of Practising
Unique SWindIe.
YOUNG WOMAN AMONG
HIS ALLEGED VICTIMS
SUBSTANTIAL SUMS GIVEN ON
EXPECTATION OF SECURING
LUCRATIVE POSITIONS.

If the stories told by his alleged vic
Tins are true, c. E. De SautelIe,
teacher of bookkeeping who was arrest
ed last night, has enjoyed a lucrative
income through a novel, but cruel
swindle. practiced upon men and wo-
men who are in search of positions
De Sautelle was arrested at $40 South
State street by Deputy Sheriffs Smith
and Emery, on complaint of John Son
deregger. who accuses him of obtain
ing money by false pretenses. The
complaint was drawn up by Assistant
County Attorney P. T. FarnswOrth, jr.,
yesterday afternoon, after Mr. Farms
worth had listened to the tales of three
of De Sautelle's alleged victims.
Each of these claimed to have been
defrauded of so or more on De Sau-
telle's false promises. One of these
persons Was young woman, TO whom
the man is said to have told glittering
stories of having found her q position
that would pay her $40 a month. This
young woman. who lives in West Third
North street, stated that De Sautelle
had induced her to give him $40 from
her slender resources.
Il. n. EVarts Experience.
Another man who said he had parted
with money under the spell Of De Sau-
telle's glib tongue was Ralph H. Ev-
arts of % DelmaT avenue, who was I'M
til recently employed as bOOkkeeper Al
the Elgin dairy. Evarts declared that
he saw an advertisement for a book
keeper and answered it. He found
himself in De Sautelle's office. The
teacher of bookkeeping pretended that
his connections with prominent firms
and corporations caused demands for
competent bOOkkeepers TO be made
upon him in excess of his ability to find
or instruct the right sort of men and
women. He examined all of Evarts'
references and assured him that he
would consider him with the others in
making a selection for the position
which he had been called upon to fill.
Evarts went away.
In very short time he received i
telephone message from De SaUtelIe.
asking him to cali at his Office. Evarts
lost no time in obeying the summons.
He was then informed that he had been
selected, because of his fitness, for the
position, which, he said, paid s1S5 a
month. He told Evarts that he would
enter upon his duties in about two
weeks But he would not give the
a bookkeepeT. making plausible ex-
PLANTATION of his retieence.
Evarts did not suspect De Sautelie.
He was impressed by the mans man
ner of apparent sincerity and, not
doubling that he was soon to enter
paying position, gave De Sautelle S75.
Finds Other Dupes.
When the two weeks had passed and
tn T,a
name of the company for which he
was to work. Evarts became suspicious
and commenced an investigation. He
found other dupes, and the result was
that the matter was laid before the
county attorney.
John Sonderegger's experiences with
De Sautelle were similar to those Of
Evarts. He was promised a position
with a corpora ton which carried with
it a salary of $3.50. When De Sautelle,
with the air of a man who was in the
confidence of big concerns, informed
him that he would have to wait short
time until all was ready for the book
keeper to step into the office of his fu
ture employers, SOnderegger did not
suspect that the man was angling for
his savings and, he says, parted with
S74.
This was 81 less than the amount
paid by Evarts. but SOnderegger's sal
airy was to be only $780, while Evarts'
was to be S1S5.
The young woman who paid De Sau-
telle the $40 was induced to part with
her money in exactly the same manner.
1t is claimed that many other per-
sons fell into the trap laid by De Saul
telIe. The authorities do not expect TO
gain full information concerning the
mans operations until it becomes gen
orally known that ne is under arrest. 1t
is expected that numerous victims will
then be heard from.
De Sautelle, when arrested, apparent
ly had no friend to appeal to last night
to furnish bail. He passed the night
in the county Jail.
De Sautelle is a man who dresses well
and has an intelligent, prepOssessing
face. He has the reputation of being
liberal with his money.