Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-27
VIRTUES 9FRoM OGDEN.

with MI. Anderson
WRITES FROM OGDEN.
A letter dated at ogden on Monday,
Epwever, was received by Mr.. Ander-
son ON Tuesday, The letter follows:
"Hcaly Hotel. Ogden. Monday 11-23
1908. Dear Mr.. Anderson: AS | have
very much business to settle, ] don't
think to be hack in Salt Lake City be-
fore end OF this week. / have changed
my5residence; and will give you my
phone number after returning Kind
~ excuse delay in calling on YOU but
could not do otherwise, Very sincerely,
yours, DEBRISSAC."
Mr. MacIlroy. DeBrissac's former
landlord, also received a letter from
DeBrissnc. dated Tuesday, Nov. "a, at
Ogden, saying that he wished him TO
hold any mail for him until he should
return, saying that he would be back
III q short time.
In speaking of the matter this morn
ing. Mr.. Macllroy said: My impress
sion is that the man is straight. all
though his actions have been some
what peculiar. He claimed to have
when he came here, and that he was
sick; but he always paid his board i'll
advance, and had to refund him $3.50
when he left last Sunday morning. He
told me several days before that he
was going on Sunday, and did not seem
to make any secret Of it, He said
he was coming back. and for me to
hold any mail that might come for him.
There is one letter for him at the house
now.
SISTER A COUNTESS.
.'DcBrissac came here six weeks ago
yesterday He borrowed money twice
hut II
it Invariably. He told me his company
operated large grain elevators in North
Dakota, and that he had a sister in
California, a countess, who kept him
hopping to supply her with money. he
said she was a spendthrift. and was
accompanying a party on burro trip
over the Sierras, ana was constantly
sending to him for money. This may
have explained his temporary shortncssi
of cash. He also said his company
had mining property in Kenneth, Cali
fornia. He said he had come here from
California to look into a business pros
position in Utah. but did not say what
it was. He always acted like a gentle
man, kept good hours and seemed in
every way respecta BILE
On Saturday. Nov. 21.--a representa-
tive of the Deseret News confronted
Mr.. DeBrissac witta number OF reports
and asked him to verify or deny them.
He entered an indignant denial to all
of them, and personally accompanied
the reporter to Mr.. White of the y.
NJ c. a., where the matter of the loan
$of9the S12 for the theater tickets was
explained, Mr.. White admitting that
he accepted the check as a men1oran-
dunn, and that DeBrissac handed him
the money half an hour afterwards.
NOBODY. SEEMS INJURED.
If DeBrissac's purpose was graft, no
one has .'squealed" on anything ne
has done up to date. His methods
would be considered very crude from
O. ..grafter's" standpoint. as he seemed
to make no secret of his movements,
except that he claimed he was the
agent for Il large French asphalt com
ppany which had been driven out or.
Venezuela by President Castro's In
ordinate demands for tribute, and that
he was here for the purpose OF investi-
eating the ACCESSIBILITY Of establishing
branch in this state. He said that
publicity would injure his business at
present He stated to the reporter
that his company had had biologists in
the Utah asphalt field for is months
and that their reports were favorable
that his company had options on sew
eral thousand acres of asphalt lands
in this state, and had paid So per acre
on the options; that the directors of
his company would hold a meeting In
New York city on Saturday. Dec. j.
when it would be decided whether the
plant would be established in Utah or
not, That he had not courted publicity
in the matter, and had gone TO a pfl-z
vate boarding place; that he was fully
accredited by the company, ana would
know what would be done as TO tine,
plant about Dec. 5.
IN connection with his interest in
Juvenile court work, DeBriSsac be
came acquainted with Rev. Albert BuX-5
ton pastor of the Central CHRISTIAN
church in this city. DIR. Buxton salQ
this morning that while Mr.. DeBrlssac
seemed Il little erratic in his actions
vet he impressed me as being q sehtle-
man and an honest man.
GuardelLo Brown chief probation OIL
ficer of the Juvenile court. says OF De
Rrissac. .He told me he would be
able to assist in the establishment
of a girls detention home IN this city
about Dec. TO-. He seemed very earnest
in his interest in the Juvenile REFORM
work, and assisted one family very ma
terially. Some of his actions, however
we're slightly irrational, and i cannot
explain; his interest in the work
1t is the impression of Mr.. Macllroy
that DeBrissas is on his way to New
York. 10 attend the meeting which he
says should be held there in the near
future.
1t is learned by the News represent
tatiye in Ogden that DeBrissac never
registered at the Healy Hotel. which is
directly across the street from the de-
pot nor was he registered at any other
hotel in the junction city. He used the
hotel stationery to write his letters,