Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-06
LEE ". WARNER
NOW BEHIND BARS
Former Stage Manager at Or
pheum Charged With Loot
ing Residence of $4,000.
HE WAS A LADIES' MAN HERE
Friend and Bosom Companion of For
MGR Manager Jennings Shows Base
Ingratltudc to Lecturer.

Lee w. Warner, who last season was
stage manager for the Orpheum here,
has been arrested in Minneapolis He IS
charged with stealing jewelry, laees
and heirlooms. estimated in value from
$1,000 TO $4,000, from the Denver resi-
dence Of Mrs. Mathilde tombstone,
half breed Indian lady who has u num-
Der of friends in this city and who APP
peared on the Orpheum circuit here for
two seasons with a number Of artistic
steropticon views of Arizona scenes
and Indian life in the desert. Mrs
Johnstone's stage name Is Nine. Toona
and during her stay in Salt Lake for
two months last season she made a
number of friends and was entertained
extensively.
Warmers case Is apparently one If
gross ingratitude for after being dis
charged from the Orpheum for incom.
potency here he went to Denver where
he again met Mrs Johnstone and told
a hard luck story to her. The outcome
was that he agreed to take care Of her
home, l347 Acoma street, Denver, while
she and her sister went abroad be
tween Dec. l, 1907, and June / Of this
year.
In December 1907, the family. with
the exception of AN uncle aged 7S
years. LEFT for a tour of Europe, but
before going they arranged with War
ner whom they trusted implicitly, 10
remain at the house with the aged un-
Gle during their absence.
WARNER BOLTED.
They returned in June Of this year
and found that Warner had left the
city two days previous 10 their arrival.
While in Europe they had purchased
many rare articles OF jewelry old lace,
silverWare and curios. which they ship
ped to Denver, and they found that
Warner had made away with all of it,
together with considerable stuff OF a
similar nature which they had preVi-
Ously collected.
Warner had intercepted all of their
letters to the uncle in which they had
stated the contents OF packages en-
route to the city and probable date of
their arrival and had secured all of
them upon their arrival and absolutely
without the knowledge of the aged
man
Mrs. Johnstone was thunderstruck
when she learned the truth. She at once
notified the police and Detectives Con-
nor and Leyden were put 10 work on
the case. They traced Warner to st,
Paul, Mimi, but he eiuded the police
uI lUdl CITY ana no trace Oh nun WIS
secured until about n week ago, when
it was learned that he was in Mime
apolis. The authorities there We're no.
tified and succeeded in Erecting his
arrest. He broke down under examina-
ton and said that he had given most
of the stolen stuff to a Miss Farnum.
SALT LAKE RECORD.
Warner came to salt Lake from New
orleans shortly after the arrival here
of W. l.. jennings from that city
when he was appointed manager of the
Orpheum. For some time Mr. Jen-
nings endeavored to get him q position
as a bookkeeper and finally when the
former stage manager was discharged
Warner was given the position. much
to the amusement OF the other stage
hands.
He was Joke all over the circuit
from the fact that he would sit In the
'tormentor" at every performance and
between acts would kill time with
crochet work and the making Of sofa
pillows. Among the female perform
ers he was somewhat of a favorite. be-
ing what is termed IA sympathetic la
dies man.
Finally Warner and Jennings quar-
relied and the stage manager was job
less. After hanging around Salt Lake