The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-28
MURE EVIDENCE
AGAINST STAPLETON
Finding of Chemical Apparatus
Indicates That He C0ntem-
plated Counterfeiting.
MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN
"SWEATING' GOLD COINS
Suspect Unable to Furnish
Bail and Is Still in
Jail.

The federal officers Saturday found
that which they assert is moro evidence
against T.. y, Stapletou. StspIeten was
arrested Friday. after he had presented
for payment at the Continental Nallon
al bank q postal money order for SlVp'
\ search of Stapleton s room at 80 .
South West Temple gave the ohlcers
additional clews upon which TO work OUT
a vet stronger case against the del'nn
amt I'm the room, hoStotflce inspector
G. -. Lowe aud Deputy United states
Marshal Imcieu H. Smyth found great
quantity Of rubbish sIch rs nuts, hol'S'
screws, pieces of pipe and other man
ifcstly worthless articles, \ thlne
which was not worthless, however was
tho corner of n money order bearing
the postofficc stamp, which FITS pre-
csclv into thc edges Of a torn order.
In addition to the order presented al
the bank, Stsplcton attempted To secure
the payment of another al The store
of Rowe & Kelly. Therefore. the of
iicers now have two distinct eases
against him. they say.
Indications Of Counterfeiting.
In Stspleton s room. also. was found
n complete set Of chemist : apparatus,
including retorts, acids and other things
Stapleton is chemist with licenses
from Idaho and Arizona. The "h1rers
are inclined to the belief that staple
ton s neXf step would have been an
attempt AT countcrfeiting. The are
inclined 10 the belief. Furthermore, that
Stapieton may have sveatcd ~ CONS
already. but of this they have no evl-
dencc, they say
II developed that Stapleton had made
arrangements 10 leave the city on a
late Denver & Rio Graude train Fri
day night With this object in view,
il is said. he purchased suit case,
went 10 his room and packed IT. leav'
ing orders with the proprietor 10 per
nit an eXpressman To take it 30 the
station when IL was called for. This.
the expreSsman did Saturday, the
suit case WAS found at the depot,
and its contents examined by the of
licers Staplcton denies that he had any
suit case, or that he intended to leave
town.
Staplcton declares that he received
the money orders from 3 man named
jim Riley. The officers place no ere
dence in this statement. They do not
in his work.
Forged Orders.
II is said. however, Ihat StapIeton
presented forged orders for ovcrcoats
and clothing. These orders were signed
W
manager of the Seeing Salt Lake Car
company Two Of the orders were re-
fused. \ sample of the orders reads:
"Please furnish bearer with n Sl5 over
coat and charge TO my account y
number Of these orders were found i'll
Stapleton S overcoat pocket They were
written on the stationery of the Sec
ing company.
Stapleton has thus far been unable 10
furnish the $1,000 bail fixed by United
States Commissioner Charles Baldwin
when the latter held him to the grand
Jury.
The money orders which Stapleton is
alleged 10 have forged were stolen from
sub.station No, Z, at Mathis drug store
Four OF the blanks were taken It is
said that samples of Stapleton S hand
writing, which have been found in mum.
bers, correspond with the writing on the
orders