Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-10
Further Investigation Into Securi-
ties and Bond Issues Makes
Matters Worse.
C. |. wARRINER'S DOWNFALL
Dates From Time When Tie Went
From Cleveland Office To Cincin-
nati--N oman In the Case.

Cincinnati. Nov. with shortage
mounting higher As further penctra-
ton is made into the tangled affairs OF
the Biz Fours financial department. oN-
pcrts IN charge OF the examination to-
day probed into tho matter OF securities
and bond issues which came under the
charge of charles /. Warmer. dcposed
treasurer. who is accused of response
bilty for a dcfalcation amounting 70
S643.OOO Of the companys funds
lnasmuch as the shortage has grown
in few days nom what was supposed
90 be about $780, GOO TO $4,000. still fur
Their developments along this line would
not be astounding TO those who are
apparently IA close touch with the af
fairs OF the railroad company. one
OF the developments of the Warmer eX-
posture Il is limited here today, Is likely
TO be the early removal OF the general
Big -Four offices from this city TO
Chicago.
WARRlNER's DOWNFALL.
This change had been rumored for
some time. but was denied by railroad
officials. It is learned today that War
rincr in his statement TO his superiors
told them that when he came here from
the Cleveland Office OF his company he
in his accounts at Cleveland
His downfall he dates from that
event, having covered that shortage
only to fall into the clutches Of the man
who, he alleges. has blackmailed him
ever since. This shortage continued
to grow till Il was swelled 70 S20O, 900
before he realized his position.
From high official source il Is
learned that the first intimation OF the
impending scandal in the Office OF the
local treasurer OF the Big -Four came
through Chicago woman who il is
alleged, had been sharing in the spoils
and whose income had been shut of.
Al first the statement Of the woman
was not credited and Melville Il.
ingalls,. chairman OF the board Of the
Big Four, said today that for several
says II was almost impossible To-
believe anything wrong with Warmer,
Notwithstanding hasty examination
by some Of the higher officials OF the
company brought to light the first
facts of the shortage Through the
taking out Of attachment papers.
seeking to recover certain goods sold
TO her 10y a department store I'm this
CITY, the woman mentioned BIZ
Warmer as one OF his alleged black
mailers was discovered i'm an apart
ment house here today.
THE WOMAN.
The woman Is well known here and
IN Chicago. where she figured in a
number OF affairs She has been a volun-
teer prisoner since the developments
in the Big Four shortage.
While In Chicago she was a de-
PENDANT IN a prosecution i'm which she
was charged with having attempted
10 shoot a man. the latter being also
named by Warmer In connection with
the alleged blackmau
Detectives discovered that a large
amount Of mail was awaiting this
woman at a leading hotel which she
had left some time ago without Civ
ing any forwarding address. n was
stated also she had deposited at the
hotel a large amount OF money Ii is
not known II there viii be any effort to
ascertain the source OF this money.
NJ. r. ingalls, and others today en-
phatically absolved Frank Comstock.
WARMERS predecessor, OF any re-
sponsibility for the shortage
MYSTERIOUS WOMAN FOUND.
The mysterious woman in the case,
mentioned In connection with the War
riner emhezzlement affair, was found
today. She Is Mrs. jeanette Stewart,
or Ford as she also is known. She
was discovered during a sensational
raid on her apartments by constables
in behalf OF department store
Mrs. stewart teaTfully declared her
innocence OF an the charges, including
blackmail. brought against her as a re-
suit OF the former Big Four Treasures
fall.
II never blaclymailed Charley Marrf-
ner out Of " dollar" she sobbed
Mrs Stewart blames a woman
friend In whom she had confided. and
who she declared was responsible for
much OF the nOtoriety she CMrs. stew
art) had attracted since the defalca-
tion became known
This woman" said Mrs Stewart. II
took into my fat and she occupied Il
while I was out Of town. | thought
she was my friend She went 10 a d.
partment store and guaranteed my ac-
counts there. Now we have quarreIsd
and she has gone mp there and With
drawn her guarantee, resulting in tlis
suit against me-"
Mrs Stewart explained her lavish OK
penditure Of money by saying that as
the daughter Of Martin Timm0ns OF
Portsmouth, Ohio she had inherited a
large fortune. She denied informing
New York officials Of the Big -Four OF
the shortage blaming this also upon
her woman friend
A physician was summoned 10 tho
Warmer home during the day II was