Arizona republican., 1909-07-23
THE MISSING
 THOMPSON WithHim Wents8O0O of Scrip
 and Cash
 HIS PARTNER MAKING GOOD Scrip the Property of High Officials of the Utah and Ray Copper Companies Conditions Found by MT. Hildreth on His Return.
HIS PARTNER MAKING GOOD

Frank Thompson, late of the firm of Hildreth & Thompson, land attor- neys of this city, left Phoenix on the Diamond Jo Tuesday morning, ac- panied by his cousin, William Robin son, an erstwhile employe of the hardware store of Ezra W. Thayer Some time during Tuesday, F. $. Hn- dreth, head of the firm of Hidreth x Thompson, having returned the night before from California, discovered that a quantity of land scrip that had been sent to the firm by Messrs. ID. c. Jacklin, president of the Utah Copper company, and E. Stenger gen eral superintendent of the Ray Copper company, and others. aggregating five or six thousand dollars, was missing Search was made for it in every conceivable place where it might pos sibly be but to no avail. The natural conclusion of MT. Hildreth was that Thompson had taken it with him. An inquiry at the bank revealed the fact that Thompson had drawn from the firms account sufficient cash to make the total of scrip and money aggre- gate in the neighborhOOd of SS,OOO.
 MT. Hildreth at once undertook the task of locating Thompson. The as sistance of the sheriff was sought and the telegraph wires were kept busy in every direction. The men were traced as far as Ash Fork only, and it is not known whether they went east or west from that point Whether Robinson has any guilty knowledge of his cousins financial" transaction is not known. but an eff fort is being made to locate either one or both of them. No criminal pro ceedings have been instituted, the de- sire being to first locate the men and see what they may have to say in explanation of the facts that show against them.
 Whatever the outcome, the loss will be a personal one to MT. Hildreth. Immediately on discovering that the scrip was missing he wired to his correspondents for a supply with which to replace it, that no patron of the firm might suffer by the incident. Thompson was a partner in the busi- ness and as he has fled it is up to MT. Hildreth to protect the interests of the firms patrons, which he has done to the fullest extent, and will continue to do so. He says he will have an ample supply of scrip in few days for any patron who may want it.
 There was a considerable quantity of scrip in the office and it is quite singular that Thompson, assuming that hef took the missing paper, should have overlooked it, as it was more valuable paper than that taken.
 MT. Stenger of Ray and Kelvin, who has been in town since Tuesday, was asked for a statement but said he did not care to be interviewed in the matter at all He admitted a knowl- edge of the affair but said that he was a comparatively small party in interest and in fact had only curi- ous interest in the matter as he had dealt with the firm and the firm as represented by Mir. Hildreth had made good in every particular. so he had no fault to find. For any further MT Hildreth-
 The matter idS bttil hllpNii Api th couple of days in a limited circle. but secrecy was observed in the hope that Thompson could be apprehended.
 MT. Hildreth was seen late last night When asked for the story he was reluctant about talking, merely for fear of the possible effect 1t might have on his business in quarters where the facts might not all be understood He said that he person. ally was the only man injured, the scrip taken was all practically firm scrip, it being in the possession Of the firm for it's patrons and the firm being responsible for it. It has already been replaced by scrip ac- auireJf elsewhere by wire and other wise, by MT. Hildreth, who not only legally and morally but for business reasons, desired to make good the loss, and as promptly as telegraph wires could work He is solely the iniured party and has shouldered his loss quietly. He desires it un- derstood that no person lost, or will lose, a cent by the theft of his part ner. except himself
 Concerning the facts in the case, MT. Hildreth said:
 During my recent trip to Califor- nia I was telegraphed that Thompson was drinking, and fearing the busi- ness might be neglected l returned to Phoenix by the next train, cutting my visit short several days. Arrlv- ing Tuesday afternoon l looked for Thompson but could not find him that afternoon or evening. The next morn ing I learned that he had gone north on a night train. Beginning work