The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-24
Orders Horses Killed for Clan
ders and Charges Owners
No Fees.
HE SELLS DlSINFECTANTS
EVIDENCE AGAINST PSEUDO OF
FIcIAL OF UNCLE SAM.


Saturday afternoon. The evidence pro-
dueed showed that Schroeder had been
defrauding business men and farmers
of Provo by representing himself to be
a veterinary surgeon in the employ OF
the United States department OF agri-
culture. Commissioner Baldwin or
dered him held to await the action OF
the grand jury. His bonds were fxed
at 2,000 in default of which Schroeder
was taken back to the county jail.
The hearing yesterday was conducted
by District Attorney II. f. Booth. At
the present time there are but two
counts against Schroeder, which are
sufficient to hold him until after COM
piete investigation by the grand jury.
To both counts Schroeder entered a
plea of not guilty
Sheriff Thomas Judd of Utah cOUlty
who arrested Schroeder was in the
city yesterday and was present at the
hearing. From him was learned a great
deal of the extensive operations in de-
frauding which Schroeder has been
carrying on throughout the state since
Sept. 1, 1908. There is not town in
Utah county which Schroeder over
looked, and he beat" people out Of
various sums of money in each place.
Orders Horses Killed.
Schroeder was first in Provo shortly
after Sept. / of last year. He estsb-
lished headquarters at the Roberts no.
tel and at once began mis- operations.
Several hundred notices were sent out
by him to the farmers living in the
vicinity of Provo, in which he notified
them that on certain date he would
examine all horses brought to him free
of charge. He explained that he was
acting for the United States depart
ment of agriculture and that the gov
eminent was spending a large sum of
money to rid the country of diseases
such as CHAMBERS, fatal to so many
horses.
On the date set the farmers arrived
with their stock DR." Schroeder made
examinations and several of the horses
examined by him were pronounced suf-
fering from CHAMBERS. These horses ne
ordered shot without delay. The farm
ers abided by his decision and Killed
their horses.
Whether the horses ordered killed by
Schroeder were really suffering ron
the disease IS not known, One vete-
rinary surgeon of Provo made state
ment some days ago in which he said
Schroeder was not a veterinary sur
geon and was unable to tell whether
or not the horses were sick.
The Plot Thiekens.
All his examinations were made free
of charge. and the farmers were OF the
opinion that Schroeder was all that he
represented himself TO be. A few days
following the examinations Schroeder
visited farms near Provo and inspected
barns and sheds. These he pronounced
to be in a most unsanitary condition
and If not disinfected at once he said
he would order them burned. The only
real disinfectant recompended by the
government, according to "DT."
Schroeder, was a preparation known as
"tabbyite." This preparation was en-
5orsed by him, and all the farmers
were instructed to start at once in fix
ing up their barns and sheds. EIT.
Schroeder was special agent for this
highly recommended disease killer. Ali
persons in need OF 1t should apply at
once to him. In Heber City ne sold
two barrels of "tabbyite" to one of the
mercantile houses at 80 cents a gallon.
Sanpete, Utah and Summit counties.
in fact, all of the counties In the south
ern portion of the state, were fiood1d
with "tabbyite,' sold by the alleged
Nephi he made a proposition to several
citizens to take them in on the
game"
Wants a Partner.
schroeder's plan was for him to go to
farming town and represent himself
as a government expert on diseases of
horses. He would discover the COM
munity badly infected and order all
outbuildings at once dis1nfectcd with 4
certain brand Of disintcctant lie
would then leave the town and the
partner was to show up later with the
highly--ecommended disease killer
| Schroeder failed to get any of the citi-
zens of Nephi to enter the game with
him, so ne worked the veterinary and
selling agent system by himself.
AT EIlTaim SchToede~ was arrested
by Marshal Thorpe as he vas boarding
tram 20 leave the town. The COM
plains was made against him by Mt
/ Funi:. proprietor of the Ephraim hotel
/ to whom he had given a worthless
check in payment for his board bin
Schroeder MADE good tn amount OF
( the check and the case vas dropped.
After this Schroeder decided not t.
I leave Ephraim, but to remain in the
town and erect a $4,000 hotel He
drew plans for the building and was
! busy for several days looking over
/ sites for his new enterprise For sew
/ eTaI days the citizens of Ephrain were
/ all excitement over the boom in their
[ city lots. The boom and the erection
of the hotel both dropped out Of sight
and Schroeder is said to have left the
town with some Of it's good money fr
MS pockets.
United States Marshall L. II. smytf
was notified yesterday that Schroeder
/ had also worked in the northern rart
[ of the state. He worked his game te
a good advantage both in Brigham and
/ Ogden. How much money ne secured
/ Is not known He also presented B. B
/ Haywood Of the Cullen hotel in this
/ city with a worthless check I'm payment
/ for several days board. Mr.. Haywood
I declared his intention yesterday of HI
I ing a complaint against Schroeder or
the charge of obtaining money under
I false pretenses- Utah county authori-
I ties say they will also take action
/ against Schroeder as soon Of the gov
! eminent is through with him. AS thC
I case now stands, Schroeder will have C
answer to charges in both Utah and
[ salt Lake counties. and no less thar
Z six counts to the federal authorities.