The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-07
KtAMER RECEIVERS /
MOST OF HIS MONEY!
". NJ. Finney, Former Barten.
der at the Wilson, Turns
Over $4,000.
CLAIMS HE WAS DRUNK
ALL OF THE TIME
Man Who Lost $500 in Cash
Glad TO Get Back Part
of Cash. b

The mysterious disappearance OF
$500. left in moment of forgetful-
ness in the layatory of the Wilson ho-
tel Sunday May ,. by H. L. klamer,
"A merchant of Upper Basin, Yellow
stone park. was cleared up Thursday
evening at j o clock with the arrest OF
W. NJ Finney. former bartender ut
the Wilson MOTEL, by Detective Shultz-
Upon the person of Fnney was found
$4,000. witch was turned over to the
owner. who is still $1,000 loser. Finncys
deposited a $1,000 bill IN the Deseret
National bank Wednesday morning.
One thousand dollar bills are scarce, and
suspicion Immediately fell upon the de-
positor. which led TO his being observed
by the detective force and his ultimate.
arrest and confession. Finney claims
to have been intoxicated since he found
the money, and 10 have known nothing
of the loser or of the rewards offered
for its return.
Mr.. Klamer called at The Tribune
office Thursday evening and expressed
himself AS being elated over the re-
covoTy of the small fortune, which he
had ucvor expected to see again. We'd
nesday afternoon he had offered a re-
ward of $500 for its return and NO
questions asked. He said that for the
last few days he had suspected Finuey,
and had had him watched. Finney
went from saloon TO saloon. throwing
his easily gotten money broadcast and
beng robbed bv each good fellow who
crossed his path. This caused the un-l
doing of fjnncy.
Followed His Man.
Mr. KIamer said that be had fol-
| lowed thc mau and drank beside hit6
and observed the wholesale spending
| Of his own money with sinking hearf-s
| He said that be would have had Fiuney'
arrested before, but that he feared most.
| of the money was cached, aud he knew
| that he had no evidence against him.
| Such, however, was not the case when
J il became known that finney had de-
posted the $1,000 bill in the bank.
| Thursday morning. when the evidence
was at hand and nothing lacking bnt
| TO arrest Finncy. he was nowhere to-
be seen. The men whom Mr.. Klanfer
! had hired 10 watch him had been given
the slip. and again the Yellowstone
| curIo-c collector feared for his money,
and reported all he knew TO the po-
| lice. Chief of detectives Sheets di-
rccted the search for Finney, which was
made by Detectives kearn, Shultz and
Januey, and all day Thursday those
men secured the streets with no result
until about D clock in the afternoon,
when Detective Shultz ran against his
man coming from the Hooper building
on East First South street
''Oh, Finney, wait minute. | want
10 take you TO see Sheets said Shultz.
'That's all right. L Just saw him a
quarter of an hour ago. said Finney,
Us he turned TO walk down the street.
eyes, but | saw him ten minutes
ago, said the detective, aud Finncy
was taken TO the police station and
interviewed. Al first he protested his
innocence. Then he said that a lady
had given him the money. aud finally
admitted making the find himself He
was searched. The $4,000 in small bills
was scattered through every pocket. and
when piled upon the chief of detcc-
tives' desk looked like n mountain
Finney's Statement.
Finney said through a door of his
cell Thursday night that since he had
found the money he had been con-
tlnually drunk, and at that time he
was still under the Influence of Liquor.
He said that he had heard nothing OF
rewards or who had lost the mouey,
nor that he had made any attempt to
locate the owner. He is small of sta
tnrc' % years; old and lived alone at
the Golden hotel East First South
street, between State and Main streets
Aside from having been bartender af
the Wilson he had been employed in
that capacity at the Occidental saloon.
and when the police made search Of
his room it was found that he had seen
more prosperous davs. A recommenda-
ton, speaking highly of his ability as
a railroad man, signed by Joseph Young,
ono time superintendent of the Denver
Rio C,randc railroad, was found
among his other papers.
No charge was preferred against him
at the police station. and Mr.. Klaner
expressed his doubts last night that any
serious charge would be justified OF
could be proven. He said that he was
proud of the Salt Lako detective de-
partment, and fully conscious of the
excellent service il had rendered him