Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-24
SPENDS OLD MANS MONEY IN WILD
 ORG|E
WAITER CHARGED WITH FRISK ING EDWARD R. TURLONG
 OF NEARLY $70O
MONEY IS SPENT LIKE WATER
PRISONER CLAIMS THAT MONEY WAS GIFT TO HIM FROM
 OLD SAILOR

Charged with having taken nine checks of the denomination of about $65 each from Edward R. Furlong, an old ex-sailor, who has been employed at Roosevelt since the beginning of work on the dam, George Kepner is under arrest, awaiting an examination on the charge.
 Kepner has been detained in the county jail for the past two days, wait ing for the man whom he is alleged to have robbed of all his savings, to sober up sufficiently to file charges against him.
 Kepner has been working as a waiter at Roosevelt for some time and late last week, when Furlong came to Globe for little recreation, the waiter ac- companied him.
 The old man is said to have had eleven checks all of the same denomi- nation and amounting to about $10O, in his possession when he came to Globe. He celebrated his arrival by ac quiring a jag of large proportions and while he was in that condition, he and Kepner went to bank to deposit the checks, which Furlong had previously endorsed.
 The bank was closed and Kepner, ac- cording to what the officers have learn ed suggested that the checks be de- posted in the safe of local saloon, until the bank opened the next day.
 This was done, but during the even ing, Kepner secured the money, it is claimed, and at once started on a career of wild dissipation.
 The possession of so much ready mon ey dazzled the waiter. He secured a room at the Dominion Hotel, another at the Cactus and third in another lodg | ing house on lower Broad street.
 Desiring to take a trip to Roosevelt, he bought $24 worth of beer and S4 worth of lunch for himself and the driver during the trip.
 He is also said to have attached him self 10 woman of loose character in town and to have spent large sums of money on her.
 | When arrested the money had all dis appeared with the exception of a few dollars in cash.
 Nine of the checks have been ac counted for. The other two, which Fur long is said to have lost, have moi been discovered.
 Two of the checks were cashed on tho | First National bank, two on stores al Roosevelt, one on the Dominion hote and one on the Cactus. The others were disposed of to other firms.
 None of the uncashed checks have been brought to light and it is thought that all of the old man s money wal spent by Kepner.
 When arrested, Kepner denied havini taken the checks. from Furlong. H. claimed that the old man gave him th' money.
 Furlong has not as yet sufficient. sobered up to tell his side of the stor. in a rational manner. He will probabl, be able to appear in court within tn next few days.
 The charge which has been place' against Kepner is that of grand larceny As the checks had been endorsed b, Furlong before they were secured b Kepner, he cannot be charged with foi gerry and it is hardly likely that any O the money can be recovered. Furlong is said to be an eccentric ot man, who instead of depositing hi money as fast as he saved it, woul
 'salt down leone of his pay checks, a often as he could afford to lay aside tn amount The money he brought |, Globe when he came here few day ago, is said to hate represented his CT tire savings, since the first time he wen } to work at Roosevelt. Kepner has worked at Roosevelt fo some time and few months ago wa attacked by a Chinese cook at tn
 Roosevelt boarding house and badl slashed with a knife.