Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-02
EMBEzZLER RUNS
AWAY WITH GIRL
ARRESTED FOR ROBBING BANK
OF $4,000
CANADIAN AND PRETTY BLOND
FOUND IN LOS ANGELES
Love of Wine and Women Causes
Trusted EmpIoye of Institution in
Saskatchewan to Decamp
with Money

f. A. Lee, until three weeks ago
paying teller in the Northern crown
bank of Saskatoon, province OF Sas-
katehewan, Canada, was arrested yes
terday morning by Detectives Murray
and Mccain at his room, 1243 west
Seventh street, and taken TO ponce
Headquarters, where, according to the
officers, he acknowledged the embez-
element Of $4,000 from the Canadian
bank.
The police of every city along the
coast have been watching for Lee, wno'
according to the police, has been III
Los Angeles for two weeks and whose
whereabouts became known through
the agency of the Imperial Guarantee.
Accident and Insurance company OF
Canada. which was on Lees bond ana
which was obliged to make good the
loss caused by Lees populations.
! The story of Lees downfall Is the
old familiar one, love of wine ana
women and a desire to lead festive
life. which his income would not allow.
The once trusted clerk, who, 1t is
said. stood prominently in business and
social circles of Saskatoon, according
TO the police, admitted that he began
to steal small sums, making false en-
tries on the books, gradually increasing
the amounts, until three weeks aso;
fearing that an investigation would
disclose his discrepancies, when he
made a final haul of $1,000 and, in COM
pany with a pretty blond young woman
whom he had been keeping company
with, fled to the United States.
According to Lees confession, his
stealing covered but short period,
and it is thought that he had nearly
$4,000 when he left Saskatoon, but
when booked at police headquarters
Yesterday the young man was prac-
tically penniless.
Loses Money at Races
During his two weeks stay in Los
Angeles he has set a fast pace, but
most of the stolen funds are supposed
to have been lost at Arcadia, as 1t is
known that he has been constant
attendant at the races for the last ten
days.
In Los Angeles Lee went under the
name of Lee Phillips, and took rooms
eft 1243 West Seventh street with his
woman companion as man and wife.
Detectives Murray and Mccain were
at the house this morning before the
couple had arisen and took both to po-
lice headquarters, but after severe
questioning the woman was allowed to
go. as it is thought that she knew
nothing OF the embezzlement, and SIM
ply helped Lee to spend the money. :
She refused to give her name, and
Lee refused to state who she was,
other than that she accompanied him
from the Canadian town.
Lee is fine looking young man, %
wears old, tall and with an athletic
nhvsiuue. He took his arrest coolly
and with the air of a person resigned
to the inevitable.
After being locked in cell he re-
fused to discuss his case in any way,
and in response to questions by re-
rorters when brought from his cell to
be interviewed he gave one look.
smiled blandly and remarked at once:
| at have nothing to say to you fellows"
and turned on his heel.
w. N. Walk of the royal northwest
ern mounted police of Canada, who
has been on the trail of Lee, is ex-
pected in Los Angeles in a few days,
and the police believe that the prisoner
will waive extradition and return to
Saskatoon and place himself at the
mercy of the court.