The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-13
TRUNK MYST[R|
IN WALKER CD
Trunk Disappears and Nstli
Can Be Learned Of N
Whereabouts.
WALKERS, HOWEVER. SIy|
CONTENTS ARE yALuBIp
Mrs. Althea Walker Again ii
fers Breakdown in Morn.
ing Session.

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trunk, sealed and bound with ron.
belonging either to Mrs. Althea w.
or tho estate OF David r. Walks,
81 mystery, apparently. An effor
made to uncover the mystery Moude,
the court Of Charles Baldwin, rnss,s.
chanccry. In the contempt prpcs~a,-
against Mrs. AIthea Walker. but q.
the efforts have been Of no avail, /
trunk still is missing despite a half
OF probing on the part Of attorneyu
It's probable whereabouts. Mrs. SI,
Walker does not know where n h
does Clarence Walker, who gas ~
sonal escort OF the trunk for some n
Mrs, Walker, when called to ara
ness stand Monday. testified thGS shs
membered the trunk at the vault az +,
Walker In the Utah Savings a
company building. She says she ana
attorney. j. Il, Bennett OF San Frana1
found the trunk and had 1t TemoS,S
the Walker home. 1856 East South i.
pie street Mrs, Walker declares fha5
trunk contained nothing Of value n.
receipts for paid bills, old friendshIr
ters pud bill and chcckbooks. Affsr
removed one of the checkbooks shs
the trunk returned TO the Yanlt Il
bank. What became OF IL after that
says. she does not remember or il,
except that she turned II over "a
son Clarence.
Son Sheds No Light.
Clarence, on the witness stand n
day afternoon. declared that ho did
know what had become Of the trunk.
admitted that he scalcd Il, hut sai1'
had no object In so doing.
All Monday morning Mrs, Walksr
questioned regarding the Trunk. buk
could give no light which might al
its finding.
The inquiry also led into the "a
OF where Mrs. Walker received the uo
was given her by her husband.
When he gave it to me-" Mrs. W1|
said. ''he told mo II vas my own. u
ccpted IL and have considered 1: my
personal property"
When asked regarding the amoun|
money she possessed. Mrs. Walker
that she had no idea. She said. now
that 1t was nowhere near mIlIIou
lars.
was. ! never asked him and nsYer
ured IL out" said Mrs, Walker
Walker said that before Mr.. Walk
death he had given In his own D.
writing to Mr. Bennett a list Of the n
erty he owned and included In the
was what was owned by. Mrs WsIE
Breaks Down Again.
Once in the morning session Mrs. N
licr broke down and IL Was necessary
her To be given fresh air befozs
could go ahead with the hearing. n
the noon recess was taken she e
was nervous and apparently ready
break down.
In the afternoon Mrs. Walker q
ilcd her intention OF making ccm1l
list OF ali the property which she cla'
Is her own and also the property VI
she SAYS belongs to tho estate. Il
promised 20 have this list ready to q
nit TO the court This morning.
Brothers bank. was called to the 81
TO testify in the afternoon. and n
course of his testimony the much tai
Of j. 7. McGeath notes were pfodu
with other property in tho dcpodk
Of David II. Walker at the time 81
death. Mr., Howard said that he ana
special administrator of the Walher|
tate and attorneys for Mrs. Sarah
Paul opened the box after the death
Mr.. Walker and found in it Two u
and six certificates OF stock for 100 sn|
each Of the Trinity Bonanza III
company and an envelope with black
der containing the handwriting Of B
Ray bould.
This letter was produced and 1
found to be sealed. Tho court gave
thor!ty 10 open the envelope. and ~
was found 30 he the McGeath notes
for $4,000 and the other for 5000.
payable 10 Mrs. Althea Walker
finding confirmed the testimony OF =
l,. l,,l tnl-
the notes and placed them in the
and that he did not tako them TO q
lornia. as had been alleged.
Goes Into Auto Trip.
Clarence Walker next was placed
the stand and he went deeply in,o
matter OF the automobile trip OF the
kers To Seattle and the matter Oh
missing trunk. lie declared that the
object in going TO Seattle by auto
TO escape the detectives who bad honn
them for weeks. He said tho of5|
plans were to take the train at ueQ
but instead tho trip WIS CONTINUES
auto on toward Seattle. Ile said
every way he turned while in SAT-
he was tracked by detectives. he
tured them as hiding behind
shadowing the Rnybould house. wher9|
Walkers were stopping, and. IN genc
keeping close tab on everything An>
the number WAS one man with a y
hat. who was seen at almost every u
Young Walker said that he did
know what became OF the piysH1-
trunk. He says that in the husus
hustle of getting ready &c leave inc
got lost In the shuttle and no opes
know where It is He SAYS II mlsnt
at Seattle among the other houts-
goods OF the Walkers. but he does
know. xxy-,,l
AT the conclusion OF young WgA
testimony the court adjourned un'u
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