The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-05
SHERIFF SPIRITS
HIS PRISONER BACK
Sharp RusheS Albert Donald
Walk Away From Friends
in Philadelphia.
IS WANTED FOR FORGERY
EASTERN POLICE CHIEF AN AID
TO THE EXTRACTION.

Stealing a march on Philadelphia
lawyers who had planned to prevent the
oxtradition OF Albert Dorald Walk. who
dcfrauded tho National Bank OF the Re
public out OF s175 April 2. Sheriff
Joseph G. sharp returned 20 salt Lake
last night with the much wanted pris-
oncr. after making record time over
railroads. In exactly seven days he
Travelled 5000 miles when it was found
necessary 70 keep constant watch over
Walk. who is regarded as one Of the
clcvcrcst bank swindlcrs In America
when Sheriff sharp arrived at VII
Transport. Pa. Tuesday night friends
o. the embezzlcr. representing men OF
influence in the Keystone state. met
him with Information that Philadelphia
attorneys had been engaged 10 take up
walks case and would bring about ma
baes corpus proceedings buL oh.tLLt
sharp had already had the cAlIao, tloh
-arers of Governor william Spry hon
Orcd by Governor &. r.. stuart OF F 81 n
HyIvaula. With the consent oL C LileL y. =.
Police G. W. Bathurst o. ~, ..i.,p,,.i
the sheriff stole out Of the feI. Ils;y. =
vania city before sunrise " eotesg 80
and WIS OUT OK the state before Walk 3
friends could act
l. Princeton Graduate
walk. who has gone Under tI i'l
IL
Walker and Alfred benjamin, since ne
BEGAN has operations on banks IS
Eciou OF one OF the Oldest laluiLiSe -
PenusyIvania- lie Is also graugat9e
81 rrtnceton university. His DOWNFALL
when hc began forging cheeks anu se1rc
ting money after representing nll.. .ss'..
a. a man % wealth 1y issui1s l W. -
lent checks. BEGAN after ms fanny -
cut him off from allowances because oA
has riotious living. During hls llSes
ccration In the Williamsport jail ltttaus
a.Ha.aaa les HnH HN ny.
had assured MIN that no one coula pflhB
him out OF Pcnusy lvania- 90
sheriff sharp left salt Lake May -
travelling over the Union Pacitlc,
Northwestern and Pennsylvania lines,
reached HARRISBURG the Pennsy Nv a
capital. az Tuesday morning. by y
Jrc extradition papers had been non
orcd hy Governor stuart ana az AT
uight sharp was In Wiiliamsport Re
pardless OF the pressure brought by
friends Of Walk. Chief OF Police Bat
rneuts 10 let the salt Lake sheriff take
Walk out ON the earliest train wed
nesday morning
Planned TO Escape.
In chicago. Sheriff sharp learned
that walk had hosts OF trienos VINO
were looking for him and ne found ~
necessary 10 exercise the utmost pre-
caution. Throughout the journey Walk
A. said 60 have schemed 10 make nu-
mcrOus getaways. which became impos-
gftIc as the result Of being kept Sc
Curely mauaclcd all the time.
Walk will have to face a charge OF
obtaining money under false pretese
from the National Bank Of the Repub-
lie Upon his arrival In salt Lake about
the first OF April WAX deposited 9
draft on the Metropolitan National
Bank u san Francisco Tor $500. Or
April . he withdrew $175 OF his account
uv presenting "a check Then he dtsap-
pcared and detectives representing the
Piukcrton National Detective agency
followed him 10 Williamsport Pa
where he was placed under arrest