The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-15
WALKER SOLVES
TRUNK MYSTERY
Tells of Removing Mucb-Dis.
cussed Receptacle From
Safety Deposit Vault.
SENDS DIVIDED CONTENTS
TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Places Slight Money Value Upon
Papers: Contempt Hearing
Almost Over.

has been solved.
Clarence Walker testified before Mas
ter in Chanccry Charles Baldwin. We'd
nesdsy. that he removed tho trunk from
the safety deposit vault Of the Utah
Savings ~ Trust company September "a
Fart OF tho trunks contents were
pacej in a wooden box and sent by cx-
press To John H. Bennett OF san Fran
cisco, attorney for David +, Walker, his
father. young Walker testified. and the
rest of the contents were left in the
trunk. which was sent to the Walker
summer home al San M3teo, Cal.
The money value of the contents OF the
trunk was slight. according to the les :
timony. The contents comprised legal
envelopes and other legal papers and
chcckbook stubs.
= list OF the securities said to belong
10 the Walker estate. which were re-
moved In Il hand grip from this state TO
before proceedings to break the WILL Civ
ing practically all the property To the
widow. Mrs. Althea Walker. were begun
was produced Wednesday. This list
showed property valued al from $500. 900
10 $500, 600.
Traces Trunk.
According to the testimony given We'd
ncsday, the trunk that has caused the
lengthy discussion was placed In the
vault OF the trust company September
Is bv order of Mrs. Walker september
- IL WAS removed, and Clarence Walker
says that It was taken TO IN" Walker
home AT 1865 East South Temple street.
There the contents were gone through.
part Of them placed In a wooden box
and the rest lett in the trunk.
This wooden box taken by r, G;.
Raybou,d. October 3. 10 tho Wells Fargo
Express companys office and dispatched
10 Bennett, who had assisted In rcmoy-
post box here to san Francisco. Sep
tembcr H. two days after the death OF
David r. Walker.
The box sent by Raybould weighed
eighteen pounds and the value on it
placed at s25 by Raybould at the time
that he sent II. 1t was while the in
Junction was in force that the box was
shipped, IL WAS said
After obtaining this Information G. c.
Dey. attorney FOR the plaintiffs, said that
the case was complete as far he was
concerned except as 10 procuring infor-
Snoot. at Seattle. as to whether she has
the list Of the securities IN the safety
deposit box AZ San Francisco. This lis,
was made out by Clarence Walker and
Is the one missing link in the case. II
Mrs. Smoot does not have il, IL is said
by the Walkers to he lost.
The court adjourned until next Tues
day afternoon AT . clock, IT which time
the Inquiry as to tho list viii be taken
UP.
Hardy Main Witness
The main witness at Wednesdays
nearing was William w. Hardy. cnre-
tsker of tho safety deposit vaul, of the
l tah Savings d Trust COMPANY Hardy
said that his records show that the
mysterious trunk was placed In the
Inc order OF Mrs, Walker. Later Mrs
Walker, examined the contents OF tho
trunk he said: The same day. Septcm-
ber -. Mrs. Walker called at tho denosit
box and had acress To it, In the after
noon young Walker and Bennett were
gwen access to the box, upon the order
OF Mrs. Walker. end took out the con-
tents. Hardy testified
. Ihe trunk was removed from the vault
September %. upon the written order of
Mrs Walker. Hardy said that nc saw
know what they were excepting that
there were some legal envelopes and
some Tnron oneckb9os Rss,s STUBS and papers;
recalled the mysterious trunk. said
that in getting list Tuesday OF the
goods shipped over the Oregon Short
ing 'one empty trunk" Hc said that
the contents were divided between a
pox ard the trunk. The trunk was sent
70 70 John r. Brady. caretaker of the
the box 80 Bennett at San Francisco.
Al the morning hearing young Walker
could not remember who the box was
sem sc oy: nut he found out. at the request
the box contained documents and let
ters and the trunk held pictures, stub
SHtrhDOOks and trinketS.
o. G. Nelson. one OF the aftor,oy,
for Mrs. Walker. next was called. He
was asked 10 produce the tclegrams gent
him by Attorney Bennett from San
legal battle. Judge Powers associate In
the case, said that as the kilograms
were from one attorney in case to an
associate = was not requisite for Mel
son 20 produce them.
Attorney Dickson. on the other side
declared that he had evidence showing
that The kilograms Instructed Nelson 10
tell Mrs. Walker TO leave Salt Lake cJtv
and remove certain securities which was
IN violation Of the court order, and there
fore the rule regarding communications
between associate attorneys did not an
oIy. NN
Rules kilograms Out.
The objection TO the Introduction of the
kilograms as evidence WAS sustained bv
Judge Baldwin and Attorney Nelson was
excused from giving further testimony.
David F. Walker by his first wife net
was called. lie testified that he Ind
NOT made any "grinsces" or faces" III
Mr., Walker, as she had alleged in I,er
testimony the first day OF the hearing
aud said that he did not employ an2,
0esectiyes TO watch the Walkers and
RaEooulI until after the automobile trip
20 Seattle was begun. He said that Mrs
walker had not spoken TO him for two
yesrg.
Mrs. Walker next took The stand. She
Telegram from Attorney Bennett Civ
ing list OF the articles found in tho
sa1";y deposit box at San Francisco
The list. which was said To have hoen
given Mr. Bennett by Clarence walker
after yourG, Walker had checked rhe
contents. follows;
Fortvtwo thousand dollars worth or
: per cent bonds of the Los Angeles Gas
q Electric company; S21. 900 worth OF
lf"n light & Power company consoIi-
dated per cent bonds; $1,000 worth OF
Utah Light prior lien per cent bonds:
$4,000 worth OF Western Pacific 5 Der
cont FIRST mortgage bonds. o020 sl1areg OF
Western Pacific stock. 1000 shares OF
Central California Traction company
stock: l90 shares of stock In the MANI
'noti, Mining company: 1850 shares OF
stuck In the Fuller Auto Submarine Tor
pedo Boat company; 1000 shares of stock
IN the Fuller Submarine Torpedo Boat
company; 1925 shares OF stock in the
Excelsior Mining company: 5157 shares
Of stock In the Bingham Butte Copper
COMPANY: life Insurance policy OF
10000 payable by The New York Life
Insurance company In Mrs Walker
$4,000 in cash assigned I" Mrs. Walker
In