The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-03
WALKERS SUCCEED
IN HIDING MOVES
No Trace Secured of Mrs. Al
thea Walker and Her Son
and Daughter.
HEIRS ARE INTERESTED
Nothing Definite Yet Learned as to
Where Securities in viii
Case Are.

Though an investigation was con-
Quoted yesterday in an effort TO trace
Airs. Althea Walker. Mrs. Margaret
Walker Smoot and Clarence Walker.
nothing was learned Of these three
important figures IA the contest over
the viii or David r. Walker. who left
en- estate valued NJ approximately ST.
100000. Il could not be learned from
the Walker Brothers bank yesterday
what securities. If any, had been with
drawn from deposit by Clarence Walk
er OF others, and IL IS still believed by
attorneys In the case that In the auto
mobile which whisked the three out
of salt Lake was az least SIS, 600 in
negotiable securities.
Immediately upon the service OF
summons in the important viii contest
case, which Is now on the record of
the state courts in Utah and Califor-
MIA and IN the United States district
court in Salt Lake, Mrs. Althea Walk
er, Mrs. Smoot and Clarence Walker
laid plans for leaving salt Lake il is
believed. The summonses were served
upon Mrs. Walker and Mrs. SmoOt
and notified them 10 appear IN the
Third district court before Judge
George q. Armstrong on Friday
morning. Clarence Walker, however,
was not served.
Three Are Gone.
II has been definitely learned that
che three left salt Lake Monday night
with a chauffeur. all IN an automobile.
In the machine were two large wicker
hampers well filled with food and
water. AS Clarence Walker was not
summoned 90 appear in court. q is be
lieved il was through him that the Sc
curities were taken, If these have dis
appeared which Will not be estab-
lished definitely until the matter IS
fought out in the local courts.
Mrs b. q. Raybould. Sal South
West Temple street. with whom all
three have been living for about three
weeks. said yesterday that she had no
idea where they had gone. Monday
afternoon, she said. the three left in
am automobile TO make a call upon
friends on the east bench. Mrs. Ray
bould prepared dinner for them, but [
they did not return, and she has not
seen them since.
As a result of inquiries made by at [
torneys for the Walker heirs il was
learned yesterday that the automobile I
carrying the three witnesses left salt /
Lake at about 9 o'clock Monday night, /
and il has not returned Because Of ]
the preparations made. it was believed /
an the garage that they were bound on /
a long trip. The Walkers are said 10 [
own a summer home az Lake Tahoe. |
Cal. and the suppOsition is that they
have started for that resort.
Because of the court orders how
ever, il is declared thai it viii be an
easy matter 10 take their dispositions
when found. no matter where they
have gone IL may be that Mrs. Walk |
er and Mrs. Smoot will be present AT !
the court hearing Friday, but this is /
doubted from their actions and the ]
attorneys declare there may be trou- ]
bic. because OF violation of the sum-
mons, II they fail to appear.
Amount Uncertain.
Just how much the estate OF David I
+. Walker is worth IS not exactly /
known. because Of the many transac- /
tions OF Mr. Walker just after the fail /
ure OF the California Safe Deposit & |
Trust company. in which he was heav- /
ily interested. Mr.. Walker. upon leav- /
ing salt Lake twenty years ago. with a j
fortune OF about half a million dol /
lars, invested heavily in interests in /
san Francisco. When the California 4
safe Deposit & Trust company was /
organized he allowed his name 10 be /
used in starting the business. and was /
Cn the board of directors. He received /
$3.50 a month i'm salary. had SS3 600 4
invested, and was also liable as a di- /
rector Tor any shortage m the ualk-
Two years ago the bank failed, and /
sir Walker lost the SS3 900 en- the 4
hank. besides other securities which 1
We're seized by the California courts I.
10 aid In paying on the loss OF more i
tnan a million dollars in the bank. II /
had been reported that Mr.. Walkers /
estate was valued at from $4,000. 600 /
20 $4,000. 600, but at the time OF the 1
bank failure il was found that this 4
was greatly exaggerated In the fail /
ure he lost about 500. 600
AT that time weird stories were told /
OF the web which had been woven
about Mr Walker By spiritualists. de-
claring that hundreds Of thousands OF
dollars had been made and lost
through taking the advice OF mediums
IN san Francisco.
Stocks Shifted.
After the failure OF the bank, Mr.
Walker was busy dispOsing OF old Sc
curities and buying new ones. twisting
and changing HIS stocks so that no
record could be found Of them. This
vas the condition I'm which the estate
was found upon the death or Mr. |
Walker This was done. IL Is said. TO
dodge the courts of California, which