The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-08
UNCLE SAM IS
AFTER WALKERS
Judge Marshall Commands
Them to Return to Salt Lake
Within Ten Days.
ATTORNEY NELSON SAYS HE
FORGOT ABOUT COURT ORDER
Federal Sleuths Take Measures
to Find Treasure Auto
and Defendants.

w
and Margaret Walker Smoot. who. Is 1t /
alleged. mysteriousy disappeared some
time ago with bonds and stocks valued |
at about n million dollars. viii have TO |
come back and face a charge OF con-
tempt OF court. Upon an affidavit OF IL |
w. Walker fled in the court by e. Z. |
Day, attorney for Sarah Paul and others |
who are trying 10 break the VIII OF Da-
vld T.. Walker, Judge Marshall issued the
order citing the trio to appear IN court
within ten days In the affidavit OF Mr..
Walker the list OF stocks. bonds and
other property which is said 20 have been
removed from tho state by the Walkers
In their automobile Is given.
Almost Million.
This list is as follows:
20 900 shares OF tho capital stock
company. valued at -. $3.50. 900
Bonds of the Los Angeles Gas g.
Electric Light company, valued o,
at ..........s.,.r-.,.- f-,pVV
way company ,.-'.l........... - $4,000
Bonds OF either the Los Angeles
or the San Francisco Street
Railway company, valued ut lo.OOV
Shares of the capital stock Of the
Central California Traction - ooo
10 shares OF the capital stock of
the Bank of the Pacific. .,..,... l,00O
eeath fo- .-s't. is. 900
Another promissory note for...,. $500
F:rminle *. walker for........- $500
Bonds OF the Utah Light & Power
company, valued at..,..:....., 5000
Promissory note OF w, j, Bar
nett for $4,000 secured by 1000 oo
shares OF Western Pacific stock 10000
Stock in the Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank Of Colusa, Cal, 0ooo
New york valued at........... 10000
5757 shares of stock of the Bing-
ham Butte Copper company
Money drawn by AIthea Walker
from Walker Brothers bank
after the death Of d. F.. Walker 800
by ]. Dalzelle Brown .".,..,.... $4,000
Proceeds OF the sale OF bonds of
pany ,.......,........,. 10000
shares OF the capital stock OF
the Keith o'Bren company Of
Salt Lake ,.....,-s..,-..,..... $4,000
Pronssory note of John L. Ben
nett FOR .,.........,,.....,.. 10000
Total .sss4, ,o57
Besides this property. sTisnt alleges,
there is the following, OF which the
value is not known:
Large number of government bonds.
Number OF shares Of the capital stock
Of the san Francisco & Lake Tahoe
Railway company,
Twenty five shares of The capital stock
OF the Bank of San Francisco.
Five thousand shares of the capital
stock of the Excelsior Iron Mining &
Manufacturing company,
One hundred and twenty-five shares OF
ln n Mining
pany.
Proceeds derived from the refund on
partial payments made 10y ID. T. Walker
on subscriptions made by him for bonds
of the Western Pacific Railway company.
Nelson Says He Forgot.
During tie arguments on the affidavit.
when Attorney Dey asked o. c, Nelson,
attorney for the Walkers. why he had
disregarded the restraining order which
existed against the papers. he said that
he entirely forgot that there had been
such an order
~ can say truthful!y. and I trust your
honor will believe me, that l forgot
about the restraining order or injunc-
ton against the notes and bonds said
for the courts OF this country to advise
cheat TO disregard the laws OF tho
courts. The Walkers left the city of
their own voition'" concluded Attorney
In the affidavit II. w. Walker accuses
Attorney Nelson of having advised tho
walkers to leave town, and says that
stances. II is alleged that tho Walkers
ana Attorney Nelson gathered together
the securities from local banking com
panies. despite the fact that the district
court had issued an injunction against
tho papers being taken. The ahiaut
AYERS that when they appeo rcd at the
Utah Savings 4 Trust company for the
securities. Assistant Manager Hall said.
fn fpr~ NtfII1 ,lY
before letting these securities and papers
go. | understand there is an injunction
forblddtng you to remove them"
Mr.. Hall went to sec his attorney Mr.
Walker AYERS. and these papers were re-
fused the Walkers.
Judge Marshall issued the order in
slructing the Walkers to return The
order was prepared by Clerk of the Court
j, II, Jetcher and IL follows.
You are hereby cited and ndmonisbcd
to appear in the district court OF the
United States Within and for the district
OF Utah on or before the tenth day after
this rule is served upon YOU at 10 o'clock
a. m. and show cause, If any YOU have
why you. the said Althea Walker. should
In failing 10 obey the restraining order
OF injunction heretofore allowed and is
sued by the court In the above entitled
cause. and served upon you
Similar orders were issued to the other
two defendants. The orders will be sent
to other states. and wherever the Walk
ers are found the papers Will be served
1t is said that 1t Will not take Uncle
Sam. long TO locate the automobile in
which the Walkers Travelled
Refused to Give Securities.
The manner OF the alleged mysterious
escape from the city OF the Walkers is
related In the affidavit of II w. Walker.
IL IS said that after they secured the
bonds and other papers the Walkers got
AN automobile from the BotterlIls and
had the license changed. Then the car |
win the three passengers left for Idaho. !
Attorney Nelson was asked II be knew |
where the Walkers arc at present. and he
informed tho court; that they arc some !
where III an automobile in Idaho. Oregon !
or Washington
The matter OF the clairvovance which |
according to plaintiffs, PLAYED an import |
ant part In the making OF the will was |
brought up and motion made by Attor~
ney Nelson To have that part OF the allie i
cation In the complaint stricken oct. He /
salu mat while some may believe In |
elalrvoyance II Is really a fraud and a
deception.
Judge Marshall took his motion under
1dvlSement fcI