The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-12
Walkers Are Served in North
With Citation to Return to
Salt Lake City and Answer
the Charges of Contempt.
LONG AUTO FLIGHT
ENDS IN WASHINGTON
Papers Mailed From Salt Lake
Intercept Trio Who Are AC-
CuSed of Taking Nearly Mill
lion Worth of Securities.
LEGAL BATTLE COMING

CAUGHT AT the end of a flight of
~ I,%Oo miles by auto, In an attempt
10 get away with nearly a million
dollars of securities OF the ID. r. Wal
ker estate, Mrs. AIthea Walker, CLAIR
ehce Walker and Margaret Walker
>moOt were served az Seattle last night
win papers citing them for contempt
Ol the federal court ia salt Lake
They viii be returned 10 answer the
contempt charges within ten days, the
limit set Ina the citation
Word that the fugitives had fled into
Canada reached Salt Lake yesterday
afternoon and the attorneys FOR the
contestants were planning international
eXtraditiOn proceedings when dis
patch reached salt Lake last night Of
the apprehension in Seattle
After ten days travel through Utah,
Idaho, Oregon and Washington. the
Walkers reached Seattle Thursdav
night going straight TO the home of
Margaret Walker Shoots husband. who
is a prominent business man of Seattle.
There they were located by the mar
shall Of that district early yesterday
evening and served with the papers
which had been mailed from Salt Lake
Several hours prior to the serving
or the citation on the Walkers b O..
Ray bould, who. as an agent of Mrs Al
thea Walker. left Salt Lake October Is
win large amount OF securities be-
longing TO the estate was located IN
san AlateO county, California. He viii
be taken before court there for exami-
nation today on the citation for con-
tempt Of the federal court and returned
90 salt Lake. Raybould snd the three
heirs are expected 10 arrive in Salt
Lake next Monday.
Nelson in san Francisco.
Having failed in their attempt 70
take the greater part of the estate by
force, the Walker heirs are said to be
preparing 10 wage stubborn legal
battle in the local courts. o. c. Nelson.
local counsel for the Walkers. is in
San Francisco comforting with John r.
Bennett. general counsel in California
for the Walker estate
Attorney Nelson is also said to be
in contempt of the federal court in adj
Vising his clients 10 leave the state
with the securities after a restraining
order had been issued. Affidavits ask
ing his citation have been prepared and
viii be presented TO the federal court
next Monday morning. MIR. Nelson is
expected home Sunday
The Walker contest grew out OF the
peculiar VIII left by the millionaire. by
which Mrs. Althea Walker, his second
wife. and her two children were made
sole heirs. Charges that clairVOyance
had been practised on Walker in his
declining years by his second wife,
were made by the other members of
the family, and the filing OF the viii
for probate was followed a once by a
sensational suit 10 break H.
Mrs. Sarah Paul. daughter of the mil
lionaire by his first wife. is the chief
contestant. The outcome of the first
hearing Of the case was a restraining
order to prevent the removal of any
portion of the estate from Utah pend
ing the hearing. This order was served
on the defendants October 81. several
hours before their departure
Powers & MarioneauX and SOren Y.
Christensen and o. c. Nelson are re-
tanned by the defendants. while Dey,
and Hoppaugh and Dickson, Ellis, FL
lis Schulder have been retained by
the contestants.