The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-01
SCOTT'S TELEGRAM
AND REPLY THERETO
Alleged EmbezzIer Wires WO-
man for Money and Receives
Copy of Complaint.
LEGAL DOCUMENT TELLS
THE STORY DIFFERENT
Appears That Lady Was Not SO
Deeply in Love as He
Thought.

O. II. Scott, who was arrested on the
charge of cmbczzling two diamond ear
ring. valued at $1,000. from Mrs. a. b.
Maresn of san Bcrnardino, Cal, and
lodged in the city Jail by Detectives
Wheeling and Schulzc Sunday after
noon. and who. by his alIablo address
and winning personality, succeeded in
gaining the permission of the police de.
partmeDt TO telegraph 10 Inc woman,
who, he said was cuamoured Of him, and
who had given him thc diamonds, re
ceived his answer Monday night from
the district attorney of san Bernardlno.
and thereby hangs 4 tale of love S labor
lost.
Scott seemed 10 be such good fellow
md radiated such IN optimistic spirit
that before he had been in the station
long he had quite won over the hearts
of the detectives aud later on The heart
Of the iailor He was gwen the best
that WIS TO be had in every particular,
for he had succeeded in impressing
nearly everyone ct the station with the
idea that Mrs. Marean. who he had met,
wooed, and whose diamonds he said he
had won while soionrninC in the de.
lightful climate Of San Bernardino.
would be greatly shocked when she
learned that her gay Lothario was in
durance vile.
Message to Lady Love.
Forthwith he was given permission
TO hle himself 90 the telegraph office
and inform the lady of his sad pre-.
dicament and lso ask her TO forward
20 him $3.50 with which 10 soften the
hard knocks of circumstances.
He was positive, so he told Chief Of
Detectives George Sheets, that the war
rant would he quashed and that he
would have the money by Monday aft
ernoon. He was so positive that he was
wiling To wager the price of the best
hat TO be had in Salt Lake City with
Detective Wheeling that the money
would arrive. Wheeling declined to
make the wager.
But something happened All day
Monday Scott paced the cell in the city
JAIL and still no money came. But a
messenger boy did finally arrive with
the following communications;
What the Answer Was.
Before Justice J, b.. Hanna in the
justice court of Cotton township. in the
county Of San Bernardino. state of Cali
fornia, the people I'm the state of Cali
tornta. plaintiffs. VS.. O. ii. Scott. de-
fendant
on the 9Th day of January, 1910 in
the county of San Bernardino. stale of
California, personally appeared before me
j. =. Mare3n. who being first duly sworn
under oath complains and accuses o FL
Scott of the crime OF embezzlcmcut q
felony, committed as follows That the
said o. II Scott. on the LIST day of De-
cember 1909. In the county OF San Rer-
nardlno. state of California. was then
and there intrusted MS bailec by Anna
Z. Marean with the following personal
property of the said Anna T. Marcan, To
VIII One pair Of diamond earrings OF the
value of $4,000. lawful money of the
United States. and the said o. II. Scott
then and there received said property as
bailee as aforesaid, and while said o. II
Scott was so iDtrustcd with and in pos
session OF said personal property he. the
said o. III, Scott, on the 18th day OF De-
cembcr. 1909, in the said county and
state. did wilfully. unlawfully. feIonIous-
IT and lraudulently embezZle. convert and
appropriate said personal property to his
own use. contrary To the due and lawful
execution OF his said trust as said bailee
as aforesaid said personal property be-
ing then and there the personal property
OF the said Anna r. Mareau all OF which
is contrary TO the form, force and effect
OF the statute In such case made and
provided and against the peace and dig
nifty of the people Of the state OF Cali
fornia.
Wherefore. said complainant prays that
a warrant may be issued for the arrest
of said defendant and that he may be
dealt with according to law.
(SlSned) j. Z. MAREAN
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
w. E. BYRNE.
District Attorney In and for the County
OF San Bernardino, State of California
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