The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-18

OF tho temple develop in him. He never
made me his con6dant in the matter, but
he was continually referring 10 The project
in an indirect way, asking me what
thought about it.
Dreamed of Fortune
'1t was about a month ago that lie
told me that he had the pictures and how
he got them. He was delighted. lie said
he intended taking. trip around the
world. He told mo that he could sell the
pictures for hundreds Of thousands OF dol
lars.
"Ciisbert had never been In the tenn
pie until three month9 ago. and lie real
lied that he never could get In the right
way, Ii was for this reason that he cul-
tivated the friendship OF Wuthrach.
"Nuthrach was assistant gardner. lie
slept in a room next 10 the temple. He
not only had keys TO the temple but was
expected 10 go into the building many
times day 10 look after the flowers in
side Ciisbert knew that when this nian
was with him the matter of taking the
pictures would he easy. SO he made his
acquaintance and finally the TWO became
fast friends Wuthrach was a good Lat
ter-day Saint and as long as he was this.
Gisbert also knew that the scheme could
not come 10 head,
so he talked to him about the church
officials. and after a long time con-
WINGED him that. although the church was
all right. the officials were not. After
this Wnthrach could be told what riches
lures OF the inside of the temple.
About three months ago Gisbert said
to me: It's no secret about the temple.
know all about IL. I know what's In
there and I know what they do in there
asked him how he knew and ne replied
with wink. I had vision
Later, when he told me that he had
the pictures. lie said that he had been
admitted to the temple five or six times
by Gottlieb Wuthrach. He said that he
took two cameras along. one large and
one small one. He said .hat when he
lpt hn f1c la 1,i Il .I..
eras under his coat and that some of the
pictures were taken during the daytime
and nd, others theirs at night by flash light,
pictures about two months without at
tempting to do ANYTHING with them. ex-
cept sell them to the church.
Shadowed by Officers.
"one day, after he had told me that
he had the pictures, we were standing
on the corner of Third South and State
streets, when he said See. there's a de-
tectiye following me and there's an
other, and he pointed two men out to
me. Sure enough. they were following us
"A few nights after this while my son
was away: his house WAS entered aud
ransacked, However, nothing was carried
away and no clue was left behind by those
who had accomplished this work lie aid
not keen the pictures In his house. how
house was entered and rlnsa cl5ed. and as
on the previous occasion. nothing was
My son had been invited To dine with
me on the Saturday after he went away |
That was about two weeks ago. On Fri !
day ne called me up on the telephone !
ana SAID that II was necessary that he /
leave Salt Lake at once and that he would |
come UP that day tFrida) TO dinner
However. he could not even wait till then |
as ne left that morning for Denver. Since 1
then We have had a number OF postcards !
from him lie says that his wife TX now
settled In Denver and that he cXpects I
To go TO New York Ia join Max Florence |
and Gottlcb Wu,hrach Immediately
Wuthrach was discharged from the
employ OF the church about two ,nonths
ago" ~