Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-06-09
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IS F AKE||:',D
Cashier at University of Minne.ota
is Held for Embezzlemen
$4,000 Short
ROOSEVELT PROMIsEs NONE
Mexico City is Jared BY 4 Fatal
Earthquake Shock-- Great
CONSERVATION.

CONSERVATION.
Examination of the records, securi-
ties, certificates and cash contained7l IN
the university vault and Bren's pri-
vate safe deposit box in the Northwes-
tern National bank, conducted recent
ly, revealed contents tallying, excepta
in minor details to the list given san
day afternoon to Deputy Public ex.
aminer F. N. Stacy by Joseph d. Bren,
the university treasurer accused 1 of;
embezzlement. .Y$
The investigators found in Bren's
private box, to which Mrs. Eddington,
a friend of the Bren family, had
private key, $4,000 in certificates be-
longing to the Athlete association, as
stated by Bren when he first told his
story. s 5i5 81
Private papers Of Bren and also
some of Mrs. Eddington's were the on
~ other securities in the box. No in
ventory of them was made.
Contents Of the University Box.
In the university strong box, which
Bren himself, as the only one knowing
the combination, opened, were found
$1,70o in cash, ,$4,500 in certifcates of
deposit on the Northwestern and Sc.
curity banks, and records Of insurance
papers mortgages, property lists and
other papers belonging to the uniyer-
sity. +.
4 Persons Conducting ExarsiEatiJss
4 Deputy Public Examiner e. N. stacy
! conducted the examination. In the
party were chief OF Police Michael
Mealy of Minneapolis, w. M. Nash OF
the Hennepin county attorneys office,
Writ Wilson of Wilson & Force. rep
resenting the United States Fidelity &
Guaranty company, with whom Bren is
bonded; Prof. James Paige; Detectives
De Laittre and Broderick and Bren
and his attorney, Norton M. Cross
Mrs. Eddington was not present.
Brens GOODNESS and independence
Throughout the three hours and hall
of tae investigation were remarked
upon by the members of the party
4 .1f he's guilty he's the nerviest ant
| coolest man ever saw" was the wa!
4 he expressed it.
! Securities Turned Over.
4 Upon the request of Mr.. Stacy Prot
q Paige joined with him in receipting t,
Bren for the athletic associations Ger
Il fhcates Bren indorsed them over,a
they were given in trust to the Mir
nesota Loan and Trust company, sub
iject to the order Of Stacy and Paige
Securities and cash in the universit:
box also were receipted to Bren b,
Stacy, indorsed over and placed witt
the trust company, subject to the i
:. der of the board of regents. The re
( i;cords were left in the box the combiI
alton having been changed by Stacy.
: Vera Cruz Cable Says Mexico Dealt
List Big.
New York, June Tit is reporte,
by cable from Vera Cruz this afernool
that between SO and rs people ha
been killed in Mexico City as the re
suit of an earthquake which damage,
the city about o'clock this morning
Washington, Js1e THE forma
announcement OLA Toilette as tn
progressive candidate for presiden
may be expected almost any day.
!. A vigorous and aggressive campaigl
for progressive delegates will be mad
from the date of tie announcement
until the Republican convention meet
!, in June, 1912.
Washing ngton, June The followin,
Esigned statement by Col. Roosevelt
Twas telegraphed to the United Pres
today in response to an inquiry
(By Theodore Roosevelt
The statement that ! have pledge,
myself to anyone for nomination i
absolutely false. 5ss
! have neither done SO nor even dis
cussed doing SO. h
The story is made out of who'll
cloth.
N. A. Nelson made y business trip t
the twin cities the first Of the week