The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-30

THREATENED WITH ARREST
Leaves Home Of Benefactress and
Hires Lawyer to Look After
Her Interests.
Ry A Assnciated Press

BY Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, April 29,-It is quite
probable according to a report circulated
today, that the young woman who took
the negotiable bonds worth S150ooO from
Mrs. S. IS. Armour, the widow of the
packer, will be arrested. 1t all depends
whether or not she will restore $4,000
which she is said to have in her posses
sion still and which she thus far has
refused 10 give up
Directly after the disclosure OF the dis
appearance OF the bonds II was learned
that the young woman had confessed
10 having taken these securities.
The young woman appeared TO be full
OF contrltion and told Mrs, Armour's law
yers and her banker, j, f Downing OF
the New England National bank. where
all the bonds that were left could be
found.
More than s25. 900 worth were found In
the dog kennel In the rear of the Ar
nour home 1t was found. however In
bonds are stll missing. The young
woman bought thousands OF dollars
worth of works of art and rare oriental
rugs. 1t was explained that she was
supposed to have n rich brother In South
America and it was hoped he would
make good tho $4,000 shortage. The
Mrs Armours household continued to
live with the widow after the theft was
discovered. Recently she left going 10
q house on which the rent was paid q
year In advance,
Investigation proves that The South
American brother was not rich at all. II
is said II was then that she was told
to move.
The young woman. threatened with
arrest unless she restored the missing
$50.0 900. refused and forthwith engaged
the services Of lawyer TO protect her
Mrs. Armour's lawyers have been In
conference with the young woman's at
torneys, but thus far II Is understood no
progress has been made towards the res
toratlon OF the securities.
Following the announcement that un-
less the young woman made good the
existing shortage OF 1000, her arrest
representing the accused person, began
a vigorous search FOR enough money to
square the account.
He has found his clients financial af-
fairs to be badly muddled, he says. He
Is hopeful however, that no legal steps
VIII he necessary
Attorney Stacey Is emphatic in the as
sertion that his client is not desrous OF
retaining any OF the flched stocks or
bonds,
Stacey says his clients case Is one
which would interest the aienists. The
attorney AYERS his client does not know
positively now that SHE ever took any
Of Mrs. Armour's property. The young
woman he says, is suffering from an cX-
treine case OF lack OF mcmory.
''shc tod me-" said Mr.. Stacey. that
night she dreamed lhat she saw
$4,000 worth Of bonds hidden in a dog
kennel near the Armour home. So great
~ was she exercised by this dream that
she arose In her night clothing and with
out waiting To dress went to the kennel.
The bonds were there Just as she
dreamed they were, She does not re-
member having taken them from the
safety deposit vault"
Shortly after the thefts were discov-
cred the young woman told attorneys for
Mrs. Armour that there was n bundle of
bonds in the kennel They were found
there and restored 10 their owner,
Investigation by Stacey of his clients
accounts at n local bank today showed
that In the last three years she had
deposited sl22 2o0a,9o. The bonds IN the
dog kennel were worth S32 900. Her SAL
ary for the three years was about $4,000
II is concluded, therefore. that the origi~
nal estimate OF her thefts. $3.50. 600, is
correct, Several times the account was
overdrawn. She always made large
deposit following the receipt of an over
draf. notice, The largest individual
check she ever drew was for $4,000 ON
December 10. 1910. II is presumed this
money was spent for Christmas presents.