The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-22

received al the office that Captain lie
..n Mesarier Eva was in Monte Carlo. the mort ..
Strangman by his instructions. 10 OBJ
tain the Captains signature They
were returned in due course with a very
plausible imitation OF the signature af-
fixed, and 5000 was paid over. The
money was rcmitted TO Mr.. Strangman
who was banking in that name at Monte
Carlo. To cut n long story short, fur
ther negotiations ensued: and three SUBJ
seauent mortgages were shortly after
wards effected for G5OO0 100000. and
1000 respectively. On the last occa-
koodoorIan had fixed the sum OF E35.-
600 as the outside limit which. with
the previous mortgages. he was prepared
10 advance on the security OF the castle
Sir John then brought his residence on
the Riviera 10 an end and prepared to
take up his quarters at Mainston Castle.
lie had taken possession before. on the
occasion OF n very flying visit: but. at
the enc OF June. as an American. talk
ing With a nasal twang. wearing chin
whiskers, and a soft felt hat, he at
length took up his residence at the castle
ana commenced to entertain, which he
did widely in manner entirely his
own but hardly pertinent to the present
story.
II had taken Sir John some little time
to transfer his money and cover up his
tracks - his oWu satisfaction He knew
that the amount at issue was too large
Coz koodoorian to sit down calmly under
on the previous occasion Koodoorian had
employed Dennis Yardlcy the world
famous private detective. Sir John
drew checks upon his account at the
bank In Monte Carlo: payable TO Cap @
tain lie Mesurier. for $4,000. e5000 and
e35.ooo, These he indorsed and cashed
through an account he opened in a bank
I'm another name In Paris, receiving notes
Tor the amount. BY judicious gambling
ut Ostend. and by betting on various
race courses in France. Belgium and
Austria, ne had so manipulated matters
that IN the course Of a few weeks every
note he had drawn from the account in
Paris had passed from his hands through
parimutuel, or through the hands Of a
bookmaker or at the tables at Ostcnd
MOI single one of the original notes
remained In his possession. and he flat
tered himself II was unlikely that the
AND those hc had parted with could be
traced Making cb culai tour OF the
capitals or Europe. every note OF his
second series was changed nj some reri-
Cd or another into gold. and at one mo-
ment he had not single note IN his
possession. but was travelling with
number Of boxes OF bullion.
Then Sir Johns knowledge Of dia-
monds: upon which he had once before
relied came into use. and served him In
good stead; CHANGING his bullion into
Amsterdam, and purchased diamonds to
The full extent OF the fuuGs In his hnnds
Taking these 10 Paris. he disDosed Of
'nen 1or n Smeli pront. and taking his
money In notes, he went to Monte Carlo
and in week had managed not only 10
convert all his money into Bank of Eng
land notes, but To win TO an apprccIabe
extent. After deductine the expenses OF
travelling and his losses on exchange at
betting and in gaming. he found his
profits in the diamond denl and his win
nines at Monte Carlo entirely swallowed
and his capital diminished by c6000
Ihat price. however. seemed to him
cheap price to pay for the immunity he
had purchased from the tracing of the
money. Finally. he invested the whole
OF the money in various securities. French
or American. In the name OF lie Terrier, In
which name ne had some time previously
opened a banking account in Paris. Then
he felt safe and returned 10 FnE,an nd
Intending TO enjoy his stay at Mansion
castle
He much debated whether or not to
prolone Koodoorjap's arony by paving
the FIRST installmcnt Of the interest when
II became due, but he finally decided not
to do so, and then the fun began, Tho
day after the money had become due and
had remained unpaid, KoodoorIan served
notice upon Ezekiel *. Muegns to pav
all future rent to him. Mr.. MuGGins re- |
plied thar ne had paid his rent In nd
vance knodooran tried and failed In !
an action for ejectnent. He hombartled
tn" castle. ana served Mossrs. Stanycr & |
stranSman with notices OF one kind and |