The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-19
SUTTON Arrested N
GREAT FALLS LAST
WEEK
Former North Dakota Attor-
ney is Charged With
Embezzlement.

E. l.. Sutton, who was arrested at
Great Falls. Mont, last Friday on a
charge of em~bezzlement, was former
ly q North Dakota attorney, having
practiced at Minot for some time. He
left the latter place a little over a
year ago for Great Falls.
h Great Falls Tribune contained
the following account of his arrest
and the charge against him:
"E. l.. Sutton is a prisoner at the
county Jail on a charge of embezzle-
ment. He was arrested yesterday
evening by Deputy Sheriff Louis H.
kommers on a complaint sworn out
of the court of Justice of the Peace
w. II. Stafford by Assistant Attorney
General w. S. Towner of Helena at
the direction of Attorney General AL
bert j. Galen, and on failure to Sc
cure surety for his bond which was
fixed at $1,000, he a taken to the
county Jail shortly after 10 last night
and placed behind the bars. He will
be given h chance to indicate
whether he will ask for a hearing in
the lower court this morning. but as
the charge is n that must be tried
In the district court, it is Very prob
able that If he asks for Il hearing an
information will be filed directly in
the higher court and he will be held
for trial on the latter information.
The specific charge made against
Sutton GroWs out of the handling of
state funds given him when he organ
lied Company G in this city last Win
ter and which later was mustered out,
because of the muddled accounts and
certain other facts hat came to the
notice of the state officials concerning
the conduct of Mr.. Sutton who was
the captain of the company. 1t is
charged that he was given 5000 in
cash with which to meet the neces-
sary expense Of mastering the COM
pany in, fitting up a guard room and
other expenses in connection there
with, and that he has failed to make
a proper showing for 1924 of that
sum. There are some other items
which may later enter into the case
against Sutton but so far it has not
been decided to press them, at least
not till h ones incorporated in the
present charge have been disposed of
Sutton, after the company was
mustered out a few weeks ago.. was
given a time to make good but he
failed to meet the demand. FINAL.
he vas told if he had the account
~ ouiS - llS tlI woulS
be dropped but he failed again and
the matter had been taking shape fol
a little more than a month while the
state officers were getting their evi.
dence in hand, it is said. When they
had gotten the matter checked w
carefully and could find nothing t.
show for the 1924 which it is alleged
FSutton embezzled. Attorney Genera
Galen ordered an action started ant
yesterday Assistant Towner came w
and. aided by Deputy County Attor
ney Stephen j. Cowley. drew the com
plant and started the action will
Justice Stafford.
1.-The trouble into which Mr.. Suttor
finds himself precipitated by this war
rant is not the first which has draw
attention to him since he came t.
Great Falls from Minot. N. D., some
thing more thar a year ago, and al
of them have been along the frcnzie
finance line. 1t is divulging neithel
secrets MOI news to say h a numerou!
cases have come to light where bust
ness men have found themselves pos
sessed of a check which they hat
taken from him and have had re
turned to them marked no funds II
most, If not all Of those cases, howev
er, he succeeded in adjusting then
III ooIlc IldIIleT anu no p~TOScCullOH
had resulted in this city.
when as captain of the compan!
he formed here he went to Fort Har
rison some weeks ago to attend som
instructions for officers. he passet
some checks at a Helena saloon ant
two OF three days later an office,
came from Helena with a warrant t.
arrest Sutton and take him back t.
the capital city to face the charge o
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. The officer gave Sutton tn,
opportunity to adjust the matter ane
when he made the check good, TIN
charge was not pressed.
There is a case interlaced with tn,
present trouble, it is claimed in which
a I'M who was a client Of Sutton
claims he did not make proper &C
counting of certain money she paid t.
him. but this cast has not as yet beef
made a part of the charge on which
the warrant for the arrest vas issuet
and it is not certain it will be. at leas
at present. The Woman however
has old her story to tn eofficers ane
they r considering what action tt
take in the matter"
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