Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-07-17
STAMPEDE THAT
WAS A STAMPEDE
Shy OF FUNDS TO PAY PRIZE
WINNERS.
TrOuble Seems to Have Been That
the IncorporatOrs Failed "a Put
Up the Amounts Subscribe,l-Of-
ficials Promise to Make Coed.

SALT LAKE CITY. July IA
Evil days have seemingly fallen up
on those responsible for the STAN
pede which stampeded at the faiI
grounds all last week; and now the
performers, cowboys. cowgirls, In.
dlans aud others are stampedlng in
an effort to get prize money they
claim j. due them. The promoters
admit the show met with indifferent
success and that they are somewhat
short as TO money with which TO
meet iasistent demands. but they
promise to make good. on their
part they claim good Intentions, and
today they are doing much hurry
ing and scurrylng to get the necos-
sary coin. on the other hand there
are inslnuations OF perjury and in
tent to defraud. and those who par
ticipated In the exhibition are wait
ing with more or less impatlcnce for
their money.
In the office OF Attorney willard
Hansen. counsel for the company.
officials Of the company and Dotec-
tive George E Cleveland are going
over the books today. checking ac-
counts. They are also trying to To-
cate every check issued by G. 5.
Cunningham. secretary OF the COM
pany, and az fast as these checks
are secured they are being pasted In
n big check book opposite the stubs.
Just how many checks we're issued
and for what purposes will not DO
known until late today. possibly not
until tomorrow.
In the meantime. Cunningham
and other officers OF the company
are under police surveillance. and Il
Ia not beyond the pale OF possibility
that arrests will be made. with the
ugly charge OF perjury named in
the complaints Officers OF the
company admit they are short" but
promise to make good" Unless this
Ia done the alternative will be ar
rest. according to Detective Glove
land. who has charge OF the case.
The storm broke about 7 o'clock
Saturday night whom cowboys and
cowglrls we're informed In some In
definite way that Secretary Cunning
ham had disappeared and that be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 was also
missing. They found DR.. n. Me
Abee. president OF the company. in
room 500. Cullen Hotel. aud he was
at once placed under guard by the
angry cowboys. who claim prizes
and other money aggregating no.
600. He was almost forcibly taken
10 the company's office. Sos Kearns
building. where tho books we're
seized, and then search for Cum
ningham was instituted. but no trace
OF him could be found that night.
Tho police were appealed to and
Detective Cleveland was detailed on
the case. lie secured possession OF
the check book aud other documents
and took them to police headquar-
tors.
There had been an understanding
that the company would settle with
the performers on Thursday. but
settlement was deferred until Fri
day. aud finally those clamoring for
their money were given 60 under
stand that settlement would be
made Saturday. Whom DR. MoAbee
was located az the Cullen he denied
all knowledge OF tho whereabouts OF
Cunningham. A band OF cowboys
under the leadership OF Chuck Hass
started out to find Cunningham but
their quest was vain. They secured
the services OF Attorney Ross NJ.
Bonney, while Judge o. W Powers
was retained to represent Gladys
Bernal. a cowgirl who has a claim
OF 5000. II was decided by the cow
boys to swear out 4 warrant for the
arrest OF officers OF the company,
but this action was deferred until
a complete examination OF the books
Is made.
Cunningham Statement
Il developed that Cunningham
had not fled from the city, but that