The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-13
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torney was consulted and Mr.. McAbee
was then placed under arrest.
IT transpired that two checks for
500 each had been issued yesterday
one TO Cunningham. McAbee explain.
ed that the money was for expenses. -
When questioned by Detectives Cleve-
I land, he said that he could not explain
the items of the expense at that time.
Miss Anna Rozelle, stenographer for
the company, was then called IN and
said that she made out the two checks:
She told the detectives that she had
begun to suspect that something was
wrong when the checks were issued.
She refused, however. to make any
! statement of other checks which had
been issued or items of expense which
| had been incurred,
The books Of the concern, with the
exception Of one check book and
bank book, are missing, and according
TO Mr. Woolf are in the possession Of
! Cunningham.
When told that he was under arrest
McAbee pleaded with the detectives
for his release. He said that he was
positive that Cunningham would return
| today. The cowboys, however, were IN
sistent that he be guarded until Cum
ningham should appear or. until they
were able to secure complaints Tor ms
arrest from the county attorneys OF
! flee.
"Weu. can't Won men watch me7'
said MeAbee, turning to the cowboys.
Guarded at His Hotel.
A consultation was held and Nc
Abee's request was granted. Six cow
5oys were assigned to guard McAoee
until Monday morning or until Gun
ningham appears, and the overdue, prize
money is paid McAbee was released
by the detectives and taken by the
cowboys to the Cullen hotel.
Frank McCarroll, Samuel Young and
", T. Adams were chosen as the flrst
shift. They were to be relieved at 5
clock this morning by J. "Broncho
JacI55 Van Ness, William "skeeter
Binn Robbins and Barney Sherry:
Others are to be chosen today to guard
the man tonight and according to sew
eral of the cowboys complaints vii! be
sworn out tomorrow morning II Gun"
ningham has not appeared.
Meantime, Attorney Ross Bonny has
been engaged by the cowboys and At
torney Willard Hanson is looking after
the interests Of the company.
WooIf Talks Freely.
"I cannot understand the thing"
said Mr.. Woolf last night. q an Ger
tain in my own mind that everything Is
all right, but I cannot see why Cum
ningham Is gone / have known Nc
Abee about a year and met Cunningham
through him. As nearly as l can ascer"
tain the gate receipts for the week were
more than $4,000, the concessions sold
for $3.50. the programme advertising
brought $500, the individual stock as
sessments about $4,000 and the gate
receipts OF yesterday were about 81 ,ooo.
This money was all put in the bank at
one time or another through the week.
That much I am sure Of. How much
has been paid out I cannot say. The
last time I saw Cunningham was Fri
day noon
McAbee said that q portion of the
gate receipts of each day had been paid
to several men who were interested in
the horses and cattle used for the
shows. This percentage was to have
been one-fourth of the gate receipts, but
whether all had been paid. The check
stubs Of the concern showed one check
of S2,400 for this purpose.
According to officials OF the Utah
National bank, the company had on
deposit about $4,000 Saturday morning.
During the day about $3.50 was depos-
tied and at the close Of business the
balance was estimated as being in the
neighborhood of $4,000. The bank 3
books were in the vault and cannot be
removed until Monday morning, when
the time lock operates. AS soon as
they can be had the accounts of the
company will be checked up.
The check book of the concern, which
was taken charge of by the police,
showed a balance Of $l26s in the bank
after the two 500 checks were de-
Quoted. The police, however, are in
clined to believe that there was an
other check book.
Cunningham, who is known In ealt
Lake by the name of "Scotty" Cum
ningham, has on two former occasions
been in trouble. At the present time he
is under indictment for the Illicit sale
Of drugs in the northwest. It is said
that government agents have been con-
stantly watching him since he was re-
leased on bond, pending trial on the
latter charge in Seattle.
Cunningham is the same man who
two years ago was involved in the case
Of the theft of diamonds from the bath
house check room at Saltair. Two
women and Cunningham had been in
bathing and the women had checked
diamonds Of considerable value. When
the trio came out of the water the
Jewels were gone. Cunningham at the
time was suspected Of having secured
the diamonds, but after an investiga-
tion he was released. Shortly after
ward he left the city, returning at in
teryals, but remaining only for short
periods until the Stampede company
was formed.
Says: 81 Should Worry"
tfI should worry" said "skeeter
Bill" when he was told that he had
been assigned as one Of the guards.
"Skeeter Bill" is the poet of the per-
formers who have been playing at the
! Stampede. In verse Skeeter last night
told of an experience when he partici
pated in contests al Los Angeles.
ct was this way" ne said to cir
Gle Of cowboys and Indians who had
gathered about him in the lobby Of the
| Cullen hotel.
I'm a buckaroo from Nevada; "skeeter
| Bill" is my name;
| I'm six foot rbree tn ]..1