The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-03-06
TO Be Prosecuted ,
for EIrbezzlernent


The Colorado Springs Teiegraph. in
its issue Of Tuesday afternoon, con.
tsins the following account OF the sur
render of Archibald Cowie to the au-
thorities there the previous day, and
tells how he eluded Pinkefton detec-
tives in California and escaped TO
British Columbia. It says:
archibald cowie, former ssanaSsr
of the Beaver Park Land and Water
Company. and who embezzled the COM
pany out of several thousand dollars,
gave himself up to the sheriff Of Fre-
mont county Tuesday morning, and ID
now being held in Fremont county
awaiting trial. Cowie was In confer
ence with Spencer Penrose and
Charles Tut for two hours Monday
afternoon. and told them in part ~
he took the money. what he did w1}k
II and what made him do IT,
According to cowie. he was men.
tally deranged when he made his hur-
ried exit from his home in Penrose
several weeks ago. He told Mr.. Pen
rose and Mr.. Tut that he went from
here to California. thence by boat TO
British Columbia, where he lived in
seclusion until the nervous strain be-
came so great that he decided to come
home, throw himself on the mercy OF
his employers and accept his punish
ment. He arrived here Sunday night.
when asked to explain why he took
the money. Cowie declared that
Beaver Park had been retrogradfng
and he used the money to put II back
on the map. He said he used great
deal Of money trying TO keep his Pen
rose newspaper alive so he could use
Il TO boost the vicinity II covered. He
stated that he had lived well and sur
rounded himself with all the comforts
of life. Cowie seemed eager to como
out openly and make full breast OF
mis- doings. but his attorney would in
tcrfere and prevent him from telling
all that he wanted to say.
"Cowie has haggard and worn ex-
preston on his face and appeared on
Monday to be extremely nervous and
excitabie. His fingers were constantly
.twitching and he had frightened look
In his eyes. During the first part OF
the conference he tried TO be himself
and II is believed he would have made
full confession had he been alone
with Mr.. Penrose and Mr. Tut
He volunteered TO help the audit
ors check his accounts and announced
that he could perhaps help clear away
number Of the mysterious items Sp-
pearing on the books. Cowie Is ac-
credited with being one of the clever
est accountants In the country. Audi
tors are still working on his accounts
an dthus far have found shortages
amounting to $4,000. Mr.. Penrose
stated Tuesday morning that the
shortage might run to $4,000.
After Mondays confererce wall
concluded cowfe asked Mr.. Penrose II
he might be allowed to go back to his
home In Penrose and spend the night
with his wife and son snd then 30 to
canon City Tuesday morning and give
himself up. OF as he styled IL. I
check in to the sheriff at Canon city
Mr.. Perrose decided TO take one more
chance with him and allowed him to
20. Tuesday morning the sheriff of
Fremont county called and said Cowie
had come In about 10 O'Clock and that
he had him locked up awaiting fur
ther developments.
''Mr. Penrose announced Tuesday
morning that Cowie will be prosecuted
would prosecute him even II he paid
all of his shortage back Mr.. PeDrose
said. because he is n dangerous man
to have in this community or any
other"