The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-02-27

OF Florence, the latter In the
Monday morning Mr.. Cowie visited
the offices of Spencer Penrose and
Charles L. Trutt. principal stockhold-
ers in the Beaver Park Land and
Water Company, and informed them
that he was there TO surrender himself
to the law and accept whatever pun
ishment that might be meted out TO
him for his wroE g-doing. He is un-
derstood TO have made full confes-
sion TO his former employers, but its
import was not made public. Cowie
refused TO be interviewed by represen-
tatives of the Colorado Springs news
papers, declaring that he had moth
ing TO say until such time as formal
charges had been made against him
by his prosecutors Mr.. Wilkes was
with Cowie at the time the confession
was made to Messrs. Penrose and
Tut, and is. perhaps. better informed
about his clients adventures since he
left here so mysteriously a month OF
six weeks ago.
A conference was held in Colorado
Springs late Monday evering between
Messrs. Penrose and Tut and the dis
trict attorney TO determine, if posi-
Bile, the extent of Cowie's defa,oa.ion
and TO decide what steps should be
taken TO secure his punishment under
the Law. What decision was reached
at that conference is not known. but
definite course of procedure to
bring about his conviction in the
courts is believed to have been agreed
upon.
II is reported that Cowie fed 10 Cal
ifornia 10 escape arrest for his al
legged crime. where he remairei in
hiding until a few days ago. when the
nervous strain became so great that
he decided TO return to Colorado, face
his former employers and accept his
punishment.
According to the statements given
out from the Officers of the beaver
Land ard Water Company, Cow.e's &C.
counts are short several thousand dol
lars. The aggregate amount of his
out. A Pinkerton detective was placed
on his trail and the last trace of him
was at Pueblo about three days after
his getaway. Cowie was the owner
and publisher of the Penrose Press.
but the plant was seized by the sher-
II after his departure for parts un-
known. as was also the store Of the
Penrcse Mercantile Company, 10 help
satisfy the losses sustained by the
company Spencer Penrose offered a
reward of $500 for Cowie's capture,
and circulars bearing his picture and
description were sent broadcast over
the country. II was believed at first
that Cowie had fed to Old Mexico. or
the Canadian Northwest, but no sub
stantial evidence was unesrthed 10
establish this theory.
Mr. Cowie having acknowledged
himself as being under arrest. was
permitted by the authorities at Colo
rado Springs to make the trip to Fre-
mont county in an automobile with
Mr., Wilkes. his attorney. and they pro-
ceeded to Florence by way OF Pen
rose late Monday afternoon. On his
arrival il this county Mr.. Cowie was
technically, at least, in the custody of
Sheriff Newcomb. although the only
information the latter had OF his be-
ing here was telephone message
from Colorado Springs that he had
started from there In company with
Mr.. Wilkes for Fremont county.
Mr.. Cowie stayed IN Florence with
Mr.. wilkes until 10 o'clock this morn
ing when they came TO Canon City IA
agreed upon to allow the former TO re-
port TO the sherin and obtain a pre-
liminuFy hearing before the district
Judge.
Tho Information Of the dietrict At
tornsy. which was nled In the oiRtcs
Of The district elsrh On January y.