The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-10

While descriptions of Sands and
Underwood tally almost in every par
ticular officers here are inclined to
give little credence to the theory that
the man they hold is the Sands for
whom a nation wide search has been
instituted. Underwood himself neither
affirms nor denies that he is Sands.
but admits that he is from Los
Angeles and that he is guilty of en-
bezZling $1.150 of the funds OF the
United Pacific Electric Railways
company there, for whom he worked
for about eight months He is the
first man so far apprehended and
suspected of being Sands who actually
admits knowing both Sands and Tay-
lor and having attended wild parties
at the latter's home IN Hollywood.
He Enjoys Notoriety.
"You tell 'em I'm not Sands" he
told The State Journal today.
Then you deny that you are
Sands ?" he was asked.
II say. you tell 'em I'm not Sands"
he repeated.
You mean you will neither affirm
nor deny that you are Sands?"
That's it. L neither affirm it nor
deny it,
on the whole he seemed to be en-
joying hugely the sensation that he
has created. But he would not say
either that he is or is not Sands.
charge" he declared. "One thing at
a time is enough"
Underwood was taken off Santa Fe
train No. 2 here Wednesday night on
receipt of message from La Junta
asking Shediff Robert Miller to ap-
prehend Underwood, who was wanted
at Los Angeles on an embezzlement
charge made by the United Pacific
Electric Railways company. Identi-
fled by the train conductor. Under
wood was taken from the train to the
county jail where he was searched
on his person was found $609 and
Underwood admitted that he had left
$500 more In his berth.
Marks of Identification Correspond.
Underwood corresponds to every
mark of identification given In the de-
scription even to slight scars on his
cheeks and another on his left shoul-
der. He declared that the facial scars
had been made by mustard gas which
he had encountered in France while
with the Canadian army during the
late war His left arm also Is deco
rated with tattoo mark of an anchor
and the initials wv. L.
The word that Underwood the man
arrested here for embezziement.
might be Sands was first received from
Chicago late Thursday afternoon
when the Santa Fe train on which he
had been riding arrived in Chicago
Passengers who had travelled with him
declared that Underwood exactly re-
senbled the pictures of Sands pub
lished in the Chicago papers.
After he had told of the additional
$500 he had left in his berth, wire
was sent to Kansas City. where the
train was searched and the sum
found as he had described II, tied up
in silk handkerchief
WouId Not Identify Baggage.
When arrested here. Underwood
would not identify his hand baggage
to the local officers. Finally his seat
mate on the train pointed out a hand
bag which the officers took with them
in the motor car that bore them To
derwood tried several times TO get
hold Of the bag. Robert Pendietons
deputy sheriff. declares
TIL prisoner was placed in the JAN
Wednesday right. Sheriff Miller was
called to Girard to the funeral Of q
sister Thursday morning. He called
o. W. Carlson. undersheriff, and
asked him to get the money taken
from Underwood. which was at his
home. He wanted Carlson to place the
money in the safe at the sherifFs Of
flee Carlson did so hut did not move
the handbag until Thursday evening.
when he was apprised of the fact that
his prisoner was suspected OF being
the mystery man in the Taylor MUIR
der care.
The bag was brought to the jail and
Carlson and PendIeton searched II for
they are holding for the Los Angeles
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