Show DECORATOR IS SAID TO HAVE HAVEt k t TRIED PAPERING Jfred H. H Bernard Bernar Head o of Incorporated Finn Is Ranted by Sheriff DISAPPEARS AFTER TO NEW YORK Many l Salt Lakers Believed to toBe Among nong Victims of Wanted Artisan Sought b by th the county count sheriff on a Complaint charging the I Issuance of oC a a. check without funds to toc c cover Vor a n. civil suit for waiting for Ills his appearance to sa say nothing of ot nu numerous nU nu- business acquaintances acquaint acquaint- anc ances fJ who seek to collect Moans loans varying from a a. fc few hundred dollars to many thousands Alfred II H Bernards rd s whereabouts bouts are arc unknown His wife Ife disclaims any knowledge of his present present pres pres- ent nt address Bernard conducted a n. decorating es establishment es- es in the tho city last year ear and was thought to bo be prosperous His Ills bookkeeper was apparently familiar with the business and noting the tle lar largo large o and profitable contracts contract the firm the tho Intermountain Decorating company com corn pany hold did not flot feel averse to negotiating neRo neRo- loans of ot considerable magnitude mf f for r one in his position He lie also explained explained ex ex- condition of or affairs Irs to his bother lother who saw opportunity to make maleo a a. good loan Joan and transferred some ol ot 1 M money to Mr Ir Bernard The rhe firm apparently had contracts for lor Interior decorating of oC churches church I and other buildings In Butte Butto Spokane anc and other large largo cities of the region as os aswell oswell well weI as lS in Salt Lake Many otes In view of or this thi the tho n bookkeeper It was alleged told a friend who possessed pos pos- gessell essed 16 of the opportunity In Inthis Inthis inthis this line of ot business who ho got ot in touch with Ith Bt Bernard doing a as his friend advised ad- ad loaning his hla money to Bernardon Bernard op on ft 1 note Other Salt Lakers also made loans i It was as said saHl to Bernard A local bank hank hankis Is JS understood to have held notes to the mou l amount C of at Against the advice oCA of oC ofA ofa a lawyer one local man continued taking tak tak- In ing notes Iotes from Bernard for mone money ad ad ad- vanc anc d. d In liz November lo Bernard suggested that t the 1110 h IC company compan be Inc ine Incorporated when h he would turn over O all 11 his business to together together to- to gether Jether with all contracts accounts re receivable re- re able cel office furniture and fixtures good will nn and other assets Under late date of oC November 11 19 19 J al an incorporation or was filed Jn In tho of office rice of or the county conty clerk cleric under lh the name of or the Decorating company compau F Form Incorporation This incorporation called for a 10 10 share company with 1000 shares of or ofa ofa ora a par value of or 10 10 ea each h. h wl with h the tho cap cap- tal stock paid paul in In forming the In Incorporation Incorporation In In- corporation the services of W. W II H. Folland Folland Fol- Fol land anci were who drafted the thc papers and although u h not financially I he agreed to take tolee five sh shares res of ot stock to qualify tc him as a adl- adl di director I 2 rector and for th tho office offices of secretary secretary- treasurer Mr r B Bernard was named In Inthe Inthe Inthe the articles as president and held shares William Gillespie was vice Ice president with 3 0 shares share while hiIe V. W. J. J Davis Davi and L. L P P. Davis each allotted 10 shares hars were named directors Following the tho Incorporation of oC the company compan Bernard left Jett on a pui purported ported d business trip to BUtte before turning in an any of or his contracts or other assets to the new nov company compan The Thc next hoard heard of or him ho lie was in New cW York an and since then thell he has disappeared i. i Ma May 7 i 7 1319 1919 Bernard marri d Karen Jenson giving ln 1 hl his namo name n as Alfed Alfred Alfred Al Al- fred f II IT Bernard and his age as 36 The Tho ceremony was performed at the the the-coun cOUn t ty clerk office by vy B. B S. S Young oung- deputy county clerk cIerI l. l c Hi 18 Limit Ho lie was alleged at about that lime to have entered Into a contract to bU buy a home In the southern part of ot the cIt city and nl also o an automobile and on May Ia 11 l he c bought from the from the operative Co Furniture Fur Fur- allure company COmpAn furniture to the amount of or paying paIn down own and agreeing to make re regular payments on tho the balance For this firm he did ilia in interior interior in- in tenor a n credIt nf t 1 fr 1 I. I ie i.e. Ing entered It It was was was- siw said ih that t iii after agreeing to do a n certain amount of work for a stated price he lie performed three e times Umes as much work than was ordered or or- or dered for fOl which he hc was not paid In In the tho same saine manner he was waa alleged ed to have JaYO taken en a contract for tor work at a loc local l church and when he repeated repeat 11 the exceeding of the tho amount of oC work he lie hew w was s alleged to have e explained that u woman was donating the extra work which proved pro an m untruth AH H both he and his his' hisson son aged 17 11 b by 11 another marriage marriage mar mar- ringe sang sanE In Iii a choir at nt one of or the local churches he lie had considerable standing In that church Claim X Xo 0 Knon Jno due It-due e eWhen When asked re regarding his connection connection tion with the company W W. II II 11 Folland olland city attorney said he merel merely drew drei up the papers on tho the request qt Mr GIl- GIl 1 Mr Folland explained that 80 BO so far as he knew kne Bernard kept within I the law In all of t his dealings except In tho the matter of the check which was returned because of Insufficient funds According to lo Mr Ir Folland when the thc of or tho the company be began an to inspect the affairs of Bernard it was found that he had hall made assignments assign assIgn- ments to a local bank on a number of C cOil contracts contracts' tractS tractS' and had also given like as assignments as- as to Mr Gillespie When Bernard left the ell city he lie took lila 1118 bride with him but bul he soon oon sent her to the ell city |