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Show ARRESTED FOR FORGERY. How a Bogus Journalist from the East Secured a Speedy Engage-men'. Engage-men'. This forenoon Detective Meagher arrested a young man who goes by the name of Emmet Culbreth, with a variety of aliases, in obedience to a dispatch received from Salt Lake City, accusing himot issuing a forged note on the Bank of California. Mr. Culbreth is a young man ot ostentatious ostenta-tious bearing, sublime- assurance, and unbounded pretentions as a professional profes-sional journalist, claiming to have recently relinquished a leading position posi-tion of ho me vpiirn duration on the Louisville Court r-Jduntal. The gen-1 gen-1 tloman first loomed upon the journalistic journal-istic borizm visible in this latitude enveloped in a laudatory item which appeared in one of the Chicago papers, mentioning his briuf niourn in that city, en route to assume tho editorial management of one of the San Francisco dailies. The progresi of his triumphal approach was successfully success-fully noted in liko manner by the pressof Omaha and Suit Lake city, and the name of the journal was given whose destinies had been confided con-fided to Mr. Culbreth, with the usual congratulatory comments. In due time the illustroua gentleman personally person-ally appi -ired, and introduced hiin-ielf hiin-ielf through tho medium of extravagantly extrava-gantly laudatory letters, purporting to proceed from Honry Watterson and other distinguished members of the profession at the east. When questioned concerning tho nrominnnt un can-am ant lor which he had been announced, he attributed the discrepancy to the undue zeal of friends whom he had encountered on the way to promote his welfare, these gentlemen, knowing bis eminent abilities, and taking it for granted that nothing but the most superior inducements could have persuaded the transfer of his field of labors from Louisville to this city. Culbreth did not receive an immediate offer for his valuable services, but took up his quarters at the Grand hotel and appeared ap-peared to bo in no way anxious concerning con-cerning his prospects. In the meantime mean-time letters commenced arriving at the newspaper o trice in which Culbreth Cul-breth was suppowed to have been installed in supreme control, containing certain inquiries regarding his welfare. The first was received from Omaha, and contained a draft which had been honored by a professional brother. The second, received from fa.lt Lake City, contained con-tained a forced check on the Bank of California, which had been endorsed en-dorsed by one of the DroDrietors of tho Salt Lake Trihttne, and sent hack protested. This gentleman, before taking proceedings against Culbreth, took the precaution to telegraph east to Gentlemen from whom the fellow had pretended to exhibit letters of commendation, and ascertained that such papers were also forgeries. On the receipt of this information the police hunted up Culbreth, who was discovered at the Grand hotel, registered under the name of Whitely. The arrest was delayed, however, until the reception of a telegraph order from Salt Lake city. A morning paper, under the impression impres-sion that the fellow had been taken in, published a short sketch of his exploits, which happened to meet the watchful eye of Culbreth on Sunday morning, and after partaking of his matutinal repast he suddenly disappeared disap-peared from that locality. The detectives de-tectives bod spotted him before, and he was collared this morning while sauntering along Montgomery street, and is now detained in the city prison to await the action of the Utah authorities. author-ities. 5. F, Bulletin, 30th Jan. |
