Show SAM I CAUSES ARREST R RI L Bunch Charged Charge With S False Pretenses After a Stormy Scene DISPUTE OVER PROPERTY INVOLVED IN IDAHO MIN MINING MINING MINING ING CONTROVERSY R Lee Bunch a well known Idaho mining faces a charge of ob oh obtaining obtaining taming money under false falso pretenses pre preferred by Samuel Newhouse the Salt Lake magnate The Thc arrest of Bunch occurred last Wed Wednesday Wednesday V d nesda night at the Wilson lIson hotel but has been beon kept a profound secret by the officials and principals The arrest was the thc termination of several large Jarge mining transactions between Bunch and New Now Mouse involving over oOOO The amount mount alleged all ged in the which was sworn swore to by b Mr Ir Newhouse before Assistant County Attorney Willard Hanson however is hut but OO This rep represents represents resents the original amount invested by Mr 11 Newhouse in the holdings controlled by Bunch The alleged alle cd swindle in the transaction is claimed by bv Mr Irr Newhouse to consist t of misrepresentation tati n by Bunch f of the amount of ore mined at the time the original investment was made Bunch is said to have told that there were a certain number of sacks racks of ore oreon oreon on the tho ground These sacks Newhouse I alleges alle es were filled with granite and not with ore Released on Bail BatI Bunch was arrested just as he was pre preparing I paring parin pa ng to leave Salt Lake Lale for Idaho The Tiie warrant was served by Deputy Deput Sher Sheriff iff Joe Sharp and Bunch was taken talen at once opte before Judge C B Diehl Dichl of or the city cit court who released him at once on o iMO bail boil The rhe bail bond was signed by Milton AV Yo V Snow and Claude W Gates were wele old friends of the th Idaho Idano man mun munI mant j t Immediately after his release Bunch I left for Idaho and amI then went to Chi Chicago Chicago cago on a business trip The case was I continued indefinitely pending the re return return return turn of tIre the accused from his eastern trI tria tr The story ston of the transactions of Mr Bunch and ami Samuel Newhouse and the th I causes that led up tu to the arrest of Bunch as given The fhe Herald by b Ashby Snow the tile attorney for Mr Ir Bunch is as IS ISI follow follows I R Lee Bunch is a 1 well known min mining mm ing ir in man and a respected citizen of Boise Boic county Idaho whore where he has lIas exception exceptionally I ally all nth ic mining property He lie has a great many man friends in Salt Lake and was wa associated with several prominent men I Mire here In m mining speculations I Newhouse e Invests 1 His business connections c with Mr Ir Newhouse began bean several sc r l months ago when hen the latter invested 3 OO in some property controlled by Mr Bunch Sub Subsequent Subsequent Subsequent sequent to that investment Mr Ir Newhouse sent his expert mining engineer M 31 1 M Johnson to Boise county count to look up the property Johnson spent pent four or five fhe weeks in Idaho and on his return re reported reported reported ported that the property was very rich richin richIn richIn in mineral deposits Thereupon Mr Ir New Newhouse Newhouse Newhouse house invested about in develop developing ing these mines Mr Ir Newhouse controlled d the company compan that was formed and had entire charge of 0 01 the tho workings of the mine Among mong other improvements on the land was a t small mill mm which was under the control of New Newhouse Newhouse Newhouse house After operating several months Newhouse closed down this mill He lIe ex cx explained explained to Mr Ir Bunch that the entire I output of the mill was only about 1200 LO and amI that it would not pay to continue continuo it itin itin itin in operation Fist Versus Revolver The closing of the tile mill aroused the ire of Mr Ir Bunch and he lie came caine to Salt Lake Lal e eto to discuss It with Mr Ir Newhouse He said that instead of or 1200 the mill should have hae turned out between OOOO and worth of refined metal and he went to the office of Mr Newhouse to demand an explanation In th the course of the argument both men became angry and a stormy stonny scene ensued Mr Ir Bunch Bunh claims that Newhouse either eith r rda drew thew da w a revolver rev lver or attempted to draw one and Bunch struck him in the face Fol Following Following lowing long the quarrel in the office of New Newhouse Newhouse house in the Dooly Dool block which occurred Tuesday afternoon an appointment was wa made for the two to m met et the next after reon foOn at the office of Newhouse At Atthe Atthe Atthe the appointed hour nour Mr Bunch and an at went to the office but Mr New Newhouse Ne Newhouse house was not there Bunch returned to the Wilson hotel and was preparing to re ye return return turn to Idaho when the warrant for his arrest was served sen d Samuel Newhouse who swore out the complaint c against Bunch when seen last evening refused to discuss the matter It Jt is a private affair and in no wal concerns the tho public he said and hand ft it would not be fair fail to myself to say any anything thing about it until I am called as a wit witness witness ness when the matter comes before the courts |