Show HENRY MUSSER ARRESTED Alleged to Have Attempted to De Defraud Defraud Defraud fraud Woman by Means of Book Schemes Henry Musser or Don Carlos Washington Wash Washington ington Musser well known in Salt Lake City where his relatives reside is in inn I trouble In Butte It is charged by a j i Butte woman that he has attempted to swindle her Musser lIu ser about t three t years ago brought action against the Nor Mor Mormon Normen mon men church for an accounting of the tithing funds The case was never neer brought to trial it being dismissed be before before fore tore it reached that stage A Butte account of or Mussers arrest says Henry Henr Musser or Don Carlos Wash Vash Washington Washington ington Musser is the object of ot a com corn complaint complaint plaint for grand larceny issued from the county attorneys office it being alleged that heIJ ho by b fraud from froma troma a woman named Mrs Arrissa Smith of Butte the sum of ot which he is said to have had from her giving in return a half interest in a proposed book about Butte which he said was I in progress of or compilation and which I he promised would be ready rend for tor pub publication publiCAtion publication within thirty days das if he could get money enough The proposition was made and the money secured last January Musser was at that time employed by the Butte Electric and Power company as asan asan asan an agent a ent Musser also proposed that she buy Into another enterprise a book on the Philippines but this Mrs Smith says she would not do Musser was once the proprietor of a small sm tI paper called the Saturday Advertiser which had but a brief brier existence Musser is said by veterans of the Philippine war to have enlisted in the light artillery in that war and to have gone with them to the islands j where he received a discharge He then started a paper called Freedom which had a considerable circulation among the soldiers in the Islands He had a partner In this enterprise and It finally failed ral lack of funds Musser surrendered himself to the officers and was allowed to go on his own recognizance He claims calms that he I Ihas Ihas has been represented misrepresented ml and that he has violated none of the terms of or the th contracts which he stands ready to t fulfill |