| Show I ROGNONS AUSKA LIFE former Salt Lakers Career r in Arctics r GOOD SUBJECT FOR NOVEL l Indicted for Embezzling Funds From the Government While Acting U S Commissioner Persuaded Former l mer Salt Lake Woman to Get a Di vorco and When Sho Went to Alaska to Join Him He Was Found to Havo Transferred His Affections She Expects to Sue Him The Nome Gold Digger nnd the Teller News Just received contain stories I concerning the doings In Alaska of Ernest Er-nest G Rognon formerly a weB known Salt attorney and afterward U S Commissioner Alaska Rognon was Indicted for embezzling Government funds to the extent of about 4000 and was arrested at Teller City July 13th I last later being released on bond In detailing the story the GOld Digger says According to Mrs IJ Mitchell cx Unlied States Commissioner Rognon of Teller Is nn adventurer and his deeds would mal e a good subject for a modern novel I Rognon before had I beCorecomlnsto Nome lived In Salt Lake for tholaGt fifteen I years There he met Mrs Mitchell and Induced her to secure a divorce from her husband which sho succeeded doing Ro non wan Interested In tho mining biisl l Ii ness and Mrs Mitchell stales that Just I J before ho left for Nome tho Salt Lake pa I pcrK accused him of salting tho New l I Mammoth mine lund that he offered tho it aswaycr 111 shares of stock when he found out that Rognon had perpetrated a mIning fake and was endeavoring to sell tho mine at an enormous llguro by salting HIr5fItchell Mrs Mitchell slates that sho gave Rog non a sum of money and they both came on to Seattle From there Rognon came to Nome alone as at that time Mrs Mitchell I Mit-chell had not secured her divorce and would not leave until the Judge had given her a decree They exchanged numerous I I letters I full of tender phrases and in October Oc-tober Mrs Mitchell at the request of Rognon came on here after selling what I little furniture she had and found that Rognon had transferred his fickle affection I affec-tion The only excuse made was that tho longlookedfor letter never came but It Js claimed that his sister had signed tho registered receipts Mrs Mitchell Is preparing to bring suit against the exJudge as he has deeded pvcr to her an Interest In a mining claim on Alder gulch that he had no claim ton to-n order that she would release him from a nromjac of marriage Tho contract la I duly signed and witnessed Part of Rognons Illgotten gain ho spent on house and lot at Teller he Is also said to have sent out 300 to Seattle for diamonds he had pawned and gave to I his slater Mrs J P Eardlmi 1000 for speculation I |
