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Show CROCKETT THOUGHT TO MffilBT HI Man Who Asked to Rc Locked Up Guilty of No Wrong in This City. Because ho has never .bocn involved In questionable business transactions In Sail Lake City, W. K. Crockett, who appeared at the central police station in L,os Angeles An-geles Thursday night, and asked the detectives de-tectives to lock him up and no(.Ify tho authorities in Pocatello, Ida., and this xrlty concerning several alleged thefts of which he claimed to be guilty, will not be prosecuted, as far as the local llrms with which ho was connected were concerned. con-cerned. Crockett, it was said, was tortured by his conscience until he was almost driven insane. A. 13. Carstcnscn, vice president of the Carstonsen & Anson Music company of this city, stated Friday that on learning of Crockett's confcsslou he ordered a thorough thor-ough examination of the iirm's books, in order to locate any possible defalcations. He said ho was unable to Unci that Crockett had defrauded the company out of any money. Mr, Carstensen, however, emphasized the fact that. Crockett had never used the name of his firm in outside dealings. Crockett, ho said, was in the habit of taking horses from piano buyers 113 part payment on the Instruments. He would sell the horses, and in duo time turn in to the firm the amount necessary to keep his accounts straight. Crockett has represented Carstensen & Anson In tho southern Idaho field for tho last three months, and Mr. Cnrstensen was surprised at (ho confession ho Is alleged al-leged to have mado to tho Los Angeles police. "I think that Crockett must bo crazy," said Mr. Carstensen, "but wo hnvc found nothing wrong at this end. and of course we will not take any action against tho unfortunate man. as I know he has not robbed us of any money." Crockett's friends In Salt Lake Citv are firm in their belief that ho has not kept tho money of any firms he has ever worked for. They say that the only explanation ex-planation of tho mystery Is that Crockett must have lost his mind and that he suffers from tho delusion that he has robbed his employers hero and in Tdaho. Crockett has always borne a good reputation repu-tation hitherto and his credentials wero of the best. |