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Show II JOSEPH ILL S001BURRESIED Detectives Claim to Know Where Broker Is; Reward Is Posted. Late last night advices are said to have been received in Salt Lake that Joseph had been located and that he would be placed under arrest ar-rest somo time today. Just where the man's trail has led his pursuers pur-suers was not given out The detectives de-tectives last night told J. E. Cos-griff Cos-griff that they had two clews they wero following and it is believed that one of these has led to tho broker's hiding place. With a" dragnet extending to every city and town in the United States, tho detectives soarching tho country for Milton D. Joseph, the well-known Suit Lake mining broker who disappeared disap-peared last Monday with $5d,000, last night wero of tho belief that it would not be long beforo tho missing brokor would bo iu custody. While tho results of the chaso thus far havo boen negative, the detectives believe thoy havo established beyond doubt that Joseph has not had tho opportunity op-portunity to leavo tho country. Every soaport has boon closely watched, and it is believed that littlo opportunity has been afforded for his cscapo into Mexico Mex-ico or Canada. It is the belief of tho dotcctives that Joseph might havo gone to Ogden on Monday or may have remained in Salt Lake. That ho did not finally leavo tho city or go into hiding until Tuesday afternoon was almost definitely established estab-lished last night. J. E. Cosgriff, president of the Continental Con-tinental National bnnic, yesterday authorized au-thorized tho announcement; that a reward re-ward of $1000 would bo paid for tho return re-turn of tho fugitive io Salt Lake. The reward differs from tho usual rew;ard offered for the apprehension of criminals, crimi-nals, in that it docs not specify that a conviction is necessary iu order to so-curo so-curo tho reward. While somo doubt has boon expressed ub to the nature of the oll'onso which Joseph is alleged to have been guilty of, County Attorney 1. E. Willoy and J. Walcott Thompson, counsel for the bauk, aro of tho opinion that thero is no doubt that a crime has been committed com-mitted and that in the ovent of tho capturo of tho fugitive there will be no difficulty in bringing him to trial, It is probable that the chargo will bo either embezzlement or grand larceny. Operatives of tho Pinkorton dotoc-tivo dotoc-tivo agency, who aro at work on tho case, have been conducting an investigation investi-gation locally as to Joseph's habits and operations during tho time ho was in Salt Lake. They havo loarnod that ho gambled, moderately, hotting oh the races and playing at cards. However, in his gambling as well as in his stock BpoculationB it was learned that Joseph was conservative. Ho lost some money on the horso rncos, but his losses wero not heavy. His speculations in mining stock wero not entirely succossful, but his loseeB did not seriously impair hiB fhmucial standing. Ho was found not to havo been as well-to-do aH was (jten- (Continued on Pago Three.) THINK JOSEPH WILL SOI BE ARRESTED (Continued from page One.) orally believed, but ho was solvent and had a good brokerage business. Rumors that ho had associated with women frequently were carefully investigated. inves-tigated. Some of theso wero found to bo without foundation nud the reports as to the other rumors were of a conflicting con-flicting nature. It was found that during the week prior to his disappearance he had sold practically all of the mining stock which lie had owned that was snlablo. The sales' were not large, as he had disposed of most of his stock several months ago. However, they netted him between S3000 and .1000. When lie left the city it is believed that with the money obtained through the sale of the Utah Copper stock, the proceeds of which he was to have returned to the Continental National Nation-al bank, he had approximately ?ti0,000. Persistent rumor during the past few-days few-days lias been that before leaving Salt Lake Mr. Joseph gave to his mother quite a simi of money. The mother, however, Is apparently crazed with grief and has been unable to tell the detectives detect-ives when she last saw her son or whether wheth-er or not he gave her any money. The governing board of the Salt Lake Stock & Mining exchange yesterday adopted the recommendation of tho mem- hnrallill (!drrrmtl f A,, nnrl iijnAnrIftr1 Mi- Joseph from membership in the exchange. The suspension, is for an Indefinite period and will stand until a full Investigation Js made, after which he will cither be expelled or restored 'to good standing. As Is usual In such cases, the detectives de-tectives working on the case recolved a great many reports to the effect that Joseph was In as many different cities as there were reports. In almost every Instance the reports were found to be based on mistaken identity. The exceptions excep-tions are being further Investigated, though the officers are of tho belief that none of the reports yet received will lead to the. arrest of their man The appearance of Mr. Joseph is so striking that it would be difficult for him to affect a disguise that would conceal con-ceal his Identity long, and the officials of the bank and the officers investigating investigat-ing the case believe that he cannot long elude his pursuers. The Merchants' bank of this city holds a note of $1000 given by Joseph. The bank also has a balance of 3000 In the name of Mrs. Joseph. Yesterday the bank asked Mrs. Joseph whether or not she cared to take up her husband's note. She said that she did not care to do so, as her bank balance was practlcallv all that she had left. It was also reported yesterday that there was a hitch In the arrangements whereby Mrs. Joseph liud agreed to put up all of her property as security for the 54.000 her husband should have paid to the Continental National bank. At first Mrs. Joseph agreed to pledge her personal fortune and securities for tho money her husband took. It was understood under-stood that this would largely cover the 51.000 taken by Joseph. However, It is now declared tliat Mrs. Joseph has changed her mind and declined to covur the loss to any extent. |