Show Sf SEEKS US ALLEGED STOLEN FUNDS fUND Replevin of Loot of Former Paymaster Brown of Navy Asked An echo of ot the sensational Bro Brown naval embezzlement case was heard Monday when United States District Attorney Charles M. M Morris filed flIed an action in the federal district court to replevin the he sum of ot In currency currency cur- cur rency ency which Is alleged to be contained in a safety deposit box ox In the Ogden State bank at Ogden The money is said to represent represent rep- rep resent about one fifth of ot the sum stolen tolen by Lieutenant Ervine R. R Brown irown former paymaster of ot the Pacific fleet who is now serving a in ln th the P uth N. N H. H naval aval prison following his conviction lon tion by a on a charge ot of f embezzling more than ot of f government funds Brown according to federal officers officers of- of was stationed on the U. U S S. S S. S Summers In addition to being paymaster pay- pay muster master he was also supply officer for or the squadron In March 1924 he le defaulted disappearing with all allme the me cash In his possession most of ot which was in currency After Atter a wide nation search It was discovered ered red ered that under th the name of C. C F. F Martin Brown had placed Inthe in inthe the tie Ogden bank Later he went to California to Join his wife who was awaiting waiting him there Upon arrival he le handed her a 8 suitcase telling her that it contained a large sum of ot money he had stolen from the naval funds entrusted to him He also gave her the ke key to the Ogden safe deposit box Instructing her to take good care of ot the cash and ke key l Ir Mrs however did dd not approve approve ap- ap prove of ot her husbands husband's d doings and andas andas andas as soon as opportunity offered she took ook both the suitcase s and the key keyo to o the naval commandant at the Mare lare Island navy yard near hear San Francisco The search for tor Brown then hen recommenced Following his capture trial and conviction by bya a naval court he was removed to Por Portsmouth mouth naval prison |