| Show I Wetzel Alleged Stealer of i Bond M l- l l v Money Laney Is Arrested in Los Angeles 6 TWO SALT Al T LAKE IRl NAMED IN SHERIFF M I A Former Chief Clerk at Magna Is Believed to Have Taken Will Face Trial Here LOUIS F. F WETZEL who ho left Salt Lake about three weeks ago under circumstances which resulted in in a complaint charging embezzlement being filed against him by his employers employer the Utah Ulah Copper Cop Cop- Copper per pcr com company pan was arrested toda today In Los Angeles and Is being held for tho the Utah authorities r i Wetzel Is specifically charged with embezzlement of or In money paid In b by Utah Copper e at L the e Magna plant on Liberty bond ments It Is suspected however cr that his total defalcation will amount to a sum in the thc neighborhood of or OOOO paid in to him as collector of ot bond Instalments in instalments In- In for Cor a period of or almost ono one year ear Wetzel was chief clerk of or the Magna plant GIRLS WITH HIM Welze at tho time tImo of or his ar arrest arrest arrest ar- ar rest were two young oun women of or Salt Lake named in the dispatch to Sheriff Sher Sher- Sheriff iff Corless from the sheriff of ot Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles county The Tho arrest was made Both Doth women were taken In custody by the Los Angeles sheriff and were detained pending advices from Crom Sheriff Sherif Corless The telegram to the sheriff asked askell Do you ou want them In connection con con- with the case Wetzel etzl waives extradition GIRLS NOT WANTED In the reply Sheriff Sherlf Corless advised that the local authorities had not connected connected connected con con- the girls with Wetzels Wetzel's cause and that the they were not wanted Itis Jt It is supposed that th they w wre were re Immediately immediately imme Imme- released t v. v At the concern on East Bast Pour Fourth h South street where one of the girls is employed employed em em- as a stenographer It was stated staled that Hint she left lett for California on ona ona a n. three weeks weeks' s' s vacation in company with a a.- a. a girl irl friend on April 1 16 G. G Tho The other girls girl's employer at a motor accessories house said that she had requested l a leave of oC ab absence ence to togo togo togo go to California on April 16 15 and that It was said b by other that she had left lett for or the thc coast on 1 the tho following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing day in company compan with ith a girl friend Doth Both concerns sa the tho girls were stead steady faithful and that no one connected with the companies companies companies com com- knew whether t they ey were ac acquainted acquainted ac- ac with Wetzel etzel GOES AFTER WETZEL Deputy Deput Sheriff Riley RHey M M. 1 Beckstead J will JI lea leave leae e n at t once for tor Los Angeles ic tG Continued on pa page o 8 TWO SALT LAKE GIRLS I Continued from page 1 1 return with event Wetzel Extradition papers papers pa pa- pers pors are being prepared today al although although al- al though according to the dispatch Wetzel etzel will not attempt to resist ex ex- ex tradition After tho the disappearance of or Wetzel elzel from Salt Lake supposedly In a new automobile he was traced to San Francisco where he registered at the thc Manx hotel under his own name not attempting concealment Ile He was at tho Manx hotel It was since learned I from April 18 to 25 5 after which it was found that he had gone Cone to Los Angel An- An AnI I gel eM Information from local authorities j ties I led d to leis his hi location and arrest WAS TRUSTED Wetzel etzel was one of ot the tho trusted em em- of or the tho Utah Copper company compan for several severn 1 years ears and had risen to the position of or chief clerk of the Magna plant When the Liberty Libert loan lonn drive of or last summer was launched Wetzel was made c cashier 0 of the instalments Instalment paid In by b subscribers Almost Im Immediately Immediately Immediately Im- Im mediately following Wetzels Wetzel's disappearance disappearance the tho alleged shortages of funds were discovered Wetzel was married and former formerly lived lI In the tho Cummings apartments Mrs Wetzel two weeks ago aso went to Los Ios Angeles and returned with the body hody of or her mother the burial being In I Brigham City As a third act In tho the drama dramn the filed suit Utah Copper company compan has I a against t Wetzel etzel to r recover c ver OOOO now fixed b by the com company pan as tho the total I amount of ot mone money appropriated b by him The namos names of the two young oung woI women women wo wo- wo- wo men are not published by The Telegram Telegram Tele Tele- gram as assurance Is given I cn the they I knew nothing of 01 Wetzel's Wetzels alleged crime They rhe had known him hem only slightly In Salt Lake City and their I meeting at Los Angeles was purely I accidental |
