| Show I i SAFETY FHY DEPOSIT BOX WAS AS EMPTY I I AUy S P F Armstrong and Mrs 4 Demand to Know 1 i Where Valuables Arc ArcI i 0 I WERE AT THE UTAH NATIONAL I 1 Vivi ell e Comes li Ls Which Ics h Ilio Iho I In Hunk uk Story Both I Viewpoints ie j oi I 0 TWO VIEWS t t B By Joseph Nelson vicO 4 Utah National bank It Itt ItS t V Is absolutely I und luul maliciously lIJaH Ml 1111 1 S S ly Iy to attempt II to build up ip a IL tho the theS S 1 ory 01 tho 11 lit 10 safety sAfet de do deposit depo dof f S j posit po lt box Incident to tho the effect erred effectS q S S X that of ot tho thu bank could t t I havo hao had access to this box ox Tho t x J day after died a II young x xi S S nan man culled called lit tho hunk bank notified t i S 1 us lie was WIlS dead tl LuI find the tho box bok x xI I was scaled up UI and Willi not opened till tilt tho 1 V I of tit tho tie estate opened It IL No 1 01 buL but tho the owner of oC a 1 deposit lt x 1 St box hI key koy k y could possibly get gel Into u II 5 S x t box boxBy uL x 1 By b S T P attorney iI for Ml Mi ho declares a n x t tl S 4 V l x v ll H of C t and other S V x 1 go tho truth 15 V t of ot Mr Ir Nelsons Nelson statement When Whon Whenever hen hent S V t over ocr a fl company safety t S S V deposit IL boxes It furnishes two V V V V S S V x Hoys lo II each V hex box Wo have havo lo 1 Ii x 1 j caled only one Inc of ot keys key keyS S V V t a 11 was tho the thoko ko H li hiki id loo IlIo o of oC It II and It t tS 55 V V x s open V Any e of ot tho thoI t I S V S bonk bunk could h vo secured V S V nt t to 11 fillY empty box hox In lU lUt lUS lUay 1 t 1 II III ay S S 4 5 5 r I t From rOIl S 8 P 1 Armstrong attorney and law luw Mr Adrian common fc r V S V wife Ito of ot Admit Adt Intro comes i ie u a 10 to know what har become rf jf I j lit ht valuables hy hi them 10 to havo S V V beun stored III u tho do rio S of ot tho tito Utah National ol bank V e missing The welo vEO discovered to bo bl by Attorney and and Mr Pin Pill Pint I S tIll t When they applied 1 to tho the bank banI with t S lt box key to S V S tho the which ho told Ms hili 5 companion stored there thore V four foul dayH before his death when whon IllS his V S S physician had told him ho could not flOt V V declares that ho bo had hadS known uH a long l i nJ n tulle und and that S S Willie while ho WOH n II saloon man and had a t I tS S Frenchman idea ot of virtue still ho hoS S who had no flO S 5 WILl well known as LS ono V Imaginative conception COi CpU Il ot IC things thIn thInS and antl and told tho hW hll promises always 1 ayl kept S S S truth In II literal lent detail Armstrong ArmstrongS V S V learned that 2000 OO WItH was on deposit In Ill S S 5 tho batIk Ine to credit ami lutt 1111 hun has Had HadIt S 5 5 It removed but ht was wan unable to V t S his hie ItI lank hank hook bOk to verify verity tho the amount In III his hi check eItek book mention Is made of If V t S Hums deposited lIml in tho Iho hi safety deposit d h box bux it III III tho Utah U lh National NI V VI i 1 fully Cull believe tho mono money was left Jon leftin k S in tho 1110 box hox by IJ said Saul Mr lr Arm Armstrong ArmI rm I At I thought I c I strong troll morning I I V possibly he lie might haVo hae had a safety box ena but hut a it rigid rIght S S him luUl to hO reveal Teul his hili Iti I I the renters of safety deposit L boxes Ill any other place o where they the 1 II I I tiro liro tro to foi I Intended Int uc d to t lay the tho case caso i S before Mt Mf and nd Mr Nr Chip ft V tItan mid SO co o If would not Ilot do 10 S V V f lo t tit right 1 The tite Into IntI th affair of Tin Ii V box ht a IL matter this Lili Mrs Is also ul u known I V as OS I I Anna rill gave out a IL I state statement ment Ilent of It tho ease case WItS owner ot of S the tho thoom Lone luon on OIl Commercial V 5 hlll had hilt tho Holn S V V V thera tJ ro or In a II place neur neer I V V liy Ii as lit ono of ot Commercial streets hah hab II 1 V They mot met In Iii Now York YOlk Yorki I I IIII 11 i V 1 Miss not speak enk V V liny III and they Canto west tt ti cit V V that they tho vero mar married V ried but hul apparently had never gono gona 9 V tu tt the tiie trouble of securing formal docu documents 1 ments n In III tho thio case For Vot thi Ihl past tow few years CUIS aurs Mrs i sho elto wishes lids tills name used has lived S with uUno und has completely which for formerly merly shA knew know knowlI Ii r th V BOTH lI MII WILLS To protect tile the faintly properly Mrs Mr V had out U Ut a It 1 will ihL deeding V tub all to Mr b r and 1111 ha ho had likewise KO to o that whoever should Ito die ItoI V i would bo Ito tho the of ot tho the ii I l property On Monday Jan Jait 27 became very ill 11 at Ut tho family ii homo home No ia ti 61 Wi Vt l Third South street streetS I S Being 11 assured 11 that he could coul nut hut live hive It lio hu told tolt Mrs 1111 that In III cash was WIH on Oil deposit at ut the tho Utah National NationalS S 4 S 1 hunk baltic In III a it safe K deposit box hox to 10 which 1 ho Ito tho ha I key Iw I und previously I V V to 10 I 0 this lie III hlll told tolt her that his gout gold S l watch which ho dPI did not carry on Ott ac nc account C CV count of nf n it fear or of being bout bold hel tip UI Was Vas I V it S III In this box with Home diamonds hollo 1 1 Vt had been taken In lu U securities for Cor S to 10 Frenchmen many flY of If whom I secured money from V STORY f Si V Tho ruto total i lilt IN is valued at lit about and Lild IIII Mrs has hall hlll hiatt two twoS I S in iti tho the mailer V tho death of or The ho lust lI t otto ono t S t waa Willi hired vety PI S St I 1 II a fit Cl tt IVi death it till litH if ilK 1 Is H t L Sull line Uma I IIi in III u favor ot tt V S I 1 Armstrong Armstrong und and Mis iI t secured from from nil 1111 pa PaI 1 pert mid tho thu key luy to the tho safety deposit I box Sho She nays a 1 ha hll J took them awn away when her har mind wan wait and that ho camo to tu her declaring himself to In be i It a friend trl nd of ot without her lion tion no lie says In itt answer nn lVer to fo this thill that the Iho inferences arc nN faie that ho tic was WILli not a of ot that a 0 part porty claiming to tu her asked hIm to CHit and atu sea her hor that ho he did so am that she sh he appeared perfectly culm calm am rational finally asking him to take hIke keys kes ant and all 01 documents ol Of value Including a 1 will wil to his hl office for tor safe ato keeping He lie kept thorn thom until demanded by Mrs rr Who this party was Mr Ashworth would not say aay declaring that Mrs Mr knew an UI ni ho remained during tho the conversa conversation lion tion lon and Ind appeared to bo he a I friend of ot hers her brI At this first meeting ho he h had re recalled recalled called caled once doing some business In which hod haI hll an Interest ami had ha mentioned montone this thu Incident to Mrs ll NOT FORMALLY FOI LLY I f loft left ler said Mr Ir Ash Ast Ashworth Ashworth worth this morning moring Mrs Irs was addressed o as tot 1 Miss Mis by her friend and 01 she replied Mrs IX If I you yuu please This Tills lead head to and linci 1 I found that sho she had not lint boon bool for formally mally married so that I told her her hor horst status st was that of a I common law how wife She wanted me 1110 to get Jot tho the will wi pro probated probated bated and ami I then drew drow up Ull a nole nolo which she signed merely authorizing me file IC tn to Itch act as US her attorney In III II this work This was on oil Saturday Sunday 1 I went vent book baCk blk at her request and mo 10 to o help select a casket for forthe the Ito body RItA and nl also aiso Ilso to go to tho the sat II and look lonk over the property Tim rho man manIn In charge of M tho tite saloon coma In II while wi WI were talking und LInCI all al three of us went to Where nho became over the anti and wo we got gother gother her hol to tl heave at lt Mr Ir sug stig ilg This Thil Thil was tho the only symptom or of mental distress 11 I t witnessed Monday afternoon I wont and flied filed the tile will wi for tor probate and asked her tilt tor tho the fees telling her hr they thoY would woul amount all 11 told to toS S 3 or 10 11 She he gave 1 mo time Ur sir ir si 10 of which sho hlo KO e cured front from the th man In charge charo of ot tho the saloon who camo caIne up UI UI to her while wo wu in II tho the county coulty building ull grounds SJ MID SATISFIED Sho seemed perfectly satisfied then That was vas wa the tho last I heard hoard till ti S 1 P Armstrong came camo cale along with wih a I demand that hat I 1 turn lur over all al tho the papers I 1 had hadu hll Itt 10 u him 1 I asked that I turn turl them over overo overto to o the tho lady Ildy herself and ITHA 11 in a little Ito while chic bho camo caine with others I took tonk all ni her rS out ot of tho the safe Ic turned them over ovel and then lieu told them that the Hal alice ot of 13 3 I 1 hUll hud of at the time 16 lj given KIen me mo meI I 1 would retain as IS fees timId and Ind that the tho ad 11 done I 1 would not pay for tor All 1 I know kitow about tho vault and amid tho tIm safety deposit box Is II that Monday I Feb eb S 3 t I called at the te batIk bank and told them hem to seal up box as cw ho Imo was wa ded lead 1 I was WI UJ novel never In tho the safe deposit department I In II my life lifeS Ife S t P 1 Armstrong declares that ho he boB loos not think Ashworth over eyer used uH d tho the key In his hit possession to got get Into Int time tho box This Is II confirmed at Il tho the batik bank balk Where Mr lr Nelson says ho he was vas never or ot 01 made Ildo any n lY attempt to en enter enter enter ter Uio tio vault WHAT ARMSTRONG SAYS Mr Armstrong declares that ho he wIth will Anna Annl went to the ho bank Feb Febo ID V o Miss rss having havinG been ap 1 administratrix 1 of tho ho estate t and they thoy tho asked Mr to tn ad lul admit admit mit them to box b x No o 12 to 1 which thor they had tho key k anti and tho th au nu authority IU homily thOly of ot tho the court to opo OPI open 11 It I He I did 1 so 51 SI and lr left leC tho the vault room 1001 They Thoy then U l nM time the box and Ind found round Instead of l the Urn 55 they that It was completely empty of It valuables and ILI that had papers In his desk esk at II tho tue saloon much moro more valuable than those found In the time box Time Tho ca cle case e was wall to Mr 1 Open OJen who vImo replied according to tu Mr MrA 11 Armstrong A that he lie did Aki not nut know any lIny anything anythIng thing about It and amid Ild could not under tinder understand stand it an as no tile one lne could open tho time box but bitt time the key Ie holder In Itt concluding lull his hi story Mr Arm Armstrong strong declared that thul ho hn hud had not given time the nuttier mutter out nut for fol publication but that that this initiative must mut have havo hlo coma comno COIO from V Miss Among effects Is II a 1 memorandum V dum dil him showing that deposits wern mado on OIl 01 Den 6 G of tIC 30 und almA being deposited hut but without a 1 late date mentioned The Jut MI notation hOt Is partly In ill II French and partly purt In III EnglIsh l i |
