Show akl kopd WAS at bill hill OP OF I 1 TO 11 ovll va inasu A trouble henvis to alave lk vt that ui 4 I 1 tailed tt to put alt the tivo amount 4 of Inin lw ki to too mule lahe 4 SALT SAIT LAKE CITY 1 july 14 1101 days have seemingly failon upon for the stampede which stampeded tit it the air fair ground i all laet last week and now tho performers perform ere cowboys coi indiana and others aro are stampeding in an effort to get prize money they claim la Is tine due them the promoter promoters admit the show met with indifferent success and tatt th it they are somewhat ome what hurt short as to money with which to acet lag los latent demands but dby premise to malt make good on their part they claim good intentions an today they am ari doing much hurrying and scurrying to get the necessary coin on the other hand thoro there are insinuations of perjury and la in teat tont to defraud and those who participated la in the exhibition are waiting with mow or leea less impatience tor for their money in tho office of attorney willard hansen counsel for or the company officials oHI clala of the tho company and detective george E cleveland are going over oyer the books today account accounts they are aleo also trying to locate empry check issued by C S cunningham secretary ecret ary of the company and aa an fut fat an these check chock are secured they aru are being pasted la lit a big check book opposite alm stubs just how many check were leaned issued and for or what purposes seu will not be known until lato late today tod ay iy possibly not until tomorrow in 14 the meantime cunningham and d other officers of the company are under police surveillance and it la Is oot not beyond the pale of that arrests will be made with the arly charge of perjury named iti lit the complaints officers of the company admit they are isfort ti hort but promise to I 1 make good unless thi this ie is done dono the alternative will be artest according to Detec detective tiyo cloo land who has charge of the case the storm broko about 7 saturday night when cowboys and to girls were informed in some in definite way nay that secretary cunningham had di disappeared and that between and was also miming tho the found dr E mcabee president of the company in room cullen hotel and ha WM was at once placed under guard by the angry ebo claim prizes and other tooney aggregating he ile avns almost almest forcibly taken to the company kearne kearns building where the books were seized and then a earch search for cun was instituted but no trace ot of him hira could be found that night the police were appealed to and Det detective octive cleveland waa was detailed on the case lie ile secured possession of the abeck book and other documents and took them to police headquarters there had been an understanding thit the company would settle with the performers on thursday but settlement was as deferred until friday and finally those clamoring tor for their money were even elven to understand tuat settlement would be mada saturday when dr mcabee was located at the cullen he lie denied all knowledge of the whereabouts of A band of cowboys under the leadership of chick ch ick hass start started Ld out to find but their quest was vain they me ared the services of attorney roes ross NI donney bonney while judge 0 W powers waa was retained to represent gladys bernal a cowgirl who has a 04 claim of it waa was decided by the cowboy cowboys to swear out 1 warrant for the arrest of officers of the company but this action was deferred until a complete examination of the books la Is made statement it developed that Cunning cunnungham bam had not fled tied from the city but that he was here cunningham waa was round found sunday and went to the com corn banys office where ha h said were book books that krould prove be he did dot not misappropriate any money in accounting tor tar the tho sor shortage tage he lie said that money included la lit the had not yet been collected much of it being for advertising he ile said it was the purpose of the company 0 f induce the cowboys to wait as long ion us as possible until outstanding money was collected aher a sott ament would be made after cunningham was found bo lie made the following I 1 statement 1 tat ement ant ami after that declined to d discuss the matter until tha checks are all accounted for 1 I had arranged tor for N X E me ale abse aboe ot of the company that if they fished to find ma saturday they could go so to my house at second hast east street where they would tind find a a note telling where I 1 was I 1 left the note in front ot of my house where I 1 told bin him be could find it U and anti explained explain cd in it where I 1 could be found mr nir mcabee could havo have found me last night if be he bad had remembered or anted to find me we had intended to stall oft off the contestants aa as long as rossi blo blat until we collected some money we had coming from advertising bills I 1 was iut ut saturday evening and succeeded in collecting some me ley my but it was not much as I 1 did not get started until lite in tho the evening ye ks far ae as any crooked woric work la Is concern concerned pd I 1 can account tor for every nickel it if I 1 am given half halt a chance those who went over my books ajro forced to admit that they could eee see nothing wrong it I 1 had intended to steal any of the money I 1 would 11 surely ll rely have been wise enough to have the stubs on my check books ti tally ily with nith the checks that had been cued if they do tally when they are seen ot the bank tomorrow everything vill be all right I 1 was not trying to hide little I 1 went cut on my motorcycle with mra mrs cunningham last night and we arrived home rather late I 1 waa was at home at 7 30 this morning when my mother telephoned me ma and gave me no my first news of the publicity I 1 received over the affair the booke books show according to detective cleveland that cash auh paid out from receipts exclusive of the checks tha vere ere drawn by cunningham amounted to 1841 45 just how much w wm aid out in checks chocks la Is now being t u and each check Is being pasted in la the book opposite the stub when this work la Is completed the exact status of the concern will be known like lake perjury the original Incorporator a are dr N E Alc mcabee Abee president C a S cunningham ning ham secretary J W woolf treasurer and E A austin and william drake according to a copy of their articles of association each subscribed subscribe il 2000 making a total capital block of it Is stated in the articles artl clee that the amounts were fully paid bild up but this seems not to have been the case it la Is that the amounts subscribed have not been paid |