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Show iGlfiL ARRESTED IS THE i DAUGHTER OF Mi OF WEALTH Salt Lake, Jan. 8. Posing as the daughter of Verocr Z. Reed, a millionaire mil-lionaire mining man of Denver. Colo , a comely girl of 21 years, recently a guest of the Utah and Semloh hotels, ho-tels, where she was known as Joan Worth, occupies a cell in the city jail with two charges, forgery and petty larceny, against her. whilo police po-lice officers are endeavoring to locate lo-cate Robert B. Powell, the man who the prisoner says, Is responsible for her downfall. A long list of crimes, said to have been committed by the young woman in Salt Lake City during the past week, is being investigated by detectives, detec-tives, to whom she has already confessed con-fessed lo having obtained merchan- Idlse and cash on bogus chocks at local lo-cal stores. Walker's and the Z. C. M I stores were among her victims, and, according to her own admission she attempts to work similar schemeR at other places. The checks which the young woman had cashed, were signed "Ruth Reed." When arrested she claimed to be the daughter of a prominent Denver mining man and gave her father's fa-ther's address as the Standlsh ho tel Later, however, she said that the name Ruth Reed was a fictitious name, saying her true name is Joan Worth but she clung to the story of her father and his business. Explains Use of Name. After her arrest and confession the girl explained to the police that she had used the name of Ruth Reed, in signing the checks, on the advice of the man Powell. The police are of the opinion that Powell was familiar with the financial standing of Vemor Z. Reed and knew of his having a I daughter named Ruth Mr Reed's daughter, however, is at present In Denver, and her father could give no explanation fur anyone assuming his daughter's name unless it was to establish n financial standing. Mr. Reed is one of the besl known men in the west Hp is Interested In mining, banking, petroleum, manu facturing, land reclamation and Irrigation Irri-gation projects in Colorado. Mr Reed, who is a multi-millionaire, however, how-ever, is widely known as an author as well as a financier. He lias been a prominent contributor of essays-stores essays-stores and ethnological and travel sketches to various magazines. 00 |