Show effin f Tuu days dally auguil ac DREADFUL defalcation A well known and highly in if acau indof lip acknowledges A alinn that willi he h yesterday alic news loll 1011 like n thunderbolt in this community that sir J r gravani Gra hani cashier at this point for alio central pacific railroad company had been a macd charged with appropriating to hn own use flinch had been entrusted to iaia care icily every who hearil alio but alio opinion mr Cira liams in nocenzo doe not to have been well about six months ago n discrepancy in accounts was noticed lit the san francisco office it had been alio clerks could not tell however after suspicion pointed to office and it then diat the first dolbi was as to mr graham i anonte TV but nothing was done in re luion to alio matter at that time on saturday lat mr II ft skillful detective detec tivo in alio employ of alio como pany camo to this city and had a mr james forica agent ot alie road at this point the latter gentleman was astonished at alio grave character of alio charges brought against a man for tho conduct of whom aci was responsible though lio was in no way to blamo for lie expressed a wiil ingo niesto give ap all lib property prop eity necessary to the company in order to cleair UK OFFICE from tho stain which had been cast upon it beyond an examination of the books and papers no steps were bakon in the caso until yesterday when mr graham was arrested mr thomas marshall alio companas comp anys attorney was in tow nand in alio accused man was taken before commissioner and arraigned on alio charge of embezzling funds amounting to about lie waived examination and was bound over in the sum of to await the action of the grand jury before tho adjournment of the court lie stated that the amount mentioned did not begin to cover the REAL defalcation which reached in all from forty two to forty four thousand dollars it appears that about six years ago the first sum was from alie company by mr graham to cover losses in mining stocks his intention WM to replace the amount borrowed but ill luck followed until restitution tit ution was beyond his power from the time mentioned until within a few days past the systematic was continued but it is very probable that at the present time the do fend anthas not ft collir of the com banys money in his possession or under his control having lost it all an effort was made to secure bonds and they would doubtless have been obtained but eliat it became apparent to mr graham s numerous arit ads that in of ilia on the first another ono would bo preferred against him so alic attempt last evening lie remained in ogden in caro of deputy marshal young and this morning will bo taken to salt lake the is manifested liero for mr gralian Gra liam his ngod mother amiable wife and his six children all are beloved and respected by their friends and acquaintances who sorrow deeply at this deplorable me gralian was considered a man of alio STRICTEST INTEGRITY if the most perfect honor and al hough nono can to see serious u cacos overlooked aalthe JUNCTION will unite in wishing that svery mitigating circumstance may be brought forward and carefully weigh id in this case |