Ogden Daily Standard | 1901-08-29 | Page 7 | Will Not Pay the Reward

WILL NOT PAY THE REWARD selby smelling smelting Sm elting works will not keep its word san francisco aug 29 president ralston 0 the selby smelling smelting Sm elting works announces that the reward of which was offered for abo arrest and conviction ot the thief or thieves who stole over worth ot gold bullion on the night of august ath will not be paid as such though the detectives tec tives and others who were instrumental in recovering the treasure and sending the robber john winters to jail will liberally compensated for their services winters waa under arrest when tho reward was offered and president ralston says hie conviction was expected the company bolever bo wever thought he had accomplices and also feared that the gold had been taken out of the country and tor these reasons the offer ot the big reward was made it Is stated that several of the officers who worked up the case have been settled with but the amount paid them Is not known