The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-24
INDICTMENT.
a Copy of the Instrument Brought in
by the United States Grand
Jury.
he Is Charged with U-nIawtnIly and
Feioniously ApprOpriating
Cascade Bank stock.

The following is a copy of the indict-
ment returned by the grand Jury at
Helena on Friday, against Will Hanks.
eX-president of the Merchants National
bank of Great Falls:
The grand jurors of the Uni ed States
of America, duly %empanneled, sworn and
charged to inquire within and for the
district of Montana and true present
ments make of all crimes against the
laws OF the United States within said
district, upon their oaths and aftirma-
tions lind and present that Will Hanks,
of the district of Montana, in the circuit
aforesaid, and within the Jurisdiction OF
this court, on September 16, 1891, at ths
city of Great Falls, being then and there
president OF a certain National banking
association, then and there known and
designated as the Merchants National
bank of Great Falls, Montana, which
said association had been Heretofore
created and organized under and by
virtue OF the laws Of the United States
relative to the organization Of national
banks, which said association was then
and there acting and carrying on the
banking business in said city Of Great
Falls, in said district Of Montana, under
said laws Of the United States; and that
the said Will Hanks, as such president,
then and there had received in and into
his possessionl the moneys, funds and
credits Of said banking association q GER
tain certificate of stock Of the Cascade
bank, Of Great Falls, Mont. which said
certificate was in the words and figures
following, to-wit:
On the face of said certificate: "Incor
porated under the laws of Montana. No,
Il. Shares fifty. The Cascade bank.
Capital stock. $4,000. -Four hundred
shares, $4,000. Great Falls. Mont.
This is to certify that Will Hanks is the
owner of fifty shares of the capital stock
OF the Cascade bank. transferable only
on the books of the bank, in person. or
by attorney, on surrender of this certiti-
cate properly endorsed. In witness
whereof the said bank has caused its
corporate seal to be affixed and this
certificate to be signed by its president
and cashier at Great Falls. this fourth
day of April. 1859. 5. f. Atkinson,
president. f. p. Atkinson. cashier.
On the back of said certificate: "For
value received | sell. assign and transfer
to George A. Wells, cashier. fifty shares
of the within mentioned stock and do
hereby constitute and appointed George
y. Wells, cashier, my attorney ire
vocable for me and in my name TO trans
fer the same on the books of the bank,
with full power of substitution in the
premises. Witness my hand and seal
this LIST day Of December, 1890. Will
Hanks. Witness. VI. S. Burns
And which said certificate Of stock. at
said last mentioned date. was of the
value of $1,000. lawful money of the
Cnited States; and which said certifi-
cate of stock had been. by said Will
Hanks, duly transferred, assigned and
delivered to said George a. Wells az
cashier of the said Merchants National
bank, and then and there being. on Sep
TENDER Il. 1891. of the money funds
and credits of the said Merchants Ma
tional bank. and then and there being
in the possession OF the said Will Hank,
as such president aforesaid, he the said
Will Hanks. then and there, with force
and arms, wrongfully. ~uniawfully, feloni-
ouslv, and with the intent TO injure and
defraud said Merchants National bank.
and without the knu Wedge and consen.
of said Merchants National bank, did
embeZzle and convert to his own use the
said certificate of stock Of said CASCADE
bank of Great Falls. of the value afore-
said, contrary to the form of the statute
in such cases made and provided, ant
against the peace and dignity OF the
United States of America.