The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-28
THE MILES CITY BANK
Aaron Hershheld Il Indicted
Upon Six Counts.
THE CHARGES SERIOUS
Three Other Men Said to Have Been
Indicted in Connection With q Ger
tain Helena Bank-The Grand
Jury Does a Quick Job.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

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Helena' April z"-The united states
grand jury submitted its final n only
report to Judge Knowles To-day and
vas a,soharu.s d.. -. -. -
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'he 'ifhe IL went 10 work, making a
record for promptness and. from all
appearances efficiency that has M.
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DIVISION Tor some time. Seven indict-
ments were returned, three In minor
cases and four In cases that whom the
names NJ all az tho indicted narties he
coua Lnou,n MA ,a,r g. ,,..,.. -
,o."-.S~ .u "" ~ son'e
interesting iea'"ieS' III Ieport Vi '"e
Jury was as priei ana TO the point as
lts session mas evidently oeen. IL was
as Ioilows'
we, tne united states grand Jury or
the April term 1898, most respectfully
report mat we nave investigated all
Cases "nich nave peen prougnt TO our
notice wherein witnesses and necessary
papers could be procured. Where in
dictments nave been found, we have
reported the same to this u In the
following cases we found the evidence
not sufficient to find an indictment, and
therefore respectfully recommend that
the defendants be released from Gus
tody and their bondsmen discharged:
bUIteu StdtcS W.. AUGUST WtStt1u,
charged with cutting timber on the
public lands of the United States:
United States VS.. Robert Judges,
charged with unIawfuIly returning
upon the Crow Indian reservation:
United states VS.. John LAWN. charged
with cutting timber on the public lands
Of the limited States: limited states VS..
Harry smith charged with cutting
,inher on tha n,hIic lands Of tho
Irnited states In viola ton Of section
saSs revised statutes Of the limited
Sta,es W. also visited the United
States assay Office where we were
so,..sou.iw roaoa ana shou,n
.Sun'-un, - stcarar danartmants
ans.s .ns 49, sa,issa n,ary
:" a. =, hanor 90
onnmpn a 20 e. nn'r,osias
ny oiiceis VI - W Gav
eAeenueu us nm, ~ mn naa
ing no TURNER business; W. $50.
fully ASK TO De from iur'her
attendance upon the court
In discharglng the jury Judge
hnowles saiu IL was entitieo 10 une
thahks OF It's country LOT tne Pto,np,
ana eHicient manner IN wnIcn i. hau
transacted the business presented.
Inc minor lnuictments were asaIhs,
Edgar Many-Guhs' AIoert Whhiey anu
Charies ockin Inc other inoic,,
menus "elc asan'ot ny ~
and three whose names cannon De MADE
pupilc ior OBVIOUS reasons, SIM Shes
are not unuer a.Ies' wv - III
are OUT oi .ne STAT. u,tb
IN oann 49,. 81 ,hnt a. sa,d 20 he
suspenueu ihssa,u.'om nas ,ron IaIona
TN inain,nant ssainst Aaron Uersh-
eaId nnn,ains s,x Counts charging him
,,,i,h acts not an consopa nee with the
ba laws. during his
connection with the State National
bank of Miles City. Count No. 1
that during the months of Au-
gust, 1896. while president of the bank,
and unknown to his associates in the
management. he unlawfully, willfully
misapplied the funds and credits of the
in the shape of a certain credit, a
note, having at that time a value OF
$16,2OO interest III is cnarseu
that at that time he was perfectly SOL
vent, ana that ne removed the no.e
from the pank, sups1ituths tnese spu,
rious notes Tor ss,loo each; one sisheu
.Wililam ~oinps anu .ne o"uans
i,en.y untan,f,ii,, ta,oni-
ulu then u ns,,i,, ,n,samnIv Tho Saia /
ou va 20 s,s 300 then heinngipp To said
,nat ssncia ton then and hereby
D"n'arna ,ha sa,pa 10 the ,se ~ him |
sois With intentjon then and there to
niure and defraud said banking ASSOC
ciation"
To onote the of the indict-
ment. counts Nos. 2 and 3 charge him
NTH making false and fictitious entries
yvhen the notes charged to Thompson
q, Matcalf were entered i'm the note
record. Count 4 charges him with
falsely reporting to the comptroller or
his agents the amount he owed the in
stitution. He reported he owed S.
ea9 81 when the indictment claims the
amount was in excess OF SOS. 900. the
exact amount OF which excess is to the
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