Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-02
Charged with Making False Entries
in Books Of Utah National.
A JURY Is EMPANELLED.


Banker J. II. Stout was put on trial
In the district court before Judge Mar
shall this morning.
The indictment charges that he az
President u thu Utah National Bank
made certain false entries In hln report
10 the comptroller u thu currency On
july ~. ISIS.
The report says that Stout was in-
debtcd to the bank In the sum OF sgo,-
21o'p; whereas, II IL claimed that tho
amount due was 20 different ana much
larger sum u money"
Tho second account upon which Mr.
Stout IL put on trial. IL that ON July ",
1895. he an president Of the bank made
a certain false entry. crrditing himself
on the books uf the bank with t2.ii0.
on certain note alleged TO bu false and
fictitious. given Tor that umount, signed
bank.
This amount was credited to Mr..
Stout under the beading " Deposited
~ the Utah National nank q Halt
Lake city, Ia the credit VI J. ~ Stout,
'.,.saiary ...' ..I isoa Total 3 no.
Under the heading Debit. Utah Ma
tlonai Bank, i.ig.isas. Demand Loans,
| No ~ j. H. Hedges. faaIu.
This note given by Hedges. n IL all
legged, toEuihrr with the salary u
800, IL the false entry made by Stout.
/ crcdiung himself with tho i2.s50. well
/ knowing the said note 10 b. false. ne
titinut. and forged. and then and there
well knowing the same 60 be vaiuciuaa.''
The ease % banker Stout was called
aud defendant. through Attorneys
| Dickson 4 Powers, announced that
/ he was ready 90 proceed clerk t.ctcher
selected from the box tho following
named Juror, who answered TO their
names and were sworn
Oscar ufosheli, e. ". Ilaum. W. II.
/ Lynn. Thoa. y. ilouHche, VIM. Prescott.
| Aionxo Argyic. a. ". Kelly. Edwin y.
Parry, Jas, 4. Bean. BOYD Park. Geo.
| y. Gibbs. and l,nnmuH chriatofferaon.
Attorney Whlttemorc stated TO IN.
Jury summoned, that this carc u a
| charge aHainNt J, ~. Stout 10 the effect
that On the 9Th day Of August. 1875. he
had made u falls. entry In n report to
the comptroller % the currency. whlle
he. Stout. was president Of the Utah
National bank; also charge on an
other count that the said J, 81. Stout
had dcpoaltrd n certain false aud ne
tiiloun note signed BY Mr. Hedges. for
which the defendant had obtained u
credit 70 his account on tho books Of
Mr. Lynn had formed an unqualified
u the accused. and Mr lloyd Park had
also am opinion, Roth these gentlemen
were challenged for cause by the de-
frnrc ana were excused Mr. Iourchs
was excused upon pcfemptory challenge
| hy the defense.
-Four additional Jurors were drawn;
WIN, ~. Streepcr, ". r Duke. 3. q.
| Ewing, and iiyrum y, Thomas.
Mr.. Duke had an unqualified opinion
M o. the merits 81 the ease.
with whom have You talked con-
corning ~" asked Attorney whittc-
more
I'VE object TO that question:" said
Mr., Dickson, Tho witness has an un-
qualified opinion. ana IL therefore dis
Mr. whl,temere though, the question
n proper unei but the court ruled that
the objection 10 such questions was
that tho answer might show 10 tho
Jury what the opinion II and that II
wnA formed from conversation with
some person afterwards called az a
witness. Mr. Duke was challenged for
cause by the defonsc and excused.
Mr., Ewing had an opinion that he
thought might Influence his verdict.
hut he was not challenged for cause.
n. g. Hoffman was called but was per-
cmp,orlly excused by the government
and was excused,
John q. Smith was called and passed.
The Jury therefore stands and was
sworn 20 Try the case aa follows.
Oscar Orosohell, G. N. baum, Alonxo
Edwin y, Parry. Jas. A. bean. Geo. v.
| ulbha. ltnrmur ChriHtopherson, VIM.
~. atreepor, ilyrum y, Thomas. \. G.
Ewing and John Y. Smith
JAMES CHAPMAN.
Utah National bank, aud state treas
urer, was the FIRST witness called. lie
| Identified n number ~ the books OF the
bank and was then excused.
JOHN A. uRoEsnEcK IN.
John A, Groesbeek was sworn,
| lives In this city; works Tor the county
treasurer. was engaged for seven or
eight years and IN 1885 in the Utah
National bank and was a teller ihers
for part OF that year, Tie Identified
\ two debit slips and u credit slip that
i had passed through his hands. They
were In stoutrs handwriting. he said.
| and had been handed To him by Mr.
/ Stout on July n or ", 1875,
| The tickets presented were a deposit
ticket OF ts.1i0 and two general debit
tickets, one for $500 the other for g., $50.
4 The deposit ticket gave !, NJ. Stout
| credit Tor te1t0 The other tickets
charged expense $500, and demand loans
| SEQ,
\. V. JONES.
4. v. Jones was sworn. lie was tho
cashier ~ the bank, lie Identified the
call made for a report from the COMP
| trullor ~ the currency, dated July 20,
is9s, requiring the bank to make a 70.
| port ~ It's condition M 10 July IA, 1895.
| lie also Identified the report made pur-
| Huunt To the call The amount VI Mr..
stouitH Indebtedness TO the bank. as
stated IN the report OF July n. iS0S 10
| given In the report at the sum OF $50.
| 1908. he Identified second report,
| made upon request 81 the comptroller,
because the notary, Mr, Jones. who had
sworn 10 the report, was an officer "
| the hank,
This report says that the excess OF
| Indebtedness Of ]. NJ. Stout, $3.50 had
been made good by deposit made ~
Stout and that the deficiency OF j. A.
| Hedges had been made good by de-
| post by the latter, According 10 law
| the amount owing 10 the bank from
any one individual cannot be more than
| ten per cent OF Its capital stock. and
| Banker Stoutts indebtedness exceeded
| the amount allowed by taa07Q,
When Mr.. Jones was asked TO identt.