Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-08
Probing Into WeIIs-FargO Books a
Slow Job.
THE END IS NOT NEAR YET
A. y. Redding, Pacific surety Conn
paDy Man, Leaves THIS After
noon for san Francisco.

The investigation into the juggle'
accounts OF the Wells Fargo bank vii
not be completed before at least tire
weeks more, This Is the statemen
made today by A. p Redding, secre
tary and director Of the Pacific suret!
company of San Francisco, who hai
been oyerhaullng the affairs Of tn
bank.
Mr.. Reddlug left this afternoon fol-
san Francisco, accompanied by Mr.
knight, an expert accountant who has
been helping him at the bank, They
win both return later to continue tic
investigation. The delay In completing
the task OF discovering the exact de-
felt Is occasioned In large measure by
the fact that each depostor has 10 be
communicated with. and some Of them
are hard 10 locate. Until the inVestigd-
tion Is finished, II win be impossible,
Mr. Redding said, to give any accurate
statement as TO the banks affairs. The
task OF overhauling every item In Il
banks accounts is a tedious and laborl-
GUS task, and requires no little time and
patience.
Until these three weeks are over II is
unlikely that the bank will give out any
thing definite on the amount Of the de-
falcation. 1t is set at $4,000 for the
last four years, which is the only time
that the charge Of ENLIGHTENMENT can
cover. II may be more and 1t may be
less. The public will not know until
the bank Is ready to give the exact
figures.
All the time that the deficit Is being
located evidence is also being looked
for against Robertson and Duke and
the case of the state against them is
said to be growing steadily. From the
county attorneys office the statement
has come that as the case stands now,
there Is ample evidence to convict both
men of embezzlement. And II may be
that a new charge Of forgery Will be
made, this being a much easier charge
TO prove.
The usual number Of callers were at
the county jail today Mrs Duke visit
ed with her husband and Robertson
had calls from personal friends. Nelth-
or of the men had to tell Detective
to stay away, as was neces-
sary yesterday. Both men will refuse
10 be interviewed with the detective
from now on. This move is
made at the instance Of friends
who see no good in talking to
men whose business II Is to secure evil
dence for the prosecution.
Some new and interesting Develop
ments In the case are looked for when
Manager Homer King, one Of the lead
Ing men In the WellssFargo banking
VIII arrive from New York. He
Is not expected before the end OF the
week, but It Is said that when he
zones Duke will unburden himself and
tell oil he knows about the case.
Friends Of Duke say that the assistant
asher has absolute confidence In
Manager King and Is waiting until that
gentleman comes before he talks. The
letails of his disclosures will probably
rot reach the public until the two men
ave a hearing, and perhaps not then,
lnless Mr. King Is more disposed than
ire the local Wells-F Fargo officials to
ct the public know the developments
n a case Of public interest since a
'ihh 10 "a INbAlA AllsAlNuNlbH anu idU~
les public money
Late yesterday afternoon, w. J.
.eaker, the plumbing inspector, was
ute badly scared by Mr.. Thacker. who
aid him visit. Mr. Thacker re.
uested the inspector TO tell all he
new about Robertson's alleged Jour
ely to the hills and his return. This
lr. Leaker refused to do, and then the
elective reminded him that II might
G necessary for him to tell some time
threatening also to throw him in Jail
Or harboring fugitive from justice.
t is alleged that Robertson returned |
he same night that he left, and that |
lr. Leaker spent a part Of the night |
18th him going over figures and ascer- |
inning the exact amount OF the defal- |
alton. The plumbing inspector refus-
4 to deny or affirm these rumors.