The border vidette., 1904-02-06
STILL IN THE TOLLS.
international Bank Officials, Dessart Swain and Ruhert in jall.-Where
 Is Gen. Lewis?

President John Dessart, Cashier l.. F. Swain and $. Ii. Ruhart. repre- sentative of General R. Allyn Lewis, vice president of the suspended Inter national Bank, of Nogales, are Tn the county jail They were arrested last Sunday night on charge of enbezzle- ing S2I ,OO0, the warrant being sworn 10 by F. Sandoval < Co. and Banco Minero. two well known Mexico finan- ciaI institutions, through theIr at torney. Judge Eo. Williams.
 Dessart and Swain had retired for the night when the officers went to their homes. The president and cashier were awakened, placed under arrest and immediately taken to the county iail, where they found Mir. Ruhart, who had '.beat them to ir.''
 The next day Justice of the Peace Ashley placed their bond at S2O, 900 each, which was later reduced by Judge Davis to S7,OOO. Friends of Mr. Dessart at once furnished a bond for his release, but other depositors had gotten busy and when the ex- president learned that numerous warrants had teen sworn out and placed in Sheriff Turner's hanos for the arrest of himself and associates, he decided to return to jail again, where they are now confined in the steel cells and carefully guarded, no one being permitted to enter except their ia miles and attorneys.
 Under Sheriff Ashley says the sheriff7s office is not afr aid the prison CTS will attempt to escape but there have been numerous rumors of threats to do them bodily harm, which he says is the reason tor guarding them so closely. It is also said the guard has been doubled, and if any such attemp. is made it "don't go"
 Senator I've es, of Ives & Smith, the we'll known criminal lawyers of Tucson, was a visitor in Nogales Tuesday in the interest of Mir. Dessart and MT. Swain, and Tuesday night Hon. William Barnes arrived in the city to look after the legal welfare of Mir. Ruhart, Gen. Lewiss agent. The ii ght for the freedom of Messrs. Des- sart, Swain and Ruhart has not com menced. When 1t does, 1t will be worth witnessing, and the most interesting and exciting it has ever been the misfortune of this county to witness.
 It is rumored on the streets that Mir. Kuhart had received a telegram from General Lewis, stating that the general had left for Nogales by the first train" Tuesday. The general was in New York Tuesday, for it was on that day he sent Sheriff Turner a telegram stating he had heard warrant had been issued for his arrest in connection with the International Bank, and saying if 1t were true, he would leave on the first train for No gales. The general was notified that no warrant had been issued for his arrest, and it is not likely he will come all the way from New York If the sheriff does not want him.
 Receiver Herrera is working hard to get things straightened out in the bank in order 10 make a statement to the depositors, whom 1t is now thought will receive q very small portion of the money they deposited in the In ternaticnal Bank of Nogales for safe keeping.
 The suspended bank, it is said. is in a terrible condition, and reports con- ing from the ''inside" are very dis coura ging to those who had sincerely hoped for the best, not only on account of the innocent depositors, but for the bank officials and their innocent families and general welfare of the county.
 Instead of many thousand dollars cash in the bank, Receiver Herrera found S4S co, gold, and S344. % Mex ican It is hoped that the receiver will soon be able to make some sort of statement to the public and the unlucky depositors who are impatient and anxious to know "where they are at"
 United States Attorney Nave and Attorney Selim Franklin, two well known and able Tucson lawyers, have been engaged to assist Receiver He rrera in strai shtening out the affairs of the bank, having been appointed by Judge Davis.