Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-27
SAYS She is Making Her Own
Fight TO Retain Her
Home,
HAS HELD DEEDS FOR YEARS.
Her Attorney, Me- Rawlins, lntlmates
She May Give Something Towards
Husbands Liabilities

The often reiterated statement In
The public press that there is appar-
emily am attempt on The part OF
Banker y II. schettler to hold out as
sets properly belonging TO tho bank
principally the home Of his vie Mary
schettler. at 500 east South Temple
street. and valued az about $4,000, IS
based on a serious misunderstanding OF
facts. according to the statement Of
Mrs. schettler, In whose namo the
property is recorded. and who en-
ployed ex-senator Joseph i. RaWllns
10 represent her in the suit brought
by Receiver Anderson To determine
whether or not the property can be
Justly counted as an asset OF the bank,
Mrs. Schettler said yesterday when
seen by o. representative OF the
News "The first mlsstatement is
that my husband hired Mr. Rawlins.
and Intends TO fight the suit ] can tell
YOU ne did not even know ] had taken
that step until after 10 was done This
property is mine. Il has been my home
FOR over 20 years My children were
born here. and the deeds to II were In
my hands eight years before Mr.
Schettler ever thought OF going into
the banking business for himself
The deeds have never been out OF
my possession since that time.
How about the recent recording "
them, did that have anything TO DO
with the financial condition Of the
bank7' she was asked
Most certainly not WAS the reply.
On the first place Mr. Schettler never
dreamed Of the condition into which
his bank had fallen and did not know
II vas going 90 fail until the Monday
before II was closed by order ~ the
court. The deeds ! had recorded IN
May Of this year, because | was then
negotiating TO sell this property The
paving was being discussed for the
street IN front and that meant a
heavy burden Of taxes. we have % va
cant lot west OF the house that was
doing us no good, and the home here
* not modern, / wanted 10 sell this
place and build a new one. and 10 en-
able me 10 do II / entered into negO-
tatlons TO sell and TO make q sale
possible recorded the deeds. This
fact can be easily proven"
The case Of Receiver Anderson.
which will settle the matter Of title to
the property. win not IN AN probability
receive a hearing uutll late IN Febru-
airy. In the meantime the receiver IS
making every effort 10 collect enough
Of the money due the bank to satisfy
payment on the Miller Judgment which
constitutes preferred credit
MRS. sCHETTLER MAY AID.
A mmor to the effect that Mrp Mary
Sohettler intends, provided her rights
20 her home are established I'm the suit
now pending to contribute one-half Of
her holding 10 the payment of the
banks debts was this morning referred
10 ex-senator Joseph l., Rawlns for
verihcatlon.
Mr. Rawlins said
THE legal right OF Mrs Schetter to
hold her home Il seems To me can be
established without question The deed
was made TO her IN 1883. and the pro-
perty has Ia no sense been connected
with the bank since that time How
ever Mrs Schetter is Inclined 10 feel
very k2cny the condition OF the banks
creditors and 20 sympathze with them.
II Is probable that she win give some
thing toward the settlement OF the
banks liabilities, but this cannot be
stated with dehniteness until the pres
ont litigation rs settled. feel that 1t
was the rashuess of the creditors In
placing THEN money "a a bank IN the
condition Of Mr. schettler's that Is az
much responsible for their present
plight as any other cause