The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-11
COM MITTEE Is
TURNED DOWN
Says It VIII Proceed Against
B. H. SchettIer At Once.
TO SEE COUNTY AT. JRNEY
MEETING WITH BANKER ENDS
ON DOOR STEPS.

Curt and 20 tho point was the answer
given By B. IT. SchettIcr to the commit
ee OF creditors which called upon him
yesterday aftcruoon TO ascertain if he
was willing 10 turn over voluntarily the
brigham and G streets properly in part
hpuidstion Of the Schettler bank short
II didn't ask you here and don't want
to confer with YOU My attorney IS SEN
Rtor Rawlins ana YOU must see him
have nothing 10 do with H.
And This statement ended the conference
o. the Schettler home. or rather on the
h1ittec, headed by Chairman Andrew
Grundfor didn't get over the threshold
PrUpp7iuuT by the visiting dcpositors, hut
his CO answer 20 query or argument
W1s I1at his counsel was representing
bin and he was the one TO be seen.
had been banked by the body creditors
T7ev had chosen their principals to look
after their interests ard relying on the
Statements OF Schctter's sons that the
Ferior Schcttlcr was willing 10 do all In
his means 20 satisfy his Indebtedness, had
proposed the conference
May Invoke Law Today.
Now that this has failed tho com:>lit-
toe intends 60 mix law with persuasion.
and. 10 that end. announced at tho close
Of last NIGHTS meeting % creditors in
room - Of the Hooper building. that the
sid pf County Attorney T~-lcv a. Chris
t.neeu would no invoked today.
Attorney
A Breeder. the matter viii be taken mr.
with the covutv authorities and the stated
Intention OF tho committee members last
hight was 10 secure a warrant n poSsInie
FOR the arrest Of 3 IT. SchettIer today.
As outlined by one of the committeeman.
The grounds upou which "a warrant will be
sought arc accepting deposits when m
Eolyency was known 20 exist and falsely
swearing to the secretary Of state IN re-
gard TO his financial condition
The announcement that such action on
the part Of the committee was 20 be taken
Immediately was greeted with no Lutte
enthusiasm b- those present ut last
nights meetir=.
Money combinations rolled in and at
adjournment there was nearly SO in the
hands CT the financial secretary 10 ne
fused i'm employing counsel ID assist in
.kithcr civil or criminal proceedings As
on counsel but the consensus of opinion
favored the retaipin" % either Judge
Andrew Howat or Judge o w Powers
AS to State Liability.
MANY OF the creditors present last
fiEht made short addresses. setting forth
:Ier should be vigorously prosecuted. The
question oe state liability came about
through the remark 81 Mrs. Caroline
Thompson that she believed the outgoing
state administratio equally guilty with
the banker. Mrs Thomson critised
former Governor Heber N. Wri's. but
Receiver r. r. Anderson. who was pres
Pnt at once took the floor and explained
that the examination and regulation Of
banking concerns did not come within
the governors jurisdiction. With the sec.
. rota~- 90 state the receiver. explained,
tav the resDOnSibility
Receiver Anderson gave a short review
IF the three amended complaints filed in
Tho district court last SATURDAY. to the
,hargcs against 3. H. SchettIer and his
three wives
Call to Creditors.
Receiver r r. Anderson on instruction
from the general body Of depositors last
night. desires all creditors outside OF Salt
IL H.
to communicate with him at room s 261e
South Main street The committee seeks
10 ascertain by getting addresses OF the
dennSitGrs what they are willing to CON
LrihEt. LnMard rot ainina allilinnnL cnmm-