Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-01
IjI77 COMPROMISE IE'.:
FOR F|FTYPER CENT
..,,,rr Creditors Decide They
viii Fight for a Larger
Amount
sAN1 BANKER ON THE STAND
q, MAY Tell Something as
'''', ul,se,s--TaIk Of Employing
A Lawyer
ulvr BANKER ON THE STAND.

,..,,ors Of b. H. schettler' the eS-
u'a Mia another meeting last night
@nM" ,,oooer and Eldredge block and
7 Wv matters pertaining to their
d"u' .s IN the affairs Of the insolvent
hisrests N INV '''
hrk ,h,.n advanced for
A ,,,.nsnt on a 50 per cent basis, but
os1r was rejected. Some OF the
W ,,o,, think that with good legal
u '..,,l they will be able to recover
a.s more than half Of the money que
~ Tina idea prevailed in the meet
nel. ~ben MI Scnettler Is put upon
" illness stand something satistae,
w. 10 his creditors VIII be CLEANED
hvn hun ...Ao. 80 ,ho commit
' 0a one of those who vigorously
M, a compromise on so per cent
WI WI Vie said he was positive that IL
~" aere sale OF all OF Mr. Schet-
VIZ. rronsrty. even at low fiBure,
M r,nd realize ut least ;75,OOOO. The
..,ntance OF the 80 per cent PROPOSE
N, Would mean that schettler would
W.. W. considerable residue on which to
y" and support his families, o resi-
y. hat nghtfully belonged TO the
LAW and other poor persons who had
y, bv belnR deposltors IN his BANK.
", 5ea was 10 hire firm Of first class
-ysrs and have them go after him
~ and hard until he gave up that
,,sh aid not belong TO him. II was an
KIN FOR schettler TO tell any and every
,s,ofa yarn now but when he got on
4. witness stand with competent law
", n question and question him,
s"onH h. quite different thing.
NJ peek said IN conclusion that he
.1sysd. once on the witness stand,
,Ssnltr would have TO confess TO and
INN truths as to how he had handled
.snsy not legally procured by himo.
rj hat enough light could be thus obs
ANA 10 assist materially In recover
n the money wanted.
iha argument seemed to please some
t,hs women, who signihed their pleas
~ Nv clapping their hands and saying
mats right; we will make him tell
,s,re he has put the property that Is
M concealed. Then he won't be able
4 lool the lawyers as he has fooled us,
ehsr"
M question as 10 what firm Of law
m, should be chosen was now debat-
ior considerable time, and the names
\ stewart & Stewart and Hurd e.
Eeigewood were given, The FIRST
umsd II was stated, wanted a fec
npgng from $500 TO $1,000. while tho
httsr we're reported as being willing to
nks lump sum OF $500 and night the
cise 10 a hnallty.
The capabillty OF the two firms was
tsed ND and down like junior uni
vsitystudent on blanket in the hands
daGowd OF hazng associates. Some
Of The women wanted TO know when
frn was a Mormon" firm and which
v,s not and Mrs. A. b, Dale, a MEM
kf Of The committee, literally threw
hsr hands in the air at the thought OF
employing Mormon lawyers. Under
10 circumstance would she employ or
consent to the employment OF a Nor
non" lgwyer Her mind was wrought
v0l by many imaginary dangers, but
as was greater than them all.
Al this juncture Mr. Beck tried TO
ain the lady's fear by informing her
hat neither politics nor religion figured
b the case IN any way. But Mrs. Dale
refused to believe or be comforted, and
declared that II the committee hired a
Mormon" lawyer It would simply help
Shelter.
n addition 10 the foregoing there was
4 bt Of wild and unreasonable talk
ikut Receiver Anderson having told a
nan named Hansen that prominent
Church official had told him TO go slow
q Brother schettler; about the latter
beng a much prosecuted man, and that
he special tithng committee was UNI
lbt 10 get satisfaction from Bishop
htson's office. Also that Schettler pre-
ntdllatedly planned robbery ~ years
tgo and that a possible protection plea
i' lhls date would be insanity. These
aid many other similar allegations
were excltedly made by deposltors who
sll mourn the loss OF their money.
committee consisting Of Andrew
g'untor John Beck, Frank Il, Hall.
) ] Brown, Peter Hansen and j, l.,
Bsu was appointed 10 attend a meeting
q NE legislative committee on banks
ana banking, to be held Thursday
morning, to urge upon the legislators
ne necessity Of passing the amend
hsll proposed by Representative ]. A.
anderson In relation to the examina-
@n Of private banks.