Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-14
TO SUE SEVEN Of
SCHETTLER FAMILY
New Complaints Under Way Fol.
lowing Arrest Of the Banker
Himself
INSOLV VENT FOR MANY YEARS.
That is the Charge Receiver and AT.
torney viii Legally Make This
Afternoon.

With eX-Banker r. "A, Schettler UNI
der arrest on the complaint Of indiydu-
al deposltors. Receiver r. II. Anderson
spent today finishing, In connection
with his legal advisers, the amended
complaints which make seven members
Of the Schettler family defendants In
civil suit. The chief amendments to
the original complaint place the period
In solyency Of the banker back to 1895,
two years before the deeds were made
which tho complainant seeks TO have
annulled so that the property may re-
vert to the use Of the bank as assets.
II Is stated In the amended complaint
that on March 10, 1897 II. II, Schett-
Ter decided to his son Earnest, the
east half OF lot 1, block SO, plat ID,
While the banker was insolYent. The
records, 1t is alleged, show that from
1866 to 1897 the property was in the
name OF b. II, Schetter upon the pub
lie records Of the city and county, and
that the taxes were paid by him dur
ing that period.
The rest of the complaint, reciting
tho other transfers, which make Earn
est f, Schettler and Emily Davis
Schettler his wife; B. III. Schettler and
Mary Schettler, his Wife; Cornelius ID.
schettler and Florence A. schettler his
wife, defendants In the case are recited
as In the original complaint.
As the period has nearly elapsed for
the fling OF amendments 20 the original
complaint It is the intention OF Re-
ceiver Anderson to file the new papers
before tonight.
RECEIVER TALKS.
Referring TO the statements by Mrs
Mary Schettler as TO Receiver Ander-
sons action IN paying certain deposit
ors money, which he secured from the
Schettler family. the receiver said to-
day; There is misunderstanding on
the part OF Mrs. Schettler, In the first
place not one cent Of the funds Of this
bunk have been paid out by me. and
am wjilipg and viii be glad 90 show
the books TO anyone, with right 70
see them The three cases referred TO
by Mrs Schettler those Of Mrs. Thomp-
son. Mrs. Sutherland and Peter Han
sen, were extremely distressing.
These deposltors had put their
money in the bank just before it
closed, or near TO that date. They
were left penniless, and came to the
bank with heartrending statements, !
could not use "a cent OF the banks
money to help them Moreover !
never sent any OF them to the Schet-
tier family or never sent for MIR
Schetter to tell him anything he had
to do. He was at the bank, and all
did was TO tell him the stories told to
me by these people, and 20 ask him il
1t was not possible for him to help
their condition through some means
Independent Of the bank. Mr.. Schet-
tier promised 20 do what he could and
I'm the case of Mrs. Thompson Ernest
Schetter brought me money 70 pay TO
her, | gave him temporary receipt
as the lady was not In my Office when
he brought the money. But as soon as
she gave her own receipt for It ] asked
for my temporary receipt IN exchange
for the payee's, and | think It was n
proper procedure as he should not
have duplicate receipts. showing he
had paid $500 instead OF only 5000 In
this transaction ! was in no way act
ing as bank receiver, or using any
funds Of the bank. l merely acted as
an agent Of Mir Schettler I'm turning
over money TO Mrs, Thompson,
THE case Of Mrs. Sutherland was
particularly distressing,
she had deposited all she had In
the bank, $3.50 Just before It was
closed, and she came there with the
statement that she had not even a
cent FOR daily expenses. | told Mr.
Schettler he ought 70 DO something for
her II he could possibly do so, and ]
understand he raised her $50 on a loan
which he made. That transaction had
nothing 10 do with the bank II still
owes her the full amount Of her depos-
II. and the item OF the loan or Ny-
ment Of $50 Is between her and Mr.
SChettler
This thing has been no picnic for
me- said the receiver thoughtfully.
Peter Hansen the other case IN which
I advised Mr., Schettler, came into the
bank I'm highly excited state OF mind.
There was reason to fear from the at
tltude he was IN, that he would do
bodily injury 10. himself or TO Mr.
Schetter lie had lust sold his home
and deposited the whole sum received
for it I'm the bank. / merely repeated
TO h. H. Schettler what Mr. Hansen
said In the frame Of mind In which he
was when he came 10 the bank,
IAN that did IN tho case I think was
proper and Within the law There is
nothing 20 conceal. For n time at first
I was badly IN need Of Mr.. Schettler
10 explain the entanRlements I found
in the accounts and II would have
been a real hlndrance 20 me II he had
been arrested considered this In
advising him 10 raise money for Mrs.
Thompson. whose money had been
taken after he must have known OF
his insolvency. | understand she had
gone 10 the assistant prosecuting at
torney I'm regard 20 the matter