Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-11
Three Men in Addition 10 Fugi.
tive President Believed 10
Be Involved.
ONE OF THEM CASHIER Herring
When Confronted With a Bogus Note
lie Became Very Much En-
barrasscd.

Chicago, Aug. ll.-All theories that
Pau! o. stensland was the sole forger
OF the 100000 worth Of crooked notes
In the looted Milwaukee Avenue bank
we're smashed last night
At least three other men in addition
10 the fugitive pesident are thought to
have been engaged IN the production Of
bogus signatures.
The authorities now believe Hering's
hand pehned the signatures Of over
$4,000 worth OF crooked paper
a bogus $1,000 note with the name
OF NJ A. Labuy attached TO Il was dis
covered.
When confronted with the signature
and charged with MS execution. Her
Ing became embarrassed This was late
IN the afternoon and 90 ! a. M. when
the nights inquisition came 10 an end
moral certainty bad taken The place
Of suspicion in the minds OF the Off
GERS OF the Law.
Five years ago Herring fell into stems
lands grip. He had. 70 is alleged. gull
,
The teller in the savings department,
and, In fact Is said TO have pariicipat-
I'd In the loot
The discovery yesterday of new trails
OF cro0kedness runnin. through Che
mulcted bank LED ihe sta. attorney To
summon peremptori.y ilst ulsht three
OF the principal directors 800 the Affairs
o. the institution. They were called
upon TO explain conditions which hdi-
cate that another line of robberies was
being carried on Independently of
Stensland's own gigantic SPINDLE.
The directors VINO responded 10 the
summons We're Frank r. Crane and
Madus klrkeby An officer was sent
for ". A. Labuy, another director. but
hc could not BE- located
Director Crane was submitted 10 "a
hot examination by Assistant States
Atty Olson in the presence of Inspect
or Shlppv md Assistant chief Of Po-
lice Scnuettler lie denied an knoWl-
edge Of the forgeries perpetraled by
Stcnsland
From the admissions secured from
the two officials Il appears conclusive
that the board Of directors throughout
it's existence was "a board Of dummies
Did y0u ever attend a meeting Of
the executive committee Of the boardy
asked Mr ONon of Crane.
40. sir l never did" replied the
director
did YOU over know the executive
committee 10 meet?'
1t never met - far as ! know" adj
mitted Crane.
Did you ever pass ON loans or do
anything else 10 further the interests
Of the bank pursued the prosecutor
No sir said Crane
The director was shown "a uote for
$4,000 dated April 4 last and asked II
signature was genuine. He replied
lnat % was. lie said he had borrowed
"a total or $4,000 from the bank. the
Hs,V0o note being the last transaction
~ the series. Tie Is indebted 10 The
bank Tor the whole amount at pres.
Cnt
The security which Crane gave the
bank FOR this $3.50 IN loans. consist
ca Of 40 shares ~ West Chicago Street
railway stock valued a $1,000. He
was asked II. as director OF the bank
he did not consider that pretty slim
security for "a borrower 10 put up Hs
did not think 50.
The assistant states attorney thei
produced the books Of the bank show
Ing that the dividends ON Crane
FLOCK we're not paid Go him but to an
account N the bank known as "iO9.
This was one ~ Stansland's persona
accounts Crane refused To answe
further questions along this Hnc. Tn
director declared that he Is WORT
100000.
Director Marlus Kirkeby was ques
Toned on the same subjects. He wa
member of the loan committee Ia
Eeiher with Stonsland and his sor
lie was supposed 20 pass on the loan
hut he admitted 20 the states attoI
ley that he left the greater part H,
HAT responsibility 10 the president
Among other papers examined lar
night was "a check FOR s4.I00. whic
lore uo signature except one mad
with rubber stamp. no name bein
attached in It's place. bearing onl
the address 400 Milwaukee avenue
This had beah handled by Cashi,
Herring. according 20 his own admit
tlon and had been handed I'm .
President Stensland. who obtained a
amount Of The check Gun cash