The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-19
JOHN 4. WALSH INDICTED FOB
MlsAPpLTiNG FUNDS OF
NATIONAL BANK
ONEElCHTY-T WOCOUNTS
spent Plenty Money in KEEPING in
Touch With Witnesses Tan.
ped the Telephone
Wires.

n N t0""' w many indicted
me federal grand jlry ON charge
n mlsapplying funds Of the bank m
h Indictment contains lS2 counts and
based upon twenty-five transactions
memorandum" notes which tho on,
eminent officials declare to be fraudr
lent pom their ten sales of bonds I
the bank, 1t being claimed that thae
bonds We're unmarketable and n
doubtful value and upon 81 payment
OF money derived from these trangac
IONS The money derived from these
operations II is charged in the indict
ment was placed by Walsh "a the
credit Of his personal account in me
bank and used by him in aiding ont
side enterprises with which he was
connected
Two Million Dollars.
Inc memorandum notes have .
total face yalne of $4,000 600. Walsh
was arrested March 2, 1906. for al.
legged violation o f,he federal bank.
Ing laws. As soon as the Indictment
was returned he gave new bond of
$5o 600 for his appearance He win
plead or file demurrers to indictment
on or before February 9Th.
Attorneys viii Clear Him.
II waa announced by Walshs at |
tof4ey late in he day that they ak.
oect TO have LITTLE difficulty in clear
ng him When the case comes to trial
they asserted that the basis q, anv
'hense defined by the national hank.
ng act is criminal intent and the
license will be that in his entire On.
Ger Walsh never did criminal act or
ny act with criminal intent.
Tapped Telephone Wires.
It is alleged that during the inyes.
gati IN by the grand jury that tele
none wares leading into the Office
M nome Of United States Distrlct !
tlofney Edwin W. Sims have been
pped during the period Of The Walsh ,
Vfsllgation. This information camel
the surface yesterday, when Snec z
u Agehf II. NJ. Weber of the Chlca e.
, Telephone company went to the ri
ice = the United States District 81
nfnfy, and after a conference with n
u official began an investigation 70
the wiring If
hr. SIMS declined to make public Ia
Statmenet as to the charge. The 1e
cago Telephone company. at lis x.
N Office, gave out this statement. lie
complaint has been made 10 No alb,
me wires leading to Mr.. Sims's
e nave been tapped We sent Mr.. net
'er 10 see MIR. Sims, and then mt The
7fal men to work to see if any ma
cond lions existed. These men ans
"a Two places where the wires o
N have been tapped. but at eth. late
i II Sc, had such tapping occnrr. Ian
Il large number of telephones inm
"a nave been put ont of commits. ute
Tor time, and none of tbaea r
es have apparently been take
,led" otbe
Try to Get information. a be
e charge has not been made that I'll
Walsh interests have tapped these Bros
J. as was stated In several omar. Tcdt
Yesterday. II is charged that Snnt
interests have been. avowedly ait
TO get all of The information a. f
e actions Of the officials. who Of II
been investigating Walsh. thar -.----
could get
nilicant anong t,o datou. , frien
,g charge Is tb,t -, Tn
Us sought 10 gel the office of tho io'
1mcat'e attorno,. 49,. - -" Of hi
elves talking to so,,o ,.,,.. year
Pacific Hotel This fact ''o'i'
"a with the fact that the heal. more
r. OF the Walsh defense are me y
q on the fifth floor of that hotel. i'S e
,pnjng cbarga =, try.
he Walsh baodouar+,r- Y'''''.' '''i ieder
'lal Agent Ahber kept IN his -" {
all night and The Telephone ,,'e 3
ny promised a thorough sifting buIto
case Thor, a., Waba
alters hnforo 49,. ing
awver at cbioaao 49, '''i'e''' of ms
"ohld make it valuable 10 the
H.
Interested to know what wa ~
ione in the federal building. o,1H
Return Due Today a,'el
A. b. Anderson. of Indian. MS ie'
VIII This morning receive the 49,
u The grand Jury in The Walsh ,l'' 10
the'7ih'iiotment viii he RETURN. w 8
first sep and Then a canlae caused 81
issi ei for ike Defendant fhaI sifhn
-aciiee II 10 allow the degen +. sierra
give bond fcr his appearanca lN9rs Il
2 time Tor arraigument. At man
lgnment the defendant is IN
owing 70 the length Of tho ''iih
m, il is assumed that the dc. eiu ',al
u want some time In which IN H7a'',
Its various counts and date-. Wv ne
at sort Of a plea it will On. ~ p" u,
fondaut viii ask for a copv ~ MN
idic mont, for which he VIII 'N'' san
pay. and then the real fire.
in begin The arraignment 49,,
made ar theesrliest possible -,. IN
81. - robe Is