The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-06


Of the suspended Capital
bank, was placed under arrest
charge of forgery. The war
las served by Chief of Police
hncis and Deputy Sheriff Sig
hs with him. The complaint
bde by prosecuting Attorney
+. Koelsch, upon informa-
ID belief before Justice of the
h. ii. Savidge.
the statement Of .Dr. Ii. p.
who was summoned to the
bme immediately upon the ar
the officers, that Mr.. Meals
condition would not permit
wing the house last night
! great danger, Mr.. Neal was
to remain at home under the
II guard Of an officer. MI.
remained the early part Of
Sht and was later relieved by
Oficer BostWiek.
specific charge upon which
|al has been arrested was the
/ forgery of the name OF j. l..
to a promissory note for the
81, 500, which note, the in
ents show, was discounted by
base National Bank of New
|ity.
ION as the receiver took charge
affairs at the Capital State
|wo days after II. E. Neal had
i Portland, it was discovered
here were some Irregularities
/ Of the accounts at the bank
needed explanation. There
to be no evidence OF irregu-
of a criminal nature, and 1t
until l. p. Ryland, attorney
First National bank OF Kan.
y, arrived in the city for the
of verifying the securities
er discounted by bis bank for
bl institution that there was
j suspicion of any criminal
the part OF the former cash.
bg the notes brought here by
Bland was one of $3, 400 which
igned on three lines by "The
b Lumber company, &c. G.
bn, )" Anderson & Neal. :"
Zee signatures we're apparently
|ne handwriting. In the pres.
Mr.. Ryland, Prosecuting At
Koelsch, Attorney Frank T.
and Others Mr.. Anderson
that he bad not signed the
id bad never heard OF the note.
lat time it was decided TO send
Neal and bring him back to
At first the prosecuting at
was importuned to take legal
insure his immediate return
Sc. Mr.. Neal was communi-
nth and upon being informed
ssence here was necessary he
ed TO come home of his own
This he did, arriving Mon
cutting Attorney koelsch states
asked Mr.. Ryland for the
ion Of the note in question,
1t the Kansas City man de-
/, stating he had been prom
would be fixed up. On Tues.
Int Mr.. Ryland started on his
trip to Kansas City and 1t
1erstoOd he bad been satisfied.
develops that the note in
n was made good through the
ices OF George ID. Ellis, who.
I'm for a note in the place OF
,ged to have been a forgery,
mortgage on the Neal home
Mrs. Neal, 1t is said, in or.
straighten this matter out.
ly gave up her homestead
thinking, no doubt, there
, other irregularities.
riding to statements made by
J, the first note claimed to
leen irregularly drawn, was
taken care OF wber several
claimed to have forged sigma.
upon, came to light. 1t Is
that relatives OF the former
here came forward and made
emeuts to make them good,
st ho. far they went In this
cannot be learned at this
Ii is known, however. that
ay, when still other notes,
gly as false as the others
D light all hope on the part of
ans relatives to seep the mat.
ger a secret vanished.
Ie meantime Prosecuting At
koelsch had been busy, and
long conference With Receiver
inally was put in possession
ence which he deemed sufii-
0 start proceedings upon. The
int was TO have been made out
ariier hour yesterday. but for
I that at the last minute Mr..
himself, declined TO make the
int
tears standing in his eyes
ewell said: IL can't do this,
.oelsch. | know that is not
,uature- III 1 am called upon
Ify Ia this case / win do so.