Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-25
NELSON'S AFFAIRS
STILL UNDER FIRE
Grand Jury Calls Former Cashier
And Vice President
Before II.
EXAMINATION INTO DETAILS.
Business and Social Affalrs Are Being
Probcd in Every Direction i'm
Federal Investigation.

Alvin G. Strong. first assistant cashier
OF the Utah National bank. was the on
ly witness before the u. $. grand jury
this morning. He was called when the
jury convened at 10 o'clock, and was
not dismissed until it adjourned at
1920
This afternoon the program is to call
Jos Nelson and Wm. Nelson. Il relative
who is cashier % the Bingham bank
William Nelson was the man who came
to the bank at intervals to get coin for
the Bingham bank, and 1t was "A re-
quest of his for 500, 900 that caused MIR
Strong to attempt to open the reserve
chest when he first found that some
thing was wrong with it.
As the combination had once before
refused to work. and Jos. Nelson had
been able to work 1t. IT was decided
TO wait for his return from New YORK
before trying Ia force an entrance.
when he came he was likewise unable
TO get in, and experts were secured to
drill through the top until the combi-
nation could be reached from that side
Then ii was that the discovery was
maze that the box had been tempered
with, and Mr.. Adams went over to in
form Mr.. Mccormick while MIR. Nelson
and Mr.. Strong counted the money u
second time before joining him
ADAMS STATEMENT.
Mr.. Adams has given 1t out in an Of
fetal statement that when he was called
to look into the chest he could not
see anything for the darkness, yet Mr.
Nelson and Mr.. strong had declared
that money was missing
81.
first witness this morning had Atty
Henry Lund been on hand in the wit
ness room. Lund reported at 10 o'clock
and was excused for a minute to call
up telephone number from the Of
flee of Marshal Spry While he was
away he was called for from the jury
room, and as he did not Immediately
respond he was passed, and Mr.. Strong
was called, to remain with the jurors
until 1920 o'clock.
a. L. Hyde. Jr., was called and spent
the morning waiting In the ante-room,
as did also Miss Eborn, a nurse ems
ployed at the home of Joseph Nelson,
and Nj. A. Miller u teller at lions
Savings bank. Mr.. Miller was with
Joseph Nelson during almost the entire
day Of Sunday. Jan. .. when Mr.. Trim
mer went 10 the bank to open the NAH
and put it in the safe, and reported to
Mr.. Adams, according to a statement
he gave out, that he could not get into
the safe. This date seems to be import
ant in the case. as 1t was the time when
Howard CARROTS automobile was re-
ported 10 have been at the bank, and
he showed that 1t was in a garage for
repairs.
Yesterday afternoon a bookkeeper of
the Commercial National bank was
called. 1t is thought that his testl-
mony concerned accounts kept at the
bank by Howard Garrett and Mrs. Gar
rett. From the witnesses examined so
far 1t would appear that every phase
of the business affairs OF the bank Of
ficials are under examination, as well
as their personal habits and social af-
filiations. Joseph Nelson's affairs, rath-
er than those of Mr. Adams have been
considered up to date.
Since Samuel Dowse's statements
have been given more publicity, per-
haps, than those who furshd him his
Information wished, a good deal of in
quiry is centering on the matter of
who hired the sleuth, Early in the
affair Mr.. Dowse mentioned that he
had been stationed where he could
grasp the money il ever Jos. Nelson
tried to plant it in the rear door yard
of Mr.. Adams and spoke several times
of warning Adams not TO talk so much
about the case. Whether he was d-
rectly hired by Mr.. Adams, as was
Sleuth Coughlin, through, Harry j.
Robinson, has not yet been determined