Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-04-03


Of the arrest Of former President Ed
dleman and Cashier holland Of the First
National bank Of Bisbee:
On Sunday afternoon w. J. Eddcman
and II J. Nolan, president aud cashier
respectively of the First National bank
which colscd It's doors one week ago
were placed under arrest, under section
500 Of the Revised Statutes of tho
! United States, relating to the misappli
cation OF funds, embezzlcmcnt, and sal.
styling Of records of national banks
/ The complaints were sworn to by H.
. d. Marshall, Jr., bank examiner. who
has becn acting as temporary receiver
since the closing OF the Institution,
Both Of the defendants were released on
bond 70 appear for preliminary exnmina
/ ton on Wednesday, molaing al 10
|o'clock before United States Commits
3iorcr Stanford.
ON Sunday morning {. is alleged in
statement sworn 60 By Douglas Sims,
negro porter employed at the bank,
he was busy cleaning up around the
banking room, when he heard knock
at the back door, and ON inquiring who
was there received the reply that it
was Mr.. Nolan. He states that he in.
formed Nolan that he was not allowed
to come in, but that the LATTER pushed
past him, and went directly to the pres
idcut S private Office. He stated that
within few minutes he heard noise
Of breaking wood coming from the room,
and that about the same time II. ..
Marshall Jr., opened the front door Of
the bank, ard enteEcd. He states that
on hearing Mr Marshall enter, Nolan
ran ont the back door Of the bank
An invest. gadoa, il is alleged, Showed
that the desk IN thc president 8 room
had been broken into but whether any
thing had beeH taken thercfrom, or
what Nolan 5. purpose was in breaking
into i, could not be learned,
Marshall instructed the porter 70
leave matters as they we're and was
shortly after called on the telephone
following which Nolan again reappeared
at the bank. About u clock Marshall
appeared before United States Commits.
s.oncr Stanford, and swoge out war.
rant for Nolan S arrest This was fol.
lowed at o clock By warrant for
the arrest of Eddlcmau
In the ease Of the former. IL is al
legged IN the complaint that on the
twcnyy-niulh day Of July he misapplicd
funds Of the bank, but the specific tran
surtion is lot set forth. In the Eddie
man complaint two allegations are con
tanned, one charging Interpretation Of
funds ON January 8 of this year, and the
aleohol stolen from freight car last
fall which caused the death Of five
men at Maricopa junction.
Phoenix Democrats have met and SCI
lccted Delegates 10 the city conyen-
tion.
William Bates, an old time citizen
Of Phoenix is dead.
There IS again tall: Of extending the
street ear lines Of Phoenix
Kingman claims TO be the coming
gold mining metropolis Of Arizona. TX.
pcrts say the district win outriyal
Cripple Creek.
+. p Reilly, an ld-timc Phoenix and
Bisbce bartender, has been taken from
Cochisc county 10 the territorial insane
asylum.
Chief Dispatcher Bowman Of Wins
low detected man prowling about his
house. The prowler refused 20 answer
questions and took to his heels Bow
man followed with rife in hand, and
when he discovered that he couldn t
ovcrtakc the suspicious character he
fired. Late in the night a Jap showed
up 1T tho Winslow hospital with a
gunshot wound in his leg. lie holds