Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-09
IN THE FEDERAL COURT,
California Bank Sues Utah Nntlonai-
Nelson Pleads Not Guilty.

The California National bank has en-
tered suit against the Titan NatioIai
bank of this city for 81. 005.5o, Win IN
tercst a s per cent from December o,
1907, and all court expenses. Inc SUIT
was filed in the federal court Satur-
day afternoon. and involves transact
ton In which the California National
bank, in the course of business on
Sept. TO- 1907, accepted a check for s2.00o
dated Sept. 3 and drawn by one >. +.
Phillips on the First Bank of Ponderay
and payable to Albert Wonderlich. Inc
check was sent here for collection ana
was received by the local bank sept
10. 1t WAS accepted. according TO tne
complaint, and credited to the Cantor
MIA bank When the check was pre-
sented for payment, it Is alleged. pay
ment was refused and 1t Is further
claimed that the Utah bank failed 70
notify the California institution or the
Repayment until Nov. II, OF bo
days later.
On Dec. S, plaintiff alleges. 1T had on
deposit with the Utah bank, $4,l6z.4l
and that the Utah National bank de.
Quoted from this sum the sum OF
SO 005 50 on account of the non-paynent
Of the check. the $3.50 being for no.
tarial fees. Plaintiff claims payment
has been twice requested, but eacf
TING refused.
Andrew w. Nelson former caShler
Of The Jordan bank, entered plea OF
not guilty Saturday when arraigned
before Judge Marshall Of the United
states court on tho charge OF robbing
the Utah National bank Of 100000. HIS
case was set for trial on Dec. Z.
The robbery OF the Utah National
bank was the principal theme of con
versation on the streets of this city
for months, and federal grand jury
spent many days examining witnesses
In tho, hope of locating the perpetrators
of the crime. Pinkerton detectives were
the principal witnesses examined. Mel
son was indicted for the robbery by the
grand jury, June 30 1907 and was re-
leased on $4,000 bail.
FEDERAL JURIES IMPANELD.
The grand jury in the United States
court for the district of Utah was EN-,
panelled this morning and received
their Instructions from Judge Marshali.
The grand jury will not have any es-
pecially sensational case to CONSIDER
during the term SO far as known
The grand jury consists OF the tol Low,
liam II. Child. Salt Lake; l.. L. Clark
Ogden; w. Fl. Cranmer, Springville; ;.
v. Darrah, Salt Lake; John England
Tooele; George Hays. Eureka; |. Y,
Holbrook, Bountiful; NJ. X. Hardness.
Salt Lake; James Knudsen, Brigham
City; J. r. Mageath, Salt Lake: X. A.
Moves, Richfield; George Peacock
Manti; w. r. Pickett. Ogden; G. A.
Peery Payson; c. l.. Rood. salt Lake.
John Saxey, Provo; Zeph Thomas, Lo-
gan. a5
The following petit jury was empan-
elled: George Atkins, Milford, q, ".
Berry, Park city; Charles Burke,
Hnckley; Horace Cummings, san
Lake; j. w. Campbell, Salt Lake; r.
Dixon, Provo; j. H. Farley, Salt Lake;
George i. Felt, Salt Lake: John Hor-
rocks. Ogden; James Long, Jr.. Marys-
vale; j. A. Loveless, Payson: j. a.
Maxwell, .Peoa; j. r. Openshaw, San
taquin Edward Pickering, Salt Lake;
II. f. ,Plerpont. Provo: s.. l.. Swenson,
Pleasant Grove; Richard stringham
Bountiful; j. A. Thomas. Price; John
Wick, Salt Lake; f. J. Walker, Field
ing.
The trial OF Peter and There's Poulos,
Austrians, charged with robbery of the
postotfice at Bingham, will begin In
the United States court tomorrow
These men when first arrested were
advised to plead guilty by their attor-
ney, but appeared in court and entered
a plea of not guilty. They will stick
to their plea Of not guilty and the case
will be tried out before Judge Marshall.