Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-01
BONDS FOR NELSON
ARE FILED TODAY
This Action Ends official Interest
In Case Until October
Term of Court.
TRIBUNE RoUNDLY SCORED
Its Report of Indictment Proceedings
Meets With An Indignant Re-
ception on Every Side.

Col. A. b. Irvine, attorney for many
business concerns in which Joseph Mel
son is Interested. today filed with Jer-
rold h. Letcher. clerk of the United
States court, the documents covering
the bond OF A. w Nelson. indicted yes
terday by the grand jury. The men on
the bond are ]. e. Langford. manager
of Saltair and p. w Madsen OF the
Madsen Furniture company. The sure
ties We're approved last night at 10
o'clock by Judge Marshall at the Alta
club, and young Nelson was released
from custody without the necessity of
actually going behind prison bars.
Shortly after filing the bond Col; IT.
vine left for Ogden. When asked
whether he intended to defend young
Nelson. Col Irvine stated that this
matter had not in any way been dis
cuss.ad. and that he did not think he
would, as he was attorney for the Utah
National bank. and should he take up
Nelson's defense, he certainly would
resign his present connection with the
bank
With this matter of bail disposed OF,
official interest in the bank robbery,
except so FAR as II may be carried on
by the Plnkertons, and the United
States attorney, will lapse until the
October term of the United States
court when William Nelson must be
ready TO stand trial.
Discussion of the robbery has been
general today. and the most frequently
expressed opinion Is surprise that there
We're not more indictments, coupled
with opinion that II guilty man has
been found he had accomplices and In
stigators.
TRIBUNE CONDEMNED.
The Tribune's issue this morning is
being discussed and. condemned, and If
all the Mormon" sentiment is elm
mated from consideration, there still
remains a universal expression of con-
domination.
on street car a prominent "Ameri-
can" party man whose name is not CIV
en- here merely because II would lay
him open to the verbal clubbings the
Tribune always has ready for those
who oppose 1t. expressed himself as
totally Disguised.
1T is a shame" he said that we
have to tolerate such a wicked, lying
sheet In our community. ] shall never
again allow 1t in my home"
The personal respects of Frank l.
Sefrlt who was made to. show color
before the grand jury. were paid this
morning to the same jury as the per-
sonal pique OF the articles clearly was
demonstrated. The review OF the case
showed bad disposition, expressing it.
self in a slice of comment against the
jury, another against President Mo-
Cornick, still another against the PIN
kerton investigation, and yet another
against the men examined who were
not indicted. The net result was lively
n
sion of praise.
WHERE rs THE MONEY.
One large question Of today is con-
corning what has become Of the money.
and what the banks chances are OF re-
covering 1t. SO far no trace of any has
been found. Many close to the investi-
cation figure that If the Indictment
foreshadoWs absolute proof of guilt
then the money has been buried, and
not put TO use in Investments, at least
in any that have been located.
PRAISE FOR BANK.
The Utah National bank is today the
subject of much commentator In that
the faith OF the people In its stability
has been maintained and that through
the position formerly held by Rodney
T. Badger the banking world, It
has been able to come out OF the long
spell of cloudy weather with colors
flying and financial statement show
ing II to be as sound az rock. For
the present Splendid condition OF the
bank, Cashier Badger is being much
praised.
Another question is concerning what
will happen to Teller Alvin Strong
After every phase of his personal life
had been Investigated, he emerged
from the ordeal with the good will and
praise of every man on the jury. and
with a record bare before II that any
one of them would have been proud
to claim as his own. strong is
young man. depending for his sup
port on his salary. In the investiga-
ton his name was entirely cleared.
When IL started, he with all others
of those holding prominent positions,
LEFT the bank, hts leave being In the
form OF a 90-day furlough. This viii
be up July s.
w. It. Adams is still director Of the
bank. He refused 90 go out under fro
demanding a right TO remain until his
name was cleared, and this left the 9TH
er bank directors powcrless to act,
although his resignation was requested
When asked today whether he now
had made up his mind concerning what
was 10 be his future course, he replied
that he had not given the matter much
thought. directly. and was not prepared
to give out a statement
BINGHAM JUNCTION BANK.
At Bingham Junction the Jordan
State bank this morning was entirely
quiet, there being 10 indication OF
run or nervousness over accounts The
last examination by state Bank Exam
liner Glazier was made on May II. this
year, and he found "the bank in a ger
orally satisfactory condition" The
quarterly report filed June 10, shows
the banks condition 20 be excellent A
son OF President Fitzgerald or this
bank has been A. w Nelson's assist
ant as cashier, and It Is possible that
he VIII carry on the business, although
no announcement on this matter has
been made