The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-27
MAY PROBE BANK
ROBBERY MYSTERY
New Evidence Said to Be
Ready for Federal
Grand Jury.
IDENTITY OF THE THIEF
Secret Agents of Government and
American Bankers Association
Have Been Working on OleWs.

New evidence pointing 20 the identity
OF the person who stole sI0s,250 from
the reserve chest at the Utah National
bank in January. 1905, is said to have
been unearthed. with the result that
witnesses are being subpenaed TO ap.
pear before the federal grand jury. now
in session.
The grand jury, Il was rumored Fri
day, would wind up It's work and re-
port Saturday morning to Judge John
A. Marshall in the United States court,
nut the eleventh hour discovery or evil
dc nee which has not heretofore been
disclosed is thought 10 have been the
cause OF the change in plans OF the
garymen. They viii resume their work
Monday morning.
For several weeks. IL has been said
that secret agents OF the government
and the American Bankers association
were cooperating upon a series OF
elews which would point eonclusiveiy
10 the thief il followed closely and
with perseverance. These agents, II Is
said, have been quietly gathering evil
denee 10 make their case. and discov-
cred enough new information 10 piece
out details that were incomplete up 10
this time.
Remained a Mystery.
Directors and officers Of the Utah
National bank have been anxious 10
learn the identity or the man who got
away with 3106,250 from the reserve
chest The loss OF this money was dis
covered January u, 1905 and an ener-
getic search for the culprit was made.
Rewards were offered, professional and
amateur sleuths tried their hand and
their wit, but the mystery despened I'M
III the story was forgotten by the gen
eral public.
the bank. and ". S. Mccormick. presi-
dent, made up all but s43,250 OF the
deficit, the bank losing this amount.
MI. Nelson gave his note for sl9.250.
later refused 70 pay II, and on Wednes
day the supreme court ruled that he
must pay the face value OF the note,
thereby sustaining the ruling OF a
lower court.
Following the supreme court opinion.
rumOrs broke out again that develop
ments in the Utah National bank case
would soon appear. While the gen
eral public recovered from its agita-
ton aver the sensational robbery and
subsequent mystery, the employees and
officers OF the bank never lost track of
the scandal, and every one who re-
manned with the bank, as we'll as those
who LETT at about the time OF the rob
berry have felt an uneasiness that is
created by the knowledge OF an un-
solved crime which may involve one OF
their fellows. To clear up the whole
mystery and settle gossip once and for
all has been their earnest prayer.
No One Convicted.
Andrew ". Nelson. nephew OF Joseph
Nelson. was arrested and charged with
the theft. the theory being that he had
packed il from the bank in a suitcase
10 the Jordan Valley bank, in which
AIR. Nelson and the Utah National bank
were interested This case fell through,
and Nelson was released. The federal
Grand jury two years ago tnvesti gated
the case. but no one was convicted OF
the theft, and il remained mystery.
President Mccormick and other Off
GERS OF the institution have been anX-
tous TO have the stain Of an unsolved
robbery removed from the name OF the
institution. The bank has grown IN
business and importance, nOtwithstand-
ing the unsavory affair, and, SO far as
business is concerned. did not suffer
from the loss or the extensive nOUOriety
received
Many of those who were familiar
with the incidents connected with the
robbery were asked last night II they
had been subpenaed as witnesses for
the grand Jury, but all denied II
though several admitted that rumors
10 that effect had been growing
stronger and stronger in the last few
DAYS.