The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-27
Looting of Utah National Bank
Comes Before Grand Jury
Second Time.
FOUR WITNESSES SAID TO
HAVE TESTIFIED SATURDAY
District Attorney Booth Has
Suddenly Become Energetic
in Matter.

Indications arc that the federal grand
| jury now In session intends to look fur-
thcr into the alleged robbery Of the
Utah National bank ON or about Janu-
airy, 1908. -Four witnesses appeared be-
fore the grand jury yesterday who are
| believed to have been examined concern
ing that robbery. They were J. w Hous-
ton foreman or the grand jury which
Investigated the case two years ago, w.
w, Trimmer. assistant cashier OF the
bank at that time, an, and Gno,otal now hoding &,
tonal bank. w, +. Adams. former vice
president and director OF the Utah Ma
tlonal bank; Q. Il. Kelly, then and now a
bookkccper in tho bank. and Miss Ehart,
who was housekeeper for Joseph Nelson.
and who is now suing him for $4,000
for breach OF promise.
IT will be remembered that under mys-
terious circumstances the bank WAS said
to have been relieved of Si06, $50 Short
ly after dhe discovery or this shortage
President Mccormick gave out the state
mcnt that the amount OF the theft was
$4,000. Afterwards he admitted that
the shortage was sl06.2o0. and explained
that the difference between the amounts
had been made UP by himself and the
$4,000 and . Nelson had contributed
S13,250 In the shape OF q note which
he had given at the instance OF President
Mccormick. No other officer OF the bank
shortage,
Nelson Must Settle.
When Nelson's note became due he re
fused TO pay 1t on the ground that he
had not received consideration: and the
matter wont TO trial in tho local courts.
Nelson WAS defeated and he appealed
to The supreme court, which court sus-
tanned the district court Nelson then
few days ago denied the request for a
rehearlns and Nelson will have to pay
the note. with interest and costs amount
Ing TO something like $4,000.
case two years ago q large number OF
witnesses were examined. and VIII Nell
son, nephew of the cashier. was in
dicted. It afterwards appeared that
the bank. could not be held by the fed
eral court. and the case against him
was. dismissed. United States District
Attorney Booth. who took a prominent
part in the investigation OF the bank
case. appears TO not have mad sufficient
knowledge Of the law TO properly advise
the grand jury as TO the legal status
the result OF that long inquiry was a
flash in the pan.'i a puny effort was
made to have the local courts deal with
young Ne}son, but the county. attorney
took the View that the evidence was not
sufficient TO warrant an arrest
Matter Is Revived.
Most persons had believed that the
case was virtually dead. and they will be
surprised that the grand Jury is again
taking II up
II would seem that some new evidence
has either been discovered or else that
pressure has become so strong that the
district attorney has felt It advisable
to renew the inquiry. 1t is rumored
that District Attorney Booth Is fearful
lest the Democrats. when they take con-
troll OF the lower house OF congress next
spring, Will begin an investigation OF
Utah affairs and uncover sone things
that II will be difficult for the United
States district attorneys office to ex-
plain Among these is the Utah Ma
tional bank scandal and some coal land
frauds.
There Will be no surprise, therefore,
II the district attorneys office should not
show considera ble zeal in assisting the
grand jury in Inserting anew the probe
into that bank scandal. IT is rumored
that a large number of witnesses will be
examined next week and that q number
OF the members of the grand jury are
determined TO go TO the bottom Of the
AFFAIR and discover the offender or Of
tenders if !t Is possible SO to do,