The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-10
BANKER OSIBY
FREED; AGAIN
ARRESTED
INSURANCE COMPANY HAS HIM
ARRESTED ON THE CHARGE OF
LARCENY - BANK INFORMA-
TIONS DISMISSED.

J. o. Ostby, the erstwhile banker
of Brewster whose trial was set for
the coming term of court in this
county, on a change Of venue from
Okanogan county, was a free man
for few hours on Saturday. Prose.
cutting Attorney johnson, of Okano.
gan county. dismissed the two charges
against Ostby, one for classifying bank
records and the other for larceny by
ENLIGHTENMENT. These charges were
dismissed without prejudice and be-
cause they were faulty. 1t is likely
that new information will be filed
against Ostby in connection with the
failure of the bank at Brewster.
Within an hour or so after the dis
missal of these cases Ostby was again
taken into custody on the charge OF
larceny. This charge grew out OF
the connection of Mr.. Ostby with an
insurance company which he repre-
sented in Brewster. The information
is as follows:
That on or about the fourth day
of May, 1909, in the county of Okla
hogan, state of Washington, the said
j. o. Ostby, being then and there the
agent of the Law Union and Crown
Insurance company, of London, Eng
land, foreign corporation, duly au-
thorized and licensed to do an insur-
ance business in the state of Wash
ington, said J. o. Ostby having been
heretofore entrusted by one G. r
Mckinley with a check signed by said
c. R. Mckinley upon the First Ma.
tional bank of Brewster, Washington
payable to the order of said J. O
Ostby for the sum of $685., which
said check was issued by said G. R.
Mckinley and delivered to said Ostby
in part payment of premium due and
payable on a policy of insurance oil
said Law Union & Crown Insurance
company No. 823952, delivered te
said C.. R. Mckinley by said J. O.
Ostby as agent of said Law Union &
Crown Insurance company, the said
j. o. Ostby did then and there with
In three years preceding the filing OF
this information, convert said check
into lawful money of the Unite1
States Ga more particular description
of which said money is to said prose
cutting attorney unknown) and did
and then unlawfully, fraudu1ently
and feloniously convert and appro-
pirate the said money to his own use
and the use of persons other than the
true owner entitled to the use of said
money, and failed to account for the
same to said Law Union G Crown
Insurance company, with intent to
steal the said money, the property
of the said Law Union & Crown In
surance company, whereby the sail
]. o. Ostby did then and there COM
NIT the crime of larceny, contrary
to the form of statutes in such cases
made and provided and against the
peace and dignity of the state oil
Washington.
Ostby was held under $4,000 bali
which he was not able to furnish
Mrs Ostby, the wife of the man, was
active this morning in trying to Sc
cure bail for her husband and it is
likely that she will be successful
some time today The sheriff of Okla.
hogan county will be here Tuesday
or Wednesday after the man and he
will be taken to Okanogan county
for arraignment
1t is said that there are many other
cases against Ostby growing out oil
his relations with the insurance com.
pany, which will be filed in the near
future. There has been very strong
sentiment worked up in and around
Brewster against the man and it Ii
likely that as in the two bank cases
which were to have been tried in the
coming term Of the superior cour,
that a change of venue will be grant
ed.
Ostby with his young wife and
child have been living in this city
for the past several months. Owing
to the charges hanging over his head
he has been unable to successfully
enter any other line OF business and
from the present indications It will
be some time before the multitude OF
charges which are hanging over him
will be disposed Of
At noon today Mr.. Ostby was re-
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