The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-20
|I|G[ IS IMMUNITY
||Dl $4,000 THIEF
.l,ssi Embezzler Granted
by U. S. for
Testimony II Is Said.
kALTY is DEMANDED
L,as of Convicted Bankers
LII That All Implicated
Be Tried.
e.,Ty IS DEMANDED

. 10 Ihe Tribune
- "A. sept. ,p.-pisposition OF
-, National bank cases In 'he
-. for the state Of Idaho.
r,t Ke,renbach was acquitted
I. ,,,r1r Of ralslfying reports to tne
n the currency and his
ur,iam +. Kcttenhach. and
"a g.rer former president and
,r,e,lyely, OF The Lewiston IN
vsr. sentenced 10 serve i've
~. ,aderal peniteutiarv az Fort
IN after being found guilty on
~, rharge. raises the important
- m what the government pro-
4 A With the indictments pending
Fscpee II. Robnett. who con
. ! ,ha embezzlcTnent ot $50. 600 or
-rsS taken from the bank. John
~ Earl Pickering. former
4 "a bookkeeper of the bank. also
tsrs beeu Implicated. are appar-
4. free as Is Robnett.
\ s,,nk hlnted here that Robne,t.
Irsnl Pickering were offered and
"a immunity In return for testify
4 10 hank cases. Government
. rtu,, 10 discuss this feature OF
- Although AT one time Peytnn
4 sn>-lal assistant 70 the atto--
-. who is IN charge OF them.
,hst immunity had been offered.
tssrds of the Kc.tcnbachs, how
|tr ooi content With th" reported
In tts government officials. and
',.. y.rdlcr Of acQultral was rem
|hkhalf of Frank Keticnhach they
lss actively demanding that the
tl,, allegs Is the real bank lootcr
=. They refer 10 Robnett.
Family Is Rich.
|Edlsrbachs are powerful in finap-
rsis 0. the state. They consti-
=, g the Oldest families and have
s.slnsss interests. Their fortunes
f'r The hundreds Of thousands.
] NJ government; first brought ac-
|rl.st member of the Kct,cnbach
IA vas in the Indictment Of VII
II, Kfttrnonch.' together with
b y Kesicr. on the charg" Of con-
\ 70 dsfraud m" government out
~ binds This WAS five years
r1sy were convicted In the Idaho
W obtained n reversal OF tho
[h The clrcui, court. Then they
|-pe.i By federal grand jury.
Il NTH Robnett. on tho charge OF
- rpor,s 10 tho comptroller of
E1incy and unlawfully using the
|rny.
rf tuned states evidence and ap-
y ne star witness against Ket-
y atd kesier The case Was trans
/ |ftn Moscow 70 Boise on Il change
~ he grounds being thai protu-
''4td In north Idaho and fair
- nnl be secured.
'1c,rk and k"ster were convicted
tclnts for falslfvlng reports to
,ffoNl Thcy were sentenced by
tps'1 s. Bean OF the Oregon dis
pns hve years In a federal PEN
Ne later denied = motion for
tal and appeal was taken 10 the
T4n This Is still pending.
Fs Astssnbach Exonerated.
lh' Of Frank KCitcnbsc ch was
.y Immediately following that OF
~ ZOO was Jointly indicted with
- government failed To COM
N .a's AMI tho Indictments were
q fnor 70 tGis the existing in
'glnsl William Ket,cubach was
Z lNef" SIN remained one true
aey against Frank kcticnhacb
n uied here last week on the
Soslyine n report TO the comm
Ia Jury returned verde; OF
TX Yn az hve counts. This cX-
fnnk Kettcnhncr. '0
,.sN was never brought 10 trial.
"'lihe1 he stated tia; rc took
az ihe lewiston National benI;
st-n win that banking instl-
-s.s oo'kGcencr ana thar he sucr-
|fSi, n timber lands and irrI-
a i'isri X. onl sank the greater part
NJ ~ INC spokane Or,hnrl com
|.,su, admitted on the witness
s me bank hooks 10 cover
&c., stolen. declared ne had
|SI,, and made A confession
4, !, ,epudlSted. Robnctt's adj
|h We witness stand arc de-
<,sc,. .Iounds for his prosecution
II ifitd. "'oush' /" 1cdr 10
.,,,afn ,aln,d by thr attornovs of tho
ID Al, t' kobnett Pickering and
In ~ me three cmployccs
[-p- -nr bank. vim i,o,o1 49, 80