The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-18
CHARGES FRAIl
IN BANK ClI
Mrs. Anna G. Miller Mi.
Startling Accusations w.
Sued on Notes. d
$61,966 INVOLVED IN HEp
REMARKABLE DIScT Inv,
Outlines Scheme Which, 4
Alleges Was Carried Ont Z
Prominent Men,
Special 10 The Tribune.

poi1E' ias,, June F.-Dsvelou..,
in the HALEY State bank case =,
took a sensational turn this vs.k 8
Mrs. Anna L. Miller of tha, cit, (
charge against Leo Cramer -, T.
him with wilful and deliberat. y
by which ne deprived her Of tbs 49,.
Of s61 ,966, an amount she had
tied in the bank prior 70 If, 49,
and which was represented a.
certificates of deposits. The mi, /
attracted statewide attention
promises to disclose a case ~ 1,
finance in which the bank fund. I,
juggled.
The serious allegation Of Mrs Nm
is made in her answer Ia IL. I
brought against her by Mn 3.
Brown, receiver Of the bank, "a 49,
notes given by the woman to ihs MI
but which she asserts were frspd,ls.1
secured. She also files a crossromsjS'
telling of how the alleged schems i
worked by which her money was y
IN the defunct institution.
1t Is claimed by Mrs. Miller th,t
September &c. 1910, Leo Grams, 1
indebted to the Idaho State bss.
Haley, of which he was di,s.,'
and one OF the operating officers A.
S66,12l10. Sarah Cramer, bis viis
Is alleged. was indebted s5Osl Ii +,
his brother John Cramer s5OSlIl I
this time Mrs. Miller. who /. a Ta.'
had on deposit in the bank ssIgi;ll
represented in certificates Of dssI'
drawing interest at the rate Of ID &
cent per annum, against which she (
given her notes as mere memu,,i
to be set off against an equal az,
Of said certificates upon final gt|I
ment. n
II is alleged that Leo Cramsr 81,
desirous of having himself and bi. IA
and brother relieved from liability q
Indebtedness, and II. n. Coffin, Il. h
celver and prominent retired bs,il
at Boise, wishing to aid him thg,1
solicited Mrs. Miller TO assume liz
debtedness of himself. wife and brdh
with the bank by giving to Rs.s1
Coffin the certificates of deposi, vAa|
she held and upon which she a.
heavy interest.
The Cramers. she charges knes q
although she did not, that ,hey ii
conspiring with Receiver Cofil
fraudulently secure the money ste q
represented on deposit. They 30
to give her the best of security I'd
ing their notes, ETC., for relief o. "
Indebtedness. Cramer caused noie
the amount of $S5,505.5s 10 be e
and delivered to Mrs. Miller when q
agreed TO assume the indebtednez 4
though she charges that he well -
ct the time the notes were scn5t
and that the other security reprsssa|
to be valued at S97 900 which be e.
cred over was not worth owe. 81
She declares that Coffin knew the III
were not as represented and thlf
could not realize on them al ia''
sale.
In her cross complaint, Mrs ~
further, asserting that Leo cn-'
agreed upon an acceptance of an i5n
ment entered into by the bsnf
herself towards taking up the 20,
sdness, TO turn over to Receiver VT
311 shares of the capital stock o.
bank standing in his nsme ara
shares standing in the name Of
Plumer, and five shares IN tns J.
Of William Black. But at thls u
she states. Receiver Coffin well =
hat the bank was utterly and
;essly insolvent and could NOT y
orga nized. and that she had cst
'rauded and that Coffin had alse
,pired and confederated with ci'
o secure her deposits. She as'ens
lad she known the intent Of ns
ners and Receiver Coffin OF tns
she would never have execute
,otes nor have accepted the sesu,
hat had been represented OF suep
-alue.
The widow admits having rsei
rom Cramer, before the discoval
he fraud, $3.50 claimed TO have
ealized from the sale CT an su
,ile, and that Cramer paid hef y
litional $1,000 on note.
The institution of the suit y
'ramer coming in the wake OF o.
anne az surprise to many ia
nth the case. Mrs. Miller Was
he heaviest depositoEs Of the ~
ion, and at the time the bant
o the wall lost, it is claimed
mount of money. Her alIeg's
raud and conspiracy on the ~
ramer and Receiver Coffln IsnM ITnM.
ne ne of f the beIPr Prominent banking Da
'oise, having been identltiso
lany of the leading institution;
nd at present a stockholder IN ., y
ne of them, He took chaIgs 7
fairs of the defunct halis,
nortly after it failed. At in'T
e was prominent in the laapsv las;.t
nee company, the paper Oh S
ank carried.