The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-13
SECRET INDICTMENTS
RETURNED IN IDAHO
White Slavers, With Head
quarters in Salt Lake, Said
TO Be in Net.
special to Toe Tribune,

special to Toe Tribune,
BOISE, Ida. Feb. 12.-Speculation is
rife in this city and many unconirmed
rumors are in circulation over the five
secret indictments which were returned
by the federal grand jury Saturday
night, and which are believed TO he di-
rectcd against national bank officers
charged with embeZzlement, making false
reports 10 the comptroller of tho curren-
cy or the juggling OF the accounts in
bank books.
Linsenfcltcr is still silent as TO The con-
tents Of the true bills and authentic in
forms tion relative to their contents will
not be given out until bench warrants
shall and the defendants are safely in
custody,
The fact that Lewis NJ. Gray. The noted
bank expert. who obtained the evidence
against John H.. Walsh. the Chicago
banker. and was the star witness I'm the
Kettenbach bank cases In this city, had
been in Idaho for the last month and
made an investigation Of the affairs OF a
national bank at Wallace, gave coloring
to tho rumor that the report he pre-
pared for the district attorney was act
ed upon by the grand jury. Gray leaves
this week for Chicago, having completed
his work in this state. al least for the
time being.
IL is known 10 be certain that The
grand jury indicted the alleged ringioad-
crs OF an organization OF white slave
dealers who have been operating In the
states OF Utah, Idaho. Oregon and Wash
inEton and that as soon as the federal
authorities can arrest the accused they
will be arrasned before Judge Dietrich.
The evidence that went before the grand
jury is said TO have been convincing In
support OF the charge that girls have
been and are being bartered and sold on
the white slave msrke, and In many
! instances forced to enter life OF shame.
| while their managers live off the pro
ceeds. District Attorney Lingenfclteg
/ had made II plain that he proposes TO
prevent the lrafic being conducted across
place every secret service man In the
| employment or the government on the
trail OF the men and women. 1t Is said
! tbst the organization has headquarters
! i'm the cities Of Spokane. Portland and
/ Salt Lake CITY and that their girl vic
! tins are pedded into the smaller towns
and cities Of the northwest states;
Federal officials are still holding George
/ s. I.ouden. the defaultinc Elk River post
! master. who was indicted and pleaded
( guilty 10 the charge OF emhezzline $4,000
| sentenced to serve eighteen months In
! The federal prison al Fort Leavenwcrt!l
and pay a 0ne OF sioSe- lie will not be
taken 10 Fort Lcayenworth untn after
! the trial of the Kimberly and Plea bc
postofflee burglars, which will take place
February 32, =, seven yeeEEsmsn eE, Harry
implicated ia tho Picsbo robbery and
Edward Cotton, Harry and George Lester
and John A. Johnson. charged With dyna.
mitlng the safe In the posiofhce al kim
! When Judge Dietrich passed sentence
on Loudan he stated That the time had
must be passed upon postcfhce embez-
zlcrs for they were becoming more
common than violators Of the federal
laws in national banks. and he turned q
young. Loudrn, who is college man
reared In luxury.