The Mankato free press., 1918-04-26
WESTRON IS INDICTED
FEDERAL JURY ACTION
Alleged That He Made False
Claim For Exemption
OTHER TRUE BILLSFOUND
Avert Clements Char1ed With
Avert Clements Charged With
Failure to Register; Civil
Case Trial

Federal court is still in session in
! Mankato.
| All the afternoon session of the
federal court yesterday was taken III
! in the trial of the suit of Paul C.
Keyes, as receiver, against Peter An
derson and George j. Piersol, before
jury
This was civil action growing Out
| of the speculatjons for which George
]. Piersol, former cashier of the First
National bank of Clarkfield, Mimi, is
now serving a sentence at Fort Leav-
enworth.
Paul C.. Keyes, the plaintiff, is the
receiver of that bank Peter Ander-
son of Clarkfield is a director of this
| bankrupt bank and also vice presi-
| dent.
The receiver was suing on bond
given by Anderson and PiersOl in
1917, guaranteeing the assets of the
bank. This was done at the instance
of the bank examiner, who had crit
icised the assets, and insisted on the
bond
The total amount that the receiver
sought to recover under this bond
was $66 579.75 AS nothing could be
gotten from Piersol, the whole judg-
ment would have to rest against An
derson, as far as he could meet it.
The defense was that It was agreed
between the parties that the bond
should not be delivered, until it was
signed nv all of the directors of the
hark The signatures of the other
directors were not obtained Wheth-
er there was any such agreement and
whether the bond was valid were
questions involved in this trial.
J. N. Johnson of Canbv was attor-
nev for the receiver and Ole Hart
wick Of Granite Falls and G. A. Fos-
nas Of Montevideo were attorneys for
tho defense.
Up to the close of Yesterday AFTER
moons session, no indictments had
heen returned bv the grand jury
This body consists of the following: ::
g. r. Adams, MADISON Lake. NJ. H.
Bath, Avoca: Dick Peters, Truman;
r. r.. Wihorg Nacrasa: L. w. Steele.
Monterey Andrew Onverson, Canhu:
Michael Hol1eran. Ellsworth: q. w.
Roth. Wort.hinrton; Max Herrlinper.
Dovray: r. IT Jones. Granada: ::
Johnson. Hadlev. Edward Caster. Wa
coca. Vincent Nalonev. Wase"a A..
u Rowor Kano.orvi. CIV g. No
Arthu~. Tlmcro; William, Doran. Mad
ICON AXE: Frank Palmer SIeenv
Eve. Harry s. Pheffer B'ue Earth; F..
NJ Kra~er Ninrnsota T,ako. Ianes
O'Cc,nell. Twin L"l,e. r. w. Rates.
Mankato: Paul J. McGuigean, Maple
ton.
Anderson On Witness Stand.
Peter Anderson was himself on the
witness stand this morning, in the
trial of the suit brought to enforce
collection on the bond guaranteeing
the assets of the defunct First Ma
tional bank of Clarkfield. Mr.. An
derson was asked to estimate what
he himself was now worth and he
thought it was between ten and fiji
teen thousand dollars.
The grand jury made its report at
II a. M, and was discharged. Six
indictments were returned.
Harry Walter Westrom of st.
James was indicted on the charge of
filing false statements in support OF
his claim for exemption. He plead
ed not guilty and the case was order
ed for trial The court ordered bond
in the sum of $2,50O the defendant to
remain in the custody of the marshal,
until such bond should be furnished.
Martin Ewald of Clements Mimi,
was indicted on the charge of failing
to register He was not arraigned,
but is in custody and under bond.
Avert Clements of Gibbon, Mimi,
was also indicted on the charge of
failure to register. He likewise was
already under bond and was not ar
raigned.
Sam Martgage. Alex Gillanders and
Frank Cain, all of Spencer, Iowa,
We're charged with taking liquor from
Minnesota into Iowa, fine latter being
a dry state. Gillanders and Cain
pleaded guilty. Marriage seemed un-
able to comprehend the charge and a
plea of not guilty was entered for
him and the case ordered for trial.
The court required $500 bail in each
of the three cases.