The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-09-19
MILLER FACES
SER|OUSCHARGE
ON BANKING LAW
Former Cashier of West
ern National Indicted
Saturday by Federal
Grand Jury.

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National bank of Caldwell, is to en-
ter plea before Judge F. S. Dietrich
today. He furnished $4,000 bond re-
CURED following his indictment.
| Evidence upon which Mr.. Miller
was indicted has been in the hands of
United States officers for two years.
Nntil the grand jury investigation,
last Wednesday, it was regarded as of
such technical nature that nothing
had been done with it. Mr.. Miller
has not been associated with the
Western National bank for more than
two years and |. M. Mccarthy, pres
ent cashier, said Monday that the
bank had sustained absolutely no loss
as result of the alleged embezzle-
ment and false returns to the comp
troller of the currency charged to Mr..
Miller.
The first count charged that on or
about March l9, 1920, while cashier of
the Western National bank, Miller re-
ceived and embezzled to his own use
the sum of $637.50. On the second
count, Miller is charged with embez-
zling $66.67.
Speaking of indictment on this
count, Mr.. Mccarthy explained that
the item was the result of bond sale
Mr.. Miller was to have made for the
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was able to sell the issue at par, it
was understood that Mr. Miller was
to have commission of that amount.
Thinking he had a market for the
bonds at par, Mr.. Miller credited his
account with the amount However,
the bonds were not sold and subse-
quently Mr.. Miller returned to the
bank the entire amount.
Count three charges that on May
5, 1920, Miller, with intent to deceive
the comptroller of the currency, enter
ed under the account of the Bank of
Jordan Valley, Jordan Valley, Ore, a
false entry purporting to show that
the Jordan Valley bank became in
debted to the Caldwell bank, when in
reality the Jordan Valley bank did not
become so indebted. The total of the
entry was more than $4,000
Mr.. Mccarthy said Monday that
this item was due to the fact that Mr..
Miller had negotiated with the Jor-
dan Valley bank for the disposal of
securities to this amount and had
made entries indicating their dispos-
al. to Jordan Valley bank. For some
reason the deal fell through before
Mr.. Miller had an opportunity to de-
liver the securities and the entries
were again changed. A call for a
bank statement followed, however,
asking for condition on date when
these entries were on the books of
the bank and they showed that way,
when, as matter of fact, the Jordan
Valley bank never owned the secur-
tiles.
False Entries Alleged.
Count four charges that as bill receiv
able, under credits, Miller made a false
entry on the general ledger of the
bank, purporting to show that tn,
Western National bank on May S, II
1920, received payment for bills re-
ceivable, when the bills were actually /
in the banks possession and had not
been disposed of so as to justify the
entry. The total of the entry was
$1,000.
Count five charges that in his re-
port of the condition of the bank on
the close of business May 4, 1920, an
an entry by Miller declared the total
loan of the bank to a certain II.
Peckham was only $4,000, when in
reality the loan was $4,000, and tina
the bank had, in addition to two loans
set forth, five loans each in excess of
the limit prescribed by section $500 of
the revised statutes. The total of il
these five loans was charged to be
$50, 200
Accounts Juggled, Claim.
In count six, Miller, it is alleged,
in his report on conditions of the bank
as of June 80, 1920, omitted mention
of four loans in excess of the limit
totaling SAL 200, and misrepresented
loan of $l48l282, to H. G. Peckham,
asbeing only $88l2.82, and a loan
$1,000, to o. F.. Peret as being $9O5O
Not one item in the list resulted in
a loss to the bank and most of the
loans mentioned have since been paid,
Mr.. Mccarthy said Monday.