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Show Nelson Indicted for Robbery Of the Utah National Bank. Trial set for November Next. From Salt Lake Telegram. When seen at his otllce at the Jordan Jor-dan State bank late this afternoon, Andrew Wm. Nelson, who yesterday was Indicted by the federal grand Jury for the robbery of the Utah National bank, stated that the action of the jury would have no effect on his plans for the present. Ills ball'has been arranged and the matter Is closed up until the time for the trial next November. Mr. Nelson was In excellent spirits and expressed himself as convinced that ho would eventually be cleared before the eyes of the public. lie still holds the position of cashier in the Jordan State batik, and, according to his statement, will continue to do so. Apparently little atrectod by the knowledge that in the minds of a federal fed-eral grand Jury lie Is suspected of robbing rob-bing a bank of over $100,000, young Nelson continues to walk among his fellow citizens and associates as though nothing had iappened. An otllclal prominent In lie Investigation Investi-gation of the robbery stated to The Telegram this morning that absolutely absolute-ly no Other arrest would follow that of Nelson, and that no effort would be made to lis the responsibility on other shoulders than those already designated desig-nated for the burden by the grand Jury. He declared emphatically that all Investigation was over ana that the matter had been dropped until I time came for prosecuting the Indicted man. Yesterday afternoon In the ofllce of his attorney, A. B. Irvine, Nelson referred re-ferred all Inquiries as to his opinions of the outcome of the Investigation, to the fortrer, having nothing to say personally. His attorney, however, was not so reticent In expressing hlmseff and declared the Indictment to be an-Infernal an-Infernal outrage. No defense has yet been arranged, as the entire afternoon was spent in pro paring the bond. At 10 o'clock last night Judge Marshall approved the $10,000 bond in the absence of Commissioner Com-missioner Charles Baldwin. The bondsmen are P. W. Madsen, a local furniture dealer, and J. E. Langford, vice-president and general manager of the Saltair Beach company. Nelson was accordingly released from custody and allowed to return to his home. When the indictment was returned yesterday morning. W. S. McCornlck, Joseph Nelson and others, prominently prominent-ly identified with the Utah National bank and its mystery, were cruising on the Great Salt Lake.. Upon returning return-ing to the beach late last evening they were apprised of the IndlUment, but refused to ili-cus-, the outcome. Nelson Nel-son inen-ij acknowledged being sur-prlsed'at sur-prlsed'at the lone Indictment, and volunteered thoislaleinent that hu would stake tils life on his nephew's Innocence |