Show MERCHANTS MERCHANTS' BANK TJ CASE NEARS RS TRIAL Judge Harold M r. r Stephens of ot the Third district court yesterday sot set all nil cases for tho the criminal division of at the court The Tho only case of ot general public In Interest Interest In- In terest la tEl that against t officers and anti emI em- em I of the defunct Merchants bank which failed alle Jul July 8 8 1918 Trial was vas scheduled to bc begin ln January 20 A grand In eRtI tion l of oC tho ho Jur Jury failure r r ri- ri suited In the thEa indictment of at John Plu- Plu greet grec president George J E F. Ford se re I tary tar tary and r. r L. L J. J Hayes cashier The rue charges Include Include- declaring of or also falso dividends divi hiJ I receiving monc money for Cor deposit In iii Ina a n defunct bank and making of oC falso false entries All defendants ants however howe are aro not hot accused of oC each of or these specific acts acta Depositors In tho the defunct Merchants bank hun may expect a C G per cent dividend January 20 O according to Receiver r S. S H. H I Lynch With ith thus this declaration tho thu de- de will have havo received CO GO per pel cent I of their loss Mr 11 Lynch Inch hopes hope to raise the tho total sum to 80 per imer cent before tho time I affairs of tho time institution are arc completed d j I and probated I I |