Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-06-08 | Page 6 | Testimony in Suit of Utah National Bank to Collect on Note Made by Joseph Nelson

II TESTIMONY IN SUIT OF UTAH I i i I NATIONAL BANK BAND TO COLLECT ON ONi i I NOTE DOTE MADE BY JOSEPH NELSON J What Is k your age was asked of W I WS II I t S in Judge Armstrongs j l l t court coart yesterday Y The only reply tiNt that could be elicited from the veteran finan financier I I cler cier was wa I have bave been old oid enough to toI I vote for several everal years yean The case caN was waa that of the Utah Na National Nai i bank against Joseph Jo eph Nelson Nel on a promissory note for given by b byi i Mr lr Nelson N to help make good the bank blank 3 shortage at the time Ume the bank was if robbed of oC The cue case was wag heard i i by b the tM judge without a jury and waa was i concluded and taken under advisement j I at the close coe of the daf dat da dae i Te T e a witnesses were W S McCornick McCorn n nick president of the bank Rodney T Badger and Thomas R Cutler The incidents connected with the Ute robbery were gone Into Inte to J some gome om extent extant but not fully and no new facts W were re developed d d beyond the details that have b been en pub published published ll ked 0 i Mr Ir McCornick was the chief witness He said aid that he had held Nelson who was wag custodian of the money mone responsible ble hie to a large extent for tor Its loss After it was wu discovered discoverer that the money was missing mIMing It had been agreed agreM to make good 80 d the amount and though he did not consider himself lt personally liable he agreed to give toward this Nel Nelson Nelson I IlIOn son lIOn to pay MI and to be tak taken taken en from the banks reserve On cross examination he be declared that he regard regarded ed his hla contribution of distinctly as charity Nelson admitted executing the note but hilt denies that there was proper con eon consideration besides setting up that the bank blink Is 18 not the proper plaintiff as the alleged agreement was made between MeC Cutler and himself