Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-12-30 | Page 12 | Bank Robbery Case Still Hanging Fire

Mil ROBBERY CASE i STILL JUffllt FSRE It Is Stated. However, That. Mat-1 Mat-1 tcr Will Be Taken Up ' i Soon. The Utah National bank robbery case will go over to tho first of the year at least, and how much longer only the bank officials know. Thoy are not shouting any Information on tho subject from the housetops, either. W. P. McCornlck, president of the In-' In-' stluitlon that was robbed of $100,000. Is j authority for the Information that the case will not be taken up this year. The reason given was that the new county officers will havo to handle the case, anyway, and there Is no use in starting the prosecution under those circumstances?. circum-stances?. "This office is ready, and has been for three weeks, to proce'ed with the case." I said County Attorney Wil'.ard Hanson. I Tuesday evening. "After tho sheriff pulled Deputy Axel Steele off from swear- j Ing to the complaint 1 had drawn up I took tho matter up with the bank, and Mr. rindgor, the cashier, told me ho would consult with tho bank officials and go over tho case with that institution's attorneys. I heard nothing from him. so I called up tho bank, and Mr. Badger told mo they wero still Investigating the caae. Afterward I learned through a stockholder, stockhold-er, who said he would swear to tho complaint com-plaint If Mr, Badger did not, that Mr: Badger had told him that they were still gathering up 'odds and ends' of tho case. That was two weelto ago, and 1 have heard nothing since," "It is taking a long time to gather up these 'odds and ends,' Isn't it?" Mr. I Hanson was asked. "It would seem so," ho replied.