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Show LEWIST0N BANK CASE TO BE HEARD IN BOISE Special to The Tribune. BOISE, Ida., March 17. Tho famous Lowiston jNational- bank embezzlement case will, it now scorns certain, bo transferred from jMoscow to Boise for trial and William F. Kcttenbach, its former president; George II. Kcstcr, cashier, and C. "W. Robnolt, bookkeeper, will be arrniencd beforo JikIko Dietrich when the case is called, Tlio attorneys for the defendants stated, when in Boise durinc the timber fraud cases, implicating the throe defendants, u. ehance of vcmio would bo asked. Special Prosecutor Priton Gordon and liis assistants, ns well as a special bank accountant, aro working on the evidence in t.lio bank cases at their headquarters in the Fcdoral huildinc- Tho government govern-ment has a great advantage in tfiis cusp in gotling at the desired evidence, owing to tho fact that Clareriro W. Robnett lias confessed, lo being responsible respon-sible for approximately $93,000 of tho S.KJO.OOO which disappeared and implicated impli-cated Kcttenbach nnd Keater, officers in the institution when the money was takon, as having spent the balanco of the amount which was mado up of depositors' de-positors' funds, Kettenbacli and Xcstor reimbursed tho bank for part of the shortage. Rob-itett Rob-itett admitted he manipulated tho adding add-ing macliino ,lo falsify tho accounts. Special Fxaniiner Dixon, who secured the ovidenco in the famous Walsh case, is working hero on (he books. |