Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-04-23 | Page 15 | Booth and Robbins Will Escape Trial

BOOTH AND ROBBINS WILL ESCAPE TRIAL Indignation Manifested by Creditors of the Defuict Fish Company. Com-pany. By Leased Wire to The Tribune. CHICAGO. April 22 W. V. Booth, former for-mer president of, the fish firm of A. Booth & Co., will not have to "stand trial In the criminal court. Neither will Frederick R. KobbliiH, former assistant treasurer of the. concern, be forced to face a Judge and jury for his alleged misdeeds. Despite extraordinary secrecy on the part of Stato's Attorney Wayman and his assistants it was learned today that a plan had been arranged by which Booth will bo fined and Robbins will be discharged dis-charged later. Tho specific charge against Booth and Robbins It; that of having conspired to defraud tho Continental National bank out of ?300,000. although the failure of the concern Involved about $5,000,000. The defendants have been at liberty on bonds which were, furnished Immediately after Indictments had been returned against them. The plan already decided upon Is for Booth to be permitted to escape on tho payment Of a line, probably ?4000 or $5000. while Bobbins Is to go free. Much Indignation was expressed among the creditors-of the Bo.oth concern when the plans of State's Attorney Wayman became be-came known today. It Is expected that strong, protest will be made and that the creditors will Insist on both Booth and Robbins being placed on trial before a Jury.