Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-09-12 | Page 2 | Kettenbach Makes 'Sweeping Denial

KETTENBACH MAKES SWEEPING DENIAL Special to The Tribune, II.iIM; Ida. Sept ll.-l-'rank KeifMi-bach, KeifMi-bach, defendant In the LewlSton National tvnnk asc. took the witness stand In his own behalf In the federal court here during dur-ing the trial Jorlav Me entered a sweeping sweep-ing denial to the charge of the government govern-ment that be had falsified the reports to the comptroller of the currency or thai in the classification of the bank's paper he had wilfully attempted to deceive the com pi roller. Kettenbnch went on. 1 he stand immediately immedi-ately after Attornev Rubb made the opening open-ing Statement for the defense, in Whhb he said he would prove that ihe expert witnesses piaec.i on the stand by the prosecution cleared the defendant when they aid that they could not classify a bank's paper without knowing the existing exist-ing business condition for those vary in almost every Ideality, Depending oh tjfe honesty of his em-plovees em-plovees Kettenrbach said 'hat be aup-posi aup-posi ! the Bgures submitted to him by them (0 HI1 In the report to the comptroller comp-troller were correct, and If the were not so It vvas not his fault. He paid that aa president of the Lewlston National bank he received for his ervlcea but 100 per month while other hanks of the sane': s i paid from ggOO I" -r 1 00.