Show 4 RANKIN CASE FIGURES AGURES FREED Charges Against a QUartet of Defendants Dismissed by Judge With charges dismissed against four salesmen defendants the U U. S. S d dis- dis attorneys attorney's staff Saturday concentrated concentrated concen- concen rated on evidence which it hopes will vill convict Lester L. L Rankin and andis his is associates Louis Bowers Irving Weber and J. J George Wright on on char charges harges es of using the mails t to de- de fraud raud Trial of the case has been under wa way vay in federal court the past past week The governments government's case probably will wll close lose Monday when books books' of ot the ti-ic Rankin Ran Ran- kin brokerage concern arc are entered as evidence and W W. S. S Rich Rich Rich-of oC f St. St Louis special agent of the U. U department of f justice division of investigation testifies as to the results of his audit audil of f the Rankin company books according accord accord- ing ng to John S. S Boden assistant U.S. U.S. U U. S. S attorney f J Defense li Objects It Is is expected the case will be completed before the end of ot next week The governments government's motion to dismiss charges harges against Mervin I Rosenthal Ed EC rival Robert Hendison and William Fisher Indicted telephone salesmen of f the Rankin company came as a surprise move in court late Friday I Immediately afterward despite strenuous objections by defense coun coun- sd sel cl Mr Hendison and Mr Fisher were called ailed upon to testify as to their operations operations op Ope op- op iI In selling stock for lor the com corn pany pony David H H. Cannon one of ot defense counsel argued the salesmen should not lot be allowed to to testify testily because cause they had s sat t in on defense conferences Firm Receives J Judge dge Tillman Tiliman D. D Johnson ruled however the salesmen could testify as to their activities selling stock duning during during dur dun ing the spring of 1933 but not as to toi what they had learned since I C. C F. F Dutton former postal tor br or here told the court that Mr Rankin Rankin Ran Ran- kin tin informed him a year ago the company com corn pany had received about of which went to clients Losses were telephone expense 30 OCO postage salesmen 12 WO office oHice exp expense nse and Mr Rankins Rankin's services Ray Bay W. W Brune of of Los Angeles tes tes- titled tined that during a conversation with Bowers in Reno Nov Nev last year the thc defend defendant nt said the Rankin company was vas his company and that customers customers cus cus- omers were being urged to convert rt their heir credits to down payments on Brillo Manufacturing company stock because the company felt this stock would decline In price |