Show ROBERTSON AND DUKE SEEK TO DELAY THEIR PR PRELIMINARY HEARING The State will b be rea ready 1 for or the preliminary hearing hearing- of or the Fargo Wens bank case a e on Friday but It is understood that the defense will as asfor asK for futher delay as counsel for both Robertson and Duke are arc engaged with other Important trials Mr said this thin morning that he had received no word from Crom the prosecution n as to when It desired to have e the preliminary h hearing Attorney Christensen said ald While the Investigation at nt the tho bank is not completed we have e evidence e enough to go o on with the case now We c will probably ask that the hearing be set EH for Cor Friday morning S but hut will not oppose a reasonable delay If the defense Is not riot ready to proceed Homer King manager of the Wells Fargo 0 bank arrived at noon but hut refused ed to talk Cashier Dool Dooly was unusually reticent toda today and r refused Cu erl to sa say whether hether or not he had seen Manager King The latter will have hae personal charge chars of or the I investigation t i ga t inn A A. A P. P Redding and AIJen Aien Knight ht who have been representing the Pacific Suret Surety company compan during the Investigation In have ha returned to San Francisco This departure is taken to mean that the amount of th the shortage e thus tItus far Car dis I covered ere Is greater r at 1 than the amount of bonds carried h by Duke and Robertson |