Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-03-01 | Page 1 | Merchants Bank Trials Will be Conducted Here

MERCHANTS BANK TRIALS WILL BE CONDUCTED HERE 1 Mutton for a change e In venue inthe In Inthe the case of John Pingree George GeorgeE E. E Ford ord and ands L. L J J. J Hays Bays Indicted by the grand granil jury as a result of at its Investigation of the failure ot of the Merchants bank was was' denIed In Ina a ruling given today by Judge John F TobIn In the Third dIstrIct court Counsel for the defendants contended contended con con- tended In the motion and offered numerous affidavits In support of their contention that the defendants defendants defend defend- ants were not sure of a fair trial In Salt J Lake alte because of sentiment aroused by b news newspaper aper accounts accounts ot of the bank failure and because ot of the failure of other banks Th The I state slat claimed that the defendants defendants' claim was unwarranted and anel the I motion was overruled