Show ANDERSON ANDRSON CASE CAS REACHES RACHS JURY IN Judge Denies Motion for fOl Directed Verdict on on Bank Charges A. A L. L Anderson assistant c cashier cash cash- sh ier of the th-e Midvale State bank was found not guilty on the embezzlement embezzlement embezzle embezzle- ment meat charge against him in Third district court this afternoon The jury was out only fifteen minutes The Tue fate of A. A L. L Anderson former former former for for- mer assistant cashi cashier r of the Midvale Midvale Midvale Mid- Mid vale State bank accused of embezzling embezzling 2500 fro from the savings ac account account cc- cc count of Charles C. C Davis rested Friday afternoon with a jury of of- eight men in the courtroom of Judge Oscar W. W McConkie in the Third district court Andersons Anderson's trial opened J Thursday morning Friday morning at the opening of court urt the state rested its case and the defense attorneys F. F W. W James and J. J Louis Brown made macIc a motion for a directed v yen yen- ver-H ver diet of not guilty Brown In His argument ar ar- b before fore Judge Jud-c McConkie declared de- de e edared dared that the states state's attorneys s 's Calvin a. a assistant si ant district distrct attorney and Henry lenry D. D Moyle loyle attorney attorney attorney at- at torney for th the tho ban banh had failed to to- show how that Anderson embezzled funds The testimony of It six witnesses for the state including a bookkeeper er for the bank bankS three bank directors tors tons and arid two IWO bank examiners showed that Anderson had accepted a deposit of from Lom Davis oi on September 10 1927 He placed 1500 of the tho deposit to the credit of Mr Davis on the bank ledger The remaining remaining re- re 2500 he made a deposit slip In itt Davis' Davis name and placed the deposit slip in the Yi vault lt with 2500 in unpaid checks of the Tenabo Consolidated Mines l company of ot Nevada DEFENSE ARGUMENT The ent tent argument for a directed di di- verdict was ba based ed on the m assertion as as- that this this' action did not con constitute constitute constitute con con- embezzlement in so far aa asS' the assistant cashier cashie- did not divert the funds from tho bank but had hat used them m rely to balance the tha overdraft o ot of 2500 or of the mine mines company so that it would not bo be discovered by the state bank banI ex e They declared th that f might tight li have v be been n a crime o of falsi the true c condition of the bank to the bank banle examiners but there ther was no embezzlement Judge McConkie McCorkie denied C the motion motion motion mo mo- mo- mo tion for a directed verdict ve and tho the defense rested without placing 1 a witness ss on the stand The arguments arguments arguments ments before th jurors were were opened by Rawlings who outlined the states state's case sd and d demanded 1 a a. of guilty be he returned The Th defense will try to show you t where this defendant nt did not bot pick pickup pickup up UI 2500 in cash and walk out or ot orthe the bank with it he hed he'd declared Wedo Wo We do not claim that h ho did but anY person in the th world who knows mows the least thing about beut bc t banking procedure knows that thit when hen drafts were ivere sent scat to the Federal Reserve Reserve- bank to cover these 2500 2500 In t had Md el checks of or orthe the Tenabo Mines company that that mon mon sy y was wag diverted ed from flom tho the bank just as s surely as though he had picked it 1 up in if 20 O gold pl pieces and carried it awa away The charge of ot embezzlement against Anderson grew gre grew out of a a. shortage of approximately n te-ly te discovered in the hanl March 2 25 25 1928 I. I Leon on L. L Olson forn-er forn cashier cashier- of the bank ban also was tried tried on 1 a a. similar ctt charge r ri Ef and nd ri a jury Wednesday Wednes ednes da day found him hini guilty of having embezzled cm em 1000 from the savings savIngs' savings ac account account count of Mrs Irs Irs' D. D A. A Drawn He Ke wilt will willbo ill be bo s d Sat Saturday rd y morning by Judge McConkie l |