Show WHAT WALSH V HAS PROVED No matter mattor If Chicago is more than a thou thousand and miles away No matter 1 if John R. R Walsh Is personally unknown In Salt Snit Lake The fact tact remains that the most remarkable financier of recent recent recent re re- re- re cent years on trial for wrecking three banks and puzzling twenty of his I brother bankers is 19 very likely to go free It Is stated that as a result of or the trial up to date tho the defense has proved That the Chicago National had hod more than 25 per cent legal reserve In the bank when It was closed That the assets of the tho bank were more moro than In excess of its Hs de deposits deposits deposits de- de posits when It was ns closed That Walsh always declared that the securities on which the loans were made were good That there was no complaint against the form of or memorandum notes That the tho books of ot the Chicago o National National Na Na- lIonal were well l kept That the examiners failed to discover an any shifting of or securities between the three banks When Walsh was arrested it seemed clear by tho the published facts that he would go straight to the penitentiary peni pent and for a term of years ears perfectly perfectly per per- fecU crushing It is doubtful if It an any man man except except possibly Walsh himself believed differently And yet so Co craftily has he safeguarded safeguarded safeguarded safe safe- guarded himself himsel through all aU the tho years ears of his banking life so ably has be managed the var varying ing steps of his defense defense de do- that he lie stands almost an even en e chance for acquittal He is without doubt one of the great financiers of the ho age Above all aU men whose ious have ha come under public notice this his ma man has been making money work vork It has not been idle E Every ery dollar doBar has been performing the labor of of three dollars or dollars or more And th the enterprises Walsh ha has baa developed are the he testimonials toda today to his ability in inthe he tho line of business management If ho he did not actually violate the tha law aw It Is 13 to bo be hop hoped hoped hoped-ho d. d ho may receive the he acquittal equity deserves And ithe it if ho he did he at least has made It clear that hat his brother bankers were even worse vorse than he without he-without having ha been at t all helpful to their fellow men |