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Show CHARLES F. BAKER PLEADS GUILTY San Francisco AptH.,. 12. Charles, F. Maker, former assistant cashier of tho Crocker Natlonnl bank, plead guilty today to embezzlement on 40 counts, In amounts not specified in tho indictment. Experts aro still at work on tho books and tho shortage Is estimated nt approximately $2u0,-000. $2u0,-000. Ilakor requested that ho bo given a fow days to wind up his affairs and Judgo Van Kloot In tho United States district court doferred sentonco until un-til Monday, Aprll21. Whllo Daker was pleading' guilty, tho federal grand Jury handed down thrco Indictments aganst brokors with whom Daker had speculated under un-der a falso namo. United States Attorney At-torney McNab said tho Indictments wero tho first of tholr kind In tho history his-tory .of tho federnl courts. Thoy uttmed J. C. Wilson, a member of tno Now York Stock Exchr.ngo; 11. A. Wllbrnnd of J. O. Wilson & Co., nnd Potor P. Ilurko of Logan & liryan, brokers, nil ot whom nro charged with conspiracy to abp'iht.t tho funds of a 'national depository. Hall was. fixed ntiSlMQJheaqlU -r " |