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Show SHORTENS TERM OF BANKCASHIER Washington, Oct. 29. President Taft today commuted to expire on December 23 the five-year sentence of J. Otis Wilson, who pleaded guilty Juno 14 of making a false entry In the books of the People's National bank of Salem, N' Y., of which ha was cashier Wilson went to the lwnitontlary for (an act to oblige a woman friend of jhis wife, committed with no intention inten-tion to defraud. It was this fact that i led President Taft to order his re-' re-' lease in time to be home for Chris -I mas. although he will have served onlj a little more than six months of his sentence. Mrs. Wilson's friend was a business v.-oman of Salem, who overdrew her account. To give her an opportunity to replenish her deposit and prevent the officers of the bank from knowing of the overdraft. Cashier Wilson mado a false entry on the books. |