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Show DEFICIT FOUi IN COITHREASURY Prlco. July 29. With an Investigation Investiga-tion Just closed of alleged embezzlement embezzle-ment from the Helper bank, Carbon C-unty Treasurer R, W. Snyder has been placed In charge of Deputv Sheriff Potorson. Snyder Is said to have broken down yesterday whon confronted with a preliminary report of county accounts showing a deficit of several thousand dollars, but protests pro-tests Innocence. Expert Accountant J. W. Edmunds has been tallying tho county's books. Snyder Is said to have again declared ho was innocent when confronted by tho accountant with the result of his Investigations He is bonded for ?G4,-OOO ?G4,-OOO by the Price Commercial and Savings bank, which is in turn indemnified in-demnified in the sum of $25,000 by the American Surety company, tho corporation w-blch is trying to re-establish the credit of the Helper bank. The county commissioners and Accountant Ac-countant Edmunds are reticent in the matter nnd confine themselves to Intimating In-timating that thev are not jet in a position to charge tho loss against any particular person. The rumor here is that the accountant has discovered dis-covered a bad state of affairs and that he Is expecting to find details soon which will throw a light on tho matter Another county official, with a propensity for poker. Is rumored to bo connected with the Investigation. News received , at Helper that a draft for 310.000 was on its way from Chicago to the bpnk at that place has helped to allav the uneasiness caused among depositors in the bank by tho discovery of the shortage The sending send-ing of the draft fcllowed t.ho action of Wesle King of Salt Lake, representative repre-sentative of the American Surety company, who wired his principals asking them to forward tho monoy to prevent the bank from closing doors. Mr King, the sLito bank examiner, and Special Accountant Buchlotz held a conferenco at Helper yesterday The expert reported that .he had discovered dis-covered a shortage in th cashier's books of $11,800 ?fhe state official advised that the shortage must be made good or the doors closed The move followed the action of several depositors, mostly forelgnors, In with, drawing deposits. Clyde W. Jackson, cashier of- the bank, is being held In jail here. His father. John W. Jackson, and brother, Flovd, are looking after his interests. Jackson lays the blame largoly on a real estate promoter with whom ho bad dealings. Ho expected the arrival ar-rival of this friend Immediately aftor the shortage became public, but noth. ing has been heard from tho promotor and his whereabouts are unknown. The cashier has turned over to tho hank property valued at between $3,-000 $3,-000 and $4,000. This, with tho $10.-000 $10.-000 from the surety company, clears up tho books of the bank and it Is not expected to prosecute. If any action Is taken against Jackson, it will bo instigated by the surety company, it is said. |