| Show SOOTH AND ROBBINS I UNDER INDICTMENT Chicago 27 W Vernor Booth president of A Booth Co tho time Jo to o called calle fish trust which went into time tho th hands of a receiver last lat September I and F P F R It former assistant treasurer of tho tim company compau wore Indict Indicted fd Id today They The with others ot tI to lo tho the grand inand Jury fur unknown are arc charged with entering Into a conspiracy by r means menn of which they thoy ll 1111 h maliciously I feloniously lr etc the time stun eum of or flom time the C National bauk hauk of or Chicago Tho Ilmo two men ore Ire jointly In one trite bill which contains only three counts Route nono of them differing v Verno Booth Inherited from his Iii lather father what hat Is 15 said Hald to have havo been berm tho largest l fishing business In n the world The 1 he older eider was waH a hard working man nan who to his last day hir could and would clean a n flab or ur han hall tile ile a sail aall boat oal with any an of his em Ills His son William Vernon up upon on his accession to power was one of time the best known florn polo players in the country countr and anti was socially prominent Under tinder his leadership A Booth and amid company compan branched out and several ears ago time the company had grown to portions which attracted limo Uw at al cn n of time the United States govern The firm was brought lo to trial rebates and pleaded ih II to 10 one count of the time Indictment case is still sUll under consideration A V search for assets assels was instituted Waster In Chancery Booth in behalf of or the tho creditor banks to which tho the company is alleged to ovo largo large sums Tho The liabilities were estimated at al over but the Lime assets dwindled as the investigation proceeded and havo have unofficially been as a low as This investigation has not been heen concluded Sensational testimony however was adduced from F R B who was indicted with Mr Booth today loda Tho The witnesses told a n startling story stor of oC falso statements presented to the tho banks to bolster up time the tottering loitering credit of the firm These statements by reducing I Ithe the time figures showing liability and In Increasing increasing I creasing the assets Mr Ir Robbins lobbins said were away from the time true condition of affairs The Time statement of July II i alleged to have hae been presented to time the Continent Continental I al at National bank banle forms tho time basis oC or toda M Indictment Mr fr Robbins said that when Mr lr Booth learned that the statement had been made marIe to lo time the banks and that It Il was false faise he Insisted that the banks be promptly Informed of or conditions This l 1 his was done at ata ata ata a secret meeting in the th Continental National bank the time witness said Tho whole fabric of o the time alleged conspiracy was laid bare and the tIme future of the tho great fishing business thrown on the tIme mercy of time the hankers For a month the time secret was kept from the public Bonds were nt at in each I case hue were issued but not nol formally served sorell The rime indicted men have hac Informed formed l the stales states allor attorney j I Iney ney that they the will appear In Iu court I I Monday londay I II I |
