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Show EMBEZZLER SAYS HE IS GUILTY San Francisco, pril 12 Charles F Baker, former assistant cashier of the Crocker National hank pleaded guilty today to embezzlement on 40 counts. In amounts not specified iu the Indictment Experts are till working on the hooks and the shortage Is estimated at about 1200,000. Baker requested that he be given a few days to wind up his affairs, and Judge v,m Pleel in I Tie United States district court deterred sen- tence until Monday, April 21. While Baker w.ib pleading guilty the foderaJ gmud Jury handed down three indictments against brokers with whom Baker had speculated under a false name United States Attorney McX.tb said the Indictments wero the first of their kind in the history 0f tne federal courts They named J. c. Wilson, u member of the New York Slock I exchange, B. A. Wllbrand of T. c Wilson & CO., and Peter P Burke or I Logan & Bryan, all of wbom ar j charged with conspiracy to abstract ith- funds of a national deposlton Ball was fixed at $10,000 each |