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Show NEW TRIAL ORDERED FOR IDAHO BANKER BOISE. Idaho, Nov 4. After spending several months In tho Idaho state penitentiary. George H. Waterman. Water-man. Idaho banker convicted lait spring of making a false report to the state commissioner of finance, probably will be released ao a result of the reversal Friday by tho supremo su-premo court of the decision sending him to the penitentiary. The supremo court order sends tho case back to the district court for a new trial and state legal officials believe that he will be turned over to the custody of the sheriff of the county from which he was sentenced and released under ball ' Waterman waa president of the State Bank of Kamlah In Lewis county coun-ty at the time, J- O. Fralick. state commissioner of finance, Issued a call upon all state banks for a report showing their condition at the closo of business May 4, 1 920. Waterman submitted his report May 14 of that year and It la this report which is alleged he knowingly made false for tho purpose of concealing the real condition of the bank, which lator closed |