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Show for 13.230, executed by Nelson to the bank January 22, 1S08, and due on de-mand.thirty de-mand.thirty days after date. The case was heard -in Judge Armstrong's dl-vlsionlMonday. dl-vlsionlMonday. The testimony went to shov that McCornick, Nelsbn and Thoma6 R. Cutler, one of the bank's directors, got together as soon as they discovered the robbery and before the other directors knew anything about It, i and entered into an agreement to make up the shortage. McCornick agreeing to take up $43,000 of the link's F'irplus anil add to It his personal per-sonal chock for $50,000 if Nelson J would give his note for $17.. 250. Nel- j son. In the trial, did not dispute exc-cutrg exc-cutrg the note, but said there was no propeft consideration. The court held otherwise, however. JOSEPH NELSON MUST MAKE GOOD HIS SHARE. Salt Lake City, June 10. Joseph Nelson, cashier of tho Utah National bank at the time of tho robbery of $100,250 from that Institution, must live up to his part of the compact entered en-tered Into between him and W. S. McCornick, Mc-Cornick, president, to make good the robbery shortage before the public bo-came bo-came informed of the robbery, according accord-ing to a decision handed down by Judge Armstrong In the Third district court Wednesday. The decision was upon the bank's suit to recover upon a promissory note |