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BANK RECEIVER IN ANTHONY CASE
GEORGE CRONKELTON IDENTIFIES RECORDS OF DEFUNCT INSTITUTION.
MRS. IDA DAVIS ON STAND
Indications Are That Trial Of Former Wausa Banker Will Not Terminate Until Last of Week; More Jurors Selected.
Additional evidence was introduced by the prosecution intended to show that Anthony, formpresident of the defunct First National bank of Wausa, now on trial in federal court here, was irregular in handling funds of customers, when court was resumed Monday afternoon after the weekend. George Cronkleton, receiver of the bank, identified exhibits not heretofore identified, being records and papers of the bank. He testified about the pledging of certain notes by Anthony to secure, it is alleged, Anthony's own indebtedness to the bank, Anthony having made pledge in writing which was produced in court. This was list of about twenty-four notes made by various persons in sundry amounts, which were notes in which Anthony had some interest and which he assigned to the bank as notes and overdrafts owed by him when the bank quit business, the evidence showed. Tells of Collections The receiver also testified that he had not collected any of the notes on the list turned over by Anthony, in any substantial amounts, but had foreclosed mortgage and bid in the property. The testimony of Duran Rutherford, Page, and Mrs. Ida Davis, Oakland, was in effect that Anthony, as agent for Mrs. Davis, had collected $500 in May, 1924, for her from Rutherford in part payment of mortgage held by Mrs. Davis; that Anthony kept the amount and did not let Mrs. Davis know he had collected It until the spring of 1925 when she learned of the fact from Rutherford. Mrs. Davis also stated that she had correspondence with Anthony who told her that he had kept the money as it was not yet due and he supposed she would not want the money. She said that the defendant settled with her in the spring of 1925 by giving her $100 in cash and by giving her note for $400, and later paid her $100 of the note. Mrs. Berggren Testifies Mrs. Berggren of Pierce, formerMiss Johnson of Wausa, employe in the bank, identified the deposit slip showing the Rutherford payment deposited to the credit of Anthony's account, The two personal accounts kept in the name of W. B. Howard also looked familiar to Mrs. Berggren. As notary public Mrs. Berggren testified that she certified the ack nowledgement of signatures of An thony and wife to the Oscar Samson mortgage, which Samson, according to his testimony last week, did not know he ever had. This mortgage executed by Anthony to Samson, but he did not owe Samson that amount of money as his only indebtedness to Samson was little more than $6,000 on account of note collected for Sam. son but had not been remitted, it is claimed. Indications are that the Anthony case will not be placed in the hands of the jury until the latter part of this week. The defense is expected they enjoyed a successful hunting trip. The men shot their limit of ducks. Mrs. Carl Adamson and Edmund were among the residents of other towns in Norfolk Monday, coming from Newman Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Oberle and son, George, were among the outof-town visitors in Norfolk Monday, coming from Verdigre. The Rev. S. Sharpless has gone ot Wayne to attend the annual meeting of the Synod of Nebraska in the Wayne Presbyterian church, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Hopkins and daughted, Jettabee, of Stanton, were here Monday, Miss Hopkins being on the program of the Norfolk Woman's club for readings, Will M. Maupin of the Omaha Bee staff was in Norfolk Monday on his way to Neligh where he dressed the Rotary club in the evening Fred Nordwig, father of Mayor Paul Nordwig, and Mr. and Mrs. John Legier, all of Sioux City, are visiting at the Nordwig home this week. Mr. and Mrs. Boyle and daughter, Dorothy, have returned from Grand Island, where they Sunday with Carrie and Kenneth, are attending Baptist college.
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