Mobile register and journal., 1841-12-03
:. THE BANK FRAUD INVESTIGATED,

l'' -- FIFE DAWN FRAU D lNNES IlGAIED. House of Reresentatiufs. Iusealoosa Nopenaber 23d
 The c6maittee on the State Bank and .branches to whom, was referred a resolution in the following words viz '- e'' '."Resofped, That the chairman of the committee on the State Bank and branches be instructed to calon the President and csmniss toners either ofthem, of the branch bank at Decatur, or the d,rectors of said branch bank to furnish 10 this House tte names of such membersof the. legislature that have made propositions the board of directors at Decatur to give them d liberal support at subsequent elections for directors and to use their influence and exer- tions to maintain the bank in it's present location- have had the same under consideration and have d- rected me to report, That they invited the President of fsaid Bank and one of tue commissions now in this city, to appear before the committee and answer in writing which answers herewith enclosstl:- ail beg leave to be discharged iron, the further con- |. .- ;. JOHN B, HOGAN, Cha'a, !.
 TUscALoosA,.Nov. 23, ,1s4l..
 John B. Hogan, Esp :.
 Chairman State Bank Committee :.
 Dear Sir, In hnswer to your nquiry in that part of which treats of members of the legislature endeayor-
 ing to infiuence ahe boafd of dipectors by promises and threats, reply, tiaI in June last Gen. Garrett of Cherokee, offered parcel of notes for discohnf with intmationsof friendship and help, m case of heed. lwas not present, from sickness; the papers were laid sntilnext week. were tIIen taken up and rejected. He again applied in September, press ing his eaims; tue bsardagain refused the discount. understood on bis way home. he made p,apy tirsats to meet us n'Puseaoosa We subsequently, sent our agent John TaIam, with list of the offering, lstIpct- ed to make dagent inquiryi he informed us they were totally irsolycff, as- .q. v
 During the rill of is39, Andrew 0. Horne, then n congratulations Landerdale, offered small note for discount, which refused as not good. He en- qured of one of the officers the names of ts direct- ors, saying that he would meet the gentlemen in Tus. caloosa. think, on my motion, the cashier was n- structed, to give him the names in writing, with a view to meet on proper ground.. =
 Another transaction to which I suppose alIusion was made, was the purchase of bill of exchahge drawn by lsaac M. Canpon on George A. Smith, N. Orleans him Accepted, for S24O0, endorsed by Henry Perry and George Graves. This bill, with Two three others, -anlolnng to some ten thousand dollars Or more, were offered by Simeon Douglass and Samuel F. Rice, and by each of them highly re cOmmended assuring that pr r,visions had been made to meet them atmaturity. The discount was refused
 it was again urged, with an iniimaton that either one of the bills might answer Theloard then offered to purchase the one naried above, provided the endorse men, of Simeon Douglass and Samuel F, Rice were added, which was done. The bill returned protest tomake inquiry of this, and reported that the draw CT and endorsers, first offered were insolveht but that the two last names made the debt good. MT. Douglass having since died, understand his debts pr liabilities larger than his.estate. Mir. Rics came to us highly recommended. .F- The conversation held by me with Mir. Rice, was in presence of Thomas Lie, director and was in sub stance as follows: He stated that he had alone his pest remove the Decatur bank, or tkat at Huhts- 'ille, and that he still would do SO; he believed he would prefer the Huntsville, as in best condition. remarked did not know. what he would do with drs, for if he could collect the debts. it was more la,r,ye could. He, MT. Rice, replied that the riyiiege of issue and discount what he wanted.