The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-03-17

uhy D. p6ulIey Is CI6uW6O Ol,Oit "O P'0@
else amount of his bill, dated November 10,
1888 In tracing this matter still further we
find on the check book December ~, 1889.
bill, No. 472, charged 80 3i7 "a, but no name
given, and is carried TO the ledger, without
corresponding enry on The discount book,
where even the number Of the bill Is wanting,
On The same dav "sundry bills" are credited
75744 June 90, 1910, "bIll 557" is charg-
ed 81 ,S26 but neither the bill nor the number
appear on the discount book. Nov 80, 1921,
'sundries' are credited 81, ,826, which closes
this mysterious account Some clue to the
name of the individual for whose benefit the
credit Of IN lrles was mlie my be derived
from the fact that 3. B. after the failure of
the bank, transferred to it stock amounting
10 9l,S26, in discharge of his Indebtedness TO
the institution, as admllted ID his own deposit
ton.
1888. Nov l6. Paid for Bill, B Bent.
ley, dated a9lh September, $31,SlA AZ
II. B. WelIman's notes, 81, 600 90
&S. 5000 90
Wellmans & Co. on j. BOYD g. Co., 5000 90
A. Vert Oh D. & Carey 5000 90
" f. w. on Suydam & s., $500 90
H. B. Wellman nt., $500 90
M, d. Wellman, 5000 90
$31, 900 90
1889. June 10. B. Bentley's note, 1864 90
VIM. ChIds, note, 5000 %
S. Bentley, note, 5,000 90
d. F. Tyler, note, 5000 10
$S96e4 90
w. & Whitehead, note, l,5l5 65
1888. Dee. 80. Bill No. 472, 69,347 "a
1910. April lS Dugan & Bowen g.
Int, 1868 90
]. Taylor, Int, 1883 SO
1908 90
1e4O. June 80. Bill 557, 91,S26 90
The entries, as above, appear on the check
book, and are regularly posted in the ledger,
but no en'"es can be found, TO correspond with
them, in the discount book. Bills are regu-
larly numbered in the discount book, bat Nos
.472 and 557 are omitted, although the prece-
ding and succeeding numbers are in their re-
gular order. The above bills, il regularly dis
counted, should appear in the account book.
1899. June 10. H. B. g. M. D.
Wellman's notes, $1,000 90
10. OF B. Bentley, 1884 AZ
Dee. 3O Sundry bills, 1874 90
1910. June 80. Bill Az, 35, ,347 81
The above appear 10 the scratcher, and are
regularly posted IN the ledger, but no entry,
or description Of the bills can be found in The
register Of notes due.
l84l. Nov. 80 Sundries, 9l,S26 90
This credi, of u 1926 appears on The ledger
but no corresponding entry can be found on
the scratcher.
AFFIDAVIT OF E. PARDEE IN RELATION TO
THE FOREGOING STATEMENT.
Personally appeared before B. Latham, w.
Conclin, and E. W. Hubbard, Bank Commis-
soners, Ebenezer Pardee, who being duly
sworn, deposes and says, that he has examn-
ed the books OF The German Bank of Woos-
ter, and finds the entries of debt and credit TO
correspond with the above and that he con-
ours with the Commissioners, in the opinion
that the bills discounted on the 10Th Of June,
1889, amounting to $4,000 we're received in
lieu of H. B. and M D. WeIlman's notes,
cancelled on the same day for the same amount
also thai the notes discounted on The 18th
ot June, for 1884 were received in lien of
Bentlcy's note for 80 3l4 42, cancelled on
the same day; also, that bill 472, for SS,347.
S4, was received in lieu Of the two former DIS
counts on the lO'h end l3h of June, also, that
bill, No, 557, for 81 1926, was received IN lieu
Of bill, No. 472, and also, tina, the ledger en-,
try 9l,626 dol. was intended TO cancel bill
No. 557,
EBEN PARDEE,
Book-KeePer for the Bank Of Wooster.
Sworn to, aud subscribed before US, this
tenth day of February, 1912.
b. LATHAM,
E. w. HUBBARD.
Ia The year 1910, May 29, the affairs of the
German Bank Of Wooster, were examined bv
f W. Hutter, when the Indebtedness of B.
Bentley amounted 10 the sum Of $35, ,374 90,
as principal; and this Indebtedness Of B B
commenced al the resuscatlon of the bank,
and was gradually augmented from time to
| time, until the above period. This statement
| es it relates to the sum above named, is sus,
tained by the sffidavt of Bentley; May %,
1910, attached 10 said examination.
10 the year 1885, Fl B Weman and M D
WelIman transferred to Bentley all their
stock, amounting to 1872 shares and receiv-
cd for the same, $32, 600 10 81, 900, which was
applied to the extnguShment of their liabili.
ties. ] W McMilen, in his testimony relating
to the liabilities of B Bentley, amounting 10