The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-21

The German Bank EIeItement-.An
Demands Promptly Paid..AnesIO Of
the Supposed ofiginaiOrs oil the
"RRn."
Passing up Market street from the post.
oBoe, Saturday evening, We noticed quite
8 large crowd in front Of the German
BErk, and On tnquiring the cause, We
were informed that 8 run" vas being
made On that institution. Pursuing on
inquiries fArther, Ve learned that several
days since : check had been presented 81
the counter Of the bank foE payment BY .
Mn Miller, but without the endorsement
d the person ChE husband in whose e.
ToT Il TAs drawn. Al this Mn. u. be.
came indignant Is subsequent develope.
meats indicate, and soon the report RRs
in circulation that the bank Wa o. The
eTeoi failure. The check vas subsequent.
y presented, properly indorsed, and
WGs paid The runor naturally, how.
ever, excited alarm among some d
the depositnss, coming 50 recently
- it did AfE the Savings Institution dis.
sster. Quite 9 number Of the deposit.
Or presented their certificates during
Saturday evening and promptly receiT.
ed the amounts due them The doom
Of the Bank are kept open % SAT-
urdEy evenings until 8 o'clock 70 accom-.
nodate those who may wish to deposit
their sayingA This vas the case On TIE
evening q heSrm" While some Eert
EithdaEns their funds from the TsulI
Of the institution, oihers were depusiting
theirs, showing that al Of our citizens
hSd not lost confidence in its solreney
Every demand, q before stated, va.
promptly met The credit OF the bsnl
Is unimpsired and its line Of deposits, Il
is believed, wiz Be increased raiher thar
diminished By this test Of It's ability q
discharge is liabilities The Directory
hnsde up Of some Of the substantial basi
Des men Of tie city-nen noted for the;l
prudence AID good judgment in nDarciA.
sdAirs- The names appended to the fol-
loving card represent fully = half miller
dollArs-A sum largely in excess Of anJ
demand that could be made On the in7i
tuition. The last statement Of its coo3i
ton, made about the lst inst, showed IT
assets 70 Be hugely IN excess OF its llAbili
deA From its organization, several ye.rl
EDce, ii has been managed With zngul.l
ability, and has been remarkably success
tuL Il Is to Be regretted that mere 70
NOR should be allowed to impair tie coz
6dence which it hAs taken years to e<nb
Iish- Believing that the -run" vas tht
result Of 3 Conspiracy q something 0
Tbs. nature, We heA, ihss The Director.
hAd warrants issued ys;ertsy morning
FOX the a-7as: q one or two OF the prime
movers, and propose to have the matte
investigated thoCuughly before he p.ope1
IgA tribunal
Notwithstanding the crowd in snt
shoot The bank vss cutie large, and Is
boring under considerable excitement
there were 10 violent demonsus;Sors
The police were sent FOX, BAT that va;
done nersl! to keep the sidewalk cyeA-.
NGry who cane TO remove ther de
posits,7 when they found iha: they ooQlt
ge+ than SiihociAry d:hcalty, csturpe:
70 their houss with iheir certificates L
heir pocket-books. The reAsoas assign
ID By sone kE making their den4rt
wee pot only absurd bat r:iic1loca TIL
roap:nss with which they were pa!1
heir macy had the effect of restoring
oo165e-ce in the minds q many who hGf
beco0e alarmed fox The security Of taeil
funds, Lnd 1t Is believed tia; By tn.
morning The excitement vii hsTe entire-
y subs;ded- We G:e assured ihu Tx
bank Is fully prepared to meet Any e1-
;gac?.
The following Is the c4sd retered Il
shove:
The unvS,rzn;ed attack q some Of Tx
Deposiio-s AgAinst the German Bank 10
Gay, prompts the undersigned Directors ::
make the following declsratioos:
That they hold themselves iniiviiuslI5
and collectively responsible 10. the de-
posts IN the German Bank OF Wheeling
They viii iune5iIis!y prosecute ID.
parties, responsible Tor The unfGTu-abis
Reports cisculsied IgAinst the Bank.
ACGCsICs PoLLACK,
joHS OEsTERLISG,
CAsPAR HKL,
PHILIP ScHUKmR,
AUGUST RoIY,
A J. Long,
FREDERICK ScRRSE,
JoHS PYA2R,
ASToS RETHASS.
NIae!iE;, O:ta6GE 10, 1872.