, 1873-06-22
TIE FARMERS, BANK.

s. GOLDSMITH.
TIE FARMERS BANK.
An other Meeting of the Creditors g
the Dead 1nstitution--More Deposl,
ors Make Their Appearance and Dc
mnnd IN Examination OF the hook
~-What it Amounted to.
The creditors Of the dead Farmers Bank hel
another meeting yesterday afternoon at Ella
Farker's law office, the expectation being tha
they would patiently listen to tho report OF tn
committee appointed at 3 previous meeting t
examine tha books OF the defunct couca1u. Bu
the Commit ee though creditors themselves an
consequently supposed to be familiar with tn
SUSPICIOUS Ways OF that class, wele taken abac]
py the appearance OF number of new dsp3sitor,
"ao nad not been present at tho previous meet
ngs, aud who smelled fraud and deception il
everything. The bank was burst, and thf
committee sold out. Each one Of them wanted
TO examine the books for himself. Each one be.
Loved there we're assets aud that the Committee
nad some Each creditor was lean and hungry.
laced, and WIS accompanied by starving law
yer, who asked questions OF the Committee. shook
LIB head at the replies. and noted them down.
1to3e creditors occasionally injected remarks.
and, holding on to the coat-tails of their attor-
neys seemed to be busted in urging them to wor-
r. The COMMITTEES, sticking" them on, asit we're.
when one Of the creditors got tired Of this
he would seize q byHtander, draw him into
retired part OF the room, near the door Of the
vault, and there mysteriousIy communicate his
saaT saspiclons, He WIS Poor man. and he had
s3o9 IN that bank, slr, and the Committee pre-
pr city we'll where it was. He would like to un-
de1stand why it was that tho Cummittee took
things SO easily, and dressed so we'll, unless they
1s, had iet e thing OF It, Ho vas going to expose
bis lawyer, seeing his client in private coufab
with an unknown man, and fearing thas ho was
oe1ng stolen away from him, would rush in and
1ecaptnre ms property, and edmoniRh him that
he had put the case in the hands of professional
man, and that whatever he said would be taken
as evidence against him, which froze M tho flow
OF cordially in the breast of that creditor. and
set set hm to looking steadily out Of the window.
When asked why he deposited in such picavune
bank, he repeated, parrot~fashion, that he had
taken legal advice,-ask his lawyer Another
creditor, just returned to town, said he did not
want any such games played on him Ho was
an an ola stager, and they could not put of any cut
about " them assets.' Il TenEyck was an hon
eat man. he would just take off his coat and
hand q 1t over Everything he had WAS assets II
ene5e eitan waa any law ne would str? him Another
WAS family man, and il 80, he viii
understand his case. He had S142 in that
swindhng-shop, and be had intended to draw it !
e.ant -; -" "eeAs pseause ne was expecting an
the noanan 1 n1 Z, tno iou1In OF that klnd, and
etc nv +fo ~ "anseu lor clothes doctor,
va ,-co,n;nlr Vo5 VV1':5+ mas eono. anu the event
a case5 WIZ ,raa mnfL a. "as man 70 90 IN such
man If aneI, +Imas ~.to ese VI oeng married
Iawvar stannad e .n9 nSfo ao;l ano"Gu linen hls
mar aa a ysa - -,aor anh a. selzea nun: Another
50 centaNraa Pjv.' ~ ous ne WIS "1llng 70 give
to }avo thosa No muu1a maze It p
ourht tn he r. Vas tn'a sh Written up as they
kn6W hop noor 49, "sen snno 'uu. people should
Then la went m to ~ ro ,no;a meto imposed on.
of these conm;ttaoa ~ III ~ ron me lives
ready to maka atf;darit 10 a' VI ""ch ne Was
Il last tha nat;anca ~ TIN 1o>:4..
way, and thew reonested +ha % crad;ln11 oud;tee gave
down to the bank with them and ian " Iome
books for themselves Tho 1a,s1ara a0Gn .< ~ ta9
The COMMITTEES that thev il;d ~ -a,t tntoinueu
pound felony but thsir Giants sra,,,a a.. ~ CON.
being understood. however that +hav u ~ so ~
waived noue Of their richts n tha ene1eoy
lid not oblieate themselvas IN abSde hn r. ano
,ult Of the examination tbon ami tbo5a 1no ns. ~
Tie Committee AGREED and thev al e+artod laae' @
for the bank m ciarI st-oo Ply
serving the following order . stont ~ W.
nitteeman with umbre1ia fat ara Io i
arm in arm n-etozt;.n auu tt.t.
he integrity of their motives. hank o31;oa.s 31;8 a8