Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-27
The German nerican Banks.
NIEEIINC nInnS1unpc L


An adjourned meeting OF depositors of the
recently suspended German-American banks
national and savingS-waS held at Bergman's
hall, Sth and Streets last night. There We're
about $50 present, including a few ladies and
some COlOIed people. Mr.. Adam KOWald took
the chair and stated that the object OF the
meeting was TO get their money, and any prop
osttion looking to that end was in order. Mr..
Chase ROyS was selected as secretary.
Df. j. Z. SncdgrasS moved that roll be pre-
pared. which was agreed TO, and 50 depOSitorS
handed in their names.
Mr.. ". II. Burr explained that those who
were IN the savings bank We're the best off. but
those in the national bank had no help for the
receiver would do as the one had done with
Run 5 bank. and they virtually had their hands
III the lions mouth.
MI. IfiSter suggested that as the depoSitOrS
were interested In the amount OF $3.50 900 and
tie UI!ted states but s65 600 the depositOrs had
the nlost interest il the matter OF the receiver.
They Should at least appoint q committee TO
see that the bank is wound up economically
Where they had but one Waterman before. they
now have four lie urged that a committee be
appointed to take legal advice as TO their rights
the best manner OF procedure. &c.
Judge J. Parker Jordan was invited to address
the meeting, and after stating that they should
first ascertain their legal rights. he said the as
sumption that the banks would pay dollar Tor
dollar was an Illusion and delusion: that the
bank was fraud from the beginning; the trans
fer Ct funds ;; from the savings to the national
bank was illegal, and II they went into court the
Cank would be compelled to make full exhibit
and submit TO an examination, TO produce their
books in court and show what they had done
with the depOSitOrS money. Applause. AS
for the Federal building, which il is said cost
100000. IL would not now bring $4,000 and If
they have sustained such loss as this, is it
possible to pay dollar for dollar? He again
urged that they should secure the best legal tai
ent, and go into court, that they might learn
all Tor 1t was as rotten an Institution as ever fas
tened itself on the public.
Dr.. SnodgraSS called attention to remark
made by Chief Justice Cartier when Rufus bank
suspended, that 1t would take five years to
wind up" as having been verified. He looked
upon tue card of Messrs. Mattingly and others
as the pest Joke OF the season.
Mr.. f. A. Dick moved to appoint committee
TO make an official call upon the receiver and
request permission to look at the books and to
examine the way business had been transacted:
adopted.
Messrs. A. Kowald. Chris. Excl. George IT.
Clark. E. w. Anderson. ". II. Burr, j. E. Slod-
grass, Duncan Thompson. and E. L. Dick were
appointed, ard they viii call meeting when
ready TO report.
Mr. BurkhaTdt called attention to the renort
OF tie receiver, in which the real estate is put
down at $4,000; and the receiver estimates the
building (Which cost S155, 000) at 800 0Oo and the
loans aggregate S2G0000, but Mr.. keyser eSti-
mates them at Sis 600. He thus seems to be
cSIeIui IN making his estimates. and he thought
lhaI NJ, MI. h, heyser would have no objections of
showing the BOOKS to any committee.
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