Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-02
AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE
At the Exchange Bank, Yesterday, Which
Created Some Excitement.

Yesterday afternoon Messrs. E. s. and
f. J. Norton, brothers, went TO the Ex-
change Bank and were received by Cashier
John j. Jones in a small directors room
facing Twelfth street, in the rear Of the
bank building. They stated that they de-
sired to examine certain securities belong
ing to the estate Of their deceased father,
which had been placed in the bank some
years since. The gentlemen showed their
authority from two of the administrators,
they being the other two Of four. Some
difficulty arose regarding the possession Of
the papers. Below we present the state
ments of Mr.. E. S. Norton and Nr. Jones
regarding it
Mr.. Jones said:
about all have 10 say is that two gen
tlemen came into the bank 10 examine Sc
curities belonging TO the estate of their
father. After having done so. they de
manded the securities, which demand was
refused. They proceeded 10 take forcible
possession of the papers, but in this they
were prevented The Bank acted under
the advice of counsel in refusing TO hand
over the papers
Mr. T.. :. Norton was seen also about the
trouble. and he said:
"Those securities were left in the EX-
change Bank about eight years ago, by the
administrators, without any receipt for the
same, and during all that time they were
never examined. For certain private rea-
sons. the executors found ii desirable 10 re-
move them from the Exchange Bank. and
for that purpose my brother Fred
and went there and were
treated very cordially by Mr. Jones' He
went over the securities with us, and they
were all checked off and found TO be cor
rect, after which the box was rclOcked by
Mr.. Jones. when handed over 10 him the
receipts, signed by the four executors, au-
thoriZing us to take charge OF the papers,
with the remark that we would relieve him
from further trouble by taking the box
away. Mr. Jones picked up the receipts
and thinking everything was perfectly sat
sfactory, ] reached across, and pushing
the index finger Of my right hand through
little wire ring in the end of the box.
proceeded TO pull it towards me, when Mr.
Jones suddenly caught it and the receipts
up in his arms and informed me that we
could not take the box away; that his
counsel had instructed him TO refuse TO
give it up.
My finger was still in the ring, which
became twisted, and was unable TO eXtri-
cate IT, As MIR Jones moved rapidly back
ward, caught his arm with my other hand
and asked him 10 wait all the time trying
to get my finger from the ring, but he evi-
dently mistOok my action and attempted TO
get out through narrow door into the
banking house | got my finger from the
ring and then demanded that he eth or
give me the box or the receipts, both of
which he failed 10 DO. The receipts were
afterwards found on the floor by
an employe and returned 10 me
| never for a moment imagined that
Mr.. Jones would refuse to hand over the
papers and cannot understand upon what
grounds his refusal is based. AS far as at
tempting to take the box by force, there
was no thought Of the kind at all. 1t twould
have been perfectly absurd TO have at
tempted such thing. cannot understand
il al al"