The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-30
mo OWES THE DEBT.
ruute As to Liability for
Cashier Atkins Note.
.rncomA BANK THE CLAIMANT.
- FIRST National Bank, 81 What
~-Yhs Gambling ordfEanes-
The Cold Car Cass.

~ salt Of the Commercial National
- al Tacoma, 10 recover $40 900 with
- from George B. Blanchard, re-
- IL the First National bank. Of What
-. sss on trial yesterday before Judge
n.sfsr5 In the United States court. The
r-.,,.x took Up good part Of the day,
- Arcng the witnesses we're Judge
80 Allyn. president Of ths Commercial
xs.sozai bank, Of Tacoma; c. NJ Atkins.
8. rssaleY Of the First National bank. OF
rsssrom: Grattan III. Wheeler, former
.~ssdens. and A. Br1dgman, Of the Com
s-er<isg National bank. of Tacoma. and
c~erre B. Blanchard. receiver Of the First
x.ssonaI bank, of Whaicom.
1sdxe Allyn and Mr.. Briegman testified
xsss ca February 4. 1893. G. NJ. Atkins,
srtsax for the First National bank, of
vha.com, borrowed SIC. 900 from the Com
. ,serrsai National. OF Tacoma, and was to
have n paid that sum, with 10 per cent.
iussrsss. IN four months. In July they
rsds demand for the principal and in
sesest and again on October the banks
ssslm was tiled with George 3. Blanchard,
vho lad In the meantime been appointed
rscsivsr Of the Whatcom bank, which had
hecoms irsoIvent.
Atkins testified In behalf Of the de-
lsDdaat and denied that the First Ma
t;oaal bank, Of Whatcorn, was in any way
,iss.s for the amount; that the bank did
ros receive any benefit from the money at
s.l He said that the Commercial Ma
cons. bank loaned the money to him per-
sonaIly, and that it was 80 understood By
s~s{~ XA 4.
borrowed the money for his own use. Civ
ing bis personal stock in the Whatcom
hank ss security. and sent the SO 900 to
the Chase National bank. Of New York, in
payment Of a personal obligation. While
On the stand Atkins read several letters
written by him 70 the officers Of the Com
uercsal National bank, by which he en-
tsayored 10 show that the loan was
thoroughly understood by the contract
Ing parties to be q personal matter
snd in no way concerned the bank as
. corporation. He endeavored to show by
ops OF the letters that when he RENTED
the note he instructed the Commercial
National bank to credit IL to the First Ma
tsonsl bank. of Whatcom. a. deposited by
&C. n. A."
~ Nas % CLOCK iaet evening Wuen AT
kins' Enished his testimony. and his cross
animation was adjourned until next FRI
day morning at 1870 O'Clock.
II will be remembered that few weeks
ego. after . long and tedious examination
before Commissioner J. w. Spriggs in this
city. Atkins WAS placed under bonds in
the sum OF So, 500 TO stand trial upon q
charge Of misappropriating the funds OF
the First National bank, Of Whatcom.
while acting rs it's cashier. The books
Of the Whatcom bank we're being ex-
aminsd yesterday by the United States
grand jury. but for wha, purpose 1. could
not be learned. IL Is said that criminal
charge has been filed against Atkins in
with the case which 10 now on
trial. Atkins said last evening that he
RS aware that the books OF the bank were
ssing examined by the grand jury. hut he
did not express any fear OF an indictment
Icing returned against him. Said he:
81 IN being prosecuted, but III fight Is
long as I'm in the possession Of my senses
Md have . copper left. They can't run
ne out Of the country. It's not very pleas
mt Just now, bat I'm not at all frightened
md in the long run I'll viudicate myself"