The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-07
MADE FALSE ENTRIES
Cashier VIM. 6. Peters, OF Co
lumbia National, Arrested.
TIE BANK STATEMENT FIXED.
In Order TO Bring Cash Up 10 the Legal
Requirement Dummy Ac-
count Was Opened.
The BANK STATEMENT FIXED.

Tacoma, Nov. -SpeclaI.--wllliam @.
refcrs cashier o. the Columbia NafioDai
bank was arrested shortly before o'clock
this afternoon on warrant served oy
Deputy United States Marshal Bridges.
charged with faislfylng 'hc books OF TIE
bank.
The criminal complaint Was sworn 70 DY
Bank Examiner Charles Gary who has
been IN charge 81 the bank since j closed
SIS doors Oh October =. before bnitei
States Carurs. ssiouer Warren a Wordea.
~ the laffer'H Office Ga the Fidelity b1lsiG-
ing. Deputy Marshal Bridges received the
warrant ~ O'Clock. and immediately
went IN search OF his man The police
were notified 20 look out FOR Mr. Peters.
ard at 5.85 Detective George Ashley met
him on Pacific avenue ard took MIN 10
the police station. where Deputy MarsnaI
Bridges served the warrant
The offense charged against Dir. refers
Is in violation Of section 5.Aa % the tie
yIsed Statutes. The complaint reads as
follows;
'sTho sa'd william O. Peters. 81 Tacoma.
in the county OF Pierce, state OF Washing
ton, did then and there. on said third
day OF October. 49,. by the hand OF one
y r. Young who acted under the direc-
ton and at the request Of ssid william O.
Peters, and IN his presence, enter upon
said Individual depository ledger, being
a book OF Columbia National hank. q Ia
coma, Wash. false entry, and d!d credit
70 j. ". McCauiey Special IN said book
the sum Of $1,000. whereby and by Which
sald false entry. Il was made 70 appear
and was intended BY said william g.
Peters 10 appear, that said J. ". Me
Cauley Special had. upon the 2sth day
or September 1896 deposited 20 the credit
or said J. ". McCauley Special IN said
Columbia National hank, Of Tacoma.
wash. the sum Of $1,000. while ~ truth
aud in fact. said J. W McCauley 'spe-
clar had not deposited said sum or any
sum whatever in said baak on sad day
or M any other time. and said W iliiam g
Peters veil knew at said time. and place
that sald entry 50 made upon said hook
was false and fictitious. and said william
G. Peters so made at said time said false
and fictitious entry IN SAID book, with the
intent then and there. 10 deceive James II
1sckels, comptroller OF the currency OF the
United States contrary 20 the statute IN
such calss made and provided
Mr. Peters was taken before Commits
sloner wordon, with 4 =. Hammond. his
attorney 1t was decided 20 postpone the
examination until United States Prose-
cutting Attorney Brnker could reach the
city from Walla Walla. where ne is at
tending the Federal court Commissioner
Clifford fixed bail at $4,000. Mr. Peters
quickly furnished two sureties tn the per
sons OF ]. NJ Lawrence, Of the hardware
len. member Of the board Of public works.
Tho examination into the financial respou-
flbjlltv Of these gentlemen consumed the
time TIL go o'clock. when adjournment
was taken TIL g. Mr.. Lawrence was al
lowed to go on for si.5o, and Mr. Mullen
for $500
An national hanks are required 20 pub
ish a statement OF their condition tive
times a year Late IA September Comp
tT0iler Eckels notified the banks 90 pub
ish a statement by October I OF their
condition on September =. The statement
OF the Columbia hank was published in the
West Coast Trade % October I. 10 show
ed: Loans and discounts. St2iSO4: bonds
and warrants. su.6a2: banking house, fur
plfttro and fixtures Sos oss1: checks and
other cash items. S5S2S; lawful money re-
serve. 81. f90i0 The liabilities included:
Undivided profits. 1854: surplus fund. Si2 .
09G, Individual deposits subject 10 check,
,tstsst: demand certificates OF deposit.
x7g. l2s: time certificates OF deposit $.16i !:
bills payable. 10000.
While IL is not known absolutely what
the alleged false entry was meant 10
show. there Is strong ground for BELIEF
that the intention was TO make the
amount OF cash on hand equal = per cent
OF the amount OF deposits. as required BY
law. Following this theory. $4,000 must
have been entered IN the cash account 10
balance the books.
Ever since the failure Of the German
American and Columbia National banks
tha officials have watched Cashier Peter $
movements closely. Several times do'ec-
tivea have guarded his residence at night,
aud a. was expected that sooner or later
somethluE criminal would be dug up
against him in the closed banks. Mr..
Peters was asked by the Post-intelligen-
cer correspondent % make a statement
Tor notification. hut he said he did not
wish 20 talk az this time.
For more than a week past Rank Ex-
,n,trar C1arv has heen receiver ~ we'll
The appointment Is only temporary, how
over. Ii rs often the custom 20 place nm
examiner IN charge 81 closed bank for
s4r,o weeks. ard to make him receiver II
,hcrc 81 anything unusual in the failure
Of the institution. IN the case ~ the Go
lnu,hia National Comptroller y N.'s de-
eiarl that IL would he wei - haN" tho
hank I'm charge az a Federal ofh'iai "H
,onr as was possible. gnd 70 row lo"ks rs
A. Mr. Ciary would remain IN taafEN as
long rs his duties win pcrmit Phillip
sflirnrhast has been appointed The leeal
ADVISER of the examiner. and 'n tho pro
~e.Alnes today before ths commissioner
Nfr T{ueuRhast appeared for the govern
mont " -, ,
rate tonight Peters furnished %eM Of
tho required han and was released IN
chars, 81 a guard until 70 q. m. tomorrow
when no VII try 90 Furnish tAo hil3hre-