The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-18
CAUSED ARREST OF THE PRESI-
DENT OF THE BANK OF
MINNESOTA.
RELEASED LATER ON BAIL.
TECHNICAL CHARGE OF LARCENY
Is MADE BY THE COM
PLAIN ANTS.
CASHIER,
ASSISTANT
ALSO
Charged with Receiving Deposits
When he Knew the Bank Was
InSOIVent.

William Dawson Sr., the president Of
the Bank of Minnesota, and Robert L.
Miller, the assistant cashiar were ar
rested late yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Dawson is charged with feloniously
converting to his own use the sum If
$97 900 in the possession of the bank,
and Mr.. Miller is charged with grand
larceny in the first degree i'll accepting
a deposit of $1,000 on Dec. u, 1896, when,
so the complaint recites, he knew Inc
Bank of Minnesota to be then ard
there in an insolvent condition.
Mr.. Dawson and Mr.. Miller were
arrested between and o'clock, and
shortly before 8 p. m. they appeared
before Judge Twohy, and were admit
ted to bail in the sums of $4,000 and
5000, respectively. Their cases were
continued until 2 p. m. tomorrow.
The arrests were the result of Sc
cret meeting of some thirty depositors
in the Bank of Minnesota, who assem-
bled in one Of the offices Of the Globe
building yesterday The meeting was
called for the express purpose of TAX
ing some definite action in advance Of
the summoning of the next grand jury,
which will meet two weeks from to-
morrow. Those present represented in
dividual deposits, ranging from $1,000
to $4,000.
The plan Of action decided upon at
the meeting was promptly carried
out. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon
Jeremiah O'Brien and Daniel L. Bell,
the depositors who declared that they
would make the complaints, appeared
before the county attorney and lodged
their complaints.
jeremiah O'Brien is the complainant
in the case against Mr.. Dawson. The
complaint charges Mr.. Dawson with
having appropriated to his own use
$97 1000 Of the moneys held in trust by
the Bank of Minnesota in behalf of
its depositOrs. July l, 1896, is the date
set forth as that upon which the al
legged Offense was committed. This
sum represents the aggregate amount
of the personal notes of William Daw-
son Sr. given to the Bank of Mime
sofa. The statute regulating the con-
duct of state banks makes it a felony
for any officer of such a bank to make
himself liable to the bank for any
amount exceeding 10 per cent of its
capital stock and accrued surplus In
the case of the Bank of Minnesota
the capital stock and accrued surplus
aggregated $500 900, thereby limiting
the Indebtedness of any officer to $70-
600. The alleged indebtedness of $97,-
600 was not actually incurred by Mr..
Dawson on July 1, 1896, but during
the period elapsing between that date
and that of the failure of the bank
Daniel L. Bell sWOre to the complaint
against Robert L. Miller Mr.. Bell, who
is said to be a depositor in the Bank
OF Minnesonta to the extent Of $4,000
charges Mr.. Miller with having unlaw-
full and felOniOusly accepted in his
CAPACITY as assistant cashier of the
bank a deposit of $1,000 in cash made
by Mr.. Bell on Dec. II, 1896, inaSmuch
as, so the complaint alleges, he, Mr.
Miller, knew that the Bank of Mime
sofa was inSOlVent at the time he ac-
cepted the deposit.
Upon these complaints warrants for
the arrest of Mr.. Dawson and Mr.
Miller were issued from the municipal
court and placed in the hands of the
sheriff for service. They were entrust-
ed to Deputy Sheriff Frank Robert
who started out shortly after s .. m
An hour later Deputy Robert met Mr..
Dawson as he alighted from a car at
Wabasha street and Central avenue.
Mr.. Dawson, who was on his way home,
when notified of the nature of the
deputy sheriffs business, promised him
that he would be at the Ryan hotel at
1880 p. m.
Deputy Sheriff Robert then proceed
ed to the residence of Mr.. Miller on
MAI o1lclll dNelluG, anu SGIN6Q TIE war
rant upon him.
At 1880 p. m. all parties were on hand
at the Ryan hotel. Mr.. Dawson was
accompanied by his son, Samuel Daw-
son, his attorney, c. D. O'Brien, and his
bondsmen, T. L. Blood and G. T.
Schurmeier. Mr.. Millers attorney, AL
vim E. Mccartney, was also present
Sheriff WAGNER and Deputy Robert
completed the party.
Before they left the Ryan for Mr.
O'Brien's office, a scene not on the pro-
gramme was enacted, which might ha
caused a sensation in the lobby but
for Sheriff Wagener's prompt interfer-
ence. AS they were conVersing neal
the foot of the stairway, Daniel l.. Bel
the complainant against Mr.. Miller