The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
SEARCH TO BE MADE
For B. S. Wettermafk Of NacOgdoehes,
Who Is Charged With Forgeries.
THE PEOPLE ARE EXCITED
Mass Meeting Held at NacOgdoches
and E1pesSe Money Raised.
SUM OF SIS1 600 IN FORGED PAPER
Has Come to Light 50 Far and There May
Be a Considerable amount Out.
HAS EXTENDED OVER A SERIES OF YEARS
A Petition in Bankruptcy Has Been Filed
in the Federal Court at Tyler and In
vestoaton Has Stopped.
Mass Meeting Held at Nacogdoches
and ESpesse Money Raised.
SUM OF $4,000 IN FORGED PAPER
Has Come 10 Light So Far and There May
Be Considerable amount Out.
HAS EXTENDED OVER A SERIES OF YEARS

Nacosdoches, Texas, January THE "
fairs Of A. VETERINARY & Sons bank are
in such condition that Mr. June c. harris,
who has charge Of the business. has stop
ped working Oh tho books aul closed tho
bank petition in bankruptcy was hied
today upon tho estate Mr Harris win re-
main IN charge OF tho keys IL tho bank
until ttustcc Is appointed hy the court
81 mass meeting Of the creditors this
afternoon at the court house which in
Guided nearl} every man IN the town aud
surrounding country. AR. .. X Cason was
selected as chairman aud Nj june g.
Harris made q statement Of condition, and
left the matter Of further proceedings IN
the hands of the creditors. motion was
made aud carried thai a complaint be aled
aud warrant issued FOR the arrest OF r.
s. WCttermark whose whereabouts are m
known and the papers are now In the
lands Of the sheriff for execution aud
purse Of money was made mp rs an expense
fund. The feeling prevailing at the mass
meeting against tho former henefactor OF
the towu was very bitter aud Il was moved
and carried that if Uao sheriff failed TO md
Il. $. Wettermark ia the United States.
Canada or Mexico that additional funds
would be raised to hunt him down Ia all
parts Of the world 4 committee was APP
pointed at the meeting to petition Governor
Saycrs 10 offer an additional reward for
the fugitive. Men who were in good cir
camstances last week are poor men today.
Forged notes against various merchants Of
the town and county and compress ware
house cotton receipts amounting 20 $4,000
have come to light, And II Is estimated by
conservative business men that the defalcp-
tlon Of the bank vii reach one million or
more dollars.
Many Of the notes which have been scut
berc Tor collection are pronounced fotgciics
/ by the parties who are namea IN them as
principals. ana 1T becomes apparent that n
large number of banks have been caught
with thc fraudulent pHper Compress
tickets alleged to represent 26j1 bales of
cotton, having a value Of 5000 are pro.
nounced 10y tho Shreveport hank examiner
to be fraudulent The most extensive for
@erlcs are against tho Narogdocbcs oil Mil
company amounting TO s4665o.
Tho money appears TO have been lost in
speculation. most Of It having gone inU'
efforts to become millionaire playing COT
ton futures.
The people throughout the county are
greatly excited and each Development adds
TO the desire to wrcnk vengeance
PETITIoN IN BANKRUPTCY.
TYLER. Texas. January 7.--Petitions were
6cd hero today with Referee c. G. White
to have the lAuking drm Of wettermark
& Co OF Henderson and Wettermark
Son OF Nacog1oches put into involuntary
bankruptcy. These concerns suspended
payment on Monday morning. last. There
are rumors OF very sensational transactions
OF the Nacogdoches bank just prior to Its
suspension nnoat, some Of them being for
series OF many thousand dollars. Wetter-
mark. sr. the head OF the banks, is well
known here and is sympathized with in his
financial troubles.
WELL KNOWN IN HOUSTON.
b. s. wettcrmark, charged by warrant
with forgery In connection with the bank
failure at Nacogdoches, is well known IN
Houston and has had the entire conf
dence OF most Of the business men with
whom be has had dealings. During the
past three years be IS said TO have been
In financial hot water, but managed To
null through. and his paper was accepted
without demur II Is said thar consid
cradle amount NJ notes discounted FOR him
are hcld hy various banks throughout th7
state. though so far as can be asccr-
taIned none Of the Texas houses are hit
for any very large sum aud there Will be-
no further failures because Of the Nacog-
dorbes smash The outside banks are yet
to ho heard from.
No one can BE- found who saw him while
ne was In Houston sunday as stated IN
. ,ic.rsrn 10 the chief Of police and he