The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-03


along nicely"
when do you think he will be able
to get back to his Office ?" was asked.
within a week. was the reply ST
think that he will be back down town
again next Monday to look after his
affairs
No REGULATIONS Says Rossington.
Col. w. H. Rossington, one of the
directors of the First National bank,
declined to attempt to make report
Of the financial condition of the bank
at this time.
ST have locked the books and ac-
counts of the bank, together with
what cash has been carried on hand,
in the vaults of the bank, pending the
examination to be made by the repre-
sentatives of the comptroller of the
currency.
After the examination by the gov
eminent officials a statement viii be
made by the comptroller which will
statement at this time necessarily
would not be complete, and might be
misleading.
There have been no populations"
has been brought about purely
through loaning too largely to one
borrower"
The officials of the bank who are
directly in charge of the affairs of the
institution are both i'll and unable to
attend to their duties. Major William
Sims, president, has not been in ac-
tive charge of the bank in several
years on account of his health, and G.
E. Hawley, cashier, is confined at his
home on account of illness of nerv-
Gus character.
That left the burden of the re-
sponsibility of the banks affairs upon
Frank Bowman, assistant cashier, who
called upon Col. Rossington to take
charge in the absence of the others.
Col. Rossington devoted the past
three or four days to the banks af-
fairs. He denied admittance to callers
at his home yesterday. This started
a rumor that Col. RoSSington had Suf-
fered a nervous collapse on account of
the responsibility thrust upon him.
This rumor was unfounded. Col.
Rossington denied callers at his home
yesterday, but it was for the purpose
of gaining rest from his work of the
past few days and to be prepared to
take charge at the bank this morning.
A large amount of securities, it is said,
have been brought into the bank with
in the past few days, and it was an
ticipated that enough cash would be
on hand this morning to pay off de-
positors in event there was a demand
for the money. The money did not
cfded not to open the doors of the
bank.
Col. Rossington had more than
$4,000 deposited to his personal ac-
COQIlI DIT the DdIlk. w men ne ClOSSQ
the doors this morning this amount
was still on deposit, having not been
withdrawn.
City Had $26, 900 on Deposit.
The city of Topeka had on deposit in
| the First National bank at noon of Sat
urday S26, 241.80. When City Treasurer
M. NJ. Hale presented a check Saturday
| for this amount the paying teller ten
| dered $4,000. The city treasurer re-
fused to accept this amount and asked
| for the whole sum. The bank then Of
| fered to seal up the funds of the city
because it was the closing hour and
| this was agreed upon by the city treas
urer. 1t is not known whether this
fund has been sealed and the city treas
urer was unable at noon to discover
from the bank authorities if the agree
ment had been honored. The following
amounts are on deposit at the various
| other banks in the city:
Bank of Topeka ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gas. Is
Merchants National ..........-..... g, SIS. q
State Savings bank 56.157 sc
| The excess of the deposit at the State
| Savings bank over that in other banks
| is due to the fact. that bond payments
are due to be made. No anxiety is felt
| with regard to the other funds of the
city's and they will be permitted to re-
main.
Owed for Bank Stock.
It is stated on good authority that Mr..
Devlin had not completed paying for
his stock in the First National which
he purchased from Letter, former own
er, and that the purchase was made on
installments. In this event it is stated
that the Letter estate will have to come
forward and make good under the dou-
BILE liability on the stock. The Letter
estate represents some $4,000, 600.
| Stockholders in Bank.
First National capital stock 100000 di
| Ni0Ad info g GOO shares. value 500.
s5oe bd,31,n sha j ss
E. 0. Faulkner
Alberta o. Carney Observation-Disclosures. Il
Smith P; Glover -..--......-...--.-.....-. 9
George Hackney ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5
=. + f1aWIey ..'----.-....-.--.-. 8
c. j. Iantry ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .
Mary L. Lantry estate. 4
Carrie w. Lewis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Ella w. Niles Observation-Disclosures.
/ c. e Noel ...........-...-...-.... 70
z. l. Redden .......-..-.-.-.-...-..--
A. A. Robinson .-.............--..---s- 3
Mn1; SINS .e,:
Belle A. Spencer ..........-............... 1
4 w. E. Thomas 10
H. P. Wood estate ........................
H. w. Wood .-..-........................
J. L. Christopher ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. L
Value of Estate Said to Be $4,000, 900
:. Kansas City, July &C. j. Dev1il
was generally credited as being on,
of the wealthiest men in Kansas. H,
was at the head of twenty-six differen
companies, coal mining enterprise
and mercantile esta blishments, anC
for many years has been one of tn,
most active business men in TIL
southwest.
On Friday last it was stated tina
the cause of Mr.. Devlin's illness wa
the result of overwork. 1t had beer
decided to form a corporation t.
cover all of his properties, worth il
the aggregate, it was stated, abou
seven millions of dollars. This action
was deemed necessary, it was an
nounced, because of Mr.. Devlin's ina
biIity to longer direct his interests
and on Saturdav last a cnrr1ora ton Il