The St. Louis Republic., 1905-09-29
HOLDING. Of Lewis
FUNDS N QUESTION
NissOuri-Lincoln Trust Prepares
to Return Subscriptions-E.
G. Lewis Gets Injunction.
RECEIPTS EXCEED 100000.
Trust Company Officer Says
Lewis Did Not Accurately
Define Attitude Of Pos
tai Authorities.

E. G. Lewis OF the Lewis Publishing
Sompa.y and the Feoples United St.t..
from from j"ase je MsEihinnss Si' In an The '. SISyiS'
Circuit Court restraining the Missouri
Lincoln Trus; Company from departing
from the terms Of its trust until next Jan
The order. provided n r. legally SUM-
Gent. will restrain the trust company from
returning about NO@V In subscriptions
which have os.n sent from various ~ Is
pies United states Bank.
These subscriptions have been received
pastmeni issued fraud order against the
Lewis bank. After the order had been
Issued, the various stockholders in the
bank received .fron Mr.. Lewis a COM
The a-st was to refund the entire
amount of money sent 10 Mr. Lewis for
the bank certificates. The second was 10
ferTed STOCK In the Lewis Publishing Com
paIsy. the stock to bear per cent interest
as soon as the capital stock OF the pub
's Tne ,hTa p Ws. s :nat 4 Mr. esis' Lewis should
issue his personal note, bearing per cent
Interest. secured ty q PiedSe q; bis per,
ar. Lewis made arrangements with the
Missouri Lincoln Trust Company 10 re-
ceive these su:,s srrip,ions for him. Accord
S..e =" SSSS NHriAsu IbsAt'bAN. WY LEV ~ >
attorney. more than $SseVCS has already
ee-. sent TO the trust Company on the
sscS:d and third propositions.
The M'ssour:-i..ncoin Trust Company
this week desired 10 reiiElI!Sh this trust.
ard so notified sir. Lewis. lp"n receiving
this notice Mr.. Lewis applied for the H.
,unc;ion. which - now granted. Mr.. Lev
is's attorney SAYS that the trust company
had been threatened by the Post-O:!ic-
officials With a fraud order. bu; tins Doc.
tor Pfnckney French. vice president and
treasurer Of the Missouri lincoln Trust
Conl.inv. uru';a !!fed!y- denies
..M:. Legfs had made arrangements"
said Doctor French. with another trust
company FOR receiving these subscriptions.
The Missouri Trust Company hal been
register FOR the original Subscriptions and
that 1t would be necessary for him To
transact the business with the Missouri
I-.acoin Trust Company.
W hen he asked us 10 receive the SI;b-
sc-ipiions We eg:eed to DO So but witt,
the explicit understanding that The ar
ransements would be entirely agreeable
!. ,:. Pos;-Of::cc au,h"ritIes ii" said
that he had consulted with Mr. Fulton
and and that . Ms Fulton had assured him tina,
s.nta,ion from Mr Lewis We consent.d
To receive tn. Subscriptions.
Rut Inspector Sullivan tod IN. this
week that Mr.. Fulton had not approy eI
Mr.: Lew!ss 3 ARRANGEMENTS. but that Mr..
Fulton had only promised IT, submit the
whole matter 20 the Y1st-o:sicr officials
!E Washington. When IL occurred to us
tha. Mr.. Lewis ha! not stated Mr. FNIi-
tons position clearly To Us. We decided 20
terminate ovc relations with Mr. Lewis
in this affair No threat Of fraud ori.r
was MADE to US Our action in notifying
Nr. Lewis that Ne WOULD return :h.. sub
scr:ptscrs was inspired ny it-. belief that
Mr.. Lewis had not been accurate IN his
statements 20 -.
MIR. Lewis Was personally Informed OF
our decision. AID then. w;'hoU; advising
us or his purpose. h. applied ~ the court
for AN Injunction. A. | Eav.. no, read
n" restraining order. ! cannot say WEL;
course we shall pursue"
CONSPIRACY Is ALLEGED.
II !s alleged In II. petition for the in
Junction t.at Mr.. Lewis Is the victim Of
4 Conspiracy. although :he cons pir .,;ors
are rot named. AID that 10 p"rmiI tn.
trust company TO carry on: IL expressed
determination would c3us. irT.Laishi. in
jury. Tn. trust company. IL IL alleged.
has already received NOR" than Ss.ss as
compensation for .ts trcS.-'ship. Judge
NcEih'nney fixed I'll. i1jUnctir. bond a;
S'v". and y WAS signed 10y former Gov
.rnor Lon Y. Stephens.
Mr.. Lewis stated last night that u.
would prove that = conspiracy against his
bank .i;d exist. Before In. arguments for
"a permanent injunction ar. heard he .i,-
clarss. ne wil. have secured some valuable.
Information. as Well as have several dep
Csit IONS taken.
Just why such n conspiracy was on
tered into. said MIR. Lewis. u eNI..-Cf to
bring out distinctly within the neat two
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