Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-30
AMBASSADOR MUST
ANSWER CHARGES
Accused Of Shielding Defunct
Bank Official.
sANK wREcK FIoURss N cAsE

Prosecutors Allege They Have Evil
dence Sufficient to Ruin Ambassa-
dor Thompson--Ths Charge Is De.
nled BY the Ambassador.
Mexico City, oct. 20. Somewhat
Of q sensation was caused In financial
circles when It was learned that war
rants had been issued for the arrest
OF j. 70. Starr Hunt and three Of his
associates, charging them with fraud
in their handling OF the funds Of the
uefunct international Bank and Trust
company OF America.
This sensation was greatly mani
tested In the United statoB. An1bas-
sador Thompson was openly charged
with endeayoring to shield Hunt.
The police and secret service
agents are looking for Hunt. but
have been unable, as yet, TO locate
him. although they say they are pos
tive he ig 10 the city.
Ambassador Thompson denies any
connection with the case, and says
the charges against him are absurd.
The International Bank and Trust
company was organized In the fall OF
1902 and went into the hands OF
receiver GA Oct. "a, 1903, II was
che frsi bank failure In the republIc
for 81 years and created a sensation
at the time The bank had seven
branches throughout the republic and
was capitalized for 81. $50 900. When
n went 10 The wall its liabilities to-
tailed 81. bsl, 600.
Hunt was an attorney for the bank
and Il 10 declared that he favored
creditors and fraudulently and falsely |
dated numerous promisbory notes in
order 10 realize upon them after the
institution was in the receivers
hands.
Associated With him In the trans
actions were j. o. Rice, general
manager OF the dofunct bank w. o.
Staples, a member OF the board OF
directors. and Antonio Rincon Alas,
confidential adviser OF Hunt.
Charges were brought against the
men some time ago. but the matter
was postponed from time 10 time
Finally Il was rumored that influences
we're being brought 10 bear 10 uuash
ahe proceedings
Not until Friday night was Il def.
nisely known that the men would be
prosecuted, when this was made
public. l., W. Wilson Of the irm of
Warner. Johnson q Wilson, attorneys
Cor The liouldating committee. made
Bis chareca AGAINST the United States (.
ambassador here.
he said
we have lndlspusable evidence
chat Ambassador Thompson has acted (
improperly IN this case We went 10
President nlar, IN an effort to have
the PROCEEDINGS against Hunt ais.
missed. and later wrote a letter 20
Jndrt orlega, before whom the case
was pending, IN an endeavor 10 In.
Aoencc that jurist We have drawn
sp a statement embracing these
starscs aud win forward rame 20 the
state department ~ Washington.
believe Ne have sunclcnt prOos In
ne ease 10 warrant the recall o. the
ambassador
Ambassador Thompson con,eaied
hlmsef with a simple deaial % the
eaAFres
n never ln,erocaed with she pFesi.
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