Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-02-22
TWENTY-E|GHT MEN
BLOWN TO ETERNITY
Pittman, could they get in on equal
terms with Mackenzie?"

then get all the stock of the present
holders, and be placed in the same
position as Mackenzie occupies?"
Yes, sir; Mackenzie would step
down and out
AT this juncture United States Dis
trict Attorney Platt made his appear
ance, and hastened to the front. He
went over pretty near the same mat
ter that had been gone over by Mr..
Shaw, and there were more ques-
tions similar to those fired at Shaw,
asked of him. By this time the
crowds had begun thinning out, but
there was stflI large assemblage
left.
Things had gone along smoothly
while Shaw was doing the talking.
He made the remark that he did not
know why older heads had selected
him as chairman of the committee.
He answered 1t by his actions while
he had the floor 1t was because he
is a cleaneut man, who is honest in
his convictions and has the courage
of them. He made a very good im-
preston, for he talked straight to
the point, and answered the ques-
tions that were shot at him. answer
ed them without equivocation, and to
the best of his ability, without re-
sorting to technicaIitfes.
Mr.. Plat was more the lawyer,
and the depositors had got about
enough of the law. What they want
ed to be shown was the way to get
their money or some part of 1t, and
they wanted to be shown tnat they
were not going to be put into worse
box by dumping Hickey, and taking
up Mackenzie. Hot shot was poured
into PIatt, and some of the shots he
did not take with good grace, but got
personal For instance. Mr.. Dunlap
went for him in this fashion:
did you not tell me on the train
that when Mr.. Kirman received bank
collateral for his deposit that he
thereby became a preferred creditor,
and that such action on the part of
the bank was iIlegal?"
Yes"
Now, here comes Mr.. Mackenzie,
your chief in this movement, and
takes Keane Wonder stock, which is
J the property of the bank, and there
fore the property of all the stock
: holders, in lieu of a portion of his
= deposit. Does not that then make
: him preferred creditor, and is II
, not just as illegal as was the case o.
5 Mr. Kirman?"
E Mr.. Platt replied to this by saying
( that Mr.. Kirman got cash, while Mr.
: Mackenzie received collateral. TheI
Y Mr.. Dunlap asked:
i WAS not the cash as much th'
: property of the stockholders as wa
n the collateral
L MIR. Platt said that the law mad
n a difference between the two. II
then said:
n I'm conversation that | had o.
/ the train with Mr.. Dunlap, he sal
= that If these banks got as far as
Is receivership. he wanted to be the re
e ceiver.
o In response, Mr.. Dunlap said:
|, 81 did tell Mr.. Platt on the trai
Ie that if the banks went into re
ceivers hands that | would like
Ie be the receiver. | have also told a
4 of my friends in Tonopah, and it
lie no secret.
l. Great confusion followed this sail
ST and there were all kinds of que
III tions asked, and then Mr.. Platt wan
is ed to know when the questions g
c. too close now much the speaker ha
c. in the bank. Some told him, al
Q, one irate depositor told him that
r was none of his business. After
Wulle lnlhSS NulclSu upNhs aho th'
lie resolution was introduced to Il
ne effect that the agreement submits
y. by Mackenzie be signed. This W
lg after Cashier Davis had made a stat
to ment as to the finances, and had d
IA clared that the banks had above ;
liabilities, $425,000.
la On the resolution, there was
re bare majority to carry 1t, and tn
Platt proposed that somebody won
'st make a motion that committee
lct named to get the depositors to 81
no up Nobody would make the mott
he and IT was suggested that the co
In mittee be named by the chair tod
~ The meeting then adjourned.
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