The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-17
JAS. H. PARISH
MUST DO time.
Lower Court Affirmed By
Highest Court.
Still Maintains Innocense But
Turns Pale When Told OF
Decision.

must serve five years in the penlten
tiary for wreoking the Owensbor
Savings Bank and Trust Company o
which he was president.
The case was before the court oil
appealed from the Hancock Circui
Court. where IL was tried on a chang
OF .enue. Judges Hobson and Barkel
dissented.
Judge Hobsoa filed a dessentinl
opinion in the ease.
Parrish was Indicted for asserting
TO the receiving of a deposit by the
bank after he hed knowledge of its
insolvence.
The testimony on the trial disclosed
that all the ssssets and property OF
the bank whes converted into money
would not par its depositors more
than fifteen ceas on the dollar and
that it was hope4essly insolvent when
the deposit was resolved.
Discussing the question raised of
Parrish's knowledge of the banks in
solvency, the court says: There can
be no doubt frpa the facts that the
position, relation. authority and d.
rection of Parrih to the cnodition un-
der investigation and his personal i'm
mediate opportunities of knowledge
respecting them afforded him such
knowledge OF the insolvency of the
bank as was essential under the law
20 convict h5m of the evil intent
of knowingly receiving deposits when
reached the concluion that the ac-
cued had a fair trail.
The court concludes: I'VE have con-
sidered this case wiki great care in
view of its importance TO the bank
ing interests of the State as well as
to the deposidng public and have
that the accused had a fair trial.
1T is true that some minor errors
were committed by the trial court.
They appear ia every hotly-contested
case, but upon the whole no substan-
tial injustice WAS done. We have more
than once announced that it is not
every error that will authorize re-
versal.
The statute under which appellant
was convicted was enacted for the
protection and security of depOsitors
who comprisn q large par, Of our peo-
PIE, who must and do depend for the
fey of ;hcir DEPOSITS upon the hon
e-sy, prudence sud business intergrit
Of the officers of the banks in which
they have pl iced them. As rule, htcy
have no m-ars or opportunity of knw
ing except from acts and information
furnished by 10 Officres whether the
bank IN which he deposit; is made is
solvent or no. and when these officers
invite the confidence of the public an
by keeping open doors hold themselves
out as slveut and responsible they
should be held 10 strict accountable
ity for wrong doing.
In his dissenting opinion, concurred
in by Judge Barker, Judge HobsOn say
that the lower court erred to the
prejudice of defendant Parrish in its
instruction to the jury on the point
OF .Parrish's knowledge of the insol-
Yency of the la nix.
PARRISH TURNS PALE
Hawesville, Ky.,-The Times cor
respondent wss the first to tell
Banker Jaes II. Parrish of the decis-
ion of the Court a Appeals affirming
his five-year sentence in the peniten-
tiary. He said:
IL can't understand It. | am not
guilty. ! an not even technically
guilty. I could not believe or know
the bank was iasOivent 1t was my
baby and | nurfwed it. ! could not be
lieye it insoivent, and 1t was not un-
Ill my fine SO .ste bank building was
sold for 29.Oss sud all other proper
ty was sacrifices. This news changes
nothing. | have said the will of God
was in the case and believe firmly
in this yet. Az will be for the better,
but | sill hopethis cannot be true.
/ was to have gotten the news first
through my attorney, E. Z. Kelly"
The prisoner has grown in flesh
while in prisOs. and his color has
improved, but lids news turned him
deatLly pale. He sent for his wife at
once.
NEWS AT OWENSBORO.
Greensboro. kso-News of the Court
OF Appeals having affirmed the five
year sentence givne James II. Parrish.
president of the defunct Greensboro
Savings Bank 4 Trust Company, in
the Hancock Circuit Court, was re-
ceivod here today shortly before noon.
Thee near the Parrish family said
thai Tie last vestsge Of hope had been
shat cred, bu refused to take any