Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-06
DISTRICT COURT HEARS
RECEIVERSHIP MATTERS
The Nye and Omsby County Bank and Other Important Matters
Are Heard and Disposed of By
Judge Langan

notes held by the California bank
These notes, the statement claimed
had been turned over to the Firs
National Bank of San Francisco L
protect an Indebtedness of $4,000
The statement alleges that the n. &
o. bank of this city collected install
ments on these notes amounting tC
$14,9O9.64 which they never turned
over to the California institution and
the attorney for the First Nationa
Bank of San Francisco asked that the
claim be made preferred one and
the money be ordered paid to them
by the court. T. r. Hofer was placed
on the stand and stated that the
books of the n. & o. bank showed
that the amount was correct and ow-
irg the San Francisco bank and after
taking the dates on which the various
amounts were paid the court stated
that he would investigate the claim
and make the necessary order at 4
laater date.
The court then called the atten-
tiOn of Mr.. Boyd to the fact that in
the final report of the receiver no
mention was made of a claim of the
firm of Thompson, Morehouse ! &
Thompson of Golifield for legal serv-
ces rendered Mr. Boyd stated that
the receiver ha dnot requested of
them any services. Mr.. Morehouse
addressed the court stating that his
firm had been employed by Hoffman,
present cashier of the First National
Bank of this city and that several
cases had been handled by his firm
with good results to the bank. Mr..
Hoffman stated that he had employed
this firm previous to the appointment
Of the receiver. The court ordered
that the claim of this firm be pre-
sented to the court and that due con-
would be given it at the |
proper time and if the claim was just |
h' i''i'N vi iHt Jain WOulu Dt
ordered by the court TO pay the same |
Court then adjourned until 1.3O !
his Afternoon to give Mr.. 'Chartz time
. prenare his written objections
At the opening of the afternoon
essiOn of the district court Attorney
Salisbury for the receiver read the /
epOrt of receiver Hail of the Nye L.
,rmsby County bank. le report set i
orth the actions of the receiver dur =!
ng his tenure of office and also set
III many recommendations to his
uccessOr as regards the business of
he bank. The reports shows that at
he present time the receiver has on
eposit in the Bank of California at
'irginia City the amount of $3203.97.
he report winds up with the desire l.
t the receiver o be dismissed from
ervinS in his former capacity, tie "
elease of his bondsmen and the al
)wance of reasonable fee for his
ervices and the payment of the at
)rney fees asked by his attorneys,
gto $4,000. lt
Mr.. ChartZ then presented his OBJ Ii
.ctions which were of general {
ature and specific as regards the Ia
ayment of the receiver an additional
'e besides what he has already re. II
eived for his services and the pay Ia
tent of the attorneys for the receiv. Is
the amount of $500 for fees in "a
ldition to the amount they have al ,
lady received for expenses incurred
travelling, etc. Mr.. Chartz was of
lie opinion that salary of $500 p
onth was sufficient for the receiver y
nd that such salary had been drawn. n
The attorney also objected to the i:
mounts that had been paid to the t.
torneys for the receiver for the ex. p
nses incurred in travelling between s.
is city and Reno on the grounds
at 1t was not the fault of the cred
ors OF the Nye & Ormsby County
ink that the attorneys selected by S
e receiver We're not residents of ID;
Is city. Mr.. Chartz further OBJ
cted to the arguments in the final
port of the receiver stating that
ey were scandalous, baseless and IL
tended to injure the standing of the 70