The Alaska citizen., 1911-04-03

" neTt as, uuTlnS the year l9lb. the Fairbanks Banking Company amended it's articles of incorporation and changed its name to the Wash ington-AlaSka Bank of the State of Nevada, and thereafter and on the first day of October, 1910, the off csrs of the WashingtCn-Alask bank of the State of Washington. at the direction of F.. T. Barnette, trans ferred the business. property. mon- ies and effects of said banking insti- tuition to the Washington-A Alaska bank cf the state of Nevada. and
 Whereas the said Washington Alaska bank of the state of Wash ington has never been legally dis solved, nor had it at any time here in mentionc d or before or since paid its depositors or creditors, n-r liqui- dated in any form, nor surrendered it's charter, but still continues its corporate existence and identity. and
 Whereas, from the first day of October. 191O until the fourth day of January, 1911, the affairs ana
 he business of the Washington Alaska Bank of the State of Wash ington, was conducted by the of ficers of the Washington-Alaska Bank of the State of Nevada, all without the knowledge and consent of the depositors and cus' omers O he Washingt On-Alaska Bank of the State of Washington who had no knowledge or information of the corporation known as the Washing ton-Alaska Bank of the State of Nevada, and during the period be ween the said first day of October 1910, and the fourth day of Jan uary, 1911. the Washington Alaska Bank of the State of Nevada, and it's officers and owners. embedded the moneys and funds of the Wash ingtOn-Alaska Bank of the State of Washington, dissipated its property and effe cts, destroyed it's identity by an attempted unlawful merger or absorption, and plunged the same .ntO insolvency. and
 Whereas, the change of the cor pOrate name of the Fairbanks Banking Company of the State of Nevada, tO the Washington-Alaska Bank of the State of Nevada. was without any valid reason or excuse and was wholly unnecessary. but was done for the sole purpose and With the intent on the part of F. |. Barn tie and his associates and accomplices to deceive and subse- 1uently defraud the depositors and customers of the Washington-Alask ska Bank of the State of Washington. and 10 enable the said E. T. Bar nette and his associates to carry put and perfect their unlawful de sign to so defraud and to facilitate he execution thereof which was lone, and
 Whereas, cn or about the frs lay of October, 191O and for considerable time prior thereto. one r. w. Hawkins had been an officer Of the said Washington-Alaska Bank Of the State of WaShingtcn. and sub .equently to said time was an of 1cer of the Washingt on-Alaska Bank Of the Sta'e of Nevada; that as such officer he had knowledge of the affairs and condition of both of said banking institutions, and in the ab- 'ence of express knowledge, was b. law presumed to know their con dltion and by reason thereof, was party to the dissipation of the moneys of the Washington-Alaska Bank of the State Cf Washington together with the other officers and he other corporation known as the Washing on-Alaska Bank of the State of Nevada, and E. T. Barnette and it's officers, and
 Whereas, on the 5th day of January, the said F. w. Hawkins was appointed as one cf the receiv- CTS of the Washington Alaska Bank of the State of Nevada and has con -inued to act as such receiver until the present time, and as such receiver is in charge and custody Of the books. papers, effects, ac- counts, reports and other eviden of the conduct of the Washington Alaska Bank of the State of Nevada and its officers, relating to the em- hezzlement of the moneys of tn WashingtonAlaska Bank of the State of Washington, and
 Whereas, at a recent term of the federal court held at the city of Fairbanks, a majority CT requi- site number of the members of said jury, have neglected or refused to examine into the affairs of the
 
 State of Nevada, and said jury ad- Journed without finding a true bill against any of the perpetrators of the said crime cf embezzlement or for any other offense in connection with the said matters, and it is the consensus of opinion of the deposi- tors, creditors and customers of the said banking institution that the matters and things involved in said crime of embezzlement have not 1 ben by the said Hawkins properly presented to the said grand jury; Now, therefore, it is hereby re- solved, That it is the sense of this meeting that the usefulness of the said F. w. Hawkins, as a receiver of the said Washington-Alaska Bank of the State of Nevada, or his use- fulness in any capacity in ccnnec- tion with the matters, is at an end and we, the creditors and de- positors of the said banking insti- ! 'utions do hereby most respectful ly request and in good faith urge he removal of the said F. w. Flaw kins from his said position, and We do further resolve, That it 1 is the further sense of this meet ing that in the event the presiding | judge of the Fourth division of the District of Alaska calls another | grand jury in the near future. which we also respectfully urge, that any special venire for additional mem- | bers to complete the panel of said jury. the court designate some sub | Stantia1 ccllrappOuS and cOnScien-