The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-06-17

deserve investigation from your body.
A list Of persons. and l fear it is only q
partial list, who drew out, in some in
stances every dollar and cent they had
on deposit in the Inflated bank, a few
days before-aye and on the very day
the institution closed its doors-has
been placed in my hands.
In three instances the parties drew
out many thousands,a and left in "limbo''
a few dollars, for reasons only known
to themselves, and perhaps q or two
other persons. The sums thus with
drawn amount in the aggregate to be-
tween ten and eleven thousand dollars,
which left the cash on hand 80 small
that had any one of from half adozen
to q dozen depositors called for his
money he could not have received it in
full. The reserve fund in the bank was
thus reduced to about one.half what
the law required the same to be.
Mind you, l have In my possession
only what may be but q very partial
list; further investigation may be
necessary to determine the full sam
of money withdrawn under the circum.
stances mentioned. Now, those who
were fortunate enough to guess the
woeful condition Of the bank, SO shortly
before its collapse, got dollar for dollar
of the sums deposited by them. or
nearly so. whilst those who did not
happen to be expert guessers will have
to be content with about 60 cents on
the dollar. and will have to wait for
some OF 1t until collected.
Now. ordinarily, the closing out of q
depositor's account in a bank is not a
matter of surprise. but when a compare.
lively large number close out. OF very
nearly close, their accounts within q few
days Of the collapse, and some on the
very day. and that fact is called to the
attention of a court or the judge Of a
court having general jurisdiction in
such matters; and Furthermore when
the attention of q court has been called
to circumstances, to say the least of
them, inviting to suspicion, and which
for obvious reasons / am not at liberty
to disclose at present, in my opinion, it
becomes the imperative duty of such a
court or its presiding officer to call for g
full and fair investigation of the trans.
actions at the hands of q Grand Jury
I now do so, and should the Withdrawals
prove to have been legitimately made.
let the public know that fact. whilst, II
the faint of c~riminality attaches to them,
be honest and brave enough to do your
duty.
Adhere Criticism
It is a strange fact. but q fact never.
theless, that the public officer who does
his whole duty is as sure of being the
subject Of adverse criticism as that the
sun shines. His course will be hypo-
critically deplored. and his motives
sinisterly questioned. Neither you
gentlemen Of the Grand Jury. nor my
hnmbls self. need expect to be excepted
asuch criticism. during the coming
-. But. remember, gentlemen. that
this adverse criticism seldom comes but
from . small number, and always from
the evil-disposed. And remem Der. also,
gentlemen, that the evil. minded in any
respectable community is but q small
percentage Of the whole, and that.
therefore. the officer or officers who
faithfully perform their duties. besides
the appreciation of their condolences. can
count on the good will of the vast ma
jority OF their fellow citizens.
You may now retire.