The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-07-25

Lafourche Mercantile Company by
check on the Peoples Bank of DON
aldsonville on July IS, 1914.
Sight draft with bill of lading at
tached drawn by Arkadelphia Milling
Company through the Exchange Ma
tional Bank of Little Rock, Ark, on
the Lafourche Mercantile Company of
this city, for the sum of $3.50, which
was paid by check on the Peoples
Bank of Donaldsonville, July 13, 1914.
The last two items were paid by
one check for $1219.25, which check
was found by me in the bank not
charged to the drawers account or
carried as cash item Or asset Of
the bank.
Sight draft with bill of lading at
tached drawn by Quaker Oats Com
pany of Chicago, ILL.,, On the La
fourche Mercantile Company of thisd
city, and paid by them with check onA|.
the Peoples Bank of DonaldsonvilleN
on July 8, 1914, said check being for
$569.71, covering said draft of like
amount.
olShC III at Win Uill OIL ldO-
ing attached of III. S. Antrim &
Co., drawn through the National
Bank of Commerce, St. Louis, on
the Lafourche Mercantile Company OF
this city, for the sum of $499.s5, and
paid by said Lafourche Mercantile
Company June 26, 1914, by check On
the Peoples Bank of Donaldsonyil1e.
Sight draft with bill of lading at
tached of H. S. Antrim G Co., drawn
through the National Bank Of Com
merce, st. Louis, on the Lafourche
Mercantile Company of this city,
for the sum of s5S68O, and paid by
them on June 20, 1914, by check on
the Peoples Bank of DonaIdsonvilIe.
Sight draft with bill OF 1ading at
taehed drawn on Elias A. Rossi by
Mostly Bros, of New York, for the
sum of S150.24, which draft was 0.
KID by the endorsement OF the
drawee as check against his ac-
count. This check was STAMPED paid
by the Peoples Bank on July z, 1914,
but was never charged against the
draWee's account, nor was it car
rled as cash item or asset of the
bank
I submit that the above transac-
tons are apparently violations of
paragraph 8, section 8, Of Act No.
1913 of 1910.
further find that on April IL,
1914, the cashier, Mr. w. ]. Lee
Blanc, issued a draft On the Metro
politan Bank of New Orleans in ia
vor of E. J. Rodrigue for $4,000, with
out any apparent consideration tGere-
for. Mr.. Leblanc stated that he had
received for this draft check on
his bank for the sum of $4,000 drawn by
T. Rodrigue in favor of Ell Rodrigue,
and exhibited to me such a check
and exhibited to- me sch a check
which he was carrying in his pocket.
This check is dated March 16, 1914,
and does not bear the endorsement
of the payee, and as matter of fact
Mr. T. Rodrigue's checking account,
IS shown by the books of the bank,
was closed on Jan. 81, 1914, and his
savings account, as shown also by
the books of the, bank, appears to
be overdraWn to the amount of $249.-
49 on March Is, 1914. Mr.. 7. Ro-
drlgue made no further deposits, and
his savings account on July Il, 1914,
on which date the bank closed its
doors, shows an overdraft of s94S .O4.
Mr.. Leblanc further stated that he
was carrying the above check as a
cash item, but upon taking posses
sion Of the assets of the bank I
! made a demand upon the cashier,
Mr. Leblanc, for his cash and cash
items, which he turned over to me,
but which did not include the check
referred to, said check as above
| stated only having been turned over
to me by Mr.. Leblanc upon his be.
ing questioned by me relative to the
consideration. given for the draft
above referred to. also find that
| Mr.. T. Rodrigue's accounts were
never charged for the amount Of
| said check.
! l submit that this is an apparent
violation of section 27 of the Re
yised Statutes.
Wherefor acting in accordance
with the provisions of section i:
Of Act No. 1913 of 1910, l beg to sub
NIT the above facts to you In writ
ing SO that you may direct the prop
er district attorney to take what
ever action you may deem proper il
the premises. Yours respectfully,