The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-13
Iiges National Bank In Asking
Injunction, Levels Bitter Crit
lcisfns
ohm S. Williams
AakesP ronpt Reply
Declares That II Panl: fiji :ers
Had Been Allowed to Lon
tinue ! heir Methods Results
| Would Have Been Serious

Riggs National Bank. one OF the
strongest OF thc l,s,al institutions
1 OF thus city, aud allied with the
National CITY Bank III New York.
/ has appealed Ia fne courts 10 pro-
| tcct II against the alleged malice
of Secretary of the treasury Me
Asioo and John SHELTON Williams.
comptroller of the currency.
The ofIiccrs of this powerful
bank charge Vic Adoo and VIII
liams. i'm effect. With attempting
10 wreck the banks business IN
order To vent their personal vim
. ditti,cnc-~. The bank officers aver
that go, ernGneiuai and other de
| posts have ns'en forced from
them ~ th'. result al the Nc Sdoo-
hiihan~ ,a.nimisn. and they de-
clare that ..cs nave been ha-
| ras~csi ucs n9 - Iu.tncr endurance.
| The haun -pu4lil AFTER tho fling OF
renarN.. ..e petition In the Su
t.me Cours II the District OF Coium
ia obtained temporary Injunction.
Eanting the reIief asked pending
.Fgument On Aprii 10.
Nr. t,.iam~ Replies.
John shelton N3lltams, Comp
i oiler of the Currehcy tonight is
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oseNot'"'iS x,..,,. 1919, 40
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pa u the IRA ~
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lna "'ts"' 49, 49, .i,,s'. "a IF
"N 80 a,a,o,,enfs j., ,rnN. "a
-. ~" ~ Williams stat.uen4 was this
,stra,, announcement
n.,n,.. .snrs-, Are Made.
~, siew ~ me unsatiSfactcry ard
Nv cona,,}ons when have come
-, ,ba r.su}t or tn. gnvest{-
|. $50 ~ .nn hark by this once. and
nat5ora, hank examiner. in view
b ths u,rAl,ahiIIty Of the statements
a. hv >o,tr offlcsrs. under oath nr
l,h.rw,se ard your long continued
|.oarre Of the law and disregard for
[.r.hv no,tned that the Comptroller
h the f~urrenev will. untu further no
f.. refuS. TO approve the Rigs Ma
EcraI Rank as a. depository for the
I...ryss Of other national banks"
The officers and directors of the
legs Bank are among the most power
hui financial factors in this city. The
lficers are Charles c. Glover presi-
ent: william J. Father and Milton
b. Allies. vice presidents. and Henry IL
Efather. cashier.
The directors are Charles C. Glover
h,homas HYDE. James NJ. Johnston
Eytluam I. Flather. 8. r. Ross Peary
Henry Hurt. John r. Mclean. Frank
4 vanderIip. NJ. F. Allies IL. III
E,.,her s. W. Iahrot. r.. r.. Dulany
k,rsdsr,ok D. Mckinpey. Frank G
Henry william II, Brownson. Charle,
rnrhy Jnseph PAM and Robert &
E.,nstn.
Au.~ s,,~c..<as,., Williams
Ar :, Az. In ,.,re.r~.sjd.~, xnc,
49,, ssaItnn vr,,,ia r,v ,v al.
.ha ca,hnara si,'I ~ -
e'o. -. ~ SO 5000 80, ans :, p,a.
ne az ~, ,his !. u -
peer Nna' -, T., Cn.,,'.
nn,ks .n"s 10" AZ ''''p'' o''s'
Wv l.,'ah'a lii
Inc sisn'nsae. VI 'ooa. Noui az
Faon ~ resarueo N.Y. as suns peso,it
he EiEss Natonai nshh. other banks
pave. u is uhuei s.ooo' oeeI suules.es
0 somewhat similar experience. ms
Is believed mere to marx the
beginning OF hight In the open De-
ween the present regime in the Treas
try Department and the RIGGS Ma
t!onal and allied interests.
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