Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-30
Saws He Was Assured of Aid at Little Rock by Numer-
 ous Legislators.
LEGAL ROBBERY"
 SAYS ENGLAND MAN
Cashier ]. k. Br0die of Bank of Eng land Wants Investigation to Be Made oi Commissioners Methods of
 Handling That Bank, AI>e.

That the Arkansas legislature "ill order an investigation Of the Hlnida- ton of the affairs of the Bank ol Pine Bluff. now in the hands oi the state banking department, is regarded as certainty by Attorney II. kemp Toney. former president of the senate, who returned last night from Llttie Rock. where he discussed tte mater with members of the legislature from Jefferson county and ether leaders in that body.
 "An those to whom ] presented the case, agreed with me tiiat legislative action to bring about all investigation should be taken,' said the former sen ator Senator White and Representa- lives Wilson. Brockman and Hooker assured me they are ready to do any thing in their power to aid the deposit OTIS of the Bank of Pine Bluff.
 "l went to Little Rock simply to discuss the matter informally with the presentatives from Jefferson and other members of the legislature, and am satisfied that an investigation will be ordered 1 am going to prepare my data in better shape than ] now have it, and will return to Little Rock next week, when l expect the resolution providing for an investigation will be introduced"
 Others Want Inquiry.
 I MT. Toney says that as result CT the publicity given his contemplated action in behalf of depositors of the Bank 1 of Pine Bluff, he found numerous let ters of approval awaiting him at Lit tie Rock. "They were addressed to me there evidently because the writers had read in the newspapers that l would go to Little Rock this week to lay the matter before the general as- semblymen."
 One of the letters is from J. K. Brodie. cashier of the Bank of Eng land, which was closed and has. re- gently resumed business. MT. Toney spys the Brodie letter is similar in tone to all others addressed him on the subject. MT. Brodio wrote:
 England, Ark, Jan. 27, 1915. "Hon. H. K. Toney, senator, Little
 Rock, Ark.
 Dear Sir: I notice in the Gazette of this date that you intend to ask the legislature to investigate the ac- tion of the state bank commissioner in the case of the Bank of Pine Bluff We all certainly approve of your ac- tion, and you may also include the Bank of England, as all of our stock holders here feel that the exorbtant fees allowed by the commissioner amount to legal robbery. l would like to go before the committee on banking and tell them how we were treated.
 The same thing was done at Stutt- gart. and I suppose the same thing was done in every other case that tht bank examiner had anything to do with the business. Keep the good wOrl up. We are with you. Very trul, yours, J. K. BRODIE,"
 Preparing Charges.
 MT. Toney says he will now prepar, to present in formal manner what ht conceives to be good evidence that n, attempt is being made to hasten tho liquidation of the affairs of the BanI of Pine Bluff, and that assets of tn, bank are being consumed by thu agents of the state banking depart ment O the injury of creditors of tn institution. With this before them he says, there is no doubt the legisla tors will order a thorough inquiry in to the matter. In fact, he thinks tha steps will be taken to broaden thu scope of the inquiry so as to includ the Bank of England and possibly si or seven others.
 Special Deputy Bank Commissione R. E. Pugh, who was placed in charg o fthe Bank. of Pine Bluffs affairs b Commissioner John M. Davis, was als liquidating agent of the Bank of Eng land, which recently resumed bushes! 5 Demurrage Charge.
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