The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15

nleu WIN the complaint TO enJoin;
Gold coin. ss,iss,o 900. silver dollars,
ta,ses,S36; small silver. ss30.S57.S4. and
silver and gold barr, s5sS,SSs.57.
Ready Money Looked Best.
This made the total Of metallic res
Sources amount TO tis,60s,14i.S5, and
In addition there was Government paper
and other assets which brought the cash
up to more than $4,000. 900. The Gov
eminent did not touch the securities,
hungering only for ready money. When
the game ended Il hadn't q dollar IN
cash. The result OF the whole business
Is stated by a paragraph OF the CONE
plaint filed IN the Supreme Court, and
which runs.
THAT In violation of the terms OF the
DEGREES aforesaid, under which the
Comision Monetaria was appointed to
liquidate the said bank. and In violation
OF the rights of the creditors, stock
holders and deposltbrs OF the said bank.
the Mexican Government Imprisoned
without cause or provocation and with
out due procea1 of law the officials OF
the said bank, and pursuant to threats
Of death and intimidation practissd upon
them during their imprisonment. COM
PEELED the said officials to turn over
to the Mexichh Government assets OF
the banlt. consisting Of gold and silver
bars contained In the vaults of the said
! bank and specie In large quantities,
amounting to approximately $4,000
600; and that the Mexican Govern
ment turned over those large sums OF
money to the Treasury OF the Mexican
Government ana used that money al
the general funds OF the Mexican Gov
eminent for maintaining armies and fol
q a n of tix,a ~
the Mexican Government instead of con-
serving the same and applying it In
liquidation of the claims OF creditors
stockholders and depositors OF the Banco
de Londros y Mexico
Reach Across the Rio Grande.
Like most foreign owned banks tina,
have done business in Mexico, the
wrecked British Institution had deposits
in this country amounting to about
100000. or this sum little more than
$4,000 was on deposit in the Bank OF
British North America. When that bank
was absorbed by the Bank of Montreal
| the latter became the custodian Of those
funds. Thereupon the Carransa Govern.
ment. through pr. Alfredo Caturegli
| the financial agent resident In this city
| brought suit 10 get possession OF the
| cash. Mr.. Mitchell, as former genera
manager OF the bank and a creditor fol
| SCOTT so, resists the effort His com.
plant states that Carranza successfully
plotted TO seize the funds OF the bank tc
secure his position politically and "foi
| his personal use.''
DR.. Caturegli, the financial agent ap.
| pointed to 'liquidate" the assets OF this
ruined bank In this country, had yer,
little OF substance to say yesterday whcr
reporter for THE SUN talked to him
He knew that the bank was insolrent.
but WAS not aware of the reasons why
! He did not believe that the Government
had seized" the funds OF the bank, In
slstinG that ''loans" had been obtained
for which receipts" had been undoubt
eddy given. He Questioned Mr.. MITCHELL
right ITO make trouble" as he put II
saying that Mr. Mitchell was no longe
an official of the bank. AS regards tn,
| charges made in the complaint for al
injunction and the naming of receive
he sal. Il was not in Mexico whe,
these matters are alleged to have tAkel
place, 80 I know nothing about them.
Saudi Z. Rodgers OF counsel 70
Mitchell said last night that every effor
will be made next Wednesday morn
ing to familiarise DR.. Caturegli with tn
facts