The Bossier banner., 1921-05-05
Bank Shortage Grows;
Cashier in Parish JaiI


Cashier in Parish Jail
Examination into the Plain Dealing
Bank failure affair is still under way
by the state examiners and it will take
some time to straighten things out I
A correction should be made i'll last
weeks report, where typographical
error occurs. Where it states where
zone .depositor had little more than
S11' it should read $11O01t;. and the
balance shown due the depositor was
$40. 1t has since shown up on the
books of the bank that the $45 was
wrongly credited, and further, that the
depositor had not, at any one time.
over $500 on deposit. as shown by the
banks books, when as matter of fact,
the depositor has statement showing
he has a deposit Of the S110O.16. Things
OF this nature are constantly occurring.
The visit of Mr. A r. Kahn, vice
president of the Commercial National
Bank, Of Shreveport, and his generous
offer to help, in financial way, those
| In this section who need help was a
gentle rift in the dark clouds. Mr..
Kahn states that his offer of aid is not
prompted alone through fellow feel
| ing for those who have sustained losses
through the closing of the Plain Deal
ing Bank, but is good business for his
banks
The above came in from the Banners
Plain Dealing representative this fore
noon. This afternoon he has sent to
the office hastily written notes from
which we CLEAN that Sheriff Adair, ac-
companied by several of his deputies,
reached Plain Dealing with the former
cashier about ten o'clock to-day. re-
! manning over until about four o'clock.
He states that 1t was planned that as
sistance might be given State Bank
Examiner 4. Z. Thomas in making out
i a statement.
/ From resident of Benton who spent
the greater portion of the day in Plain
Dealing we learn that there is no state
/ ment from the bank to give out at
1 present, that the former cashier was
of practically no assistance in this di-
4 rectiOn, and that he failed utterly to
make disclosures that would show what
has gone with the missing funds His
own account, so We are told, shows ex-
ceptionally large credits from month to
month, and when asked about same the
replies were not satisfactory to MFR
Thomas. A number of other direct
questions as to the affairs Of the bank
and it's books remain unanswered, sc
i our caller said, the former cashier say
i ing that his lawyer was not present
This afternoon when brought to Ben
ton he was lodged in the Parish Jail.
Last week several Of the callers al
the Banner Office expressed the helie1
that the former cashier was the scape
goat in the hank failure. Since the
last issue of the Banner the consensu,
of opinion seems to have taken diff
ferent trend and those who have called
have spoken Of one after another ac
& count III the hank that has been filched
with the total OF the shortage still
growing, and all how seem to doub
the statements Of the former cashier
! to the effect that he can make revela
! tions that will equally implicate others
! In fact, he has to-day been given tina
opportunity and has failed to do SO.
According to those who have callet
and talked rather freely about the sit
uation. even the widows and orphans
church funds lodge funds. and even !
cemetery fund, have not been spared
The cashier would seem selfAccused
However, comment can do no gOO'
one way or another The trial tina
must follow will be based on facts an
! figures. and doubtless the once cashie
will get his just deserts. That will no
restore to the people their lost funds
/. but 1t will in some measure, assuag
their anger.
Il 1t is not as vet known what conlprc
mise can be made with the depositors
Such information has not been give
out for publication. Something ha
Z been said about 25 cents ON the dollar
Fl 1t Is to be hoped all denositors ma
/ receive. fuller settlement.
Plain Dealing and It's surrouldin
] trade territory may hoast rather el
]. ergetic and resourcefdl people. The
3 will sOon replace their losses of tn
T day. The town has suffered from thre
!. fires and losses in trade from dronth
! ! ovel.fiows. and 50 IN, but, followfn
s this exceptional reverse, 1t will CON
5 back again. as it has done in the pas
X -,
e George Did It This Time.
From all appearances this section
8 fhn ,,a ,.ish is still n cherished spot I