Evening star., 1925-03-28
BANK DEALS AIRED
IN ENGLISH PROBE
Witnesses Say Judge Used
Bankruptcy Funds to
Aid Son.
RY tho Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, March 2s.-Testimony
that Federal Judge English offered to
place funds of bankruptcies in two banks
to further the interests of his son, Faris,
and that such funds were placed in two
other banks in which the Judge was
| interested, was heard yesterday be-
| fore the House judiciary subcommit-
Tee of seven investigating the off,
'cial acts of the jurist TO determine
whether his impeachment shall be
recommended TO Congress.
The committee will meet tomorrow
in East st. Louis, H., to examine
ba' a'!kruptcy records in the Office of
the Federal district clerk.
Judge English wanted his son Faris
to have a remunerative position in
the Union Trust Co. of East st. Louis,
and to obtain the place for him, men
toned bankruptcy accounts and
things of that kind, which we can
make it of advantage" testified Ed
ward Eckerman, bond salesman and
| deposit solicitor for the Union Trust
Contract introduced.
That Faris be made cashier of the
Drovers' National Bank of East ST
Louis was provided in a contract for
the purchase of 500 shares of that
banks stock introduced in evidence.
In a letter abrogating that contract
d
former referee in bankruptcy under
Judge English stated that in negotia-
| ting the contract he was interesting
his friends to accommodate Judge
| English and myself, and the judge
| and all friends were depending abso-
lutely on me to see that they did not
get in wrong
1t was brought out that the con-
| tract resulted in Thomas buying 80
shares of Drovers' National stock.
| Faris English, 10. and 10 shares being
purchased for Judge English.
| Whether Judge English knew of
| the purchase for his account. directed
| it, or permitted it, We're points his
defense fought for, although p. R.
Karaker, receiver for the now defunct
! Drovers' National Bank, later testified
he had not sued Judge English on a
100 per cent assessment against
| stockholders because the judge had
| paid the assessment.
Judge English told him Thomas
bought the stock in his name, said
Karaker. William NJ. Acton of Judge
English's defense, objected to state
! ments that the judge had ratified
/ ownership of the stock.
Attorney Testifies.
p. X. Johnson, a Belleville, Ill, at
torney, told the committee that Judge
English directed that 100000 of the
funds of the Southern Traction Com
pany, which was in process of lqui-
| dation through action brought in
| Judge English's Federal court, be
placed in the Belleville Savings Bank
| at Az per cent interest
Instead $300,0e was SO placed and
100000 was put in the Merchants
State Bank without interest pay
ments, Johnson testified
After Faris English left the Drov-
| ers National Bank to work for the
| rival bank, the Union Trust Company,
| testified H. r. Dooley, former presi-
dent of the Drovers, bankruptcy de-
posits there dwindled from approx
| mately 100000 to s2S,000.
Except for the defense's contention
| that the case had not reached the
| actual bankruptcy stage when
| Thomas participated in it, another
| accusation against Judge English,
| that he permitted his referee in
! bankruptcy to practice law, virtually
was disposed of today.
The judges defense admitted that
Thomas appeared for the Hawkins
! Mortgage Company when Judge Eng
| lish sat instead of Judge Anderson in
I a step of the case at Indianapolis. 1t
was contended the case was then not
one of bankruptcy, but rather the
Hawkins Company was seeking an
| injunction to prevent dissipation of
| funds of various State receiverships.