The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-11
AGREEMENT ON
BANK RECEIVER
SUITS REACHED
Cases Will Be Called This
Week in Circuit Court
by ChamberIin.

Armistic day brought cause for
celebrating 20 the thousands Of de-
positors of the City Trust Company
and the Washington Bank and
Trust Company, for armistice has
been reached between Attorney
General James M. Ogden and Luth-
er F. Symons, state banking COM
missioner, in the bank receivership
suits.
AS a final gesture Monday, Sy-
mons filed for receiver for the
Postal Station State bank, a City
Trust subsidiary, in superior court
four, but agreement was reached on
the filing by the two departments,
both Symons and Ogden explained
The Encouragement will appear
in the case and sign the papers if
property fled" ogden asserted to-
day.
The matter of Jurisdiction in
selection of the courts is not in
volved," Ogden explained. THAT
was ruled upon definitely in circuit
court Monday"
Ogden Wins Point
Circuit Judge Harry o. Chamber
lin, in taking over the City Trust
Company and Washington Bank and
Trust Company receivership suits,
and overruling Symons' motion to
dismiss, held that the attorney-gen-
eral represents the state in the mat
ter.
Ogden and Synnons had been at
Ioggerheads for a week over the
cases. Symons attempted to have
the suits dropped in circuit court
and filed in probate and superior
court 5.
Hearing on the City Trust suit
will be in circuit court Wednesday
and on the Washington bank suit
Friday.
Ogden is a director of the City
Trust Company.
Cases Are Recalled
Having scored a victory in circuit
court Monday morning, he returned
to the courthouse with Syrons III
the afternoon and had the cases re-
called in probate and superior court
five.
This action was agreed upon fol-
lowing a conference with Governor
Harry G. Leslie. SymonS, although
defeated in circuit court, refused to
have his probate and superior court
filings dismissed without seeing the
Governor.
Leslie was reported to have in
terested himself III seeing that the
City Trust suit was taken into SUI
perior court five, presided over by
Judge James M. Miner.
The Times reported that from a
reliable source" it had learned that
the Governor had called Symons
and told him that if he could do so
without embarrassment to withdraw
the circuit court suit and take it to
Miner
Leslie Denies Report
Upon his return to the Statehouse
Monday afternoon, Leslie vehement
" denied that he ever had talked
to Synons about the case, either in
conference or by phone, and never
had suggested either court, judge or
receiver.
Synons told The Times that Jess
Murden, state highway commission
er and sometimes termed unofficial
Governor of Indiana" had talked to
him about getting the suit in Mill
ner's court, but Murden Immediately
denied it, also.
Synons never admitted to The
Times that the Governor had called.
Il am leaving these matters up
to the state banking commissioner,
in whose integrity 1 have faith"
Leslie said at the Monday con-
ference. Il never have nor never
will try to dictate in the matter of
receiverships.
THE only possible interest I
might have is to urge that every
possible saving be made for the sake
of the depositors and the funds be
not expended in excessive fees to re-
ceivers and attorneys"
Symons, Ogden, and his assistant,
Charles F. Werner. were at the con-
ference when this assertion was
made.
Asked by The Times today why
he had refused to dismiss the suits
without seeing the Governor, if
Leslie was not interested, Symons
explained that he had done so in
the interest of common justice"
When Symons and Ogden ap-
peared to quash the case in Miners
court they we're rebuked severely.