10064. Boonville National Bank (Boonville, MO)

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of Nixon Case Suit Suit Brought By Receiver Of Boonville National Abrupt Ending; Fraud, Killing, Flight From Justice Elements Involved. Kansas City, trial in the suit of Carlon, National receiver, against the Milton Thompson estate to recover alleged to be due the bank, ended abruptly here late yesterday in the court of Judge Darius A. Brown. An involuntary non-suit was clared. The case began Wednesday morning with prolonged questioning of prospective jurymen and moved along slowly in the afternoon and Thursday morning. Lawyers for both sides and court attaches expected the case to continue until tonight. The trial opened with Carlon's attorneys attempting to prove that partnership existed between Nixon, mer head of the Nixon Farm Mortgage company, and Thompson, in mining venture in Camden county. of clared Brown sustained boss by fections from both sides that quesboth tions directed the witnesses ton volved hearsay evidence. this timony. had occurred repeatedly Judge lawyer, Brown called the lawyers into office for discussion lasting an leases hour and half. It ended to declaration of an involuntary nonsuit. Russell Judge Brown based an explanatreasurer. tion of verdice upon two of the tinct points of law. The action of the suit should have been brought Boonville loans, and not money which had and been paid, second, the lawyer, plaintiff had failed to prove partlieved nership among the principals he the two said. The case was already years old when began and tary another two ship before comes before the state Charles preme court, attorneys believed. lawyer Elements of Novel Involved From the testimony of eight witness nesses during the period of the the trial the ingredients of modnovel were developed. cording The alleged manipulations of now defunct farm mortgage company involving millions of dollars, day flight from justice she had the company's officials, killing. thing to death, the crash of an ambitious nership. mining operations program, the failure of national bank and subsequent series of civil and criminal trials are factors in the case. largely In the early part the last cade Nixon highly spected citizen of Boonville. The suit and Nixon Farm Mortgage company did higher an annual business of over Its investors Walter because Nixon paid eight per cent. With Nixon his son-in-law, and Turner, young man well liked Draffen, around Boonville. In or Nixon met Milton Burroughs Thompson, Summit. promi- lawyers. nent cattle breeder and estate man. short while later Thompson is alleged to have broached The the possibility "cleaning venture Linn The Camden County. According vin testimony Thompson was to Roth, vance the money and Nixon would supervise the work on lead and zinc mine. Nixon agreed and Boonville Crow. said the fellow citizen townspeople Reed headed for "bigger and better pendence things." However, events were ington. idly approaching climax. sas City. Spectacular Events Walter The mining operations Carlon, started. Then day the motion Boonville National bank two checks his signed by Nixon as Thompson's be must agent appeared. They were be 000 and $8,500. The money court. paid as similar transactions had been made. However, checks protested by Thompson and payment at his bank in Lee's mitt stopped. The That in the early part of 1926. Events followed in rapid der. Nixon disappeared creditwere him closely. Man- Judge pressing ipulations alleged have tion to been found in his company. Turner stayed at the helm and tried to straighten out the tangle. doing that an investor pusposed to have lost in the company entered Turner's office and him. heard Cecil the vier said slayer. tried, convicted and served short only sentence. The National bank went docket receivership about three years ago and Milton Thompson died 1931. Omaha. Harry former cashier of bank, on the witness stand and Wednesday afternoon and Thursday He identified certain sity, and notes used by Thompson Both in their mine business. their Marriott, he employed mine Nixon but took orders from men. Holliday, Bunceoffered similar said he was hired by both Thompson and Nixon to secure the on the land where the mines be sunk. Local Men Testify Cooper County former assistant cashier bank: Porter Tumy, bank employee: Simrall, abstract and title official. John H. Windsor, Boonville all testified that they partnership existed between men the plaintiff's attorneys unable produce evidence that such existed. Kansas City and defense preparing to spring his surprise when Judge Brown halted Miss formerly Boonville, was ready testify. that during the time she was employed Nixwhich was to the preceding his disappearance. never heard establish deinitely part- Another Episode Ends with the case proceeding on hearsay evidence, Judge Brown ended another episode of the story declaring involuntary nonsending the case to the courts. The plaintiff represented Raymond, Kansas City, Shackleford, Jefferson City, Schaumburg and Boonville. Defense counconsisted Charles Bush and Mosman, Kansas City Raymond led the plaintiff's side and Bush directed defense. was made up largely of jury merchants and business men. Oscar MarJury: Hummel, William William Mulloy. John Otto Pueschel. Sidney Rudolph Wrebel, Albert Buell and Roy and Griffin are from IndeRoth from Mt. WashThe others are from attorney for said today he would to set aside the motion sustained the case retried. Otherwise will carried to the state supreme