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LEWIS FIGHTS BACK. Secures a Temporary Suspension of Fraud Order. St. Louis, July 13.-Attorneys representing the Lewis People's United States bank have filed a motion in the St. Louis county circuit court for a dissolution of the receivership of the bank. Judge McIlhenney was engaged in trying another case and set the matter for hearing later. It is generally believed that he will refuse to set aside his own action in the matter. Judge Smith McPherson of Iowa, in the United States district court, granted a temporary restraining order against local and county postoffice authorities, requiring them to discontinue stamping the mail of the People's United States bank and E. G. Lewis, as "Fraudulent," and to appear Tuesday and show cause why an injunction should not be issued against them. In the meantime, mail will not be delivered to the People's bank or to Lewis but will be held at the postoffice pending the final decision in the injunction matter without being stamped fraudulent. Colonel D. P. Dyer, United States attorney, objected to the issuance of the temporary restraining order on the ground that the postmaster general is the last resort in cases of this kind, and that the judicial and executive branches of the government would be thrown into hopeless confusion if the courts were to interfere with the department in the issuance of fraud orders in such cases. Not Fairly Treated. The petition for the injunction alleges that the People's bank was not fairly treated by the postmaster general; that its president, E. G. Lewis, was not allowed to see a copy of the evidence submitted to the postmaster general, was not confronted with any witness, and was deprived of his constitution given rights to be heard when under charges. It is further alleged in the petition that the bank is not now, and was at no time, insolvent, and that it has not violated any of the provisions of the postal laws or of the statutes of Missouri or made any false representations to any depositors. The St. Louis Union Trust company has stopped payments on interest coupons of the Development and Investment company of St. Louis, described in an elaborate prospectus as a holding company for all Lewis companies except the bank. The trust company officials stated that they have exhausted all the funds provided by Lewis or the company for that purpose. While they lasted the trust company paid $1.50 interest on each $100. Lewis admitted that the bank's troubles have temporarily embarrassed the holding company, but said that he was writing all certificate holders to the effect that if they would send their coupons to him personally, he would mail them checks or drafts for the amount due them. Judge Selden P. Spencer, receiver for the Lewis bank, stated that $35,000 in stock subscriptions had been received after June 2, the date on which the secretary of state, Mr. Swanger, issued his letter, giving the Lewis bank in effect a clean bill of health. Of this total, Judge Spencer figures the stock subscribers will lose at least $9,000.