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March 17, 1926
The Tulsa Tribune
Tulsa, OK
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BULLETINS
DEFER OWEN-LAUER TRIAL March preliminary hearing of W. and R. charged embezzlement in connection the closing of the First National bank of Klefer and the Seminole State bank of Semnote, for today was in. definitely postponed when veloped that M. C. Trimble, bank examiner and chief witness against the bank officials, should not on of the father. president the disappeared when closed and has yet cated. He also charged with
A TEXAS BANK HOLDUP HOUSTON, Texas. March lone bandit the bank door up officers and customers of Citizens State bank of this city this mornIng. escaping with $2,000.
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March 18, 1926
Tulsa World
Tulsa, OK
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SICKNESS DELAYS BANKERS HEARING
Star Witness Unable to Attend Trial of Kiefer and Seminole Bank Heads.
By the Associated Press State Wire WEWOKA. March preliminary hearing of W. C. Lauer and R. E. Owen, charged with embesale. ment in, connection with the closing of the First National bank of Kiefer Seminole State bank of Sem Inole, scheduled for Wednesday was veloped that M. C. Trimble state bank examiner and chief witness against the bank officials. could not attend on account of illness of his father. Trimble conducted the recent Investigation Into the financial condition of the Seminole institution which resulted in its being closed. Owen was cashier of that bank and Lauer is president of the Kiefer bank Both are held in the count Jail here in default of bond R. E. E. Steigleder, president of the Seminole bank, disappeared when It was closed and has not yet been found. He is also charged with enibezzlement.
Bank Receiver Named SAPULPA. March 17. R. B. Butts of Muskogee was named to ceiver today for the First National bank at Kiefer
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March 8, 1927
The Frederick Leader
Frederick, OK
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BEGGS BANKER FOUND GUILTY CONSPIRACY
Defendant Is Guilty On Eight Of Seventeen Charges of Defrauding In Bank
Tulsa March R 1. A. Steigleder former Beggs banker Monday was found guilty by a jury in federal court of conspiracy to violate the national banking laws The jury. given the case at 3:07 o'clock. reported Its findings at 3:47 o'clock
17 Counts in Charge Steigleder. Indicted on seventeen counts. was found guilty by the jury on eight of them. The jury made no recommendation as to sentence Steigleder is expected to be sentenced by Judge F. E. Kennamer within short time. The conviction marked the second step in the cases growing out of the failure of the First National bank at Keifer and the attendant failure of the Seminole State bank. R. E. E. Steigleder. officer of the Seminole bank. pleaded guilty and was sentenced to twenty-five years in the penitentiary by state court. Steigleder was found guilty on the eight counts of conspiracy and misapplication of funds of the Seminole state bank and of the funds of the irst National bank of Kiefer. He was found not guilty of making false entries and of making false reports to the comptroller of the currency. involving nine counts of the
Brother Was Sentenced He is liable to penalty on the conspiracy count of two years in the federal penitentiary and a $10.000 fine. On the other counts the maximum sentence is five years and