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Firm Got Fees From 8 Banks The intricacies of liquidating closed banks with particular ref' erence to fees paid attorneys was unfolded before a house commit tee at Charleston Wednesday night by L.R. Charter, Jr., state banking commissioner, and two assistants who act as bank receivers. Examination of the banking de partment officials was centered round a voluminous report Char ter filed with the House during the day, listing fees paid to attor neys in connection with the affairs of approximately three score closed banking institutions. Charter listed eight banks for which the law firm of Conley and Klostermeyer, composed of a son of Governor Conley and Howard Klostermeyer. acted as attorneys and were paid total fees of$8,147. of that sum $6,628 was paid for services to the bank of Winfield At an earlier session of the committee Charter said the firm rep' resented seven banks but added an eighth at the night session. Asked at the first committee session if any other Charleston attorneys had represented banks, Charter at the night session sub: mitted the names of two others. The list included the, firm of Brown, Jackson and Knight as having been paid $12,995 for ser' vices for three banks. The list