Merchants & Mechanics Savings Bank

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: savings bank
Start Date: December 17, 1913
Location: Washington, District of Columbia (38.895, -77.036)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 45cf89a3

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles (Dec 17, 1913 and Jan 31, 1914) show court actions appointing/using a receiver for Merchants & Mechanics Savings Bank and directing the receiver to offer stock for sale. No contemporaneous description of a depositor run appears; the events indicate suspension/receivership and likely permanent closure/administration by receiver.

Events (3)

1. December 17, 1913 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Court equity action resulted in appointment of a receiver and order to deliver stock to receiver (court-directed receivership).
Newspaper Excerpt: Merchants and Mechanics' Savings Bank agt. Cahn: order to deliver stock to receiver;
Source: newspapers

2. January 31, 1914 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: Merchants' and Mechanics Savings Bank agt. Cohn: receiver directed to offer stock for sale: plaintiff's attorneys. Darr & Peyser: defendant's attorney, J. A. Johnson.
Source: newspapers

3. January 31, 1914 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: receiver directed to offer stock for sale; plaintiff's attorneys Darr & Peyser (evening star 1914-01-31).
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

1. December 17, 1913 Evening Star Washington, DC

Article from Evening Star, December 17, 1913

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Article Text

District Supreme Court. EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Gould. Acton agt. Slee; bill dismissed; appeal noted: plaintiff's attorneys, Montague & Moriarty: defendant's attorneys, Doyle, Hart, Edwards. Washington Brewery Company agt. Loeffler: order appointing H. F. Woodard trustee; bond. $2,000; plaintiff's attorney, H. F. Woodard. Keleher agt. Keleher: absolute divorce granted; plaintiff's attorneys, James F. Kelly and Harry H. Hollander; defendant's attorney. Peyton Gordon. Acton agt. Slee: hearing concluded; plaintiff's attorneys, Montague & Moriarty: defendant's attorneys, Doyle, Hart & Edwards. Kimmell agt. Devito; decree pro confesso; plaintiff's attorney, Mark Stearman. Hillers agt. Hillers; absolute divorce granted; plaintiff's attorneys, Garrett, Dodson & Spencer; defendant's attorneys, Spencer Gordon and W. C. English. Guinsburg agt. Guinsburg: decree dismissing bill; plaintiff's attorneys, Wilson & Barksdale; defendant's attorney, R. F. Downing. Acton agt. Slee: on hearing: plaintiff's attorneys, Montague & Moriarty: defend. ant's attorneys, Doyle, Hart & Edwards. EQUITY COURT NO. 2-Justice Stafford. In re lunacy of William Joyce; reference to auditor; attorney, Frederick A. Fenning. Turner agt. Moxley: rule, returnable December 19; petitioner's attorney, George €. Gertman. Hazen-Latimer Company agt. Winter; demurrer overruled: appeal noted: cost bond, $100; supersedeas bond, $2,000; plaintiff's attorneys, C. C. James and W. W. Millan; defendant's attorneys, Douglas, Ruffin & Obean Baden agt. Baden: time to take testimony extended: plaintiff's attorneys, E. L. Gies and J. M. George: defendant's attorneys, W. J. Lambert and R. H. Yeatman. In re estate of Kate F. Fogarty: auditor's report ratified; attorney, D. W. O'Donoghue. Dunbar agt. Dunbar; absolute divorce granted, alimony and counsel fee awarded; plaintiff's attorney, L. M. King: defendant's attorneys, C. Carrington, S. D. Truitt and A. W. Scott. Merchants and Mechanics' Savings Bank agt. Cahn: order to deliver stock to receiver; plaintiff's attorneys, Darr & Peyser. Adams agt. Lansdale: motion to strike out cross-bill overruled: plaintiff's attorney. George C. Gertman; defendant's attorney, W. E. Lester. In re lunacy of Mathilde Wurdemann: reference to auditor; attorney, Frederick A. Fenning. Harris agt. Wagner; order construing will; authorizing trustees to sell or mortgage property; directing payments, and appointing W. C. Taylor special master to make report; plaintiff's attorney. Chapin Brown: defendant's attorney, Charles Linkins. Weeks agt. Weeks: absolute divorce granted: alimony awarded: maiden name restored; costs and counsel fees ordered paid: plaintiff's attorneys, J. D. Williams and J. W. Whitney; defendant's attorney, Vernon E. Wèst. Arnold agt. Arnold: rule as to ratification of sale of real estate, returnable

2. January 31, 1914 Evening Star Washington, DC

Article from Evening Star, January 31, 1914

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THE COURTS. District Supreme Court. EQUITY COURT. NO. 2-Justice Stafford Jones agt. Jones: rule as to contempt returnable February 6: plaintiff's attorneys, H. Johnson and Rice Hooe: defendant's attorney. W. E. Ambrose. Richmond Lunch agt. otomac Electric Power Co.: rule discharged; plaintiff's attorneys. R. A. Ford and Guy H. Johnson: defendant's attorney, George P. Hoover. Keyes agt. Tomlinson: guardians ad litem appointed: plaintiff's attorney, R. Preston Shealey. Schmidt agt. Schmidt: counsel fee awarded: plaintiff's attorneys. Archer & Smith: defendant's attorneys. Lambert & Yeatman and R. C. L. Moncure, Wilson agt. Wilson: counsel fee awarded: plaintiff's attorney. H. H. Hollander: defendant's attorneys, Neale & England. Arnold agt. Arnold: offers of purchase directed and resale ordered: plaintiff's attorney. Irving Williamson: defendant's attoneys. E. F. Arnold and A. L. Newmyer. McNuity Brothers agt. Noel Construction Company: rule returnable February 6: plaintiff's attorney. Philip Walker. Thompson agt. Bassett: order of publication: plaintiff's attorney, W. H. MarJow. jr. Merchants' and Mechanics Savings Bank agt. Cohn: receiver directed to offer stock for sale: plaintiff's attorneys. Darr & Peyser: defendant's attorney, J. A. Johnson. Everhart agt. Everhart: alimony awarded: plaintiff's attorney. E. B. Frey: defendant's attorney. E. L. Gies. McLarren agt. McLarren; alimony awarded: plaintiff's attorney. V. H. Wallace: defendant's attorney, R. E. Walker. CIRCUIT COURT NO. 1-Justice Barnard. Frieman agt. Washington. Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway Company: motion for new trial granted; plaintiff's attorneys, J. A. O'Shea and J. I. Sacks: defendant's attorneys, William Hitz and G. B. Craighill. Southwestern Surety Insurance Company agt. Parker: motion to vacate order of March 14. 1913, overruled and garnishee ordered to appear for oral examination February 13: plaintiff's attorney, Frank J. Hogan: defendant's attorney, Charles F. Wilson. Pyles agt. Hub Furniture Company: motion for new trial submitted: plaintiff's attorneys, W. A. Coombe and E. R. Braddock: defendant's attorney, Leon Tobriner. Smith agt General Warranty Corporation: demurrer to declaration sustained: plaintiff's attorney, Nelson Wilson: defendant's attorneys, Poe & McNeill. Thurston agt. Diggs (two cases): security for costs ordered in thirty days; plaintiff's attorney. Fulton Lewis; defendant's attorney. A. A. Birney. Clark agt. Southern Railway Company; motion for new trial overruled and judgment on verdict for defendant for costs; appeal noted: bond $100: Plaintiff's attorney, E. Hilton Jackson: defendant's attorneys, Hamilton. Yerkes & Hamilton. Hilton agt. Baker: motion for new trial overruled and judgment on verdict ordered: appeal; bond $100; plaintiff's attorneys, Howard Boyd and Nelson Wilson; defendant's attorney. J. H. Stewart. Bankman agt. Atkinson: certified to Criminal Court No. 2: piaintiff's attorney, S. Herbert Giesy: defendann's attorney, E. B. Hutchison. Price agt. Haines: motion for new trial overruled and jurgment on verdict for defendant for costs; appeal noted; bond, $100: plaintiff's attorney, Milton Strasburger; defendant's attorneys, Leckie, Cox & Kratz. Edwards agt. Shamwell; judgment for plaintiff on mandate and judgment for defendant for costs in this court, including docket fee: plaintiff's attorney, John Ridout: defendant's attorney, W. E. Richardson. McCarthy agt. Larcomb; leave to file additional plea granted: plaintiff's attorney, R. L. Montague; defendant's attorney, I. J. Costigan.