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In the Face of its Depositors. Statement Made or L1 ely to be Made Soon. Bank Examiner Betts in Charge-Th Maury National Bank ImmolestedDepositors Take Their Trouble Philosophically, Three bank failures inside of two 18 tolerable tough upon a community; years and that's what's the matter peo 1018 town and county and with just now. The following Second notice, ple on the door of the posted National Bank last Friday morning Chilat 9 o'clock by Cashier Geo. it has dress, tells the story, at far as the of the third-and we hope recurgoue, chapter of these oft as folring events. last-and The notice reads lows: "Owing to the continued with bank drawal of deposits from this it the Nashville fa lures. since deemed best to suspend payment temporarily. This istile notice had no signature it was supposed be au hentic, d and but the doors were at once clot crowd as curtains drawn. Then tue There the began to assemole and otalk. for or less excitement down little was more while, but it soon quieted and a deuse gloom took its place. afternoon of the day of the failure Outue a HERALD reporter gought with obtained a sport interview and Mr. Childress. He Paid the the notice state. the door contained all ou he had to make. Furtherquestioning, ment however led to the following, in He substance: said that since the run last, was made on his bank in October without the bank stood shaking, which run he had had a good borrowed businesrailing. He had and good easy deal of money at that time the to that run, but had paid a meet of it back and was in comparatively greater part easy coadition, N.shville when recent bank failures in came the up. Since then over $35,000 deposits have been withdrawn from tue bank. In addition to this the failures there had made money oank scarce in Na-hville that he could same not 30 arrow any there, and the and cause had excited all queasiness cut off 1u New York that all -u-pieton assistance from that quarter beiog Thus every day the bank was irained and no help from anywhere three l'hureday he learned of two or would for large amounts that B checks presented Friday morning, and hurry he be went to Nashville to try and mad arrangements he had n for up some money this week. He failed tele in Nashville, and while there firstgraphed to New York, offering collaterale He requested and class an an-wer early Friday hoped.for but no reply coming and morning, believing it would be an injustice large to other creditore to ca-h the to checks he knew would be the fir-t a be presented he hurriedly called meeting of the directors and they at once to close the doore determined But for the Nashville failures, no he said, this bank would have had trouble at all. Immediately after Mr. the notice was posted on the door Cuildress telegrap ed a bank examiner to come here and take charge the bank. 9, io of The Bank Examiner reached hare Sunday, and Monday n:oruing the the d following notice was posted on y doo. This bank is in the hands of Madison Betts, Examiner, by order of the Comptroller of the Currency. A HERALD reporter found his way bank that afternoon and r asked into the for an interview with Mr Pe 18. This gentleman, though very d stilt found time to be very be y courieous. busy, He said he was just n ginning bis work and knew very the e little it any more about it than 3 public did. He did not even know is how much work there was befor and could not tell therefore ou or him, when he would be able to give any information. e Monday a street rimor became current that the Bank Examiner ha X expressed himself pleased with the of condition as far as he had gone, and the be given it as his opinion that I 1e bank would ma be able to resume. re d answer a direct question the y porter put him upon this potn te Mr. Betts said: You can readil, the 8, see tuat,as am just beginning examination, I cannot have any be opinion all I have said, all thes y can say just now is, that I hope r people will be able to resume." n ot As to the assets and liabilities, 93. one connected with the bank will I make any statement or give any in al formation. It seems to be general Vunderstood that the bank owes de positors about $125,000; how mue on paper it has rediscounted, nobod 00 who knows will tell, but it is gener 00 ally believed that it has rediscounter un very heavily Its assets will bu doubtedly exceed its liabilities, whether its assets are good or much of it is worthless pape 00 er alone will tell. Intereste 00 00 time parties who have already inquire tb 00 into the liability and solvency of at stockholders, say that from $65, ud $75,000 can be realized from thi he source. As all our efforts for informatic futil as-ets and liabilities were 93. as the HERALD will make no figure to th nor express any opinion as wi probable per crut the depositors receive. The HERALD will give m public from week to week, wh giv he information we can get; if we su ar nothing, our readers may feel we get nothing e ho The Maury National Bank has hs be trouble of any kind Mouda le, morning, no shortly after the Secon On National clo ed its doors, the Mau nd National posted on its doors at Cowindows, and scattered broadcas the following notice: ill mTo the Public: We, the unde stockholders and directors go the signed Maury National Bauk, of Colum his Tenn do hereby guarantee