Fort Bend County Bank - Richmond, TX

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: June 1, 1892*
Location: Richmond, Texas (29.582, -95.761)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 58fbcf4d

Response Measures

None

Description

Article (Feb 23, 1893) reports the Fort Bend County Bank suspended in June (1892) and 'failed'; an embezzler (J. J. Gillespie/Gillesple) was arrested in connection with the failure. No run is mentioned; suspension appears to have led to permanent failure. OCR corrected 'Gillesple'/'Richmand' to likely Gillespie and Richmond in notes implicitly.

Events (2)

1. June 1, 1892* Suspension

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: Embezzlement associated with the bank's failure; alleged officer (J. J. Gillespie) made away with funds.
Newspaper Excerpt: When the bank suspended it owed depositors $13,000, and Gillespie is charged with making away with a portion of that sum.
Source: newspapers

2. February 23, 1893 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: J. J. Gillesple, wanted at Richmand, Tex., for embezzlement in connection with the failure of the Fort Bend County bank last June, has been arrested here.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 23, 1893 The Wilmington Daily Republican Wilmington, DE

Article from The Wilmington Daily Republican, February 23, 1893

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Article Text

A Fugitive Embezzler Caught. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 23.-J. J. Gillesple, wanted at Richmand, Tex., for embezzlement in connection with the failure of the Fort Bend County bank last June, has been arrested here. When the bank suspended it owed depositors $13,000, and Gillespie is charged with making away with a portion of that sum.