2196. Washington Mechanics Savings Bank (Washington, DC)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
savings bank
Start Date
December 15, 1916
Location
Washington, District of Columbia (38.895, -77.036)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
a1053f8d

Response Measures

None

Description

Newspaper court listings (Dec 15–16, 1916) show an order appointing H. H. Wescott receiver for Washington Mechanics Savings Bank (bond $500). No article text mentions a depositor run or a temporary suspension; the appointment of a receiver implies the bank was placed in receivership/closed. I classify this as suspension_closure because there is no evidence of a run and a receiver was appointed (permanent closure implied).

Events (1)
1. December 15, 1916 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Pigman vs. Washington Mechanics' Savings Bank: order appointing H. H. Wescott receiver; bond $500.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. December 15, 1916 Evening Star Washington, DC
Article from Evening Star, December 15, 1916

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THE COURTS District Supreme Court. EQUITY DIVISION Justice Casualty Hitz. Agency Company agt. continued: ComDistrict he ring on rule L. plaintiff's pany of America; attorneys, J. D. Faber and R. Halpenny agt. Williams; rule discharged defendplaintiff's Williams attorney. Robinson White; I ant's attorney. re Annie W. L. A. Tyrrell; Lee. order authorizing In to make investment. committee agt Washington Mechanics' Savings bond. 1 Pigman H. H. Wescott appointed receiver; Baker and Bank: plaintiff's attorneys. D. W. M. J. $500: W. L. Symons; defendant's attorneys, Colbert and J. D. Sulivan. confirming sale agt. Reily; decree G. C. plaintiff's Reily attorneys. Berry & Minor, Bowie and J. J. Hamilton. EQUITY DIVISION Justice Stafford. order Trust Company agt. Welker: plain- disUnion appeal for failure to give bond; E. A. missing Hamilton & Hamilton. tiff's attorneys, and C. Rahalt; defendant's attorneys, Jones Irving Williamson and John Ridout sale agt. White Cross Milk Company convey: Mertens finally and receiver directed to W. H. ratified attorneys, Bates Warren and & plaintiff's Sholes; defendant's attorneys, Douglas, Ruttiu in Obear. Donnelly agt. Donnelly; decree of partition plaintiff' attorney. W. W. Edwards. kind: agt. Kloczewski: order for counsel J. P. Kloczewski and suit money: plaintiff's attorney, Shick: fees defendant's attorney. J. B. Stein. Rapids National City Bank agt. Baxter: Grand ratified and distribution ordered; plaintiff's attorneys, sale Ralston & Richardson. agt. Van Schoen: Charles R. Gantz ap pointed Birney guardian ad litem; plaintiff` attorney. Warren Helphenstine. Crittenden agt. Crittenden: order approving of trustees and directing distribution; T. W. account plaintiff's attorneys, M. J. Colbert and Gardiner. O'Brien: defendant's attorney. W. G. of Josiah Shaw: further argument In continued re estate to December 20; attorneys, Victor Wallace Paul Sleman. Thornton agt. Powers: order enlarging refer- P. ence to auditor; plaintiff's attorney, J. Earnest. agt. Fiddell: bill dismissed and order I. Fiddell counsel fee: plaintiff's attorney. John Wilson Sachs; for defendant's attorneys, E. L. and W. A. Lee. CIRCUIT DIVISION 1-Chief Justice Covington: al. Beall agt. Capital Traction Company et of traction company to declaration demurrer leave to amend in fifteen days: sustained with O'Brien; defendant's plaintiff's attorney. M. E. and P. H. attorneys, F. J. Hogan, C. H. Syme Marshall. Walford agt. Snider; motion for leave to file pleas granted; plaintiff's attorneys, Leckie, additional Cox & Sherier; defendant's attorney. Louis Ottenberg Washington Railway and Electric Vernon agt. jury respited until Monday plaintiff's attorattorneys. Company: Shinn & Owen; and Roger defendant J. Whiteford. neys. George P. Hoover Tenleytown Golding agt. Georgetown and granted to Company et al. leave Railway date in declaration pleadings to stand: amend plaintiff's attorney. W. G. Gardiner; defendant's attorney, George P. Hoover CRIMINAL DIVISION Justice Gould. States agt. Alfonzo Johnson. carnal Fountain Peytonf knowledge; United recognizance, $100, taken; attorney. United States agt. Ernest Brown, non-support; defendant committed. United States agt. Louis P. Russell, housebreaking: plea guilty referred to probation of I. ficer; attorneys, M. F. Mangan and Robert Miller. United States agt. Walter Gray, rape; plea not guilty; attorney, Joe C. Brown. United States agt. John Diggs, robbery plea E. McD. Kintz. not guilty: attorneys, W. H. Hoover and United States agt. Mary Smith, assault to kill: United plea States guilty agt. John R. Wells, attempted robberly: plea not guilty; attorney, Octave Bigoness. United States agt. Wesley G. Wampler; plea, referred to probation officer. guilty: United States agt Taylor Crutchfield, house Colbreaking; plea, not guilty; attorney, J. E. lins. United States agt. Marie Washington, grand larceny; plea. guilty remanded. United States agt. James Green. assault with to dangerous weapon; plea, guilty; referred probation officer. States agt. King Terrell, forgery; United $300. for Marie Burand Robert taken with recognizance, Frank Frazzano surety; attorney, I. Miller. United States agt. James Webster, assault A. W. Scott. with dangerous weapon; on trial; attorney, United States agt. Matthew L. Dodd, assault atwith a dangerous weapon; verdict, guilty; torney. Octave States Bigoness. agt. Francis Benton, attempted United verdict, guilty; attorney, Dora Palkin. robbery: United States agt. Silas Parker, carnal knowledge; verdict, guilty: attorney, H. L. Tignor. CRIMINAL DIVISION 2 Justice McCoy. agt. Walter Harvey and Rich United States in transit; perL. Cordry: stealing goods sonal ard recognizance taken for sentence States agt. Charles Ware, assault with for Colvin. dangerous United weapon: sentenced to penitentiary six years attorney, C. R. Washington, ufterUnited States agt. Owen penitentiary forged paper: sentenced to M F. Mangan. for ing two a years; placed on probation; attorney. States agt. Dick Smith, larceny: sen tenced United to Occoquan for six months: attorney, H. L. Tignor. States agt. Raymond Green and A1United Middleton. housebreaking sentenced to J. C. bert penitentiary for eight years each; attorney, United Brown. States agt. Robert J. Lawerson, stealing goods in transit; plea not guilty and United States agt. Charles Reynolds Occount; Graham, adultery sentenced to twelve Jessie for six months and Graham for Newmyer months: Reynolds both placed on probation; attorney, A. L. States agt. Thurman Burek. selling morphine: United sentenced to penitentiary for three years; attorney. Leo A. Rover. BANKRUPTCY DIVISION Hitz. In re R. D. Harlan: adjudication and referR. D. Quinter referee. issue. ence; In re Morris Goldstein; commission ordered to

2. December 16, 1916 The Washington Herald Washington, DC
Article from The Washington Herald, December 16, 1916

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COURT PROCEEDINGS. Circuit Division No Supreme Court, District of Columbia Chief Justice Coving Equity Division No. 1. Beall vs. Capital Traction Justice Hits. al; demurrer of defendant C District Agency Company va. Casualty tion Company to declaration Company of America; hearing on rule with leave to amend in fi continued; plaintiff's attorneys, J. Dann plaintiff's attorney. M. E. o Faber and R. L. Halpenny. fendant's attorneys, F. J. H Williams VS. Williams; order dischargSyme and P. H. Marshall. ing rule; plaintiff's attorney, Robinson Wolford & Watt VS. Snider White; defendant's attorney, W. A. Lee. leave to file additional plea In re Annie L. Tyrrell; order authorizgranted; plaintiff's attorneys, & Sherier; defendant's atto ing committee to make investment. Ottenberg. Pigman vs. Washington Mechanics' Stohlman vs. Stohlman; d Savings Bank: order appointing H. H. declaration sustained with Wescott receiver; bond $500; plaintiff's amend in fifteen days; plain attorneys, D. W. Baker and W. L. neys, Chapin Brown and C. Symons; defendant's attorneys, M. J. defendant's attorney, D. W. Colbert and J. D. Sullivan. Stohlman vs. Stohlman; ti Relly vs. Reily; decree confirming sale; fendant to plead extended t plaintiff's attorneys, Berry & Minor, G. (two cases); plaintiff's attor Calvert Bowie and J. J. Hamilton. Bauman and Chapin Brown; O'Donnell VS. O'Donnell; order requirattorney. D. W. O'Donoghue, ing trustee to file new bond; plaintiff's Shilling vs. Adams Express attorney, W. J. Lambert. order to make declaration m Schneider vs. Stockwell; decree quieting within fifteen days from this title; plaintiff's attorneys, Maddox & tiff's attorneys, W. B. Young Gatley. Jones: defendant's attorneys, & Flannery. Assignment for Monday, December 18: Shannon & Luchs vs. Sa Bankruptcy, 910-In re the New York granted defendant to file in 1 Cycle Company; attorneys, Brandenburg an amended affidavit of defen & Brandenburg-Hartman, Gardiner. 33 1-2-Revelle vs. Rannie; attorneys, tion for judgment continued Lester-Dennis attorneys, Wolf & Cohen and iels: defendant's attorneys, 39-Blanchard vs. Auerbach; attorneys, Richardson. Colbert-Ridout. United States ex rel, Ash 41-Anderson vs. Anderson; attorneys, borne; motion of respondents Truitt-Williams, Whiting, Coombe petition for writ of manda