Winfield Mortgage & Trust Company (Winfield, KS)

Episode Information

Episode UID
2337756791273
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
trust
Bank ID
233775679 hash
Start Date
January 19, 1906
Location
Winfield, Kansas (37.240, -96.996)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
b67dd772764e1fb9

Response Measures

None

Events (1)

1. January 19, 1906 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
The report of H. E. Patterson, expert accountant, of his examination of the accounts of F. K. Robinson, receiver of the Winfield Mortgage and Trust company, was filed in the district court here late Thursday.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from The Topeka State Journal, January 19, 1906

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Article Text

WINFIELD RECEIVER SHORT. Expert Examination Shows Funds Were Diverted. Winfield, Kas., Jan. 19.-The report of H. E. Patterson, expert accountant, of his examination of the accounts of F. K. Robinson, receiver of the Winfield Mortgage and Trust company, was filed in the district court here late Thursday. The receiver was appointed at the request of the Norway Plains Savings bank. The report holds that the receiver has diverted to his own use from $30,000 to $50,000 of the trust company's money. The report says that with proper management the stockholders of the trust company would have received their property and an unimpaired capital of $50.000. The examination was made at the request of W. C. Robinson, who is an uncle of the receiver.


Article from Abilene Weekly Reflector, January 25, 1906

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Article Text

Receiver Used the Funds. Winfield, Kan., Jan. 19.-The report of H. E. Patterson, an expert accountant, of his examination of the accounts of F. K. Robinson, receiver of the Norway Plains Savings bank vs. Win. field Mortgage and Trust company, filed in the district court, was made public Thursday. The report declares that the receiver has diverted to his own private use from $30,000 to $50,000 of the trust company's money.