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the I Brewing and Ice Company, her Cumberland in route steamers, half wholesale the firm of Mayer & Ullman, partin grocers and a large stockholder large several big concerns of different Brunswick and elsewhere, and until kinds counted by a majority of the citi- toone of the wealthiest men in this Immediately after the suicide the lethrope bank closed its doors, followed later. by the First National bank a few minutes Ullman's Last Talk President W. E. Burbage, of the First National National bank, a director in the Oglethrope the and Ullman's closest friend, last man who saw him was to the bank with Ullman both chatting o'clock, walked pleasantly. alive. about Shortly He 9 afterwards Burbage came to the National and requested Ullman to First loan "All from the day before. Ullman repay a right, wait a minute," and stepped said, the toilet room. Burbage waiting, into a report which he thought was a chair heard ng. Finally when Ullman did not return fallne went for him, and found his body in ting upright on a bench with a bullet sitthe center of his forehead and blood hole flowing in a rapid stream to a pool that had already formed below. Burbage hurridly spread the news, and it went like wildfire. How Interests Are Affected. The streets soon became crowded with excited citizens. I A slight run commenced on the Brunswick State bank, but Cashier Cunningham and Vice President A. J. met all demands, and Crovatt stated Crovatt 2 f necessary they would remain open that o'clock to pay any who wanted their until noney. 3 At the Mershants and Traders' bank run was preceptible, and Cashier no stated their readiness to pay any one Lane who wanted their money. 3 The Brunswick Saving and Trust Company is also solid and no run was there. The Oglethrope and First National upon as twins, and the two tained were and Ullman, looked presidents, Berbage enter- bank for a Damon and Pythias friendship to one another. President Burbage your correspondent that he believed stated both in banks would pay out when they the money that is due them. Some got banks the largest depositors in both the closed of express the same opinion. the The store of Mayer & Ullman, largest wholesale groceries, closed one of porarily. The firm is composed of Sam temMayer and M. Ullman. The Brunswick brewery will close temporarily and Brunswick cotton factory will close the rarily. President H. T. Kennon tempofactory is perfectly solvent. They says the the First National bank a nominal owe out have had arranged for the amount, pay all their indebtedness. pending money the to settlement of a small matter in court. Rumors affecting the Oglethrope and First National banks have been circulated under cover for several days. and these mors wall. caused a run that forced them to the I'llAt a late hour tonight it is reported that the immediate cause of Ullman's suicide was the receipt of a telegram from Herman Myers, the Oglethrope's that he would not Ullman wired to meet the Savannah, for which correspondent send $15,000 de- at mand of the county any papers he now held. tend receipt of treasurer; Upon nor the exthis, Ullman walked out and shot himself. Myers is here but refuses to talk on the subject. Heavy Life Insurance. Ullman's life was insured for $66,000. The only companies and amounts could be learned tonight are the New York Life, $25,000; Pennsylvania Mutual. $25,000: Mutual Life, $10,000; American Legion and Honor, $5,000. Some Savannahians are Losers. Savannah, Ga., May 18.-(Special.)Savannahians are losers to the extent of about $40,000 through the failure of Brunsvick's two national banks today. This amount, it is learned, was held in stock by various business men here, but none of them will admit the loss. It is said, however, Mr. Herman Myers and Mr. J. P. Wiliams held large blocks of stock in the bank, and are probably among the heaviest All banks money had n drawn Savannah, all the they here out had in losers with- the national banks of Brunswick, as the condition of them was known here to have been shaky for months.
