Article Text
ROBBED BY THE TREASURER.
SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS STOLEN FROM A KINGSTON BANK.
ARREST OF JAMES E. OSTRANDER, THE GUILTY OFFICIAL—A RUN ON THE BANK MET WITH ALL THE MONEY NEEDED.
Kingston Bank (Kingston, NY)
Episode Information
- Episode Type
- Run Only
- Start Date
- September 19, 1891
- Location
- Kingston, New York (41.927, -73.997)
- Bank Type
- state
Metadata
Notes
Article describes a run on a Kingston bank but does not give a clear official bank name in the excerpt.
Events (1)
1.
September 19, 1891
Run
- Cause
- Bank Specific Adverse Info
- Cause Details
- Treasurer James E. Ostrander stole $75,000 from the bank, prompting withdrawals.
- Measures
- Bank met withdrawal demands; paid out funds to depositors.
- Newspaper Excerpt
- ROBBED BY THE TREASURER. SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS STOLEN FROM A KINGSTON BANK. ... A RUN ON THE BANK MET WITH ALL THE MONEY NEEDED.
- Source
- newspapers
Newspaper Articles (1)
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