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Description
Receivers appointed after large embezzlement by treasurer Lewis Warner.
Events (5)
1.May 1, 1898*Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
the temporary receivers of the Hampshire Savings bank of Northampton have given out a statement ... the defalcation of Treasurer Lewis Warner amounts to $400,000.
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newspapers
2.July 18, 1898Other
Newspaper Excerpt
The temporary receivers of the Hampshire Savings bank of Northampton have given out a statement to the effect that the defalcation of Treasurer Lewis Warner amounts to $400,000.
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newspapers
3.December 9, 1898Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Receivers Irwin and Cook of the Hampshire Savings Bank of Northampton ... petitioning the court for permission to pay a 40 per cent. dividend before Christmas.
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newspapers
4.March 27, 1899Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Receivers R. W. Irwin and B. E. Cook of the Hampshire savings bank of Northampton, Mass., applied ... for leave to pay a dividend of 25 per cent. The receivers have about $400,000 in their hands.
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newspapers
5.April 3, 1900Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Receivers Cook and Irwin, for the Hampshire Savings bank, have begun payment of the third and final dividend, this last disbursement being about $250,000.
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newspapers
Newspaper Articles (9)
1.July 19, 1898Kansas City JournalKansas City, MO
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He Stole $640,000. SPRINGFIED, MASS.. July 18.-The temporary receivers of the Hampshire Savings bank of Northampton have given out a statement to the effect that the defalcation of Treasurer Lewis Warner amounts to $400,000. With the $240,000 which Bank Examiner Ewer estimates were taken from the Hampshire County National bank, Warner's peculations amount in the aggregate to $640,000.
2.July 19, 1898The Portland Daily PressPortland, ME
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WHAT A SMART MAN DID. Springfield, Mass., July 18.-The temporary receivers of the Hampshire Savings bank of Northampton have given out a statement to the effect that the defalcation of treasuer Lewis Warner amounts to $400,000. With the $240,000 which Bank Commissioner Ewer esti-
3.July 20, 1898The Copper Country Evening NewsCalumet, MI
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Warner Is a Colossal Thief. Springfield, Mass., July 20.-The temporary receivers of the Hampshire Savings bank of Northampton have given a statement to the effect that the defalcations of Treasurer Lewis Warner amounts to $400,000. With the $240,000 which Bank Examiner Ewer estimates were taken from the Hampshire County National bank, Warner's peculations amount in the aggregate to $840,000.
4.July 21, 1898River Falls JournalRiver Falls, WI
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A Heavy Defalcation. Springfield, Mass. July 19.-The temporary receivers of the Hampshire savings bank of Northampton have given out a statement to the effect that the defalcation of Treasurer Lewis Warner amounts to $400,000. With the $240,000 which Bank Examiner Ewer estimates were taken from the Hampshire County national bank, Warner's peculations amount in the aggregate to $640,000.
5.July 22, 1898The Owosso TimesOwosso, MI
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Warner Is a Colossal Thief. Springfield, Mass., July 20.-The temporary receivers of the Hampshire Savings bank of Northampton have given a statement to the effect that the defalcations of Treasurer Lewis Warner amounts to $400,000. With the $240,000 which Bank Examiner Ewer estimates were taken from the Hampshire County National bank. Warner's peculations amount in the aggregate to $840,000.
6.July 23, 1898Spirit of the AgeWoodstock, VT
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Rascally "Lew" Warner. Springfield, July 19.-The temporary receivers of the Hampshire Savings bank of Northampton have given out a statement to the effect that the defalcation of Treasurer Lewis. Warner amounts to $400,000. With the $240,000 which Bank Examiner Ewer estimates were taken from the Hampshire County National bank. Warner's peculations amount, in the aggregate, to $640,000. To cover his peculations Warner overestimated the amount of deposits and the number of depositors, and overvalued the securities held by the bank.
7.December 10, 1898Daily Kennebec JournalAugusta, ME
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A Pleasant Christmas Present. Springfield, Mass., Dec. 9.-Receivers Irwin and Cook of the Hampshire Savings Bank of Northampton, sprung a surprise on the depositors of the defunct institution, today. by petitioning the court for permission to pay a 40 per cent. dividend before Christmas.
8.March 27, 1899Daily Kennebec JournalAugusta, ME
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Receivers R. W. Irwin and B. E. Cook of the Hampshire savings bank of Northampton, Mass., applied to Judge Hammond in the supreme court. Saturday, for leave to pay a dividend of 25 per cent. The court issued an order of notice returnable on April 17. The receivers have about $400,000 in their hands. They expect to pay another dividend of 10 per cent. some time in the near future. This is the bank which was wrecked by Lewis Warner.
Disbursements of About $1.250 000. Northampton, Mass., April 3.-Receivers Cook and Irwin, for the Hampshire Savings bank, have begun payment of the third and final dividend, this last disbursement being about $250,000. About $600,000 was paid Jan. 1, 1899, and $400,000 was paid July 1, 1899. The receivers were appointed in May, 1898, about a month after the bank was wrecked by Lewis Warner, its treasurer, who was also president of the Hampshire County National bank.
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