Hampshire Savings Bank (Northampton, MA)

Episode Information

Episode UID
562408891181
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
savings
Bank ID
56240889 hash
Start Date
May 1, 1898*
Location
Northampton, Massachusetts (42.325, -72.641)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
a99f62f24572d57f

Response Measures

None

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.
Source
newspapers
2. July 18, 1898 Other
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.
Source
newspapers
3. December 9, 1898 Other
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.
Source
newspapers
4. March 27, 1899 Other
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.
Source
newspapers
5. April 3, 1900 Other
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.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (9)

Article from Kansas City Journal, July 19, 1898

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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.


Article from The Portland Daily Press, July 19, 1898

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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-


Article from The Copper Country Evening News, July 20, 1898

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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.


Article from River Falls Journal, July 21, 1898

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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.


Article from The Owosso Times, July 22, 1898

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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.


Article from Spirit of the Age, July 23, 1898

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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.


Article from Daily Kennebec Journal, December 10, 1898

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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.


Article from Daily Kennebec Journal, March 27, 1899

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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.


Article from St. Johnsbury Caledonian, April 4, 1900

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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.