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M'COMB STAND HOURS RELATING CONDITION OF BANK
Receiver Quizzed on Affairs of Defunct Illinois Trust when Closed, Activities Since Closing
Answering questions put him concerning the receivership of the Illinois Trust and Savings bank of Champaign. George McComb spoke for about seven hours from the witness chair of the circuit court yesterday. During this time he was quizzed by Carson, attorney for Edwin Filson and Harry McNevin, former officers of the defunct bank trial accused of accepting deposits after they knew that the bank insolvent. McComb continued to relate the story which he started three days ago concerning the state of affairs of the bank which he found when he appointed receiver in 1928, and his disposition of bank property since that time. The fense has been seeking to prove that there were number of assets which were not carried as assets on the bank's books Introduce Additional Notes Attorney spent most of the day in exposing number of coupon notes on city property and few notes on property which the ceiver did not testify to when questioned Senator William Acton, special prosecutor for the state Transactions of McComb the three Lillie Johnston farms were again rehashed during the ernoon to find out how yaluable the farms now to the bank. The witness testified that mortgage of due on March 1934, is held by the Aetna Life Insurance party on the 240 acrรฉ tract of the Johnston property, which was sold by me. On the acre farm there first mortgage of $16,000 which due on November 1933 The mortgage on the 99 acre tract under mortage of $9,900 which will due November 1933. Received $10,000 Fees During the morning session torney Carson questioned the upon the salary which he has been paid since he assumed control bank. McComb stated that he had received $10,000 for his during the past two years. Filson and McNevin have spent $17,500 attorney fees since they were first involved in litigation in April, 1928, was pointed cut. Five witnesses for the state appeared before the court and in brief statements that they owed unpaid notes to the bank at the time the bank closed and were still unable to pay them. Admit Indebtedness
Wakely, Champaign, stated that he was in debt to the bank for $670. but that he held property the present time which could be sold to satisfy the note. M Mitchell declared that he was now in bankruptcy and therefore unable pay the $2,194 which he borrowed. Cummings admitted an unpaid note of $200 and John Waite also stated that he had never repaid $250 loan. E. H. Frison, Champaign, declared that he did not know whether had ever paid any money on $550 note which he made, because he had several notes against him the bank closed its doors on December 29. 1927, and he didn't remember which he had paid. Today's session will open at o'clock this morning with continuation of the cross-examination McComb by Attorney Carson and his associates.