Beattie State Bank (Beattie, KS)

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Missing Since Saturday His Body was Found in Car Near Frankfort

Frankfort, Apr. body of Otis Lohmuller, cashier of the closed Beattie State bank in Marshall county, found in motor car in pasture today den hose had been attached to the motor and the free end carried into the tightly closed where The Beattie bank failed to open Monday for business. Lohmuller had left town and daughter opened the bank Monday morning but clined deposits has been in charge of Thomas, sistant cashier, as receiver He and other officials said that irregularities had been found and that "depleted resources' caused its closing. Lohmuller survived by widow and three daughters. The Beattie bank family affair the officers being Lohmuller, president; president; and Lohmuller, cashier.

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FIND BANKER'S BODY

Otis V. Lohmuller of Beattie, Ends Life in Motor Car.

Cashier of Failed Bank Had Been Missing Since Sunday Irregularities Found. budy the closed Beatpasture here today. had haust and carried into the closed was motor license documents on the body. Road workmen had noticed the pasture about 300 Sunday, but today. The Beattie failed cashier Friday. ously had disappeared planation his did muller had the bank opened and highrespected. family has prominent in Marshall County for Thomas of Beattie charge bank receiver. other said irregularities had been found and "depleted caused the closing. Lohmuller survived by his wife and three daughters. The coroner other officials Marysville were here investigate the cashdeath.

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Body of Missing Kansas Banker Is Found in Car

Kas., April body muller, missing cashier the closed Beattie State bank, found motor pasture south today. garden been attached and carried the tification motor the body. Road workmen had noticed the in the pasture about from road since Sunday, but Beattie bank failed open last Monday. casheir had appeared viously had disappeared without explanation for his absence this time did not cause alarm. Lohmuller been cashier since the bank opened 1906 highly respected. His family been prominent in Marshall county Thomas, Beattie, in the bank receiver. and officials said regularities been found "depleted resources" caused closing. Lohmuller is survived his by and three daughters. The officials investigate the cashier's death.

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Bank Receiver Named.

Beattie, Kans., April 21.—J. K. Thomas, Beattie, has been named assistant receiver of the Beattie State bank which failed to open for business here Monday after the cashier, Otis V. Lohmuller, vanished.

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Missing Cashier Is Found Dead in Car

FRANKFORT. Kan., April The body of Otis V. Lohmuller, missing cashier of the closed Beattie State bank. was found in motor car in pasture half mile south of here today. A garden hose had been attached to the motor exhaust and carried into the closed car. Identification was made by motor license documents on the body. The Beattie bank failed to open last Monday The cashier had disappeared Sunday. K. Thomas of Beattie is in charge of the bank as receiver. He and other officials said no irregularities had been found and that "depleted resources" caused the closing.

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CASHIER OF CLOSED KANSAS BANK FOUND DEAD IN HIS CAR

Frankfort. Kas., April The body of missing cashier the closed Beattle State bank was found in motor car in pasture half a mile south of here today. A garden hose had been attached to the motor exhaust and carried into the closed car. Identification was made by motor license ments on the body. The Beattle bank falled to open last Monday The cashier had disappeared Sunday. K. Thomas of Beattle, is in charge of the bank as receiver. He and other officials said no irregularities had been found and that "depleted resources' caused the closing.

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BODY OF BANK CASHIER FOUND

Beattie Man Missing Since Sunday Evidently Suicide.

FRANKFORT, Kas., April 23—(AP)—The body of Otis V. Lohmuller, missing cashier of the closed Beattie State bank, was found in a motorcar in a pasture half a mile south of here Friday. A garden hose had been attached to the motor exhaust and carried into the closed car. Road workmen had noticed the car since Sunday, but did not investigate until Friday.

The Beattie bank failed to open last Monday. The cashier had disappeared Sunday, but Lohmuller previously had disappeared without explanation for a few days so his absence this time did not cause alarm. He had been cashier since the bank opened in 1906.

J. K. Thomas of Beattie is in charge of the bank as receiver. He and other officials said no irregularities had been found and that "depleted resources" caused the closing.

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The Beattie bank failed to open last Monday. The cashier had disappeared Sunday, but Lohmuller previously had disappeared without explanation for a few days so his absence this time did not cause alarm. He had been cashier since the bank opened in 1906.

J. K. Thomas of Beattie is in charge of the bank as receiver. He and other officials said no irregularities had been found and that "depleted resources" caused the closing.

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Kansas Bank Cashier Takes Life by Using Exhaust from Motor

Frankfort, Kans., body of Otis Lohmuller, missing cashier of the closed Beattle State bank, was found motor car in pasture half mile south of here garden hose had been attached to the amotor exhaust and carried into the closed car. Identification made by motor license documents on the body The to open last Monday The cashier had disappeared Sunday Thomas of Beattle, is charge of the bank as receiver. He and other officials said no irregularitles had been found that pleted resources" caused the closing.

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Move Is Afoot to Free Harper from Life Term

Storm Lake, Ia., April 22 (AP).—The second attempt to secure the freedom of Amos Harper, now serving a life sentence for the murder of Marshall Lee, is under way. Harper recently was denied his petition for a retrial on his declaration that he did not realize the nature of his plea of guilty.

Harper's attorney has filed in district court affidavits of Dr. T. J. Billion of Sioux Falls, S. D., and Dr. T. W. Swallum of Sioux Rapids, that death was caused by acute alcoholism and not poison.

The state contended in the charge to which Harper pleaded guilty that he placed poison in Lee's drink. Harper's attorney maintains the state did not ask the physicians, who were said to have cared for Lee, what caused death.

Find Banker's Body in His Automobile

Special Dispatch to The World-Herald. Beattie, Kans., April 22.—A four-day search for Otis V. Lohmuller, cashier of the closed Beattie State bank, who vanished here Sunday noon, came to an end near Frankfort, Kans., today, when the body was discovered upright in his car in a pasture.

Officers called to the scene termed death "suicide by monoxide poisoning."

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CASHIER'S BODY

The body of Otis Lohmuller missing cashier of the closed Beat tie (Kan.) State bank. was found In motorcar in pasture half mile south of Frankfort. Kan., Friday. garden hose had been attached to the motor exhaust and carled into the closed car. Road workmen had noticed the car since the previous Sunday. but did not investigate until

The Beattie bank failed to open last Monday. The cashier had disappeared Saturday. but Lohmuller viously had disappeared without for few days his abplanation this time did not cause alary He had been cashier since the bank in 1906. Thomas of in charge of the bank as receiver. He and other officials said no Irregulari ties had been found and that deplet resources caused the closing.

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NOTICE

The statutes of Kansas prode that all claims of deposiPS and other creditors must filed with the Receiver with in one year after the date of is appointment, and if not so ed such claims shall be barred om participation in the estate ! such bank. The Receiver of ne Beattie State Bank was apointed April 18, 1932. HAS. W. JOHNSON, Receiver

Ben Hill is feeling fairly well and is up and about the house a part of the time.

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NOTICE

The statutes of Kansas provide that all claims of deposilors and other creditors must be filed with the Receiver with in one year after the date of his appointment, and if not so filed such claims shall be barred rom participation in the estate 1 such bank. The Receiver of 1e Beattie State Bank was apointed April 18, 1932. HAS. W. JOHNSON, Receiver