Jellico Bank & Trust Company (Jellico, TN)

Episode Information

Episode UID
87053971550
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
trust
Bank ID
8705397 routing
Routing Number
87-0539
Start Date
February 9, 1929
Location
Jellico, Tennessee (36.588, -84.127)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
86308c95d7785b30

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles describe the bank as now defunct and reference testimony by the bank receiver in a fraud trial.

Events (1)
1. February 9, 1929 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
the now defunct Jellico Bank and Trust Co. ... the bank receiver testified
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. February 9, 1929 Bristol Herald Courier Bristol, TN
Article from Bristol Herald Courier, February 9, 1929

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Article Text

CONVICT ATTORENY OF FRAUD CHARGE N. Moore, Knoxville lawyer, was found guilty in U. District court today. Judgment was reserved pending filing of motion for new trial. Moore was charged with using the mails to defruad deals involving the new defunct Jellico Bank Trust Co. The government is basing its case on about $100,000 worth of deposit certificates made out to N. Moore, by Trim Moore, which the bank receiver testified were falsely entered in the books.

2. February 9, 1929 Morristown Gazette Mail Morristown, TN
Article from Morristown Gazette Mail, February 9, 1929

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Article Text

Convicted Of Misuse of Mails Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 9.-J. N. Moore, Knoxville, lawyer, was found guilty in U. S. district court Friday. Judgment was reserved pending filing of motion for a new trial. Moore was charged with using the mails to defraud in deals involving the now defunct Jellico Bank and Trust Co. The government based its case on about $100,000 worth of deposit certificates made out to J. N. Moore by J. Trim Moore, which the bank receiver testified were falsely entered in the books.