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GOT RECEIVER COIN, HE ADMITS But Jurist Declare Funds Were Not Solicited Presiding Judge John L. Fleming of the Los Angeles Superior Court today admitted that receivers deposited funds of firms in receiver ship in the Washington Commercial and Savings Bank of Venice. Until short time ago Fleming was president of the bank. He reported to have resigned after members of secret bar committee had conferred with him on the matter. Last week Judge Fleming denied that receivership funds had been deposited in the bank. FUNDS NOT SOLICITED recently learned that several receivers had deposited money in the Washington Commercial and Savings Bank," Judge Fleming declared. did not ask them to make the deposits. When learned they had been made requested that they be withdrawn. Judge Fleming stated that he did know until recently that Charles Allison, receiver for 20 cases growing of the collapse of the American Mortgage Company, had deposited the Venice bank. Receiver Allison declared that he told Judge Fleming about the deposit some time after was made, and that the jurist thanked him. Three weeks ago, according to Receiver Allison, Judge Fleming asked him to withdraw the account. DENIES APPOINTMENT Judge Fleming denied that he appointed Receiver Allison the first the American Mortgage Company cases. Superior Judge Joseph Sproul, who made the first declared the he called the presiding judge's department in the absence of Judge Fleming. He stated that he understood that the matter had been settled beforehand Judge Fleming and so signed the order appointing Receiver Allison. According to plans, the older members of the bench seek to point permanent presiding judge. At present the presiding judge changed each year, according to his seniority. A committee of the Bar Association was reported investigating other as-l serted deposits of receivership funds in the Washington Commercial and Savings Bank, today. It was in this bank that Charles( H. Crawford. slain politician, deposited $10,000, for which deposit Judge Fleming wrote Crawford a letter, thanking him.
