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ARREST MEMPHIS BANKER AS OKLAHOMA FUGITIVE. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 15.-Following the arrest last night of E. L. Hondrey, president of the All Night and Day Bank, of Memphis, on a warrant charging that he is a fugitive from Oklahoma, a temporary receiver will be asked today for the institution. Depositors and the 'stockholders of the concern will be paid in full, it is said, and the application for a receiver will be taken to prevent a repetition of a run started early last night,
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BANKER OF MEMPHIS IS SERVED WARRANT Memphis, August 15.-Following the arrest last night of E. L. Hendrey, president of the All Night and Day bank of Memphis, on a warrant from Oklahoma City, charging that he had violated the state banking laws of Oklahoma, and after Hendrey agreed to return to that state without requisition, W. V. Taylor was appointed receiver of the Memphis institution early today. Announcement late yesterday that Henrey was being sought by the authorities caused a small run to be instituted on the bank. After consultations with attorneys the officers of the bank closed it and the application for an appointment of a receiver showed confidence in the early morning hours. Receiver Taylor has expert accountants examining the bank's books and expresses the opinion that depositors will be paid.
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RECEIVER IS NAMED FOR A MEMPHIS BANK By Associated Press. Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 15.-Following the arrest last night of E. L. Hendrey, president of the All Night and Day Bank of Memphis, on a warrant from Oklahoma City charging that he has violated the state banking laws of Oklahoma and after Hendrey agreed to return to that state without requisition, W. V. Taylor was appointed receiver of the Memphis institution early today. Announcement late yesterday that Hendrey was being sought by the authorities caused a small run to be instituted on the bank. After consultation with attorneys, the officers of the bank closed it and the application for an appointment of the receiver followed conferences in the early morning hours. Receiver Taylor has expert accountants examining the bank's books and expresses the opinion that the depositors will be paid.
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RECEIVER IS NAMED FOR MEMPHIS BANK MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 15.-Following the arrest last night of E. L. Hendrey, president of the All Night and Day bank of Memphis, on a warrant from Oklahoma City, charging that he had violated the state banking laws of Oklahoma, and after Hendrey agreed to return to that state without requisition, W. V. Taylor was appointed receiver of the Memphis institution early today. Announcement late yesterday that Hendrey was being sought by the 'authorities caused a small run to be instituted on the All Night and Day bank. After consultation with attorneys, the officers of the bank closed it and application for and the appointment followed conferences in the early morning hours. Receiver Taylor has expert accountants examining the bank's books and expresses the opinion that depositors will be paid. Taylor made $40,00 bond as receiver.
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Mize.-The Bank of Mize has suspend ed payment on account of the failure of the All Night and Day bank of Memphis, Tenn. The Mize bank was a creditor of the failed bank to the extent of about $5,000. The capital of the Bank of Mize is $10,000. It is expected the bank will resume as soon as it realizes what is due it from Memphis.
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HENDREY ARRESTED Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 20-Warrants sworn to today by Receiver D. A. Frayser of the suspended All Night and Day Bank of Memphis, charge President E. L. Hendrey of the institution individually with attempted embezzlement. and joint. ly with G. W. Toenges, cashier and A, C. Cooke, former cashier, with making false entries on the books of the concern. Toenges and Hendrey are also charged with accepting deposits when it yas known the bank was insolvent. Toenges and Cook accepted servIce of the warrants and were re. leased under bonds of $12,0000 to await preliminary (fiak before a magistrate. Hendrey is expected to return to Memphis from Kansas City tomorrow
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# MRS. TOENGES IS # A GOOD FIGHTING MAN Armed with a revolver and threatening to shoot the first man who came upon her premises, Mrs. Toenges, wife of T. W. Toenges, former cashier of the All Night and Day Bank at Memphis, Tenn., held at bay officers of the law for three hours yesterday at her home in Memphis. The officers were after her husband. It was not until reinforcements in the shape of four 'mounted patrolmen arrived that Toenges surrendered. The All Night and Day Bank was recently placed in the hands of a receiver, when E. L. Henry, its president, was sought by authorities from Oklahoma City in connection with alleged violation of the Oklahoma banking laws.
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MEMPHIS' MISSING BANKER FOUND IN OKLAHOMA. Oklahoma City, Okla., Sept. 26.-E. L. Hendrey, president of the All Night and Day bank of Memphis, Tenn., now in the hands of a receiver. who is charged with attempted embezzlement, and for whose arrest warrants are out in that city, was located today by a representative of the Daily Oklahoman at a hotel in Oklahoma. While reports have been current that Hendrey was in Kansas City, he has been here since last Friday, making arrangements to refund the depositors of the Memphis All Night and Day bank and to reopen the institution. Hendrey stated that he intended to return to Memphis Monday morning. Depositors of the Night and Day bank will be paid dollar for dollar, according to the statement of Judge E. R. Olde, one of Hendrey's attorneys, who has been accompanying him during his trip from Memphis.
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RECEIVER FOR LITTLE ROCK BANK NIGHT AND DAY INSTITUTION THROWN INTO LIQUIDATION BY MEMPHIS MAN / Insolvency and Irregularity - Are Charged - William M. Lewis Is Named Receiver. / Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 26-Upon the petition of D. A. Frayser of Memphis, receiver for the All Night and Day bank of that city presented to the chancellor this afternoon by attorneys W. T. Biggs of Memphis and W. J. Jerry of this city, chancellor Martineau appointed William M. Lewis receiver for the Night and Day bank of this city. The allegations are insovency and irregularity in the local bank, it be_ ing alleged that the Little Rock bank is a debtor of the Memphis concern. Mr. Lewis immediately took charge of the institution. The receiver had no statement to make tonight. With the closing of the bank's doors |several hunderd deposiors clamored for admittance and it was necessary to call a squad of police to disperse the crowd. In the petition asking the receiver it is alleged that the Little Rock insstitution is indebted to the suspended All Night and Day bank of Memphis, Tenn., to the extent of $3.100, long past due; that demand for the sum met with a refusal on the ground that $2,225 in certificates of deposits of the Memphis concern was held, which, it was contended. should be credited to the account of the Little Rock institution. The petition asserts that the certificates of deposits were fraudulently issued by the All Night and Day bank of Memphis and that the presi. dent of the Little Rock All Night and Day bank, H. c. Wynne. as director in the Memphis institution, was aware that such was a fact. Hence, it is asserted, the Little Rock concern is not a bona fide holder for the value of the certificates. The All Night and Day Bank of Little Rock was organized about a year ago with a stated capital of $30,000 and surplus of $3.000. According to the last statement, issued in June, deposits of $70,000 was held, composed principaly of small ac. counts.
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HENDRY UNDER ARREST Oklahoma City, October 7-E. L. Hendrey, president of the All Night and Day bank of Memphis now in hands of a receiver late tonight was arrested on a charge of obtaining the sum of $6000 under false pretenses. The charge was preferred by Chas. Ekert, secretary and treasurer of the Western and Southwestern Insurance company of Oklahoma City.
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BANK PRESIDENT ARRESTED Charged with Obtaining $6,000 Under False Pretences. Oklahoma City, Okla., Oct. 6.-E. L. Hendry, president of the All Night and Day Bank of Memphis, now in the hands of a receiver, late last night was arrested on a charge of obtaining $6,000 under false pretences. The charge was preferred by Charles Eckert, secretary of the Western and Southwestern Insurance Company of Oklahoma.
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Lay Blame Upon Cashier Memphis, November 14.-What is declared by Receiver D. A. Frayser of the Memphis All Night and Day Bank to be the beginning of criminal prosecution in connection with the closing of that concern was announced today in the return of an indictment of the Shelby grand jury against George F. Tonngast. The charge Is that Tonngast, who was cashier of the All Night and Day bank, received deposits after he knew that it was insolvent.
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Five Tennessee Bankers Guilty of a Conspiracy to Defraud Day Bank of Oklahoma City; C. A. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Bonds, former president of the Kan23.-Five Memphis, Tenn., Oct. sas City All Night and Day Bank and bankers well known in Memphis, KanJ. S. Brooks, former director of the sas City and Oklahoma City, and othMemphis Bank and head of a local lumber company. er cities, who have been on trial here The government charged that the charged with conspiracy to defraud, defendants by an unlawful exchange were found guilty today by a federal of securities were able to pass clearjury. ing house examinations and that the W. C. White, a former director of funds of the institutions were used in the All Night and Day Bank of Meman illegal manner. phis, and the Union Trust Company A run on the Memphis All Night of Hot Springs, also named in the inand Day Bank about a year ago led dictment, was acquitted. to disclosures which ultimately inThose convicted are: E. L. Hendry, volved like institutions in Oklahoma former president of the Memphis All City and other cities. The indictment Night and Day Bank; H. C. Wynne, of a number of officers connected with former president of the Little Rock All each followed. Night and Day Bank: Abner Davis, Sentence was deferred. former president of the All Night and
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BANKERS CONVICTED OF EMBEZZELMENT Memphis, Oct. 4.-Five bankers well known in Memphis, Kansas City and Oklahoma City and other cities, who have been on trial here charged with conspiracy to defraud, were found guilty yesterday by a federal jury. W. C. White, a former director of the All-Night and Day Bank of Memphis and the Union Trust Company of Hot Springs, also named in the inaletment, was acquitted. Those convicted are: E. L. Hendrey, former president of the Memphis All-Night and Day Bank: H. C. Wynne, former president of the Little Rock All-Night and Day Bank: Abner Davis, former president of the All-Night and Day Bank of Oklahoma City: C. A. Bonds, for & mér president of the Kansas City All-Night and Day Bank, and J. H. Brooks, former director of the Memphis Bank and head of a local lumber company. The government charged that the defendants by an unlawful exchange of securities were unable to pass clearing house examinaLions and that the funds of the institutions were used in an illegat manner. A run on the Memphis All-Night and Day Bank about a year ago led to disclosures which ultimately involved like institutions in Oklahoma City and other cities. The indietment of a number of officers connected with each followed. Sentence was deferred.
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BANKERS GUILTY ON CONSPIRACY CHARGE FIVE MEN WELL KNOWN IN THE SOUTH USED NIGHT AND DAY BANKS TO DEFRAUD. Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 24.-Five bankers well known in Memphis, Kansas City and Oklahoma City, and other cities, who have been on trial here charged with conspiracy to defraud, were found guilty yesterday by a federal jury. W. C. White, a former director of the All Night and Day Bank of Memphis, and the Union Trust Company of Hot Springs, also named in the indictment was acquitted. Those convicted are: E. L. Hendry, former president of the Memphis All Night and Day Bank; H. C. Wynne, former president of the Little Rock All Night and Day Bank: Abner Davis, former president of the All Night and Day Bank of Oklahoma City; C. A. Bonds, former president of the Kansas City All Night and Day Bank, and J. S. Brooks, former director of the Memphis bank and head of a local lumber company. The government charged that the defendants by, an unlawful exchange of securities were able to pass clearing house examinations and that the funds of the institutions were used in an illegal manner. A run on the Memphis All Night and Day Bank about a year ago led to disclosures which ultimately involved like institutions in Oklahoma e City and other cities. The indictment of a number of officers connected with each followed. Sentence was n deferred.
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BONDS GOES TO SERVE SENTENCE Others Convicted Memphis, January 22.-C. A. Bonds, who was released from custody today at Winnipeg, Manitoba, after being detained by Canadian immigration officials, was convicted in the United States district court here in October of using the mails to defraud in connection with the operation of the All Night and Day bank of this city, of which he was a director. He was released on bail to await sentence, but failed to appear on the day set. Four other officers of the bank. which closed its doors last summer, were convicted of similar offenses and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Sentences were suspended pending an appeal. At the trial of Bonds and his assowas a close to, ciates show evidence relationship introduced between tending night and day banks of several cities in the southwest. It was specifically alleged by the government that paper of the different banks was "kited" and that the mails were used in a scheme to defraud. Bonds was also a director of the American Trust company, which suspended at the same time as the All Night and Day bank, and an indictment alleging misuse of the mails is pending against him as a result of methods alleged to have been followed by that. institution. He was connected with financial institutions in other cities in the southwest. Bonds was located in Canada a month ago but efforts to secure his extradition failed, it being held that the charges against him were not extraditable offenses. Several days ago a telegram was received from J. Bruce Walker, commissioner of immigration of Canada, stating that the banker had been arrested by the northwestern mounted police and that he would be detained at Winipeg until an officer arrived to return him to Memphis. Then, it was planned, he was to be escorted to the international boundary and taken in charge by the United States officials when he crossed the border. Postoffice Inspector J. C. Watson left Memphis Monday night for Winnipeg.