Union State Bank - Nezperce, ID

Episode Information

Episode UID: 92011871562
Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Bank ID: 9201187 routing
Routing Number: 92-0118
Start Date: February 6, 1930
Location: Nezperce, Idaho (46.235, -116.241)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: a6126a43248de20e

Response Measures

None

Description

Closure appears tied to cashier's alleged theft/forgery; additional local articles could confirm exact closure/reception details.

Events (1)

1. February 6, 1930 Suspension

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: Cashier Ernest Weinss accused of forgery and theft of $76,365 and fled shortly before the bank closed.
Newspaper Excerpt: He fled from here two days before the Union State bank, of which he was cashier, closed its doors.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 8, 1930 The Waco Times-Herald Waco, TX

Article from The Waco Times-Herald, February 8, 1930

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Article Text

ONCE 'KAISER OF NEZ PERCE', FORT WORTH MAN IS CONVICT Ernest Weinss to Hear Sentence for Forgery After Nine Years of Evading the Law of Idaho NEZ PERCE, Idaho, Feb. 8.—(AP)—Ernest Weinss, once known as the "Kaiser of Nez Perce," was back home today, ending nine years' efforts to evade the law, which wanted him to answer a charge of wrecking a bank. Weinss escaped at Spokane, Wash., after a sheriff had arrested him on charges of forgery and theft of $76,365. He fled from here two days before the Union State bank, of which he was cashier, closed its doors. Brought back from Fort Worth, Texas, yesterday, where a tourist from Nez Perce recognized him, by Sheriff A. W. Mitchell, Weinss first was taken to probate court for arraignment. He waived preliminary hearing, and said he wished to plead guilty to forgery. "I'm glad it's all over," he said. "I want to take my punishment." He will be sentenced in district court at Lewiston tomorrow. Weinss, who fled from a position of influence in the Clearwater river country, where he earned the title of "kaiser" because of his leadership in financial and civic affairs, told of his flight. After eluding officers in Spokane, he spent the night in a hotel, and then walked to Billings, Mont. From Billings he went to Denver, remaining there two years before he went to Fort Worth. Assuming the name of Edward Wyman at Fort Worth, Weinss said he opened an automobile supply house and was prosperous. "I have never written to anyone in the west since I changed my name," he said. "The only time I ever heard of my wife was when I saw her name in a Spokane telephone directory."