Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1893 — STOLE OVER A MILLION. [ARTICLE]

STOLE OVER A MILLION.

Another Lot of Forged Paper to the Amount of 00,000 at Lincoln, Neb. The Omaha dee’s special from Lincoln, Neb., ears that another lot of forged paper, aggregating $200,000, has been brought to light in the Capitol National Bank case. One batch of notes now in the hands of attorneys for collection for Eastern banks, amounting to $173,000, sigred by an ex-employe of Mosher named Hurlbut and indorsed by Mosher as president of the Capitol National Bank, were floated Uy Mosher and the money sequestered by him. Mosher admits that he got the cast, but refuses to say where any of it went. The bank was opened Thursday for the purpose of admitting creditors to file their claims and wind up its business. It is now stated by conservative men who are intimate with the affairs of the instituticn that the bank’s liabilities will exceed $1,200,000, with assets practically nothing. Mosher admits that his efforts to raise money to settle his shortage have failed, It is not expected that the bank will pay to exceed 10 cents on the do’.lar. Lincoln's business men, who have had faith ia the statements that a full settlement would be made, are greatly excited. In the Senate a resolution orderirg immediate steps to be taken to proteetthe Stats was passed.