Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1903 — JESSE ONLY WANTS $100,000. [ARTICLE]

JESSE ONLY WANTS $100,000.

Through his attorneys, the principal one of whom is W. H. Parkison of Rensselaer, Jesse J. Fry, the lately busted Rose Lawn banker, has begun action in the Chicago courts against the American Trust and Savings bank for SIOO,OOO for damages, alleging that the defendant’s turned down his checks and drafts. By reason of this, he says bis financial refutation was rained and he was forced to make an assignment. If Jesse’s modest claim is considered by the solons of the Am. T. & S., perhaps he may institute suits against a Rensselaer bank for like damages, for we are reliably informed that a bank here protested several checks which he had drawn on it (the Rensselaer bank) some ten days or two weeks before he assigned. We are not aware, however, that he makes any claims of having had any deposits to his credit at the latter bank. Anent the failure of the Rose Lawn bank, a gentleman informs us that 'way along last year he presented a check there for SSO and the cashier went np in the air, figuratively speaking. He conld only give him sls in cash, and then gave him a certificate of deposit for $35 which be told the gentleman a Rensselaer bank would cash, and it did cash ‘ the same on presentation.