Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1893 — THE STANDARDS CAUGHT. [ARTICLE]

THE STANDARDS CAUGHT.

Arrest of the Chrlsmen Bankers Who Fled With *200,000 • Tear Ago. About a year ago, John E. and Alex B. Standiford were doing a prosperous banking business in the town of Chrisman, 111. They were considered to be solid men financially; both were prominent in church circles. One morning nearly a year ago, Standiford Brothers’ bank failed to open, and it was discovered that the two brothers had fled during the previous night, taking $200,003 of the despositors’ money. More than one hundred farmers were caught and many were ruined by this treachery. The city taxes for the last year were deposited there, and Chttsman was almost bankrupted by the piece of villainy. A reward of $2,000 was offered for the absconders, but nothing was heard of them until Monday word was received from Keokuk, la., that the authorities had them under arrest awaiting identification.