Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1908 — ROBERT PARKER IN RENSSELAER [ARTICLE]

ROBERT PARKER IN RENSSELAER

Robert Parker, the failed Rem ington banker, was in Rensselaer on Monday morning and the editor of the Republican had an interview with.him at the law office of. Foltz & Spitler, who have with Judge Truman F. Palmer, of Mon ticello, been employed as his attorneys. Mr. Parker is feeling somewhat better in health than he did a few days last week, and, altho broken in spirit and down hearted he is looking into the future with as much optimism as he c&n master. Mr. Parker undertakes to withhold

none of the facts lelatin * to the. failure and spoke of tbe affair in a thoroly open;hearted manner. He has supported several failed business establishments in Remington, has paid larger interest on deposits than were justified, has made bad investments, has lost some money on Fountain Park, bat he says he has never placed a dollar in an any business that he would desire to keep secret from the creditors of bank.

His attitude is to secure for the creditors every dollar that he can raise, and he has retained nothing with which to live, not even withdrawing small private accounts held by Mrs. Parker and his daughter. He will ask that the 1600 ememption be granted him, merely to permit them to retain their household goods. A fuller report of the interview will be published later, and we shall endeavor to present the facts wich fairness alike to the creditors and Mr. Parker. He desires to withhold none of the facts and does not wish the newspaper to do so. He would like to have a square deal and the Republican will be glad to give him this.