| Show KANSAS BANK SUIT Attempt to Recover 1G6OOO Prom William Idartindale Topeka lCan March 29United States District Attorney Lambert today flied a suit In the United States district cdurt against William Martindahe of Emporia to recover claims aggregatIng aggregat-Ing 166000 alleged to be due the do fuact First National bank of Emporla In various transactions In which Mar tindale was Involved The suit is brought on complaint of Morton Al baugli as receiver of the bank of which Martindahe was vice president It is alleged that Martindale has 225000 worth of real estate besides personal property The failure of the bank Nov 16 last was attended with sensational features One hour after th bank had been ordered closed by the comptroller of the currency Charles S Cross its president and one of the best known breeders of Herefords in the west retired re-tired to his famous Sunnyslope stock farm near Emporla and committed suicide A week later a confession which Cross had left was made public In It Cross exofl rated Vice President Martindale find other bank officials fgozm any blame ctonnectet1 wlth the failure admitting that he had lost the banks money in cattle and other abec ulatiotis Iartlndale has for yeais been oneof the most prominent and respect tici men ir Kansas |
