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Show ASSETS GROW LESS. HOW KEAN CONDUCTED THE AFFAIRS OF HIS BANK. If Claim of Ternon Who Made Deposit Thirty Day I'rior to the Kreak Are Allowed. Nothing Will Keiuaiu. Chicago, Dec. 22. Suits were begun today by a number of other depositors in Kean's bank, who want the amount of their deposits returned on the ground that the bank was insolvent when the deposits were made. At tho present rate, if all claims of persons who made deposits wit bin thirty days before the suspension are allowed, they promise to eat up nearly all the assets, exclusive of the other creditors. The assets continue con-tinue to grow less and it is now estimated esti-mated that the bills receivable scheduled sched-uled at $27,000, will not realize $10,000. An investigation of the bank's books shows further that Mrs. Culver's account ac-count was over-drawn $:i:io0, and Mor-Culver's Mor-Culver's account $r000. Morton Culver appeared in court this morning and testified that Mrs. Culver had an interest inter-est in the bank to the amount of $35,000 ami thiiR far he knew there never had been a settlement of the partnership partner-ship account, though he had endeavored to secure one. The witness believed the business to be profitable, but that Kean conducted it in an extravagant manner and could never lie brought to make a statement of the condition condi-tion of the bank till recently. Culver'testilied that his wife's interest inter-est consisted of mortgages and notes on which the bank was only aide to realize 7000. Of these securities $LM.0iK) was in the shape of notes and mortgages given by a man named Hanchett, simply as accommodation paper. The fact turned out that Kean had included these accommodation securities in his statement of assets to the commercial agency. It appeared, according to tlie testimony testi-mony of Cashier Warne that Kean had received paper for over $111,000, the only security being land contracts books; he also shows that Kean discounted his own papers for $.'12,000 and bis wife's for $IO,nO:l. Asked for an Kxtenaion. Nkw Oici.eans, Deo. 22 Tho creditors credi-tors of V. and A. Meyer made a statement state-ment today showing the assets of the. Ni'W Orleans and Xew York houses to amount, to $2,757,000, and the liabilities to $i,lil.1,0ii(). The lirm asked for one, two and three years extension, promising promis-ing to pay in full. A Canadian Failure. Los ion, Ont., Dec. 22. The assignment assign-ment of John Elliot & Sou. manufacturers manufac-turers of agricultural implements, is annouueed. There are considerable in the way of assets, but the losses will be great. Tlie Alignment Void, (it rni;ii:. Oklahoma,' Dec. 22. Chief Justice (ireen has decided that thj assignment as-signment of the Commercial bank is void. He will appoint a receiver. |