Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-05-26 | Page 1 | Did Oakdale Banker Attempt Suicide?

Did Oakdale Banker Attempt Suicide? Til-Health and Bad Financial Condition Condi-tion Urrjed Frisnds Say Shooting- Was Accidental. STOCKTON. Cal . May 2o.-Conscquent upon tho fact that Caahler Kahn of tho Oakdale bank shot himself yesterday, the directors of the Institution, of which Thomas B. DorBey is the president met last night and suspended business Indefinite The State Bank Commissioners Commis-sioners have been amt for. Tho condition of the cashier, while somewhat improved today, Is still precarious Bank in Bad Standing. It Is stated here by bankers that the Oakdale bank has been in bad standing for some time The Institution lost about 112.000 In the Epplnger grain failure, and Mr Kahn sustained a heav loss In a barley dealt not so er long ago Kahn was formerly a m"mhor of the grain firm of Haslacher t- Kahn. The Institution of the First National bank at Oakdale took from tho Oakdale bank considerable business also These facts have occasioned a persistent rumor that Kahn. because of these losses and ill health, attempted self-destruction In a fit of despondency Friends Daclare It Accidental. On the other hnnd friends and relatives declare that the shooting was p'irelv a, -cldental. In fact, shortly after It occurred oc-curred Mr Kahn told his wife In a moment mo-ment of consciousness, that he had beon examining the Weapon which had hen OUl Of older, and that it was accidentally discharged. There Is no hint of criminal shortages.