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Show BANKERS ARRESTED Officials of, Ohio Concern : Arc Held to Answer to 7 v Federal Charges. ' CLEVELAND." O., Dec. r..-Cashler O. C. Lilll and President C. M. Traver of the. National bank of Conneaut, O., were placed inder arrest Friday afternoon at litnneirt by United States Marshal ' Chandler upon a warrant charging the banker with a violation of the National hankinf laws, the specific charge In Mr. Lillle'scase being the making of a false . , entry In the books of the bank. Mr. Traver is charged in the warrant with being be-ing as accomplice of the cashier in the c . , alleged falsification. Cashier Lillle waived preliminary examination and gave ball In the sum cf tW.Oua The First National bank of Conneaut closed its doors nearly two weeks ago, after af-ter a run upon it the preceding day. The , bank has a capital stock of loO.OOO. Th cause of the run. the bankers said at tie time, was that the report had galaid currency that Mrs. Cliadwick had itucowded in securing large loans from it. The kank officials deny holding any Chad-wic Chad-wic paper. . |