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Show ORDERS BANK CLOSED, IS SHOT. President of Texas Bank Concern and Two Sons Held for Assault. Teaguo, Texas. John S. Patterson Df Austin, state commissioner of insurance in-surance and banking, was shot and probably fatally wounded Monday in the lobby of the Farmers & Merchants' Merch-ants' bank, when, it was said, he started to post a notice that the Institution Insti-tution should be examined. J. E. Mc-Kinnon, Mc-Kinnon, state bank examiner, was fired at three times, but no bullets took effect. After the shooting officers arrested T. R. Watson, president of the bank, and his two sons, W. R. Watson, cashier, cash-ier, and J. E. Watson, vice president. |