Show BANK PRESIDENT I 1 RECEIVES SENTENCE i judge abner smith must serve two years for crime of chicago april ID 19 the jury in the bank of 0 america conspiracy case returned a verdict tonight undine finding judge abner smith the president guilty and fixed his sentence at two years in the state prison and 1000 fine gustavo P F sorrow vice president was given the same sam sentence jerome V pierce cashier was fined tined without imprisonment and F B E Cre crealman Creol olman roan a director was found not guilty the bank of america was opened december i 4 1905 and a receiver was appointed six weeks later ater the pro doting of the institution was marked by what the state characterized as high fl finance nance dairing th trial witnesses testified that the charter for tho tile lank bank was se ceroi araud it bein being g declared the promoters kited checks to make it appear that they had sufficient funds to secure the charter the closing of the bank followed the failure of a lumber company in which creelman was heavily interested an investigation of tho banks affairs at the time disclosed mych much paper which it was alleged had been given in payment ment for bank stock creelman Is well known throughout the south and has large lumber interest in louisiana and alabama president smith was for many years a judge of the cook county circuit court during the trial an effort was made to show that he was a victim of circumstances and had been imposed upon by the bank officials |