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Court Testimony of W E Pierson in Afton Bank Case
District court testimony details Pierson on March 1924 events at State Savings Bank of Afton. He discusses bank examiner inquiries, deposits, bond handling, flight plans, and inconsistencies in the town account. He recounts conversations with bank staff, his reasons for leaving town, and later extradition, while denying prior wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
W. Ke.pierson
Jin Afton
Stat? Savings Bank of Afton
Afton
Mr. Johnston
Syd Brown
Johnston
Des Moines
Pierson
State Savings Bank of Afton
A. Des Moines
A .L. Brown
Harry Briggs
A. Afton Junction
Des Mones
Kansas City
St. Louis
Harry Berry
Board of Directors
Creston
A. JT
Mr. McEniry
McEniry
Mr. Pierson
Afton Junction
Coen & Coen
Savings Bank of
O. T. Myers
F. D Sargent
Mr. Myers
Mr. Sargent
Chicago
Iowa National Bank
National Bank of the Republic
Billy
Bill Brown
W. Henderson
Brown
Henderson
Krey Packing Co
New Virginia
Truro
Osceola
Thayer
Co-Operative Companies
Sips
Bud Brown
Slendersom
Schoon
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Geo. A. Johnston
Highee & McEniry
F. D. Sargent
U. S