Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 June 1891 — Page 1

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J ft ii i Mill! But He Leaves Suicide for the Other Fellows. How a Yankee Made His Pile in Buenos Ayres, But Nearly Broke the Barings in the Operation. The Romantic Career of a Speculative Vendor of Pills. How He Bribed the Officers and Carried Ilia Points. New York, Jane 6. As soon bs the collapse of the Caring Bros, was announced the New York World eent a BtafT correspondent to the Argentine republic to inquire into the investments which precipitated the failure. The correspondent made a thorough investigation and hia report makes a remarkable etory, showing how Charles II. Sanford, a Yankee drummer for the Bale of pills and toilet preparations, first secured membership in the American firm of S. B. Hale & Co., in Buenos Ayres, and after making $1,000,000 by a single financial coup, went to London and won the confidence of Lord Keveltoke, head of the Baring firm. Then returning to Argentine, he invested until millions of Baring gold were sunk in doubtful enterprises and securities. Twenty-five years ago Sanford was on the east coast of South America and traveled as a drummer for a New York firm dealing in drugs and chemicals. This firm failed and he turned his attention to the firm of S. B. Hale & Co., whose members were about to retire. Ho used the maternal love of Mrs. Pearson, daughter of Samuel Hale and the wife of John II. Pearson, as a Jeverto further his interests. He argued that the glories of the old house of Hale & Co. might be revived, and that in its operations there was a brilliant future for Mrs. Pearson's sons. Ambitious hopes, thus instilled in the lady's mind, found co-operation , in the minds of the other feminine members of the family, and, although Mr. Pearson remonstrated, the house of Samuel B. Hale & Co. wu continued with Lanmw k Kemp's quondam pill drummer. Sanford, as one of the partners. Sanford obtained full control and engaged in foolhardy enterprises which would have ended in ruin but for the private fortunes of Hale and Pearson. Then came the etroke of the yankee's life. After the revolution the provincial government found it necessary to consolidate the debt. In order to accomplish this purpose the outstanding loans had to be taken up, including the "popular loan" held by Hale& Co. The real ability which Sanford possessed now becamo apparent. Through no anticipation of his own the loan had failed and the personal resources of the Pearson family alone saved the house. Sanford contracted on an immediate gale of the bonds, and the failue of the public to buy was a crushing blow to his pride. Sanford intrigued with the Government in behalf of the "popular loan" and it is current report that he "subsidized" certain ollicia s whoso favor was useful to the realization of his hopes. Gold and paper were now at par. The loan was taken up by the government in paper, and the safes of Hale ii Co. were cleared of certificates which cost the firm many anxious moments and sleepless nights. The European loans were repaid in gold and the profit which ensued, solely by reason of good luck, was upward of $l,0OO,U)O. Shortly after this Sanford went to London, where he beseiged Lord IJevelstoke, hea l of the firm of Baring Bros. Lorn;, varied and panoramic was tho tale the man poured into Hevelstoke'a ear. Sanford talked to Rovelstoke about the extraordinary resources of Argentine and the unbounded prospecis of tho country. Soon the head Baring was heaid to say that Mr. Sanford was the cleverest man he had ever met. When Sanford departed from London, carrying with him the confidence and admiration of Lord Kevelatoke, and with the millions of the Baring bank behind him to spend aod invest, a universe of chances was revealed to his triumphant vision. The correppondent then relates in detail the etory of investment of the Baring gold by Sanford. First he was obliged to subsidize government oflimla to obtain tho great water works contract. This part of the story is told in these words: "The estimated co?t of the entire works on which interest was to be allowed was $,5C0.(W) go d. The price of the concession to Baring Bros., thorough S. 14. Hale & Co., was .'1.000,000 gold, payable to the minister of finance in three installments. This was the public price, but there is another side to the business and it forms a dark chapter in the record of the Baring Bros.' bank. Nothing is conceded from the government in Argentine without a price, as has been described in the correspondence. The officials, from the President down to the janitors in the pubc offices, expect a consideration for their services in addition to their regular etipend." The procurate of the concessslon was obtained, as was previously mentioned, by Charles H. Sanford; and a greater coup was never accomplished in this delectable capital, where bribery, corruption and fraud thrive as they rarely do elsewhere. In order to secure the gTeat contract Sanford was compelled to bid nigh and the success that he attained placed him on a pinnacle toward the appez of which the less fortunate operators ol the speculative market gazed with eyes of admiration. Juarez Celman was the chief executive of Argentine. He was ripe for boodle before be had warmed the presidential chair, and at the . time the concession was granted Baring Brothers, through Sanford, his need of money was great. Dr. Wild, another of the gang of sharpers who formed the boodle ring of Argentine, was minister of the interior. To these worthies Sanford addressed himself, and their aver secured to him the contract. Celman received upward of $o00,000 for his "fee" in granting the concession. The additional sum of $100,000 was also paid to the president, if the statements ot some of the mot responsible here are accurate. The minister of the interior received $300,000 for bis share of the deal. 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water-works deal. The belief is current here that nearly $3,000,000 was spent in the "preliminaries," as the expression runs in Buenos Ayres. Sanford is popularly credited with securing personal "commissions" which put him high above water in his course down the financial stream among the brazen kettles and earthen Eots. Having secured this contract Baring ros. forwarded to Sanford two installments of $7,000,000 each, and a third of like amount will . fall due this summer. Other sums were advanced at various times until now the correspondent estimates the government's liability to Baring Bros, on this single enterprise" at nearly S4X,000,000. He continues: "The losses of the Barings from their water-works investment will not be as great proportionately as their purchases of bonds and other money here, which no one outside the confidential circles of tho house's employes and those of their agents can describe. I have met with many difficulties in obtaining the simplest facts regarding the Baring's aHairs. The government ollicials will disclose nothing. The chief secretary of the treasury, after promising to lay before me certain important official data, was constrained to change his mind and politely decline!. The cir-cumlocution-oflice system prevails here in all its complexity. The inquirer who wishes to know is regarded as a suspicious character, only to be denied information." Notwithstanding these difficulties tho correspondent learned that amounts ranging from S",000,000 to twice or three times that amount were obtained by various provinces for "internal improvement." One of these loans to Cordoba, the correspondent says, is more than the entire province is worth. The Barings also have large investments in railroad bonda, but these, the correspondent thinks, will yield fair returns in time.

ALICE SNELL-M'CKEA. The Muchly Marril Chicago Girl Coat to liar Formar Horn. Chicago, June 8. Mrs. Alice Sncll-Mc-Crea, the erratic and much married daughter of the murdered millionaire, Amos J. Snell, has been in Chicago. Sho left the Palmer house this morning, after having been its guest einco last Friday, and took the Michigan Central for the East. She was not recognized by any one until, in company with her sister, Mrs. Coffin, sho was entering the carriage which took her to tho depot. Her identity was unknown even to the hotel people. She arrived first on May 23, placing the names of Mrs. P. D. Williams and Miss Williams, of Boston, on the register. She left two days afterward and returned June 5, evidently forgetting this time exactly what initials she ha J given before and registered as Mrs. J. D. Williams. It is now supposed that the announcement made in New York a week aga, soon after her arrival at Montreal from London, to the effect that Mrs. McCrea had come to Chicago with Douulas Green and that the two M ere married in a small town near here, was well founded. It is believed that the first marriage by the negro minister in Virginia was followed by a legal ceremony, .Mr. Green's former wife now being divorced. It is thought that her return to Chicago after the ceremony was in order to look after money which she had here in her own right and with part of which eha is credited with intending to pay o'J tho indebtedness, of $3,000 resting on Green's S'JO.OOO seat on the New York etock exchange, Green, it is said, having squandered all of his own fortune. GOT THE WORST OF IT. A e w Orlaana Eiltur Goes Gunning ant) It Roughly Handled. Xrw Orleans, June P. This evening about 3 o'clock a ehootin? aflray occurred between Mr. George Dupree, ono of the editors and proprietors of the Daily Stakt and Dr. Oliphant, the president of the board of health. The trouble grew out of the Statu' criticism of the corrupt dealing of certain members of the board of health in the new slaughter hou?e matter ami the declaration that the board cf health had forfeited the confidence and respect of tho people of the Mississippi valley and that Governor Xichollg should makoaclean sweep from Oliphant down. This cansed Dr. Oliphant today to send to Mr. Dupree a note denouncing him as a liar and a coward and a traducer who could not receive the reccognition due a gentleman. Upon tho receipt of the note .Mr. Dupree at once went to the office of the board of health, and, confronting Dr. Oliphant with the letter, demanded him to stop outside. Immediately the firing commenced, and Mr. Dupree states that several of the employes of the board of health olfico jumped on him and commenced striking him, thus diverting his aim, and one of them, it is not known who, cut Mr. Dupree in the faco while Dr. Oliphant was firing on him, but none of his bullets took effect. At this point the combatants were separated and Mr. Dupree, who was bleeding profusely, was sent to the hospital where his wounds were dressed and he soon after took a cab and went home. AN OLD BOILER'8 STORY. It Kzplodes and KUle rive Citizens ef Indiana. Bedford, June 3. Special. John and Joseph Dusard'a saw-mill, located six miles west of this city, was completely wrecked this morning by the explosion of the boiler. Five men lost their lives by the frightful accident. Nothing is left of the engine and boiler, portions of which were blown at least & quarter of & mile away. The engineer was a now hand and had only come on this morning. He had been in charge of the machinery just half an hour when the explosion occurred. From two of th victims every ititch of clothing was stripped clear. Both the engine and boiler were old, but all who knew anything about it claim that there was an abundance of water in the boiler when it blew up. The los is estimated at $2,000. The following is the list of the killed: DO HE KERN. EDWARD DUSARD, trie son of one of the proprietors of the mill. JAMBS PERKINS. GEORGE HAYDEN. GEORGE EVANS. All of the above were citizens of Fayettesville except George Hayden, who resided at Switz City. HUNDREDS HOMELESS.

Hash Fires Invade a Canadian Town with find Results. SiiEKnnooKE, Qce., June 8. The bush fires invaded Black Lake yesterday afternoon and burned the residence portion. Some 2"0 families are homeless, camped out in tho fields. t

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Indulged in by tho President of Hayti. Men Shot Down Like Dogs in the City's Streets. Over Three Hundred Citizens Already Murdered, And Still the Saturnalia Continues Without Check. The Goriest Event Since tho Bartholomew Massacre. Port-a c-Pni nce, Junel. The massacre of St. Bartholomew sinks into insignificance beside tho scenes enacted here in the last few days. For the la-t twaor three weeks there have been rumors that revolution against Hypolite was imminent in the capital and these having reached the ears of the chief executive he caused the arrest of about eighty suspected persons, dragged them from their homes and put them in irons iu prison. Among the suspected was Gen. Sully, who, hearing he was wanted, hid himself. Failing to secure the general himself, his wife was taken instead and thrown into prison. The outbreak of the rebels occurred on Thursday, May 2S. While President Hyppolito was attending church a former cab' inet minister, at tho head of eighty followers, all well armed, stormed the prison and released 200 political and other prisoners. The released prisoners were provided with arms, and when Hypolite's troops arrived on the scene there" was a bloody battle. Hypolite, fearing ho would be shot down by some of the rebels if he appeared on the street, remained in the church all day, guarded by soldiers. He called out tho reserve committeo and the rebels were soon routed. The leader of the rebels, tho former cabinet minister, whoso name is not learned, was captured and shot at once. By tho night of Thursday forty of the rebels had been captured and put to death. Others were captured and shot on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Every man suspected of being in sympathy with the insurgents was put to death without trial as toon as captured. Most of the 200 prisoners released from jail by the insurgents were recaptured and shot. The outbreak seems to have been precipitated by the killing of Earnest Rigaud, the largest merchant at Port-au-Prince, by order of President Hypolite. Rigaud, who alleged that he was a French subject, had been in Paris some time and had only recently returned to IIa3'ti. Ex-President legitime Is in Faris and is supposed to be in secret communication with his sympathizers in Hayti. Rigaud was suspected of being in sympathy with the Legitime party and ot aiding them. It was believed that he had brought from Faris a cargo of arms for the rebels. On Thrusday morning, May 28, President Hypolite went to the house of Rigaud followed by a detachment of soldier. The soldiers remained outside while the president entered alone. He asked the merchant if he did not have guns concealed in the house. Kigaud answered that he had no guns in the house. "Then you have them at your store," said the president. The merchant replied that he had no guns concealed anywhere, but it is said he inaulted Hypolite and ordered him out of the house. Putting his hand on Rigaud's shoulder, the president said: "Come with me." They left the house together and stepped out on tho street in front of the waiting soldiers. Without another word to Rigaud Hypolite stepped aside and gave the order to tire. The soldiers raised their guns and fired a volley into the body of the rich merchant. Ho fell dead in front of his house. Hyppolite, no doubt, thought this would frighten the friends of Legitime, who contemplated on outbreak, but it seems to have aroused them to fury and the attack on the prison and release of the political prisoners followed in a few hours. On Saturday morning, May 30, a nephew of Ernest Rigaud, M ho wan associated with him in business, called at President Hypolite's house to ask about the killing of his uncle. The young man did not know that his uncle was shot by order of the president. He believed it was done by the soldiers without orders and he intended to demand an investigation. As 60on as he addressed the president and stated the object of his visit, Hypolite ordered him shot. Ho was at once dragged into tho street by the soldiers and shot dead. The outbreak caused great excitement in Port au Prince and greatly alarmed the police and the government. The full military reserve force was called out, the custom house and all public bindings were closed and no one was allowed to leave the city without a passport from the government. About the same time Mr. Alexis Rossignot, an inoffensive and much esteemed man, was executed in the streets; another man was put up against the cathedral wall and shot. Seventeen were executed in a batch. And even at this dale an occasional volley tells that another poor wretch has been sent to his doom. There is no fighting in the streets to ex cuse this massacre; every execution is carried out in the most cold-blooded way, the executioners being soldiers belonging to the roost degraded type of men, who seem to enjoy the bloody task. Day and night the troops of Hypolite patrol the streets searching for persons suspected of being in sympathy with the insurgent party. Business is practically suspended. The bodies of the rebels shot are left lying in the streets for several hours as a warning to their friends. The officers of some of tho German vessels in port went on shore to look at the dead bodies. Today a grand festival of peace, so-called, is ordered by Hypolite. The festival is to celebrate the fact that the rebels had been defeated and peace established. It is impossible to enumerate in detail all the murders that have been perpetrated under the color of law. It is estimated that from May 28 to June 1, 500 persons have been put to death. No one can aay how long this state of affairs will last, or what the result will be. Nor can any one who ha3 not been an eye witness of the scenes of horror enacted, have an idea of the terrified condition of the people of Port Au Prince.

PRINCE RUSSELL GETS ANGRY.

II Dmn a Niw York paper for Asking About Those Passes. N Y. Ha raid. Not to mince matters, the story which came to the Herald was to tho effect that Mr. Russell B. Harrison, in his capacity of assistant to tho' president of the Mt. McGregor railroad, length five miles, had been using the official letter heads o' this magnificent highway of traffic in appeals to railway presidents all over the country for passes. The president of the Mt. McGregor railway is Mr. W. J. Arkell, Mr. Russell B. Harrison's reputed partner in tho illustrated publication called Judge. Mr. Russell B. Harrison has been stopping at the Gilscy house for a day or two. I called there repeatedly yesterday afternoon without finding bim" in. It was getting on toward midnight when I found myself faco to face with the distinguished gentleman. Mr. Harrison appeared in full regalia, tho decoration of a foreign order resting proudly on the lapel of his coat and three pearls of value shining lustrous on his immaculate shirt bosom. Mr. Harrison's pose and manner were those of a sovereign receiving homage; his glance was very awe-inspiring and his profanity was of a superior quality. I had hardly entered upon nn explanation of my .mission when he interrupted me with au impetuous wave of his arm and exclaimed, frowning darkly : "I want you to tell the editor of the Herald that I consider this thing a piece of DAMNED impertinence 1 Do you catch my idoa, damned impertinence?" "I'll tell him, sir," said I. "The fact of the matter is I'm getting very sick of the way the American papers are treating me, and especially the Herald. J want them to understand, one and nil, and once for all, that the details of my private life are none of their DAMNED business, llavo you pt that?" "Yes," said I ; "Eve got that." "And now," this being apparently an after-thought, "What did vou say the Herald wanted with me this evening?" And Mr. Harrison gazed down allectiuuately at his foreign decorations. " Why, it is about those railroad passes they say you have filled your pockets with." "That's a lie, of course. But go ahead !" "It is reported that you have some connection with a five mile railway somewhere called the Mount McGregor road, and that you have used your jiosition there to get passes on other roads. "Lies, all lies!" "Then will you authorize me to make a formal denial of this report?" "No, I won't authorize you to deny a DAMNED thing. If I get railway passes I get them just as tho New York Ukrald does in my qua ity of journalist, and not as a railroad man. But that is none of the lkraUVt DAMNED business. I think I told you that before." "Excuse me, Mr. Harrison, but the Herald does not accept railway passes." "Well, it accepts money for advertisements, and if 1 choose to accept parses InEtead of money that is my business and not yours. Do you see the point?" "Do you want me to state all this as you have put it to me?" "No, I don't want you to state a damned thing. You can go back to the editor of the Herald and tell hiin: First, that I absolutely refuse tq submit to an interview or to make any statement whatsoever about these railway passes, and secondly" "Yes. sir. "And secondly now don't forget this that if the editor don't treat me just right in the morning I'llshow up the New York Herald and all its methods tomorrow in an interview, just as sure as my name is Russell Harrison. Good night. I waited a moment, half expecting Mr. Harrison to add "Good morning" or some reference to the "monkey brand," but he didn't, and I bade him "Good night." WORSE THAN FIRST REPORTED. Several Towns Destroyed hj the Ilnllaa Kartliqaak. Rome, June 8. Advices from Badia, Calavena and Tregnanzo, twoof the towns in northern Italy that were visited by tl o earthquake yesterday, show that the inhabitants aro terror stricken and that they have taken to the fields for safety. The authorities have, as far as possible, sought to alleviate the distress among the people and have given shelter to those who fled from their homes. The subterranean rumblings continue and occasionally slighter shocks than those of yesterday are felt. The people are in dread of momentarily seeing tho earth opening and swallowing them. The damage done at these two places is much greater than was indicated in the first reports. The towns were practically destroyed by the severity of the shocks. A commission appointed by the authorities to examine tho houses which were not thrown down by tho undulations of the earth have made a hasty investigation and they report that at least threeQuarters of the houses are in such a conition that public safety demands that they be pulled down. Large bodies of troops have been despatched to these places to assist the authorities in clearing the streets of debris, in tearing down dangerous houses and to render such other assistance as they may be called upon to give. The earthquake was strongly felt at Florence and at Aquilla. In this city only slight shocks were experienced. CHURCH GOSSIP. Fropartaa; to Try Brlg-gs "Croofta Cram'bXbw York, June 8. The Kew York presbytery met today to arrange for the trial of Dr. Brigs. In a letter be withdrew all protests against the proceedings of the presbytery. Chicago, June 8. The Chicago commissioners to the late preebyterian general assembly today reported that the assembly had acted unwisely in the Briggs cate. New York, June & The convention of the lutheran 6ynod today discussed the purchase of a new house for the branch of the Tort Wayne college in this city, but action was postponed till the next convention. St. Locis, June 8. Under the head of "Creeds Crumbling" an evening paper auotes the Rev. Frank G. Tyreil, pastor of the Central Christian church of this city, as saying that all the signs pointed to a dissolution of ail orthodox creeds. PiTTsnrao, June 8. The reformed presbvterian assembly is still discussing the alleged heretics. Pasaad thaLorda. London, June 8. The bill to enable her majesty by order in council to wake special provision for prohibiting the catching ot seals in Bering 6ea by her majesty's subjects during the period named in the order, pasiod the house of lords today.

A SAINT AND A SINNER

How They Got Along in Business Together According to the Version Given by the Saint. The Saint Bunkoed by the Miserable Sinner. Wanamaker Explains His Busness with President Marsh. A Written Statement Bardsley Is Indicted. PniLADELNTiA, May 8. Long before the hour set for the meeting of the sub-com-mitteeof council that is investigating the affairs of ex-City Treasurer Bardsley tho select council's chamber, in which the meeting are held, was crowded to its utmost capacity. Interest in the proceedings of the committecbad been intensified by the promise today of still more startling developments in connection with the looted bank, and by the fact that Postmaster General Wanamaker has signified his willingness to appaer before the committee and testify to all knowldge he had in referenco to the bank's management. Mr. Drew in his testimony said that the now fugitive president of the bank, Marsh, had fin-t told him of the over issued stock and that be told Marsh it must be returned. This took two weeks, which Mr. Drew explained by saying that much time and work was necessary to get the stock together. Mr. Drew said that without the confession of Marsh he would not have discovered the deficit in the bank by means of the books. He was first told of the Lucas deficit on Jan. 5 by Charles McFadden, a director of the bank, and from that time on until he made his otlicial report to the comptroller of the currency he kept that official informed of tho bank's condition. Mr. Drew said that the law firm of Read & Tettitt were counsel for tho bank after the 10th or 11th of January. For an hour Mr. Drew waa fairly racked with questions by Mr. Etting, a "member of the committee. While Mr. Dr w was giving his testimony Postmaster General Wanamaker and his son and partner, Thomas B. Wanamaker, pushed their way through the crowd and came into the open space before , the chairman's desk. At the coclusion of Mr. Drew's testimony the postmaster-general immediately left his seat and came forward with a large roll of manuscript in his hand. Us stated that as a taxpayer he had the greatest interest in unravelling the alfuirs of the Keystone bank, lie glutei that he had prepared and proposed to read a, statement that he had in his hand. IIh esii that the paper was an answer to ail the allegations that have connected his name with the Keystone bank and was at the same time a full and complete statement of all his transactions with the bank. Mr. VTnnnmaker'a Statement In substance, Mr. Wanamaker read: I am g'ad to have the proper opportunity to give such information aa I poisesa iti the matters under inTratigation by your ooiamittea. I bare noticed the comment of the newppapert, and am not in the habit ot running after goip, but held mytelf ready to furniah at all timet whatever I ha of interest to your committee and to the public. Iharabesaa depositor only, never was on Incorporator, oflicer or director. I never owned a share of the utock. I he'd until recently 2.515 ahares n collateral, as hereinafteV stated. The firm of Jehn Wanamaker, eonsiitinir of three persons, had an account with the Keystone Dank. On this account the checks ot the firm were drawn. This firm acoouot, by arrangement wish tho bank, was lur.iin r-spoiiHible for Mrs. "WunamAker'a checks upon the bank, which, for convenience, were kept in a separate account. It was snbetantially one account under two heads. Mrs. YYanaraaker's accouut could not be overdrawn w hile tiia firm account had a balance to iu credit. Under these circumstances trie areount was not overdrawu when the bank closed, according to our books, which show a balance lu our favor. ft is true that there was an item that the bank charged apainst our aecount at its settlement, a month or so before it failed of about $3,000, which no one at our office knows anything about and whieU we refuse to recognize until it is explained. If they are right we are wrong, and there will be a small balance against ua. We kept up our deposits straight through the name, aa appears from the following table taken from our deposit books: 1'cpoMted in Keystone bank in November ISSfi.SM 82 Dpositod in Keystone bank in 1'ectmber 3M.0SS 01 Deposited In KrrMone batik In January .. 24u,444 13 Deposited In Keystone bnnk iu February .". 168,13 S3 Deposited in Kygtone bank In March up to tho 23tb, the date ol doting S-I.Xll 77 Total . fl,213,8?u 79 Knowing, however, aa the ptiblio did generally, that Mr. March waa conferring with shareholders durinsr January to raise assessments on the bank stock, and further knowing it waa eomnton rumor that the bank waa short, we gradually decreased our balances. Our line of discount had run off at the batik, and we felt under no special obligation. Moreover, wa were nilng our money at tbia time, reducing our discounta at all the banks. Our course with the Keyatone bank waa aolely dictated by the ordinary prudence ef bnsiness mn. I never knew of auy irreerularitieein the Keystone bank until after the ruo. when Mr. LacaV indebtedness wai made known to the directors, as I waa informed, and that his estate intended to reltnbure the bank, which I aupposed and waa iuformed it bad ample means to do. At a later period I was told by Mr. Maria, the president, for the first time that ha feared ome of the atock I held a aa collateral waa not properly issued. I had no knowledge that the bank waa going to eose when it did. The first I knew of it waa when it was made public by telegraph from Philadelphia after the doors were shut. AU discounts eranted to my firm or myself were made la tho customary manner. If the directors were Ignorant- of the fact we were Dot aware of their ignoranoe. I have not beea active In my mercantile business since March, 180. and know but little of the details. From the best information I have, the highest amount of aingle name paper waa $50,000 up to February, UM. Ia February, 1890. in addition io this, I had a discount of $50,000 for five months, which was understood to be personal to ma individually at the time I received it Any discounts beyond thia are not properly chargeable to our account, and may arise from the following circumstance: On one occasion Mr. Marsh called on us. without solicitation, saying (hat ha wanted $tf),0JO ef our paper, not for the Keyatone bank, bat, as we understood, for country banks or other of the bank's correspondent. We tare it to him. For aome time we pressed tb bank to turn over the proceeds and finally got them by piecemeal. Before this paper was paid we learned that it waa la the Keyatoae bank, and wo had an intimation that it had been secured from bi under some pressure for

meat the clearing house. For thce loins ws paid G per ent interest aud they were all paid off aa they became due. I neer borrowed personally from the bank' except oa one occasion above stated. The paper appearing in my personal accouut was paper received in the course of business with which I settled Mr. Luca' indebtedness to me, by reason of bis having (ilel to keep hia agreement as hereafter stated. This was paper received from our customers in the nsual course of businesa, for goods sold and delivered; nor did the bnnk or any of its otnetrs ever wake auy contribution or donation to mo of any kind at auy time. I neer suggested auy persou, directly or Indirectly, to the secretary of the treasury or the comptroller for the rioeivershlp of the Keyatono bank, or to any one else, nor did 1 iu any way endeavor to icilueiice tue appointment, remotely or otherwise. I did not know that mr brother had entered bail for Mr. Marsh until I read the fact in the newspapers while in the Went traveling; no one ever communicated to nie any thing about my brother or any other ptraon becoming bail for Mr. Marsh, nor did I or my firm erer naider directly or iudirertly the subject of giving or setting; bail lor Mr. .Mrb. I never was applied to do so. On account r.f my absence it has not been my pleasure to see Mr. William II. Wsnsuukrr for six months past, until today, when 1 saw him in this room, and I have never communicate I with him or any one reiresenting nini on the subject of hia giving bil. I nevr bfti ;i bniitien transaction with Mr. Itardsiey individually or as city treasurer, or with any one representing him in either cj;pci;y. Neither had ray firm, except that he had small acconnta for merchandise in the atom, payable monthly. I never euhecribtd any money fur hia benefit at any time. Aa to Mr. Drew, I have esteemed him highly for years on hia reputation in 1'hiladelphia aa a bank examiner. After the bank failed I snw him twice, once at uy solL-itn.ioo and once when be called of his own option. I never (pake to bim on either occasion upon the subject of rny accounts in the bank or the discount or the shares of stock held by me as oolluter i!. or asked him to favor me or any others in nny way. The question of esralliftoiug a new liauk with new men waa the subject of our conversation at both of thesA interviews. I vras not instrumental in delaying, to the extent of one minute, the eloping of the bank, or the appointment of a receiver. I knew Mr. John C. Lucas in a business way from his early manhood, and never herJ a whisper against hia integrity until after he was dead. During 1S37. to the best of tny recollection, upon the belief that Mr. Lucas was a rich man and the knowbdze of tun investing in various enterprises as a capitalist, I told hint of rny great desire to assist in prervin the independence of the Keadiig railroad property and that I thought that the purchase of certain holdings of the stock that were held by parties inimical to the reorganization would be profitable and useful, and I invited him to join me in such a joint purchase. The agreement between us waa verbal, and to thia etlect, that Mr. Luca was to supply certain sums of money aa 1 called for them and to deposit ti e same to ray personal account in ti:c Keystone bank, lu accordance to that er cement from that time 1 drew checks on that account to the extent of about 00,0X)atrainKtthat money which I believed was iepoited by him as per understanding. Upon several occasiona when I notitied Mr. Lucas that under our agreement money waa needed, tie brought me stack of the Keystone bank, which he requested me to use in lieu of the mouey.a it was not convenient for him to furnish cah at that time. As a result, w hen he died. I ha 1 in my possession 2,515 shares of the Keystone bank, so received by me from him. After bis death I found that he had not mult the deposits to o;y credit a he aereed and that my account waa overdrawu. When I discovered this, I could not CnJ auy explanation and attributed It to ' aonrrovt rtrighir r"imin;diately made the account good by closing it with commercial paper received in my buins, which was all doubly paid, Mr. Lucas, therefore, did not in reality furnish a penny to uie for the purchase of the Heading atock tunt I held and all I had for his shar in the operation wrs the certificates of stock of i!:o Keystone bauk, left with me aa collnteral. I held this bank atock subject to an adjustment of the account, and Mrs. Marsa aud Mrs. Lucas called 0:1 me in relation to it, but no settlement was made, though the former was very ureuu Pardsley Indicted. rnir.APEi.rniA, June 8. The prand jury this afternoon returned a true bill of indictment against John JlarJaley, ex-city treasurer, charged with impropriating funds belonging to the city to his own use. THE NEXT CONVENTION.

Ilekinson Wnt Irtrolt nixt Tlrlre n Larger City. Xf.w York, Junf 8. The hnsthis: "Where the next democratic convention will be held will be determined by tlie national democratic committee next Fclruary. but the vioit of lon M. Dickinson, Cleveland's postmaster--neral, to New York lat week and his advocacy of Detroit have nrouKed interest in the subject. San Francisco waa already in the field. For a number of years the (Jolden Gato city has bid for the privilege of greeting the demo ratic national committeemen and the crowds that conio in their wake. Mr. Dickinson had conversations with a number of leading democrats here. He told them that Detroit was the coolest city on earth in June, lie also thought that it was centrally situated. He was emphatically opposed to (Chicago. He had not the remotest idea why Chicago ehould be discussed for a moment. His argument against the Garden City was based chiefly on the fact that the republican fair would be in full blast by this time next year. Mr. Dickinson was told that Detroit had not the hotel accommodations. "We will build a wiirwam then," replied Mr. Dickinson. "We'll guarantee to receive hospitably every democrat in the country." He said that tho nutional encampment of the G. A. R. to be held in Detroit this year would demonstrate that there was hotel room enough. "Senator ttrice, chair n an of the national committee, said yesterday that he did not feel like expressing an opinion on the su!ject, because ho would have to vote on it. He admitted that San Francisco wants the contention, and he said with a smile that if the democratic citizens of that city wanted to do us the citizens of Portland, Ore., had just done, possibly the convention would be held there. While the preebyterian general assembly was in session last week a committee o'f Portland people appeared and guaranteed the expenses of all delegates, railroad fares and hotel bills, if the next ceueral assembly would come to Portland. The offer was accepted. " fI believe,' continued Col. Brice, 'that the bigger the city where the next democratic convention is held the bigger tho convention will be. 1 favor for the moment New York or Chicago If it is held in New York Madison Square garden would be the place for it, in my opinion.1" NOBLE WILL RESIGN. And May Poeslbly Ttecnme Minister to St, Petersburg-. St. Louis, June 8. An afternoon paper is out today with a story to the eCect that when Gen. John W. Noblo returns here from Hot Springs, where he is sojourning for hia health, he will Bend his resignation to tho president as secretary of the interior. The paper also intimates that the general will be sent to St. Petersburg aa u. b. minuter.

11 IS So the Lawyers Let Him Off Very Lightly. He Tells of the Gambling at Mrs. Wilson's, And Why He Couldn't Associate with Cummlng, The Court Room Again Packed with the Aristocracy. Some Small Sensations Drought Out In the TeetlmoDy. London, June 2. The second day of the famous baccarat trial, began with an almost complete repetition of the fcenes witnessed yesterday at the opening of thia cause celeb ra. If anything, the rush tor admittance was grenter than Monday, for everybody looked forward to being able to eee the Prince of Wales upon the witness Etand and to hearing tho testimony which he would give in regard to the gambling which took place at Tranbycr.jft. The crowds outside and inside the new law courts, especially about the queen's bench, division, were good-natured and orderly, requiring little admonition from the strong force of policemen on hand. The prince half-smiled when he arose from his arm chair and walked slowly to the witness box, his every movement watched by all present. The prince ?ave hia testimony in a clear and unrumed manner. In substance the prince said: "I have known the plaintiff for twenty year?, had been his friend for the past ten years. He visited my house several times. Our intimacy continued unimpaired until last September. 1 observed nothing suspicious in the plaintiff's play at Tranbycroft. I waa first informed of the reports current in rceard to bir William Gordon Cumming by Lord Coventry." Continuing the prince of Wales said that the sad event (the charges brought against Sir William Gordon Cumming) broke up the party at Tanbycrot't. He (the prince) sealed the document up, put it in a packet and sent it to his secretary. The document inside the packet, the prince) explained, was the statement of thre gentlemen and two ladies, whose namea have been mentioned (Mr. and Mrs. Lycette Green, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson and Mr. Kerkeley Ivette.) The prince was cross-examined by Sir Charles Ruseell. "Have you met rir William Gordon since the occurrence at Tranbycroft?" aeked Sir Charles. "No," answered the prince. "And have you intimated that you cannot meet him?" "It would be more agreeable not to do SO." At this Ftace Sir Edward Clarke, leading counsel for the plaintiff, interposed br remarking to the prince: "1 do not ask Your highness to remain in court any longer than necessary, but ." Here a bold juryman interrupted him and thereby caused a sensation by standing up in hia place and deliberately asking tho prince in a lou 1 voice, "are the jury to understand that you were banking on these two occasions and saw nothing of the alleged malpractices?'' The prince hesitated for a moment, and said with a halt smile: "It is very easy for a banker when dealing cards not to eee anything, especially when in the company of friends in a county house. Yon uo not suppose for a moment that any one will play unfairly." The juror a?ked: "What was your opinion at the time of the charges made against the plaintiff".'" The priuce replied: "The charges made against him were eo unanimous that I had not any other courre open to be than to believe them." When tho murmurs of astonishment which greeted the juror's questions and the prince's answer had subsided, Sir Edward Clarke, seeing that he must do everything possible to regain the ground which seemed to have been lo-t by the plaintilT in the examination of the jurymen, said, addressing the prince of Wales: "I take it that your LigbncrV answer to the first question put to you by the juror substantially was that you had not seen any malpractices durinj? the gamez of bac carat played at Tranbycroft iact September." The prince assented to this. The prince of Wales glower! when the bold juryman stopped him by his me8tion when he was upon the point of leaving the witness box at the termination of Sir Charle Uusseirsj croes examination, but toward the end of his answers to the juryman the prince smiled benignly upon the entire jury. Then he shrugged his shoulder! and pa.sed across the court to his seat on the bench and from there, in company with the lord chief justice, to a private doer, through which the prince and the judge disappeared on their way to luncheon. During the half hour devoted to luncheon not one of the ladirs, with the exception of the Coleridge partv, left the court. About 2 o'clock the ford ehief justice returned alone, having apparentlyleft the prince of Wales. Sir Charles Russell cross-examined the prince of Wales with some show of airiness. The word "You" in Sir Charles' cross-examination of the prince generally took the place of the nsual "your royal highness" and "Sir," which had painfully interlarded Sir Edward Clarke e questions. But though Mr. Gladstone's attorney-general. Sir Charles Bussell, may have shown to a certain degree his liberal, not to say radical sympathies, while having the heir apparent on the gridiron of cross examination and was manifestly tender in his handling of the royal witness, in fact the general opinion formed in the court room was that there was evidently a tacit agreement between the leading conns el. Sir Edward Clarke and Sir Charles Russell, that they were to fish for and get nothing from the prince which any other witness could supply. Only once did the prince of Wales betray any open sign of impatience, and that was when Sir Charles Russell asked: "What did Mrs. Wilson say to you about Sir William Gordon Cumming cheating?" The prince replied fomewhat shortly, somewhat angrily, it appeared: "She said very little." Gen. Owen Williams was the next witness. He related the now well-known incidents connected with the Tranbycroft baccarat games, the general's testimony, ia tho main, concurric witb

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