New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-24
SUPREME COURT JAZZ. D-spEcIAL TEEw-Before Ja3se
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.nrt rsllsd fhe attention of Mr.. Hunt, COunsel

The Court called the attention Of Mr. Hunt ConnseI
s5 ,ss o. S1l se Ssss
priority dspositors 70 any otnel " In hi. sa.e \,
tb., tets dividend should De INSIDE a, soon q. pos
able and that the e.s ,., S ss IN the
B.nI RIA, know the prospect Ia relation 70 the monty
oI Hasy NOT as security h oyedrSs said 70
10 In properly worth $1,000 or ssDNN-four 0; hve Of bis
1s.pon.ble being the bond The bora sad mossse is
payable IL three ysss Sqt II s can ~ 20
be claims have been made TO him instead Of 70
saos', wss si" %dSsy s " i1e 70
sufficient amount Of specie Necessary 70 Be on hand a.
,e.e. ~ ccoi that day The Bank it was said usually
parties blank certificates Of depo.t a Not
he specie bad served The purpose dag retained
The BORROWER and the cheek settled me some am IN
amount due already The bsnt also holds another
ssvhss deposition. viii probably ultimately receive their
sG1euIts without loss
SUFFOLK AND EMPIRE CITY BAsgs.
Motions as 10 appointment OF receivers for the SUIT
fk Bank and the Empire City Bank further alluded TO-
The form Mr. Eels Secretary Of the Lsfsss
n1Ics compsS ~ IN the same baiiaSs with the suffolk
s. and ,s S1dss n0uf a the CO be l Ts ard be
thought that Company stood In with 20 BANK
he .Rpopt%.nt Of Mr. Eel. somewhat sbeoDsts Ths
capital oihe Bsns said 70 be 70 o Two three n
Puk said to large amount to TIE Bank AID
the Empire Bank Notes Of Mr.. Bell. Of $1,000 $1,000
SO co. and other tumssome tens Of Thousands Judge
ssid-sppesr among what call. N" assets NJ brown hss
s.o notes among the alleged assets Of between $4,000 aud
number Of notes oas to Bank to have been de-
f1e,,os f0i from the Meehanics baa.ns
red a. e s2I Cos from the Metropolitan Bank (which
the ousndng bsJ si2oco and - 900 Of ss'e s
s.edi another loan from same Bank o. anu
Two Individuals. the Judge said appear to owe the Bank
II was said the nominal value Of the assets Is SSO OO
The Judge the fact tba. OF the sures offered
Hauue Mot VIII we
KpekerboeLer Rsnil between e 100 Ooq and $4,000
. not sprovee smother ssrety would provided Mr.
W. urged The appointment Of Mr. Ee who be said has been
tbs settling OF some estates before that officer.
Th. Wy snsos sspt oI ar Van Wake
vas that deposit had formerly been in the East River
Fsse Insurance Company before the Suffolk Bank there
and latter desiring 70 have share In the OF the
"a, a,sr Bank il wa. stated that it IS proper Receiver
should forthwith be appointed The Court VIII probably rem
he Empire Cy Bant 1t said that the capital
s4Oeto the nominal value Of the assets is said to be tig
the sums said to be due BY Sloan Lesset Mr.
smoubt The Prctdeut the Empire Stone Dressing Com
psny slo large amount KiPp Brown $1,000 and
humber Of Others
In opposition 10 the assignment OF receiver urged by
mi Tracy counsel that the assignment mae by TIE osns
doe. away with the necessity OF receiver this was denied
by Merss Gerard end others who stated that It was nece
sary in order to hoc the sh3ae ana a osnn sanoSa
make which the asssnnen W mace
after against the Bank hsd been returned unsss
bank prohibiting from making transfers Ia reply to this 1t
was said that Mr. VIM H. Adams who obtained the inune
lion bsd Withdrawn it-this wss de MED.
Puer Of the depositos and one Of the petitioners
for receiver called with view TO showing that he had
to the sssnment but he denied that such the
said he had proposed the persons who had
obtained the asets of the bank and robbed t-neay &l5O
e having been taken by individuals he said he did not
think IL could make valid assignment.
s Asns% Sc sssPss. ss Ss s
was laid 9Th January and assignment made l5thi MI b.
did not much about the assets 81 the bns
and 10 question OF the Judge TO whether the assets are
for aDythns the witness could not say; be nsd
never before he said been connected with banhns BUS ness
came bank 2Cth October last he chosen pncpay
he thought, because hs lived in the neighborhood .
The Judge said be supposed the witness msde fresent
because II good and might be taAen for Old a
BniDgtr. III,
MIR Tracy said that gentleman more acquainted with
drawns corks than drawing checks. - .
The Judge said that al the better He, himsee was
MI Church appeared have had the greatest knowledge
the bank and the Judge suggested that he had
better be subpenaed =. , 49,.
In wss ,ad there claims against the bank by thirty
other for COO due for balances at the Clearing House
To be