New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-27

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AID To ali one key unlocked the whole. The
customers tin boycs kept the compartments
Of the customers, their clerks and poters' wore
in the habit OF going the vanlt for the bOxs Inc
boxes securities placed the UaH or s"e
keeping ny Of item wee taken away ever! norm
and brought back again at night. Inc PreSi
denis scat was near the entrance 20 the vault lie
was away from the bank two LonTs every day anu
twice q week, ~ the meetings OF TIC directors Inc
currency was kept in packages. With strap OF paper
round them. and he amount marked on the strap lley
were generally handed t. lac about tGe oiddle OF vac
day. ! TaTeiy counted them, bus TOOK them nom tho
receiving teller az they were marked. womb nave
been impossible for ~ have counted them IN DUST
hours II took two three assistants 70 make mp
the pa kngcs Tie packages remained on the counter
untii had made Up tue days CASH and then placed
them in the vault. the packages we've ahonta ioo 1lsh
and the drawers were only eight % ne lnches deep
il was impossible 10 put them away unii the evening
They were mostly che-dollar notes The eash OF
the bank had Tot been counted for two years 70
my kcowedee; il was thtn couEied BY the lresi
. dcJ I'D tie directors. bad frequently compliance
tina the vault was not saie, but no alteration wa
made In ;Ae old b INK had he COMPUTATION q me
lock u the iron OF the vault but had not that Of!
tf0new bank. Mi. Blake had duplicate Keys OF the
compartments. On occasion ieit ny keys AT
hoIre and when ! asked NJ. Blake: the cashier for
is he cou' not find them this vas about four onths
before left the bank On that occasion icund key
IL the bank which l.ied the locks.
/ have property Of my own. gave 5000 ior n y
estate Satcn-islaad about yeaIs age. pad f0r
il OUT Of siloo0 left me by an amt who died IN
In gland for the last ~ months have Kept two horses
instead one; that j. the olv change have made II
ruy estabshmcn | was Treasurer to the Co.lisvilie
Copper Company, and held one.thrd OF The shares
TIE capital SJC0oOO but only 5000 worth OIL stock
were actually iaken and that hal been used IN develop
/ irg the mine. ] advanced 5000 IN addition TO the
stock sold. The day after the examination oi tie cur
rtnty r-0rOscd Dy the tGshier d!scoYe!ea ,hefe
was defcencv MI Blake had examined tie specie
aad iolud it correct. This wat aDout eight 0: Iine
days before. ] efi. Mr.. Blake came 10 me about ,
O'Clock andfad he wanted TO CONT the gold, ana alter
wtrd TO count the currency. told Ein II Was an ul
heard OF thing or the Cashier to examine the cash
alone ard that thought De had no authority 10 90 so
ard that II IL must Dc done, II must Dc counted IN
| the nsunl manner In the presence or the Presl'
dent and the Directors !; was not then counted IRE
s1u!ag tia. the currency woald be counted the next
DAY (Which howe,er, Vas not Goneh 1 determined 20
frafht.n up the money and get II ready should TIE
directors be disposed TO count H. found to my sur
pfise inst there was deficiency In the three packages
that had been IN tie bank Tor some time, AMOUNTING III
the whole e. sigT 600 aud the next morning when !
came to tho bank it my discrimination to mention
i 10 the officials Of the bank but did n9t 90 so ue
cause | knew wac In the power Of the bank, ana
thai they might take proceedings against ne NhlcA
woqjd not allow the means OF deeuse or explanation
never appropriated any Of The specie OF currency 10
/ ny Own Use.
Cro,s.oxamlnod BY M Karslake-I sold ny property
10 my Drothcrin-law two three weeks previous 20
ny disco crnl tie deficiency IN the currency. t ne
deed c1syeying the property executed between Tug
2fh ana 2Jh of October Ny broiher1na" -"
utcticcd o. dentist for three four years IN New
Y0k and b. bad lived during that time 10 ny ouse Is
cnest part of TIA, time be was studying as SeH a.
pTactcinc dorilstry before that le Vas saE'u Az
huxness IN Chicago but that was I've OF sA years
there nss o 5000 mortgage upon my properly, Hy
1 lE5t Der .in.aW gave s-u,euO tof me iul rl'
nv Wit. and daughter there when came To nsshd IN
the Teninuia ana understand thcy have been i'ing
,i.rs uifL him ever since lie bought ever fhinf
pss.e,sed lie gave me 600 for the persoaal proreiy
- iced was executed on on about TIE 81 ae'o
bess md .ef. 90 lae .oth- No mon"F passed wen
saId my property g. jacob iodine. ny Dsoss.I ~,
hx had two baildus pio:s Of ground 10 rev orr.
Int don't know what has become OF ttem have
heard that TIE bank has a,.ehed them had spec u
III n..ft N
stock for him was 20 lold his money and give hifn
note, ON tine 10 tire, aud lad given hm fourteen
thousand dollars currency ana oWed hin IVY mo- ma,
sand dollar. Ia cash. There was some proht inei
the memoranda but hey have been desiro! cd wen
discovered the deficiency entered II IN ny DOCS q
ba.grAbe to the yan u being the reserved hon'F ~
he hank 1 remained in the bank seven days after
discovered the deficiency. 10 would appear nom ny
book that there was the proper amount IN tne Nau,
Tie practice was T. keep the specie IN hye-thousani
dollar bags Wv private memorandum book does
not show q deficiency Of one hundred ana ninety
seven thousand dollars. J psfposey " >. ny
NV carpet.b bag. | had n cloak and bundle oi Things
could not get into my bag. That was oil me luggage
had TO England. i entered my name us "isoL
on the stcariers boob. About fortnight OF mouth
before LEFT asked the messenger TO get me TWO bag
Of gold each containing 5000 and 10 bring them int'
the other entrance OF The bank tnat Is uii.usn ".
cellar; the banks gold which was brought at tue SAINT
time was brought IN the usual way. My two bags o
gold were put III a cupboard ia the CELLAR lie brought
the gold for me from broker In Walst IN eAchanS'
for the notice told the messenger. n always dld II
reference own affairs. not to mention IL 10 th'
officer of the bank. He had fetched gold for me OF
former occasions that had ee,n sot IN eAd ~
for notes. | afterwerd put the swo bags IN on
Of my compartments In the vaults where they re
manned few days and then sold Them to broker II
WalIst sent one bag by messenger and the ONE
by clerk in the bank. received payment for then
in checks, which l cashed with notes, with when
bought some stock. The broker has still The stock.
made 500 or $500 by the transaction. frequent!
turned over money In that way. My salary at IN
bank was G., 900 year. had abrother inlaw anothe
Bodine) in ne bank. He was not my assistant. liz
appointed and retained in the bank ut ny s,lcia
ton. lie was the clerk who took one OF the bags
gold for me.
clerks discovered during my vacation deficiency
$1,000 bat We neither reported II. thinking 1t woul
:. he made right some time or other the drl,lehcy wa
in Mr. Hydes daily cash accounts. and not none
had from the vault The two bags oil roid were pun
chased with my and my brotlerin'aws notes
They did not any part OF them, belong 10 the pank
! never carried gold oui VI the bank.
TESTIMONY OF A CLERK or THE MERCANTILE BANK
Tho prisoners brothcrn.law. Alfred iodine. VIII
was in the bank Ia Ire post of assistant reoeiv.p
teller was then called and examined to confirm th
prisoners evidence. About sl,OOo0Oo he said passe
through the bank daily in currency of all kinds-casf
coin notes and checks. When the currency was J,
ceved ii was sorted. counted, and passed over to tn
paying telloF" the prisoner. Tbis was done ny IA
receiving teller or his assistants lie saw the eouniln
of the cash by the chief cashier shortly before tn
prisoner left and he saw the cashier himself han
the bngs The cash In specie then found correct
c He had heard the prisoner complain Of the al
Engagements in the vault and its insecurity The prs
oncr went away as early as 81 o'clock. whereas othe
clerks nd the book keeper often remained TIL ate-i
late a. o. 10 or II at sht few days after the pri'
oner, dener,ure bag Of 900 found missing an
.no,b.r NJ tho ofcers wns charged with It, In eros,