The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-24
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The examination in Ibe case Of Oaruiss T. Baker re-
Gently the having teller of hs frasssmsns RANK and
chsracd with hang defsslosr in ,hs s, of sb4 Gao
came up yosterdsy before Justice Hogan. at the
Tombs
Tho pr.s,aant NJ .,s panr Mr. p,chara porrv re
usatad Tho charge made in tho aeaavit mon which
Baker WINS arresal Tho aa,davit rsads as follows.
CIV and County Of Ne.o Yors:-Richard Berry of 2ol
proadwav hanc dn,v sworn dsnosath an, .aS ,nat
or about o 18th day of August 1897 nj he Filth ward
of tho CIV OF New York no The county of Nav York
felonlousiv taken stolen and carried awsy FROM Inc
posscssion ~ deponent ths Goil,wng nrons,tv
nuauttv of United states legal tender and national bank
Sfty fonr dollars Issa c The 81 ,ha
Trslcsmen,s National Bank formerly the Tradesmens
Bank and that ih,s deponsnt has probable cause 10
suspecL ana docs suspset lhst the sad nroncrv WAS
feloniosy takop stoien and carried awav nv (arnss
Baker from he TACT that he sad BAKER 10 de-
ponent that he had TAX said money from the said bank
thai deponept is The President of he said
National Bank RICHARD RERRY
~, n., '.
M DUTY sau no "'sheo oeiore giving ms iur'her
testimony 10 make few remaFke, and spoke as FOL.
,oss:-with heavy heart and with no feelings Of vim
.-'..-'... :. $50. ''s .n' " W.
uchveness towards Mt bsKcr nave madc This charge
against bin Notwithstanding tho animadv,rsions OF
tina nres. ,,esn n mr. mar 10 ..v th., N. hrsc,or, NJ
=. , ~, -, y, ,.' - - $1,000 -
INC fraoesnen's sank IN tle proud censccnsasss OF
fhis man and Ana, they sre ,o, ,ho
80. !. = ~ ny
ihomens ss naVe arseo, 70 20 the Same tnEI IN vne
case OF the receiving teller In regard 70 myse II has
been source or the ereatest tronhc and In
ton tor man who ha been with Us for go many years
have spent days and night. of sleeposs anxiety am
here IN Tho discharge of INV du,y however and am no
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ready 10 go on with the case
Mr. Berry was then cross. examined as follows THE
ao.ara.n. In, hean err,ovea :, o,r hort ,,, ,or,
"o'o""""' mas oeeh 7"P'oye'h ou' pa"n '''pA Hpih
our books, thirty years; TO my personal knowledge
no has been with Us for long period twenty
wears or over: he was having teller from is5G.
The cash assets OF tho hank Ia or.inary times
so rs 81 e or S nos o. e bank Us pes
tenders and yo and silver the paying teller had soc
Mr. Baker tho cash OF the hank came into las possession
by deposits through Tho receiving teller and by its own
when tho notes are propared ihev arc e,yen into Tho
POSSESSION of tho paving sser and charged ~ hin tho
il his cash accom-: the paving teller las Inc sole
charge OF tho cash OF the bank his duties were 10 paw
cut Of the cash his possession the chscks of deposit
ors lesilima,ey drawn upon The bank if directed
hin 10 pay cut money or any OF the superior officers Of
,bc hank--that Is mo president or cashier he would do
%. he was clotbed with authorize 10 carrv checse
Tor, The baaS mud ,hera wa ~ courso No im,i
to that authority: from 1850 to August. 1867 me
aveagn "a sh asss or The ban, varsd rom xAoO ooo ~,
es0o noa. t,rse ,sse,a wrra reni i'm ,hn al, az
bank NV ,e navoo ,eer he haa chsr"o 81 u that aue
oss,s,sS nv hi. ,cr bo M, ,hsn, mic h;s yn ,r,mt
ara ron chaa,s don,i now sbaihns ,ha pan, ME-
locked or mo- r BAKER had the KEYS he Kew Of ,he
soo , VI Wy sAo WE i ois w y son nan ne porter
sih ~ w ~, .n, -, ~ .S.rrocm os 10 ash W '1
o. .ne BANK on INC aternooh o. Tue ltn Oh june
~ s "a soun'Ing ~ iSsc,nu, VIII ooh.eo o,
s1oa ano c , .ca,, pet" n,, eou n ." is.,s.
49,. ~ We. ,a o ~ Us
~ ~ VI h ;soi ~ ; -. .s.e 'uu u, IN
oonewS Of me h ,vc cnd n Il y, IN, al sae
- eseo nwa ~ g soo I1,o ..;s ny se'.
w ~ 81 ~, ~ pons,oy noe .nis was
uI ~ 'ho ~ ~ Ls , VI SrDM g M o,yn
a. an" y Nv, Ell; usNes on .nf suysc on
cocs no re a, rresen scs. ns tws a ss zen
'asss s. une waose uns seem. 1--WE oeocs
S s ,s.'s "a, A1, ~. - ne
n.ss VIZ ma " v th NO sxp'mn,og
t x - coais . 'uc ossn tno nter.iew began
~ rsv.. sss s M; - h r oc ~ s me MI, IN
- so,ns,h,ng rronr Win ,,~ c.ss ~ n. MI" e
20 S,s os "..ns WILL yv 0aau, ne n.ue 10 shi-
cncs ~ nsr nn y sa Pno 49, h a Sa' -. Ieet,
S.,.e,r ~ or. ssso az haa ~, 49,, ~
n mr. on ,ne io.n OF august. haa tbe satc on which
49,, !; a. r. % nm aoos, ~ anu DC saiu
- an a,ar el we scSo0a teer; there are certain
,v" Will he u,eu W onsrge 20 .s seconu tcieI anu
sa.,nT ,c,or,s haS a ~, VI s c saw was ~ W.,
~ ~ 81 %n.,s, ~ en sa'v Mf. puhe,,
vo,S each shnr m ooa,., 10 o, y.' son S,a
said Ar Baker what ysur cash shorts /. $50 oocs
much an, shar, ~ ,r conrss .h". NV no. M, nv
thunder on me ana wsni 70 sort ana ~
and xnsined n,s,,srs. Ge sad "ohin, 'naro ar ~ @
recoes, he said IN asd,t,on while was eooninr ne
cash have lost nOnev I have beep swi ndIad -
no men tone cd some mn or The rartjcs who Rad si,
lied him he sd che had heen svindaa ont Of s,D nco
By Mr. Joseph Mauaeriick ana another 10000 by Mr.
Moore formerly q bookLeener OF our hanL ana ano,b.r
RIO COO by a Mr. n,y. don,t tbint he psvc ma anv /
more explanatory IDEAS in relation to the deGriopcv.
fer thai lime Mr. HaLer said h,a fn,i,v ora a, Io.
3ranch and he was 10 60 and bring thc home
told him 10 90 ana brnc than hnn,e and hc q, a.. I
ant m $40 ,nnrnIa-. rhor ,sn' ,.,~.w, o. wy
mid .,Pc here ,omorrow mornnr - ana hs renaJ ali 4
Vi take the whole dsy :, ANSWERED VERY wc,l h,.
10 hsTs sa,nrs,v worn;,a >, can ca,i q, 49, "a,
nrcr AZ m n,omcni. 20 ,be hal Of nv h,cS ~ s.s
,o,bng more. bo tes,,mony n,va ais., ,s an isras
.xcens thai I sa,a .yr paLor how eani, 80 |
20 surh a ,h,nrsu and hs s,a ..,,r ~. |
was cray - or s,me,ing 70 that eo.c. ! -. syys
,ext on Sa,u,,v arIerronn AZ svc o,c,oci IL .a,na
hen "a, Tho banE he lar, she han. I'm comnan, xth
md went win mo IN cne or our diractcrs. a, y,a, n,a
Jew NJ Nh baplr said wr BAKER Won aid no n,sra
m aopesropce here ms nern,ng and have hc.n no,
,e,lca Inv nav arp,,nrs N ,,re rhar-o .can. 80,
md there is warrant ONT TOR vour airest ,hcr h
o,s s.Wh.t ia tba rsc ar arres,,nr vs. . 4