The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-13
The Methodist Book Concern.

The suit of Lanahan against Carlton,
growing out Of the alleged frauds in the Book
Concern, was brought to issue Yesterday In
the Supreme Court Chambers. before Judge
Barnard. DR.. Cartons rebuttng affidavits
on the matters presented last week by DR..
Lanahan were very full and pointed. They
embraced not only the respondents own affi-
davit, denying the matters severally and col
iectively charged by his late colleague, but
also the afidavits Of Gilbert Oakley and
Timothy A. Howe, and Rev. Drs. NJ.
DC. Crawford and W. T.. Harris, members
of the Auditing Committee Of the Missionary
Society--some of whom occupied that posi-
ton for more than twelve years SUCCESSFULLY
and they show that the interests on deposits
belonging to their society charged to have
been pocketed by DR.. Carlton, its treasurer,
had been transferred to their accounts re9u-
larly, and to the amount of $57, sos. Mr..
John M. Crane, the cashier of the Shoe and
Leather Bank, in which the deposits are
made, swears that neither Langdon nor Van
derbergh was in the employ Of the bank at
the date on which the latter swore he had
seen the special account Of I. Carlton in
tho back OF the ledger, and had been
informed that the interests on Book Concern
and Missionary deposits had been transferred
to this special account. And, furthermore,
Langdon himself makes affidavit that when
he was In the employ OF the bank,
toward the end Of the year 1866 and
beginning Of 1867, he employed Vanderbergh
for while, after bank hours, to call off
checks to him, and that tue latter had no
access whatever to the books, nor did Lang
don ever know Of or tell Vanderbergh that any
such account IS ''T. Carlton, special account
was In the ledger.
But Mcssrs. w. II. Barker, who has been
a bookkeeper in the Shoe and Leather Bank
since 1854, and Robert Fash, since 1860, both
swear that they have carefully examined the
books aud cannot fad any such account as is
sworn to by vanderbergh In the affidavit pre-
scented by DR.. Lanahan last week. And
letter from Mr.. A. " Stout, the President Of
the bank (who Is absent In the West) denies
that any such account has been opened or
interests paid thereto. Mr. Stout also gives
the monthly balances Of the accounts Of the
Book Concern and Of tho Missionary Society
for ten years, and DR.. Carlton and himself
explain the apparent discrepancy between the
balances on the books Of the bank and of
the Book Concern by showing that the surplus
funds of the Concern and Of the Missionary
Society have from time to time been loaned
out at interest, and while the books of the
Concern credited all such loans as cash on
hand the books of the bank did not. And
these loans were made and the interest
collected by the bank: This was the case as
presented yesterday to the Court in the all
davits and arguments Of counsel. The Court
took the papers and will render decision at
an early day. Meantime the Book Committee
will meet here next Thursday to investigate
the charges preferred against DR.. Lanahan by
his superior in Office, and their verdict may
make the decision of the Court matter Of
small moment. II Is time that this case,
which has become nuisance Ia the eyes of
the Church and of the community, was cleared
away, and we hope the Book Committee will
finish it mp now.