The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-20

pIlsonment be named on each one of the
G G!a n which he was convicted under the
a an claims, making 81 distinct claims and
Oh ne prisoner was removed in custody of the
eneriH and the court adjourned
=, A profound impression was produced through
tne city by the announcement of the Tweed
serGict. Reports from the jury during the
n,gnt had prepared the public for disagree
n ment, and the riisoner's friends hoped for an
The District Attorney proposes to rapidly
disposed of. '
Newspaper extras announcing the verdict,
"ie oe'ng hawked all over the city.
Escape Of Murderer.
:, Ii1,s afternoon the cell uf W. Sharkey, in
sue Iombs on the charge of murder, was found
vacant. Mrs. Yves Allen. who was in the
Prison as visitor. was found inside, and IL is
presumed SHE gave ticket to Sharkey, with
whom she was acquainted, and he escaped in
woman attire. Her ticket is in the hands of
nue. a.Gorkeeper There was the greatest excite
ment 10 the prison. Detectives were sent out
SnI teiegrams were sent to all points. Sharkey
nad been sentenced for murder and was granted
ha new trial. His clothes were found under the
sun Another Oefalcat iou-A Bamk Pres.
ident steals $500, 700.
The directors of the Mercantile National
bank inform the public that very recently the
,ate President, E. j. Blake, without their
knowledge, made loans to corporation in
winch he was interested The loss, if any,
from this account, they believe, will not ex-
ceed the surplus. At meeting held yesterday
Noeman b. White was unanimously elected
resident in place of E. j. Blake, resignd.
another account says that suspecting some
Ining wrong, the directors of the Mercantile
nank lhssitnted an Investigation a few days
since, and discovered that the President, Eli
J.B AXE, had advanced the $500, 900 surplus then
on hand in relieving the embarrassment of
the Domestic Sewing Machine Co., incorporat-
Gu py Blake and three brothers in 1871. The
only security for these sums advanced fonnd in
the vaults were collaterals and notes of the
sewing machine company, which are practical
~ worthless. The bank dire ctors are wealthy
men. and assert that under the new President,
Ioe 6ank will regain itself, as it did after the
defalcation of the treasurer in 1862 and that
the depositors will not lose dollar. Blake
as been connected with the bank in various
capacities for nearly quarter of a century,
He owns $l0O, 600 of the stock and is reported
worth 5000, QUO The notes of the Domestic Sew
ing Machine Co., have gone to protest for three
dnys, The company has suspended and a
meeting of the creditors is called for. The
cashier says that the collaterals given O Presi-
dent Blake for the money advanced consisted
10 part q Its own stock, but in the main of
mercantile paper, and was supposed to be per-
fectly good The stock would not probably re-
alize much, butsthe mercantile paper was as
good as ever IL was, He attributed the advan-
ces of President Blake to Over-confidence in the
success of the sewing machine company. He
however added that the company is now quite
insolvent.
Later-It is thought that the bank will be re
lieved from loss on account of securities in the
hands of the directors.
For Cuba.
The Juniata sailed last evening for Cuba.
The Eagle Man.
Thomas Kipsella, editor of the BROOKLYN
Eagle gave bail to-day in $4,000 to answer q
suit against him by Thomas w. Field, Super
intendent of public instruction 10 BROOKLYN to
wife of plaintiff. Kensella denies the charges.
Hoyt sprague q Co.
A meeting of the creditors of Hoyt. Sprague
q Co., was held to-day. The counsel of the
firm reported that the liabilities were &c. 342
and the assets $12, 15S, 594 aside from the pri-
vate property of the firm. A resolution was
adopted appointing committee to confer with
the firm as to what was the best for the interest
of all concerned and report to a subsequent
meeting. Mr.. Thurston, counsel for the
the trustees would be executed at an early day.
Various Matters.
The proposals for the new foam of the Boston
& Albany R R. opened to-day, and out of ST.
100000 only $4,000 were taken as the corpor-
alton decided not to accept bids at less than par.
This is indicative of the state of the money
market.
Judson Crocker, aged % years, hanged him
self to-day at his boarding house on Edinboro'
street. Out OF work and Respondent