The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-30

tache and has blonde hair. His eyes are
blue, but piercing and sharp. and there Is
nothing Of that four-ard. water look about
him that some Blondes possess. In dress he
Is natty and stylish, and wears closely.ftting
shoes over neat foot One would take him
for a young but solid blood" and possibly
think he was Wall-Street man. There IL a
determined air and a dash about him which
looks as If he would go any length to gain i
point. He, in one word, looks like man
who, having played bold game and lost,
does not shrink from the consequences. but
faces them out in an evident spirit OF reck-
lessness and perhaps boldness.
Several men have preceded Taintor in
Ludlow-Strcet Jail for the same offence.
Among these are Baker, Of the Exchange
Bank, sent for five years, and pardoned !;
Snodgrass, Of the Irving Bank. same penalty,
pardoned; Graham, president Of the Wat
Kill Bank, and Van Name, president Of the
Market Bank, both in now; Briggs, of the
Nassau Bank. civil process; Morris j. Hill,
Westchester Bank, out on bail. Oakley and
Jenkins, of pretty waiter-girl fame; were
also there.
BANKRUPTCY Observation-Disclosures OF
TIE ACCUSED, 30.
New YORK, April 28.-CharIes E. Strong
was to-day appointed receiver of the Atlantic
National Bank. Taintor, the defauting
cashier, was brought before the United
States commissioner, but as he had no coun-
sci no application for bail was made, and he
was sent back to Jail.
At q full meeting of the Clearing House
Association this afternoon the Atlantic Ma
tional Bank was expelled from the Associa-
ton.
A large crowd Of depositOrs and Others
interested collected around the bank this
morning. but the doors were closed and the
bank In the possession Of the United States
examiner.
Among the prominent sufferers by the de-
f,caton is Roswell 8. Burrows, q wealthy
merchant of Albion. N. Y, who had s100,0O0
of the stock. Smith Sheldon also loses to
the extent of 81 500, and Fuller, Abbott &
Fuller lose $4,000.
4 large number of depositors of the bank
held meeting this afternoon, j. A. Fuller
presiding, and resolution was adopted for
the appointment Of committee Of five to CO.
operate with the receiver Of the bank, and
to report to the depositOrs all obtainablc in
formation concerning the affairs OF the insti-
tuition. A number OF speeches were made,
in which much indignation was manifested
against the defaulting cashier, Taintor. Sc
we're criticisms were also passed on other Off
GERS of the bank, to whose lack of vigilance
the accomplishment of the frauds Was attri-
buted. Opinions were expressed that Tain
tor still retained Il large amount of the money
obtained by him; also that the frauds had
not extended through years, as he asserted,
but were matters of the last few days, or even
weeks. The meeting adjourned subject to
the call of the chairman. .... r
The Atlantic National Bank was examined
in February and October, 1872. The reports
of the examiner show that the capital of the
bank was seriously impaired. The Control
Ter of the Currency directed that no further
dividends should be declared, and accord
ingly no dividends were made during the
wear 1872. Bad debts to the amount oil
S32, 400 were charged off during the same
wear. The defalcaton is supposed to have
occurred from the use of special deposits
and colaterals by the cashier.