The sun., 1873-09-19

Treasury, but Of its owu vaults This makes
the case much clearer to the public comprehen-
sion, and explains the peculiar anxiety oI GER
tain people to secure victim.
Mr.. d. p. BARSARD's ENIGMA.
In Yesterdays Sun was printed an interview
with Mr.. ID. p. Barnard one OF Mr.; spTagues
| counsel, la which occurred this angular re-
| marx:
Isuspect that II Mr. rotten, spraguee suretie.
have 10 be = trial natter would be Developed w6ic6
explain why Se gTGsesH % nl had @ sss1 os s:es .gma
other purpose than to sccure his conviction
For an exclamation Of this enigma reporter
was sent to Mr.. Patton, who prOfcssed Dllssiul
| Ignorance OF its meaning. He said
cant understand that why, sprague turned over 70
rst, You see, soaidny give my note wien kiagsicy
sn1 the Ceers TroR9sed tss W. sh2da non a gye "a nofs
that would bear my share % the oss II the surctics
one oi ss 9et s alIyf s me every d1, ta1' s mann S
is on the bond that's enough-my lawyer says 50 too
THE sULC1tUN.
! Yesterday a reporter succeeded In getting tho
following explanation, which nts admirably
! The Brooklyn Trust Company lnds Itself respon-
sinlc for the losses the city has sustaned, bnt IS
| 10 do SO IL ia necessary 10 have victim. Rod
man was tried, but found too poor for the pur.
| even procure bail to keep him out ~ Jail. Then
| they pitched on Sprague. lie had means enough
! had plenty Of wealthy friends. lie assigned
| his estate to make the loss good, and his sure
! ties put up their notes to secure the amount 70
be realized from the assigned estate ls, az
| but pattcn. lie was smart enough TO see through
the game and friend enough OF sprague l',vd3 TO
| that Sprague stole the money, or his deputy,
Rodman, the official bond on which Patten's 8
| signature appears with Others Is good 70 make
| up the loss. But that IS precisely what tho
Trust Company folks don't want. They are
AFRAID OF ANY LITIGAT1oN,
and so seek to frighten Patteu into putting up
| his note with the other surcties by threatening
| him with q suit for the whole amount. ihnse
| who gave their notes do not expect to pay them,
as Slraguo's estate Is ample TO make good tue
deficiency; the only object Is 20 get the money
out Of sprague without any litigation, which
That whole attempt Is an ADMISSION ot We
Tru-t Companys responsi9lllty II Lhey look Y, ne
tRHs tRHss ccaspiPaiors %ar'i have C. secured { be money;
known to every ON Ger and trustee OF the
company, from Alderman Ropes, its reform Pre-
prs6ncd Ts Secretary. More than this, the tr,ls-
tees of that institution knew the money ot the
the city was being misappropriated while in
their keeping. aud we're the sharers in the prof
arising from such misapuropration Ana be-
cause Of this kn9wle,dse neither sPraene nor ,t
trial. The pressure will be kept up for some
time yet, doubtless, and the pretence of zeal IN
| sItcuou- as possible, but II Will eud In smoke.
DoCToRISG THE TRUST CoMrANY's hooks.
| Rodman's confession was heralded by liritton
as the completion Of the chain oi 1 eyidSnce enc.
umcntary proofs. All this was nearly week
ago. Since that time liritton has had Rodman
books OF the Trust Company. For what rur-
poser who can tell? Ifthe evidence was COM
accused thief Kept at work at the books which
were claimed to corroborate hls strange state
mentsy Are those books to be dpctured into a
/ conformity they did not show originality Light
on this subject would be acceptable at this time.
Rodman, ~ all men living, should be the last
man to have access to any mem otandum even
much less the account books Of the institut,o On
he claims that he has defrauded. And yet pc
with Warren the accountant. who certified That
kodman was the only thief shown by those
very books, are kept day after doy at Work ,,,1 On
that after all Sprague Is the only guilty man
such proceedings require no comment
MYSTERIOUS CONFERENCE.
Tnr sVS Yesterday summed up it, three day 4
and Wm. C. Kingsley absent from the city. The
evidence Of their absence was the direct state
H iains 80 Sut that in reg 10 at least inc q thes,
hiding within the civ. And there are some
case With Judge McCue. on Wednesday Their
. was mysterious gathering in the private once
OF the District Attorney In the Court House
2 The conference lasted nearly all day. Dutinl
the day lunch was ordered from neighborinl
5 carried the lunch to the otice was not nlmltte,
= 10 the private room he was met AT The doc
Ii. tray nom him and carried il in, taking car
that he should not even peep into the room
Nho were ne sk Hersons tnss e.. TJn
: / Attorney Brtton, NJ. ID. Rodman, and Warren
1 the accountant, were three OF these persons. l
= ! William q. Kingsley were two Others OF tn
a party. who the sixth one was even rumor doe
pPi or it NAV may have been some of R6dmsns counse
: / The story Is given without application, Just a
4, / the reporters Of THE Sun gathered II. Every
body is al liberty to verify or dlsprove II aud &
: construe 1t a- they please.
, WHY VICTIM Is DEMANDED.
70 There Is another feature of this muddle tina
. hy showing a motive for the anxiety to secure
o. Victim for the Trust Company. The charter o
= that company as quoted yesterday contain
/ this provision;
No loan shall be made, directly or indirectly, to an
trustee.
70 The following trustees NJ the Rrooklvn Trus
j. COMPANY have, either directly or indirectly. q
3 different times, obtained loans from that inst
$ tuition:
i h ,si n, VIA
= William nescy .......... $40
= Alexander Ne, ne Az
Il Josiah ......'.''.' IT, y
" C. A sprasuc q, d,
e. Total .................... ,ila0
+, And in addition. Che Secretary. u. T; R9dmm
u has borrowed SSUuu, making $ll"le" loauc
o los the COMPANY contrary tu law, Ii'h ol th'-
/. . officers and trustees has admitted Tue Ia'I yS
J, copt Mills, who Is dead. blt they seNerall
,t / Ulcld tuat the law merely forbid, their borrow
l. ing, nut attaches no penalty IN case thel
" borrow,
.o pENAtrY PROVIDED nv THE STATUTES.
'r 1t is true that the charter provides no peualt'
"a hut the Revised Statutes of the state nhul
* dainty suuply this omission. Thus section.3i e
s., title IT, chapter ol Jhe Revised statutes reads
" follows
Is whore the Performance ot any act Is prohhitcd
any statute. aud no penalty for the violation Of su
statute b. luuu-el, either 100 lhC same section CONF
ius s4Gh prohibition nr ln any other scctlon or Slaiul
" tn doin. tuch sct shall be doomed misdemeauor.
~ And section So Of the same chapter provide
~ further:
,t Eyc.y person who shall be convicted ~ any m
no dcmcauoT punishment for which is not prrserlh
80 IN tins other statute, shall he punished hN
e, prsoumcLt IA county ltl not exceeding one year
~, hy exceeding tg5J, or by both sdch nne d
io ! imprisonment
~ Thus il Is clear that Messrs. : l.. Hustled, ia
hi ! u. Fish. william {. Kingsley, Alexander McCu
,it ". :. Iisdale, Josiah q, Low, h.. ;. Mills, al
he Curtlandt A. Sprasue have, by their own adul
On siOns,
go COMMITTED A MtsDEMEANOR
,n under the statutes, and are liable 70 indictme
M, and imprisonmout. Here then, IL somethi
A., tangible for the District Attorney To- prute
''' upon If lac means business. lie Is now pros
H. cutting Sprague and Rodman, or pretending
lAH a., an for an o0ruPp % which they