New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-24
TIE COURTS.
TRIAL OF CALLENDAR.
EVIDENCE FROM VARIOUS SOURCES


At the resumption yesterday in the United
States Circuit Court OF the trial OF Bank Examiner
Charles Calendar for accepting brIbe for reporting
fayoraby upon the condition Of the Ocean National
Bank Edward Wocot, clerkin the Office OF the Con-
troler OF the Currency produced certified copies OF Cal
lendars reports upon the CONDITION OF the following
banks this city Union Square National Bank Ameri-
can National Bank, Atlantic National Bank and the
Commonwealth National Bank. Those reports wero
favorable to the banks and. they either failed
went into liquidation after they were made.
Mr.. Purdy claimed that they we're matchmaking re-
ports or false reports the making OF which Calendar
received brbes' T. o. Edaugh, who Is also clerk In
the office of the Controller OF the Currency produced
CALENDARS report upon the condition OF the Fourth
National Bank OF Philadelphia and his reports upon the
condition OF the following banks in this city, Contnen-
tai National Bank, First National Bank. Third National
Bank Mechanics National Bank National Currency
Bank, Central National Bank, Ninth National Bank.
METROPOLITAN National Bank Bro adway National Bank.
OF these banks have failed, and only one or them,
the Fourth National Bank ot Phiiadeipia, wen, INTO
only in connection with the fact that Calendar had
borrowed money from the banks reported upon ana the
reports II the mony he wanted we're not loaned to him
National Bank when failed repeated hi testimony to
the effect that Calendars first transaction with that
bank took place January. 1868 that the banks re-
and that to 1T the required amount Calendar
checks about $4,000 counted legal tenders
The recently published matter OF Calendars Indebted
ness TO the Ocean National Bank was again considered.
but nothing was elected the witness except thar,
as was claimed, the bank had, on Oct 1871, loaned
CoDanf, Wild Co about 100000 more than II had any
right to loan and that, at that time II had $1,000 In
Portage Lake bonds and 100000 Ia Decatur, Sullivan
and MattoOn bonds.
Az examination OF the statement-book OF the b ank
corrobOrsted National ankExamner Megs's test
that 1t insolycnt BY over O0 and that t
had on hand when 1t failed about tl3 1850 in unava
able bonds stocks and notes. 1t is claimed by the
ecuton that tho bank had that amount In such bonds
stocks hand for two years before 1t failed,
aud that Calendar knew 1t when no reported that the
bank In prosperous condition. IL also appeared
that the unavailable paper referred TO was supposed TO
be good security whore money was loaned on IT, and
that the failure OF the bank $4,000 worth Of
it paid. IL further shown from the books
that between July aud October 1871 the business OF the
bank had increased TO the extent OF 10000 ana
Fullerton remarked that such Increase cOrrOborated Cal
lendars statement that the bank In prosperous
condition. -....
Isaac Ii. Bailey, the Receiver OF the Common wealth
National Bank testified that he found In that bank notes
that Calendar owed IL about $4,000, and that
the notes Endorsed by Wiid Avery Conant, aud
Calendar but that Calendar appeared a. the borrower
The Conrt then adjourned till to-day, when Frank l..
Taintor who u serving out q term OF seven years
imprisonment for embezzing the funds OF the Atlantic
National Bank will De witness for the prosecution.