The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-24
TIE OCEAN BANK CASE.

LIZ JULIAN 6ANA CASE.
The further hearing of the case OF Charles Cal
lender, indicted for accepting bride OF $4,000,
was resumed yesterday in the United States Cir
cult Court before Judge Benedict.
FRANK L. TAINToR IN COURT.
Frank L. Taintor, who Is under seven years. i'm
prlsonment Tor having derauded the Atlantic Ma,
tonal Bank, OF which he had oeen cashier, out OF
$3.50, 000 was in court, having been brought down
from Albany Penitentiary, under a writ Of habeas
corpus, TO testify in regard 10 alleged transactions
on the part of Calender with the Atlantic Bank.
Taintor looked pretty well his hair has not been
cropped, but his moustache has been shaved on
II he is TO be examined at all IN this case, it Is
probable that he will be placed on the stand to-
day.
TESTIMONY OF EDWARD woLcorr.
Edward %qc SsrS in the 1ce Of the Comp
ne 90 ON pa the WAS He pnodaeed
the reports he SAID he could ind on record and nile
non 70 the fairs and CONDITION OF the Gn9n square Ma
National sanl and the commonWeath National Bank
M Pary 9asFSS y hs rePSTI IN even s an attach,
the office when these reports made; these
ahsd 70 e y here ee a ers With the
other re9rs they wond come bstore me in my depart
to special reports also come 10 me- and
fee nine yearsago have had the handling OF ali re-
Df Far Rave s @ the and
these all the with regard these banks
BY Mr.. Calender thatI can find.
TESTIMONY OF THEODORE +. EDoUGH.
Theodore f. Ldough, also clerk in the office of the
reports " Ssisnasr 4 fssTsnss g he CON.
tonai BANK tn the Mechanics SationaI Bank. the
NATIONAL Currency Bank, the Central Natona! Bank,
Bank, The Broaaway national sanf, The National
Bank OF Phliadeiphia Witness only produced in this
instance such reports he was directed by the Comp
oross-examined-I have been eighteen months in the
Department have found these reports there and verify
FURTHER TESTIMONY OF COLUMBUS S. STEPHENSON.
Bank was recalled and examined by Mr.. Purdy at
he @ e ens or e d m ey Inc 6 %
Ocean National Bank was in January 1865 when he got
was The III Nay S'' az h ses
Mr. Purdy mere offered in evidence the reports OF Mr.
Calender IN reference TO the affairs of the Ocean
age Lake bonds held By the bank had market value,
hoped 10 realize on them at par With regard 10 he
robbery the 1863 the report stated the bank
eurties taken away that occasion would be returned
the thieves retaining the money and that there would
Mr. Stephenson then continued his evidence, stating
counts and the other loans Some three stock
bonds about siGGo We're counted in as legal senders
besides Mr. Gaenders checks but ne could not say
details as 70 the amount q the loans Calender hal in
Wild, Conant Avery at the time the latter loans
ns aa a hen Snshg to about ss 800, these
WINE en she MINES was going oyer mass OF figures
lions the Mr. on 'H said 'an he did 9"k nos Oee to
the wines Putting aI in the result Of his .
them to go on with another witness Mr. Purdy replied
have proved ali those figures minute but counsel
w 70 not he bo5k % d ne oPeeted n5 to be
belonging to Mr. Davis the receiver the bank, who
remarked thai ar tqllero mad right TO Object The
by the DISTRICT Attorney not having prepared his case
properiy' me witness vines proeeeGed 70 say that ne
Il Of OCTOBER i ws and ON ON the
the amount Of suspended debt was SIS SO; a
large portion OF that was past due paper; the
when failed in December Is7l was s3s8 075 of that
aud 5S Tor wild aud coIant Co. It vas paper
OF Alfred Mild ana note OF the Portage Lake Company
Unavailable assets IN the bank was si5,i50; capt.
Cross-examined- here among the unavailable as
sets de6 70 tAe bank Of ll2Voo nom the New York
one, tor 1t had been collected from the Corporate
sed The naming hSa b Taa j. MAJ thinks
he tod me directors at meeting that the collaterals
thinks that Calender reerred to him his opinion
have asked Mr. Calender the value the securi-
he did not Know M b. K Martin sl anea th sa
meeting or moss Mr. Martin have been inTerrogated
securities were taken during the administration Mr.
Calender were Portage Lake bonds and note endorsed
by Mr.. Alfred Wild and, perhaps, by Conant Coz the
July ISL, october 2 ISL. over s3O0o the deposits
lau also creaseu at be une ne made the loans to Mr.
Calender ne REGARDED then as secure MT Purdy put
question 10 witness. but Mr. Fullerton objected TO its
form stating that Mr. Purdy not examining Mr.
phenson tor admission 70 me Bar Judge Benedict said
that lftle Ought counsel vas
nos proper TO make such remarks They embarrassed
the jury and embarrassed the facts. Mr.. fullerton
question judge Benedict observed that remarks FOL
lowed the objection. and counsel would that they
were not proper 10 be made such remarks nad been
pretty much dispensed with to-day, and he deter
mined stop them IN future. In reply the question
as 70 why he did not sell the bonds placed in his hands
by Mr. Calender for debt to the Ocean
dd not want to in ure the credit OF the Portage Lake
Company. That was one reason. and another reason
on tor large sale OF the bonds and II would have in
1ured the credit OF the company II he had forced on
sale Of the bonds Mr.. DAVIS, the receiver had in
formed him that the security on lands in Western Vir
gina tor SIS 90 good. Mr.. Purdy about put
ting question in relation to lot Of figures, when the
Judge told him thai II was not necessary 10 that
letter from the Comptroller OF the Currency, request
ing tne ocean National sank 10 forward statement Of
us aars up % me ~ OF October, 1871, was here put in
Mr. Purdy said the bank forwarded the statement of
Calender as II appeared on the statement book; and
ms was ens"tred Ny the comptroller, VINO, in letter,
stated tha the reserves appeared to be short and called
upon the BANK 70 make them up to the proper amount.
lie offered tins letter IN evidence.
TESTIMONY OF ISAAC Fl. BAILEY.
Isaac H. Bailey, receiver OF the Commonwealth Bank,
produced three notes, each Tor $1,000 drawn by Alfred
endorsed by Charles Calender note OF 81 900
collateral for a note OF 500; he found these papers
among the papers of the bank
10 Mr.. Fuerton--rhere evidence to show that
these made as loans TO MIR. Calender except that
they found with papers marked cohaterals for
10 Mr. Purdy-T have not seen Mr. Calender about
these notes; have not sued him.
The Court adjourned at quarter past four o'clock TIL
untl thursday.