The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-20
BOSS TWEED'S MANSION.
Big Six to Remain on His Island Home
Judge Brady Decides.
BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS.
Important in Divorce suits-Interesting Cues
ton as to Alimony-P ostponement Till
Monday Of the Trial of Mulholland for
Vile Murder-Convctions and SEN
fences in the General Sessions.

The trial of Charles Calender, who Is indicted
for having accepted bribe Of $4,000, to influence
his Official action as bank examiner, in making
report in regard 10 the affairs and condition OF the
ocean National Bank, Of this city, was resumed
yesterday in the United States Circuit Court, be-
fore Judge Benedict.
Attorney, conducted the prosecution. and Mr. Will
liam Fullerton appeared as counsel for the de-
fendant.
TESTIMONY OF CHARLES A. MEIGs CONTINUED.
Charles a. Meigs, bank examiner, was further
examined by MIR. Purdy. The witness sald:-l
have examined the statement book OF the Ocean
National Bank; Mr. Calender. in his statement,
says he had examined the bank on the Sd and Attn
OF OCTOBER 1871; as understand, his examination
shows how the bank stood on the I'd OF october,
1871 the total OF the assets at that date, as
appears by the books Of the bank. WAS 81, 535o00;
have to a certain extent ascertaned the value Of
these assets.
O. From what you knew Of the value OF these as
SETS as shown by the statement book. on that day,
can you say whether or not in your judgment, the
bank was insolvent
Objected to.
Judge Benedlct-You may ask If the statement
IN the books shows that the bank was solvent or
insolvent. The jury entitled to have the opin-
ion OF an expert VINO has examined and studied
the books. Perhaps the account will show that
the bank was not worth anything at the time, or
that 1t was worth something. You may show by
an expert what the books show and you may show
the values OF the securities at the time.
Mr.. Purdy-Are the Liabilities OF the bank put
down there too
Q. Mr.. MeIgs, what does that statement show the
condition OF the bank to have been with its liabill
ties and its assets, as there stately A. AS here
Its liabilities aud deposit0rs.
O. On an examination OF the assets OF the bank,
In what condition does the statement show the
assets OF the bank to have been
Mr.. Fullerton objected. The statement OF Mr..
Calender was not made for the government but
for the directors OF the bank, and he merely said
that he found the statement rs there checked 10
Judge Benedict win allow the witness to state
what The statement shows. II the statement is
untrue, they may show what the TACT was with rel
erence to the bank at the time the report was
made. so the witness may show that the assets of
the bank were not worth cent or S1,ooO000, II he
knows,
Q. From what you know of the assets OF the
bsnk-their true value-what was the real condi-
ton OF the bank as appears by its Dookss
mr. Fulerton-That Is not legitimate question.
Judge Benedct-He must know now what the
value Of these Observation-Disclosures at that
O. Have you examined sufficiently to form an
opinion OF the value of these assets on the I'd OF
October, 1871?
Judge Benedict-Does he know the value OF
these assets in the market on that day? Has he
seen them dealt in by any person?
q have you made an investigation as to the
value Ol these securities, what they were worth on
OCTOBER z, 1871, or what they are worth now, or
have ever been WORTH
mr. Fullerton objected.
q. Do you know whether any OF these securities
have ever been quoted ON the Stock EAGnangeg
A. The government bonds stated in the list were
quoted at that time and had u well snown value;
The other bonds and shares had not quotable
market value at that time; my answers as to
lhese refers TO the general bond account, Portage
Lake bonds, BrunswlcK and Albany and other
bonds; they had no quotable market value, TO
my owedge; of bills discounted on October .
1871, $3.50 900 oil those were under protest at the
time; The demand loan account shows an Item OF
t1Oe, O00 | know that those loans were not worth
my such amount as that; the Portage Lake bonds
are represented as an asset OF $lo2, 900; would
,ay they were not worth any such money.
u What money were they wortnl A. 1t would
be rather guesswork 10 give an answer; would
DOT give $4,000 for them: the total assets were
a. So, 900.
q. WHAT was their real value, as near as you can
get at itr
Judge Benedict-If you know.
WItness-That Is a uiflcult question TO answer;
my opinion is that this s45S5 900 OF assets at that
amount, and adding that to the Liabilities, it left
the bank clearly insolvent; | have discovered
Irregularities In the books OF the bank.
Mr.. Purdy--l oGer TO show them.
Judge Benedict-for what purpose?
Mir. Purdy-To show assets that dId not exist
false entrles--to show that there was something
aise IN the BOOKS, which Calender must have
known was false II lie made any sort OF an exam
nation.
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