New-York tribune., 1874-01-17

and had been guilty OF improper ana Ilegdi practices ia
connection with the sad Company ana with he fulds
moneys and assets thereof, by means whereof the
money of said Company to largo amount to wit. 70
the amount OF $4,000 thereabouts, was wrongfnly
frauduently Illegally and feoniousy appropriated to
MS own use by the said Rodman.
That as this defendant 10 informed ard believes the
tonrd knew fhat the said dman was .acil ieianiter,
and had been guilty OF the frauds crimes, and peCua
tious herein above set forth and had rauduently and
reioniopsly appropriated said funds his own use.
That although the charter OF the said Brooklyn Trust
COMPANY prohibits any loan to be made directly
dirrctly to any trustee officer OF said Company yet
the said plann had various times prior 10 the time
of the pubca menontd 81 Illegally and In violation
Of the said charter, and contrary 10 law borrowed
through ard by means OF one Edgar ii. Cullen, reIa
sa,d Company. 70 w.t. the sum Of aooce. or there
abouts And tins defendant further alleges that prior
the time Of the publication mentioned various and
divers persons who trustees officers sand
Company with the ledge, copnyanee and consent
of tie said plaintiff, such trustee had borrowed from
tme TO time of he said Company illegally and IN yiO
ltion law and the sad charter OF the said Company
large OF money, amounting IN the aggregate 10
81, ,00O.0c0, or t1erea0Outs.
And nis defendant further alleges Information and
belief thst IN violation OF ani the charter OF said
Company the SAID Brooklyn TrustCompany prior 10
the time OF the publication complained Of with the
acted ~ bank Of discount ana IN fraud OF the nights
the creditors OF the SAID Brooklyn Trust Company,
the said trustee. and officers had loaned nom time
time large sums Of money without requiring and taking
the security provided for 10y the said act Incorporating
A. spreeue was aI the ssIne time Treasurer OF the City Of
Brooklyn, ana for considerable ume previous TO the
publication referred 10 Ia raiG complaint kept hf once
as Treasurer In the of1ices OF the Brooklyn
Trust Company and kept al account with said Trnst
Company and deposited therein moneys belonging TO
said City OF Brooklyn and received by him Treas
urer thereof That the said RodDan was at the
time the de puty OF the sand COurtlandt A. Sprague.
That the said Courtlandt A eprague wac also the
defendant lie informed ana beieves defauter the
OF Brooklyn and mad been and guilty great
frauds ard peculstOBs upon said City OF Brooklyn. aud
Of improper and Illegal practices 10 connection there
with and the MONEYS and assets thereof whereby the
money OF the said Trust Company and OF the City Of
Brooklyn wroDgiully, frauduently and felOnIousy
and used by the said sprague and by and
through the said ROdman the said Brooklyn Trust Com
paDy aided ana abetted lntb oonmvanee VI the said
frauds and That the pntin the defend
spt informed and believes prior TO the suspension Of
the said Trust Company knew OF the ad peculaions OF
said RodpAn ana sprague.
That % gres, had been the frauds and peculations
committed on the said Brooklyn Trust Company that
the same became and was ins0lvent and unable pay
its debts and about the ieh day OF July 1873 the
said Company obliged to suspend, and did suspend
payment.