The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-24
EOHBlNG THE HELPLESS.


svirdIing the Rich and Poor Alike-The |
story the Books Of the Bank will Toll.
wAsuNGroN, Dec. 20.-When the House
.tNspfc,cut ltiycs turns Its attention to District
,-a-s &, wil idl az intercs,ins field for nvesti-
s,u,nin TIE books Of the Freedman's Swings
Dank rlc story ~ the sham elcss robbery Of
,hi. bank oy the Ring thieves Of Washington IS
only g., welt known. The mon who cOnspred
60 plumber helpless people of their hari earned
,lYnss were the same men wAo have nrst and
last spent. stolen, and wasted $1,000 90 u the
putn,m,nty. The rain OF the bank was con-
animated during the rule Of Boss Shepherds
B,iri of rsbhc WORKS. -Four years ago THn
sry warned the c)lored men of the Infamous
plot and showed th,tthelr icp sits were in tho
srsspani unler the control Of the seneca sand
Itan. iun.
This l,n.. which was comp 'sai ~ many OF
Nts4f"'1 wAu have siuc" az lion under d'f-
'er,l' ..,. e.tI1n M lcs, 9esaa s. op ,ratious
dana. ..t 'ue " rrtsldeit J1lu.'u, h-t did
rHt OBS. i.li c,pe Tor rs ratctiti i.s until The
ta,.nf .'D-,uts Adriristrtion.
A4lr 50 I.ns 'u ht, more tatn onre toil how
thcar.'" .ul- ( the .'rn"ct S,nI,'1n' CDn-
p.l. t.rl il.D.t hin prrs,nl.ly int,ro,.,1 IN
i..'r -.n.t citrrpris'." fn.Y I'd Jus. %
ares % -tu'A l.t; hAi ba.n kcra.nsit ~ a
pirre', ,rfi .ud. IN whom they .i,av,r, deep
mt.u-f ;ilr % i4crptIon of his being rre-ilont
efile t'.ei s.atcs thew would let him have
thssnIr,s. dividend included, at halt thoir face
vic.
"t.u .re entirelY too generous" w Johnson
u-.dfo-.y.
"HI.. u would be ar-iied IN reply. az We
could control the Government demand for
siouc. whirh would certaini, &c the case II tho
President were Interested, there IS no knowing
-hat these shares Will be worth six months
hence. Nuv, It would enable YOU 20 ride In
Jour owu ...ch ndeAtyour dinner At welckor's
Nj. Jonn.an wa. iumoy,hl,. IL would re-
peat tl.t they we-c very kiul. nut 90" % q No
money tu invest in grinl-tf fIc QdarrIrs. lie at
nr-t thought the enter, iise WAS tDr the ni ana
facture uf srni,ton.-.
men proposed - make tn prc-ldcnt % donation
VI stock g. th' .Nient VI Sl-.Oh. Mr. j nmson
A de t tte iuls of Is He - lan3 no ei.ts
"0ie toi.lns ufir'. The e o.d-ia-D,oned O. rd.
rlca sHirri-ed the -an i-i"nt men. ans t.ey
ioIthWiIu -.t up the crt tiilf i .u.,h neither
t'k c.'c ~ MS friends n'r c'n,l hendcd his
nl.. ID p, Gr.int tho .,l'ni &, "a am n .
Nu % ;lwyt'hcd Sen c', "a ..,nc - nun. q
"ilrn '- ma 'nel po ..c 4. Hc
tiI iy .anil, dii alcNi-c. tw. M nc
,nis la1t that tre speculation w-s uu-
ras nos1tR O. Iur utNG.
T. We tht. liiu- tna' .ViLli-d th. rich ani
r I,r. ''u non SiHrk seprt,rutag moro
nv. -, a, A. "' ,,, ~, !. D., ,,..,,..
t"n7' NiHr ~ = said. Amounted 60 A- mN 10
>. ,, & &' M ,,.,, ~ '"e
'''i ,"-, u.'iI.. re II,su,nen ny" Vop
1.., ,.... ,., 70 , i, ite i,,t ,,,t h.. ,,,, ,,
hi. = n u..t vort, the +, 800. II i. ,ri ,od 49,, y,
bell ~ see rity for large sums lent to mem
Now l-t Us see who are the men that con.
Alex .nder I shepherd, plumber, scientific
[. Gr.nt. President of the United states.
o. patriotic IN N hs served hi, couutr, on bufh
liz us,,rs uS ~ & nS var .-,,..
Irner frelrrl,L T. p.',. d.. .,,,' -, i, ual
"Jrfv" B,nt; ;,niD-r,f iusiet..i IA IN. iro,i1.
,-.n law Of tis P.e.lItut. aus .r.iel.u size H.
W
% f.. - hcock Major ~ Fnripoefs. re.ul.r
tr.t I...ai p.,v,t. ~r, e'.rt ~ tI. D. -. .,,t
l......t II tbe Cnlqii,i,ia Itin...t nm Asylum
Ar,- i.I G-.crd 10 tie to B al ~ ru,iir
l.- l...-lu..r nf tns " Nt-ui...ft o.. Al !sI ~,
tn-, r.rlYer of Bos, Suopnefd in tne .ui e--
+ .nl'cr,u1d, :ioy .'.,,f mai mini
'tS % tnc wDl-hry fr.,d-.
W.lri'r, ex- PH,u -t"r. General md
q. nI-U uat ter iactor 90 Nal'r ID d.e, WHO
"It.ii. es,Wu u tde peol.r's money ia a
Nofn.t IS gaines
d.' b. fhf-. : ir-''n -'teurr'l- Us \.
lu, tnsi .n, vino n',, =, rrc die +
n'' only coWnlc'e list 81 the mem.
'.r sandstone ia'-' nu' II D. a.-o . list
lit ...fi up-t runspicuot- in all the dl. -r Gee
f .-v .irt have n.ur he'd IN Washington
4-.r I mes aduni -trapou, AMI have plun-
crei orile-Htd me p-"pie of thNt city.
N..Is 20 toe rnrier tidnsactiuus " tue bank
IN t.o daf. wien Henry u. Cooke, w. > Hunt
lls.Yu tni J.. 'lrphau- comp sci o., Finance
tlNHHtt'c were oxpo-eh bY lnE SIS in ls1l
Ine deposits oi the coioted people wore az the
nrr. u. the Seneca Sandstone ting. Witness
te following speclnen loans
To d. Jnhn J.. kidweil, President OF the
kene sand, one Company, loan Of sls.ODO at 10
per cent, loan secured 10y s29uUo Of the worth
isss lta., II the Maryland lSenecal Frees one
AM Mining Company.
10 d. John l.. kdwell, President Of the Sen.
eca Sandstone Company. loan of $500; secured
y sec.a mortgage bonus Of the Mary iaud r ee-
stone Company.
yrr, few months later the bank had loaned
ftOo lp various members Of the seneca Ring.
and all it held As security for the sum wrs made
up ~ the honds, second mortgages. and COM
non SO OF the notorious concern. The ruling
taniN borrowed Largely Of the freedmen's
money, and had abundant security to deposit in
The wy 4 Morris Mining Company stock stock
CT tue Sru~ca Sandstone Company, and shares
pi toe Young Mems Christlin Association.
.U.u arc some Of the first Investments of the
bauG.
soNE or THE LATER TRANSACTIONS.
rhis H. tb. ,vav ,hc r,hberv hayan Soma NJ
ns tr,,.,,'t,.,,s I'm ' ,,'e i,fer dsvs dnri,r tb,