New-York tribune., 1875-11-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ARREST OF SAVINGS BANK OFFICERS.

ARREST OF SAVINGS BANK OFFICERS.
v,,x CHARGES OF PERJURY AGAINST MfssBs. LYON
DECKER, rATks. MORGAN, AND cARMAN' II CON
NrcrIoS WITH THE THIRD AVENUE SAVINGS
B,NK-rHRHE OF THIN APPEAR BEFORE 'UD"h
ptryFy-PRoCTFpISGS TO BIZ TAKEH AGAINST
SUPERINTENDENT EIiIS.
Police Justice Duffy of the Fifty-seventh-
street Police Court, yesterday aftcruoou granted ue
warrants of arrest applied for by Beulamn A. Mcdonald
accountant against exolcors Of the Thrd Avenue Saw
ings Bank for alleged poiury in certifying to iIauduen
reports 20 the Bank Department az Albany. Ashbei T.
Fitch counsel for the dcpostors took part In the pro
ceedines and afldayits Of Mrs Georgina J. leYien
deposor and OF MI Mcdonald. Mr. HaSslcr and Others
experts the value OF the securities ana real estate
owned by bank during the past icur years were SUD
uted part of tso complainant Following Is the
statement Of Mr Mcdonald as 10 the coh'utoh Oi 'ne
bank Jan. 1, 1875:
Assets reported by the officers SI,526,9l2 o2' less
oyercstimatrd values: o.o
TsfIyicwn property sl2S Jersey City bonds. 2l5o
Louisiana onis... 7$VoI Accrued INTEREST,"" 4o'O"O
ssbsma Ids s97SS Toq oyorostipatos s2s2,7
ISes cysres,imates nsiuced the assets to 81 ,24i
i5e 81 The liabilities were Icnortsd ut Tl2i9SJS -
which left deficiency OF S275,799 33-eNcsNe oi Lne
without taking into consideration tae dcnreciaon IN me
value OF the banHnghoGse property ara the ot9er ] re-
estate held by the bank this CJ. The alu& report
showed q surplus of $500 %.
Warrants OF arrest were issued by Judge Duty against
John III. Lyon Thompson ". Decker ana D'hltl b"tVr'
former Presidents, and David Morgan and William =
Carnan former Secretaries Of the Bank Mr Bates MT
Csrman aud Mr. Morgan appeared IN Court before the
warrants signed. and slated that having seen III
THn T InUSg OF yesterday morning statement that
charge II perjury had been preferred aSGSG them Dy
one of the deposors cf the bark they wished TO sec the
seiiays and documents which the charge was
ioandod and asked reasonable time in which to obtain
bah. They were invited into the Judges private ROOM
where the warrants after served upon Them
and tho bail fixed al $1,000 in each case. They then
waived an examination in order that the papers might
be sent 10 tho Disrct-Atoney Tae proceedings were
adjourned until this morning. WHOM bal win be offered
sublee. 10 the objection of dopostors counsel "a to
suHicloncy 60.
After the adjournment. Mr.. Fitch stated 80 TEIBUsE
reporter that az soon as the question of the receyorshp
WIS disposed or by Judge Westbrook. the dcpOsofs
would probably LAY an the facts before Coz. Tdcn and
ASK for the removal Of D. C. Ills. the state Superntena-
ant Of the Bank Department. The figures obtaiucd by
Mr. Mcdonald from. Official sources he said showed That
tho bank examiners appointed by the Department al AL
bany repored In March adc6cicncy IN tins bank Of about
S2ig OOp Independent Uf LOSSES on the real estate ana
independent Of the inlyid1a, bonds Of trustees. with
this report in his possession, hr. Els permit
ted this bank 10 continue business and receive
deposits until sept. 80 The officers Of the bank were
also y rniited to certify to the Bank department the
seml-apil report ~ july in which tho assets were
put a. i2S S2 TO- aId the liabilities az - 4p'6fn -
showing appar, mt surplus GI $l'3V' - Ni,h III
fast the usoscuf dlt tht true hSi-ts we 'h
tho pos cssion OF the superintendent as idinhhod by
Tho tonnittce representing 600 dcposora. met last
eyeniug ard adopted complimentary resolutions apiToN-
tnr tho rDur@, Of Nj Fitch their counsel ana thanking
atm for lis fideliiy and energy.