The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-19
A SOUTHERN MANS MONEY.
j. II. DfTTD RTSfEy'S ITTTG ITTON
DITH THE PHdNTX BANk.


illccnl C0rn-rntinn ortnc Georgetown u nk'a
b'' ~''~ in- tee rtatutc OF ;iiut'a-
tion" '@"irst Cinim tnt- \ I.oug su;t.
lawsuit pending in the Supr me Court.
tn thls city, when was brio ny mentioned M rur
StNI 80 woeN.isso fun If Instruction Co COM
m'rcal rconlc t. o fuller statement # the lie
tnle becomes news. Mr. D,yil Rslcy w.s In
y merchant in Gcor-c.oN $. e., Vn,u cilt
principally III lumber used hy shipbYtlder-. 10
was not in accord with Tie nrc-ea,ins south Car
olnians. and month after the bonlb.rdmcnt
Of Fort Sumter. being sinccd that a long and
bloody war was inevitable, lie d .termin. d TO
place mart Of hi fortune beyond the reach II
the devastation witch he fi,csaw. on the 9lth
OF May 1861, ho negotin.ed wlththc Georgetown
Bank for tran fer to him u q part OF iis de-
posts in sine rhWnx liaa< Of New York. paying
Therefor gold equivalent. and taking a check
fnr $1,000. The complexion OF ,Tairs in
TiI'hi 10 the times mad' II Impossible
his check before the Northumberland
yroclapst9n OF JUN. AMI after that his welt
known lNv ltv To- the Federll Government sub
Jrctci INN 90 "A -ttN,ill iuce tntf compelled him
TO stay, wilhin Confederate lines aud bid his
time. lie WAS not able to demand his $1,000
fro the PhTnix liink until the An Of Jan ary
l4ij On that day, shortly before 3 o'clock the
ho1r when q uank closed, he ircscuted his
check o. the raying teller II the blnk The
amount being large. aud the check Il ting back
nearly iour years the teller properly referred
the cnccl to the President aud casnior Mr
R-lnv WA invited to a conference with these
officials In lhe cashiers private room. Hc car
to Mr. Peter VI. lrN-uu. lr sidtht of the bank
thea, but cashier at tue date # the check. ana
TO Mr. Parker. the cashier. MIR. lly4an
ga most Of the talking. according to Mr.. RS
lev story. tut both he and the cashier reucat-
edly said, his ,h"ck Is all right. We know
VA" sig lHturc. me money D. here more than
enough 10 pv that cheek. We Will p,y II, but
you mut tr1t In some .pcron We know TO
identify YOU as the pIycc." II WIS not possible
Tor Nr. ii.ley To get su1nslhle cudorser a. 90
bis Identity before the hour for closing ITO
bauk. It, therefore went AWAY with the uud ,f-
81 .udiug that thc check shoui be present. Il
known to tue bank Officers. when n would lie
duly hohor"d. II va, 80 presented about 10
9'ciurk tine next day. and 90 ucnt was refuse 2.
i''ier in lne s'm' dlI We c.rck was presented
tlrouLh tne tnemlcl Bank. ard u lyuie.t being
refused asaiu, the chtc~ Nas protested In due
form.
nov plNinE thr ch'cH u'un q sccnud au thirl
rrc-Vp ati % N1> tAat the deposits ~ tn George
town II iuk had been alta '.eI FOR couh+cnfipn
hy the Omicd : ate District Attorney. T.. Drll-
Nod smith, ctrlN on the 5th uf January. ami he
tore tn cinltulty about iion;n ,.tiOn had been
M l..'cy fastened to Washington. in the
hope That an cX aianatlon there would result in
the withdraw of the attachment against his
urolertv, found % uuon the fac. that 1t " rs
once owned by South rolina bank. Before
he could act an audience. however, with an,-
body IN authority. the business re- was pre- c1
ton issued on the 5tn Of Januar, was followed
hv decfce IN the 2ith 90 the : me month"; the
trieics' tine possible under the law. and with
tai, dc rec as antnoriy. the bank paid out IN
grrrub chs over twelve thousand dollars, which
.unl. al er deiucins costs ADD the percentage
OF the u s'uct Attorney, W.. oqIally disidrd
tctWcen tine Guycrumt ana brother Of
] Ethan Allen, tn" lItt.r ttiug then au A. i-taut
| I. :. D4-ttict Attorney. Tn amount covered
] into the IIeasurl was con .ler4biy less tnAu
SotN1
sir. Rsleg's lawyers. Brhce q Dlu)hue. hcll
! the opinion thut tine U.crsn of conf cation
! against tie Genreat1wu ii4' = was mot only
v0ite Die tutcle.' q Isoyaitv ,.Iid rot Doe ufcil-
| ted = a hanking Nfru.utilnl. hut could not
affect the rights OF their c.ieut. watch accrued
u on taa H. prcsentlti 'n of ile check. ou ilc
| +h OF January. l-tj aud the promise by the
/ fTasid ut and cashier Of the bank TO pay tue
! tlie after the palte was property ideutifod.
The suit ~. utst tine % tilA vs.. not lc.ln until
l-G1 l. ter Mr.. Kisl.y's attarnc.s tllu..t
| proper 10 amohd thci. complaint. The banks
! attosness fougut The amenumcnt o. the GROUND
! that 70 substantially set w a new cause at ac-
ii 10. ani To- at NIT IL as an amendment Would ia
rhe-t dcnar tue defendant from the rtg . t.
/ Flrad the statute of limitations. IN. ush the
VdftuIt ~ .es, from rciUgeo up to the Court II
! Appeal. tnls point was contested, Resulting la
| INor Of the plaintiff; but tue bank. uoyerthe-
Jess. formal pleaded the statute 81 llmitttions
IA bar IS tue aciion. The case Wis tnsu BY
, n.lfual consent, wIthcrawl from the referee,
90 whgm IL WIS originally given, and placed
uuon Tie i,irv clieudar. After many DELAYS IL