The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-26
THE CONFIDENTIAL BANKER,

MEETING OF ADoLPa GrRNDT's VICTIMS
THREATS or vENGEANcE--sPEcIMEN RAsCALI-
lEs-DETEcrIvLs AFTER HIM.
meeting OF the persons who were deirauded by the
plausible German banker AdoIph Girndt, was held
yesterday afternoon at the law ONCE OF Mr. Hook
siadtcr, No. 200 Broadway 1t Is ascertaned that
Girndt has made away with at $50 ooo and many
persons have yet TO be heard IRON. The meeting was
called for the purpose Of deciding proper course
to be pnrsued now that Grnd has been discharged by
Judge Bxby on the criminal charge OF forgery on
which he was arr esied There July thirty-aye Of
the mourniul creditors at the meeting and they
scented some $4,000, which Grndt holds Tor thehl
Tor safe Keeping Among present were men an
women rapidly advancing in years, young women
weeping at tho thought OF the beartlcss manner IN
which they w;re swindicd, and, again. young men full
oil desire ana determination TO be rcvengcd GrndL
DANGEROUS CROWD.
Judging by tho excitement and tho feeling freely OK
pressed, II would be unsafe Tor Mr.. Grnd they
framed man vowed that he would Kill The swinaer no
matter what should happen. Each and every ono
present resolved themselves into seli-coEstulcd de.
teciives 10 track ana arrest the fugitive.
Ailer good deal OF coDdoiing with another ana
Reading their experiences the meeting resolved by adj
vie of counsel 10 apply Tor orders OF against
Lirndt ON owl action There and then tho complaining
OF Michael Goring, JACOB Meyer and Adam schmidt
wero taken, ana them orders of arrest were
granted by Judge Van Hoesen and Judge 0epp
GirD1L The warrants placed Ia the hands OF ths
Metropolitan Detective Agency and lney have now
hve Of heir best out looking Tor the banker They
are confident oil tracking aud arrcsting hIm within =
short tme
SPECIMEN RAScALITIEs.
Mr. Goring oil the victims, Entrusted Girndt with
$550 To send 10 Germany aud invest the same IN real
estate so that he would have something back on
Ia his old age JACOB Meyer, another OF the victims
was left some property IN Europe and gavo Girndt a
power Of attorney 10 collect tue amount Il reazed
VIZ, $780, Grndt received the money and never paid
cent OF II TO Mr.. Meyer The case OF Adam schmidt
sad one. Alter Two years OF nard Industry In this
country he saved enough TO send Tor vile and
family, and gave Girndt sos To send 10 them. They
waited with longing hope Tor tho remittance,
but never penny Of II lett the capac ous
pocket OF Grndt and now the poor fellow will have To
deter the happiness OF seeing his wife little ones
untii hc saves up more money The olher cases were
equally saa and heartrcnding one poor servant pirI
had gwen him a her earnings-s +5--of the past x
months asset aged mother CT pplcd brother
who on the verge OF starvation. Tue money was
never sent aud she agony lest they die OF want.
Another was the case OF poor widow who wanted TO
bring out her only child, boy OF twelve years, and
gave the necessary money, but, alas her heart will
yearn Tor her BOY full day before arrives on
that money
HARE.
After the meeting Mr. Hockstadtcr said that
n they catch Grnd b.. Will find some trouble IN
again getting out separate begun IN every
case aud the ball required will double the amount
sued tor and the bomdsmcn viii have to qnaliy IN
doubo tho amount OF tue bail as liked by tho Court