, 1877-09-23
The Receiver Unable to Find ANY As
sets Of ANY Consequence.
No Committee Yet Selected to Examine
the FideIty.
The Effort to Obtain One to Be Continued
Scenes at the Bank.

fbo xrrocs. Recaiyer Ward was at the 1nst'to-
t:on all day. but he learned nothing ABOUT lne
.esa,s ~ the liabilities Teller Chambers nsu'eu
.war, IN his books, nut posting is eIo" "o'A'
a,d as he WIS nearly month benlnu auo1nei
dav at least will be required pe1o1e q o"anse
ran ,,c struck, But when the debts anu eea4ts
a,e -.szed mn they will not reveal much, |
since ..- |
MYERS SYSTEM or BOOKKEEPING
,~ae ORIGINAL. and can be understood bF no one |
,,,,. himself. Like old Daniel Drew, be Kept all
~. oocounts in his head,-or rather what the
...r;cs in the books meant, as the entries them
e.1ree a-e very blind, neither the Receiver nor
~. at+nrney being able to dccipher them. About
49, only thing done Yesterday by Mr. Ward
..ss .- ~ consult with MIR. Horton, and the re-
~. of their talk was the conclusion that 1t
-ro,1d be rnwise to tell what little they knc"
~ tbe reporters It was stated, however, tnat
sseetss amounting to $4,000 had been discos-
a-ed vhich were worth their lace value a 1ull
.,s:emeut will perhaps not be made unsn
ucck has elapsed. The depositoTs seemed 10
1e indifferent, as oalv half a dozen called AT Tue
bank yesterday, and they only "asseo 1nel1
time
WIS deep In figures again yesterday, MS atten-
~, during the whole day being occupied VILE
the bont-lists, which he and his asslstants
were busy comparing with inc Vai'ous
sce,ng how everything tailed. The WORK vas
rd completed by evening" put snoulu ,. nG aEe
ed tomorrow morning. When TINS s:1ali @ nlss
f.cen done, and the receipt Tor the oo:us tuiheo
oyer to Mr.. Howard, tue Juoee c.9slc*t t"1 ~.
in this connection will be very nearly al an eue.
After all the receipts are given anu cFeF!t,'ns
Il formally transferred into his hands nc Will W
master of tae sSuttlcd ship, and Will proceeu ~,
r.,o:1r as possible to realize on its contents anu
belongings. -..-,, ,,,e+o~7ar
TRIBUNE reporter WAS successful yesterday
IN trcttinr a more detailed description oi
which Mr. Sydney Myers. the S5o oee-nec niau, ~,
rave the State Savings Bank as esaaenee "a ~ ~
;n,l,yi,iuaI Indebtedness to that institution LOT
horroycd moneys. The first note IS 1or elo,-
al 81. was dated March 80, 1871. ana Is Is nc"
nast due There are two others 1or SoooV saIn
dated july q, which will not 0e que un5n dn tns =
anl one for sI0.0oo bear the same date,-tnfs
o4-but will not be due till the 1st oi Noseln- ir
her. The total amount OF these very VALUABLE
PIECES of paper is $40.341.67.
THE FIDELITY
a,o+ho, days run is what the historian Of the
Fidelity Savings Banks affairs at th!s stage IS
ol:l;ycd to chronicle Ever since Mr. lanes
unb;son,ed himself to the persistent ineet-
viewers anil narouncec MS lnieut4o" " nat ata.,
thc hanks affairs investigated BY coEa petent
committee Of reputable gentlemen, tnc depos-
;tn-s navc hcen gaining confidence. But even
this hope is quite likely to be dasncu ~ .te "
rrounG. Two days have been spent 10 tiy1ns "
secure committee, with 20 results. the eeuI.c
men onnea,eu to eit;,cr pleading so'ue excuse
or refusing sor rcasuns best known 10 Iug.n ~.
sc.yes, to take part in tic e3aminatou. 1u '.,s
gentlemen who thus refused to NC HlAca ~
Sx.:tb tne rnat.eT in any way or n1anhe1 '.at
hara n,,1 - wholesome regard for this popular
nrr ,,dice against what many nave lusis.ea
wnn]I he nothing else than packed comulttee.
Oi course none OF the gentlemen "uose nsu,I a,I1
have teen mentioned Ill tn1s con.ee..o' ,'onost
~ en,,hinr else than MAKE IN uoncss
e~amination and return an honest report oaseo
=, The facts as they exist. bat N Iacse l4uIeo
ri n,lb1ic clamor, when the doub.,ng 9nes ..,: As
not easily assured, the mere LACE ts siI ~, m
49, - choose its own committee stirred up uo
e',,1i amount of dstrust in the pnollc Hllnu,
and favorable report Of the Ctrnm1lee u "outu an.
hare b,eu looked upon with DOUBT ile1e " H. 81
two yays Of avoiding Eucn result ,n,
first was to have tne uepos.'1 1851 a,5 ,rnEt
+hn oE,nninatiou themselves. This "oola II new
f,car, the better way. The otncf "as ~ ~, -,
bad 1llc Clearing House COMMITTEE 90 ine -; ~
yestlcating, or else choose a leG,,e;n;,itr
naTt;aj c,unm:ttee to assume thc rcsponsalon.s5
pa:,Ier n]an was submitted to By alr. nalne
ond his DIRECTORS. The result Is tnat tne r., Eeu
+1nr,en x,o have been interviewed ano asnE' ~
to serve decline to take tue 1espo1stoAN'''
hank 1,ropie say they art
o'pN sr1II WORKING on THE MATTER,
-. 80 Le 1,.,erly unable to SAY when they p7opos
to ge: their Committee, ana Wnen % ~ ~,a,,+;o,e
to work. In the meantime the Iun osst.rSs
a w,;h 1na1atsa 1sfa 'Sar Src fsy # people 4
h,nt[ At II 80 the number had dWlndeu aon l,,
~ -1In four Al noon solitary deposltoE was nolo
~ a confab with the good -natureu pa.,nt ~,
teller Al o'clock st the TEN ne eeople seop For tn
hos hosfs taeiT toeG wants attended to-, tn
n-n,her remaining about the same Most
them took the n'on:y given nM 1nen1 mtn 1,nt;res
fart snree Of the depositors appear to pre-
at;no S5 Mt a time, and then trying Inc iepcs
;rn do'sce to going through the troun!eson
aud unsatisfactory formula o. ue ssnt -,
notice. It has been not'ee tst ihe small potato
91enl .:.eos " ara ff,e very ones to make the mo
FUSS
An AMUSING INSTANCE
If th,s vas afforded yesterday. "nen YOU "n -
man clad in fine raitneut pressenLeeuh h,iance n A.
book and detnaooea EIe hean there tie d
haf,,ra and his repeating was the causS " -
be;nr ienom,nious15 expelled, with a;ra tn1 y i
tic rebukc from the sllsef-nahu M asherned
Auley, that he ougnt 70 ~ o outsider. ho
a.-ar that. the best possible course tAc ~; 70
cou}; have taken would be 70 pay an.t Atna ~
-cenfs aud even add q few cents ~ .n.et -ond 1
the purDose OF Eettlno Elu " ~ - +..,rn +rfrl,
n4har denositor-a woman OF the 20" u ~, s..~e
out il the la1est stslc-preseotea ncl 1ea;d n
81. vigorously insisted on its oclnS a- 401 III
was exceedingly wruth and torn W ~ " +hs
when she met fate similar to tnat " .H1 ~
cent individual. About noon ,,9 p9o, ,.c1. Il"
m WITH m eye to business "a.Aeo oA~A
~ Cashiers desk and asked him to
BuY Up HER cI4AM
ot some $50, otlern. to sell the sad1s ~ ~ r.
where from f1 to 70 cents on tue uoliM' ~. -
hos been a silly story going the ronnos oas ~ ~
[ast tvrpty-fou1 hours that some pelsoI;a T.; :
p,c'tai pco with the bank were cneaseu, ,,1a,,, ~
hns;ness OF buying up claims at olg uaee1 ~
IN tic evident purpose OF oecleas'4. r. 9E,tt ~
f;ntiIitles. Inc personal denial OF tne t,a sa'.
4his story by Mr.. Haincs aud nus soF'
onIy mi, backed up by. the reply o. oanc1
Cashier to this request which "as h''-e
j., II. So worus; Madam, VIC are nos h'tS
~ wake money out Of you depos1nofs, ?. 1t ar :
'.,11 hook. and DON'T part with It lof "a; any "a,
Marathon" And the woman took t,. ne 49, -
end a.1el upon it. In narrauns tnc s;gey s;gcys.
+erw1T,is to some friends out on 1ne ,a,ns s1us"
ehc VAS interrupted by an old lr1sn oame' ,'ar h
,. sue ol1asion to say she would throw ner as u
to1h - Pie ire before she would sell it to any
@1nit,l .a sta1cu above, Mr. Haines and the e. III !
- xii profess to be working up LIZ, .nG
olb ss1 hanna In conversation WILL