, 1877-09-02

that Mr. Cook, the gentleman who has charrc
OF the Safety Deposit vaults, be called up and
examined for the purpose Of seeing whether he
could throw any light on matters and things,
As 3 calcium light Air. Cook proved a complete
failure not being able to throw the least raw
al illumination on any official crookedncss
whatsoever. he had never seen Spencer, Bulk
Ter. Guild, or Goodwin until he came to take
charge Of the vaults down stairs, and even after
that time he saw almost little or moi hing Of
thcu. the vaults being IN entirely separate in
st;tution from the bank above stairs The
news Of the failure bad simply astoundel
from tho general talk on the Streets that the
hank was in want OF money, and that Spencer
was golug to New York to raise some; but he
tada't the least idea that it WAS going to fail.
or that Spencer meant to- run OH, as now seemed
lit. Cooks said a member Of the Commit
tee, - have YOU got
ANT OF THE BASk:s SECURITIES
dovn-stairs III your vaults: II you hare, we'd
like you TO turn them up."
hare had Z dollars worth Of the banks securi-
,les or its property Of any kind in our vaults.
The bank a,it1 he vaults we're run entirely scpa-
raie, anu VIC haven't thing belonging to the
bark" .,-.;
the prospect OF 1urnn. up something ya1uablc,
hut st II 80 concluded to adjourh for luuch and
resume business in tho afternoon.
..NAat did you get. Mr.. Aiurich!" asked a
TE1BCSE reporter as the Committee, headed by
Iou- John, came out Of their sacred aud private
quarters in the ladies' parlor, tra1npcd along
llc marble tllin@, and stccred for the door.
''0h. nothing OF any account whatever. We
had Cook before us, but ilc wasn't able to hrln
us any. Hc knew nothing about the manage
mcut of matters upstairs, and his department
was wholly disconnected frotn the bank. We're
going out now, but will be hack after while
rud yet to WOrk again.
''What is the Committee after particularly!"
aThcrc is an idea III the minds OF Some of The
Committee that there are securities OF other
property scattered about the place somewhere
OF other. and We are going to find this goose-
nest il possible"
TEcreupon the Congressman went his way.
''Goosc:ncst!' circulated an unbclicving
lawyer, who had heard Mr.. Aidricf's last re-
mars. l. Yes, ! shouldn't wonder il ticy,d
find several goosc-ncsts before they get through,
but d--n me il 1 believe they'll ever lind any
eggs in t4e1n,*'
EXAMINING THE TRUSTEES.
It appears, however, that the Committee
wcnt out for something besides lunch After
leaving tho bank they proceeded to Sidney
Smiths office, where they found Messrs. Turner
aud Goouwin, the Trustees, and proceeded
to pump them IS to their knowledge Of the
management Of the broken bank. The
result OF this conference mar be put in very
few words. Turner and Goodwin knew MOTH
lug Of tue inside workings OF the concern. sup
posed everything was being carried Oh with an
eve siuslr 10 the deposito=s' interests, and were
utterly astoundcd when they first heard of the
hanks intended failure last Monday. In other
words, these worthy centlenfen simply told at
great leugth what they have told the reporters
during he past few days.
The Committee was at the bank again at
O'Clock, when another meeting was to be held for
the purpose OF deciding just what they should
report to TIC meeting OF creditors in the even
ias: bu1 when they came together Col. TAYLOR
told them he had heard from New York that
SPENCER HAD SAILED FOR EUROPE,
and that the American Exchange National Bank
Of that city held S1s0.0J0 OF the South Park
bolie;s and $1al, 600 OF the Calumet bonds which
could not DC found here. This information, at
torsllug to Mr.. Decker, the Secretary, put III
entirely new fatc OIL aft airs. Besides that. Mr.
Wentworth wanted to 80 of and work up his
speech fur the cyening:s meeting. The Com
n:ttee therefore thought it best, under the cir
c1nstanvcs. TO adopt no formal report, but to
adjourn. aud, at the evening meeting, prescut
Col. TsyIor@s ''ancndvl, FULL, aEd complete
as we'll as verbal statement from
such Of the Committee as proposed to make
one. The gentlemen composing the Committee
thcn hetook themselves ,lIrir separate ways.