, 1877-09-01

St tnAt DflCl knAcG u ~ eE1A ONo " VIM
biggest, most deliberate lies on record.
THE VICE-pRESIDENT.
WINCH rHR SANE II 4 FiaCRE-HEAo.
The continued absence OF Mr. Spencer nnd hts
family, and tho thought that his wife At least
might havo been heard from. prompted rc-
tH,rter to cali on Ur. Smith yesterday morning
for the purpose OF making inquiry. The Doctor
was fotul at t.on,o III conference With Mr.
nsatop. ono Of the Commtttcc appointed by tho
creditors Thursday, he having catlc.l to notify
hin, III he present 81 f"eetfng ct tho Commute
Ice TO be held to-day. The Doctor has chatigc.l
considerably In tic Inst three days. lie looks
weary nnd used up, and while ns 1o1narious rs
cycs, wan.1crs great deal In conversation. He
will commence OIL ono subject, stop short In thc
middle Of II, anil then begin OH ahotEcr.
Thtre can be no doubt that he has re-
cctycd severe shock by the develops
mcnts regarding tho Institution OF which
lie va. viee.rrcsEdcnt dal Director. No ono
in,p,stcs nny wrong-1ofng to him. TIN general
belief being that Spencer foo,c1 HIN most out
rnpru,isIy. and the fart that he has hccu hoou-
winkcd iii afonR Increases bis aeonr.
"HAys rou MEAHp FROM NH. spEHcERF'
said tho reporter.
*Sut a word"
t.Or his Wife ~
aNo. I did expect that Ills wife woul't writc
and say ut least 'good-by' II they were coing
"i>o you think he Will ever come back r. -,
II hare been 80 conl1d!.ng that think he will
when thugs 9.llet down." " ,
DO ye ~ k1sx s2ytnpg a'oas TINT
"Nothing whntcvcr. knew nothing ot Us
existence until read Of its discovery III the
papfiff. pif.w do vou ACCOUNT for your ignorance Of
II ~ ,---
aWcli, We ncser suspected that anything was
wroug,-pcyer hal any knowledge that anything
was wronG. str. Spencer never did nnything
that knew OF that led me to question lis In
~ 10 anybody. Wc never had an Idea that there
wis a dishonest man among lis"
" ltow co,1ll he get away with all the funds
and the Directors not Know II r.
" Yum arc aware that the Fice-Prcslacncy ot
III Institution Is merely nominal position
MERE FI0rNE HEAD.
1Ia las the supcrintentlenrc Of nothing, unless
In the ubscnre ot the chict. lie Is looked tipul
10 no nlore. than trustee. md p.esldes at % the
mcetinEs when the President 10 absent. That
Is Mi there Is abo1,t It. When heard AnsthiiE
about Mr. Spencer would 20 TO hin. aud 10
would explain It away. Az! would 70 70
aud saw men from there and they told me he
IL =? wv know that he took any securities to
III asked SATURDAY. afternoon II the securities
were tn the hat,k, and lie sud Yes.' 1t was
.ne updssstandlua TINT he ahonlA taks uone,-
only memorandum"
nhI yssa fpsS 'ay'oe about the securities
ii never l,audlcd them cxcspt In two In.
stances with Mr. Turner to end nut II things
wore straight. -....
1rooK w. spsscEs's WORD roHtr.
| II },c said anything couldn't tay nay."
What abort the al1).o0o park bontlsa"
were ssars sRss ss I eS's Gaa toa IL e Hey
TUESDAY. Mr Turner WAS present, whcu nsk'
bauE, and it ii. stock wa ali paid for, He said
!" Did you ever look over the hoosss'''
~ couldn't hays found anything. nm not
taken IN expert TO lind unsthIug: II had I
1 never could have srcn anything Improper: !
believed everything was all stsaight. ! hat,
tried to keep watch Ut thlnEs. Never " wofd
! than correct tnnn-noi honest iu hts dealings.
lie had my who'c eonhdenee."
"Cuuld he haya actcl as be did without
help,'s, =, W., ,,...x, +, ,,.,,,.
"witAT 10 rou THINK or GUILD"
"Wcll, l1* told ne that he had ltoth!ne-tha,
ali tl,u earnings ot hftccn year. ot lLs lilo were
gone. lie whincd n good dval."
+" Why did lie r1n awayt"
!" flc WAS alralu uf personal injury, aup
s "Yoa i know nothing aoOut that note o
| apengerf'
can't help It: it is \ 1aet."
"Iiow could hu have given those notes with
out your knowled9sf'
"Hell, wa didn't have Charge Of the vaults
seldom, wcnt to them. I never handled tn
papcrs except when inycatiyat!ng aome speela
nlHtter. 10 not klluw thlt ever went (ut'
tllcn, to take ont tho banks property tor lopi
! time"
At this Iuncturc the Doctor c,neludetl thai
he would not an."es my tnoFe Questions. s!nct
he ind been notified tu appear before thu Con
mittcc today, ana fie might say aoi4cthiN!
which would Interfere With their work. lie wa
perfectly willing tD talk, having nothing to con
ccai tnnd very iittla 10 communicate about til
management u tl.s bal,k D. a"d hence believe
It bcst to keep quiet.
While the insorvicw wnB III PROGRESS, thtF
| was ring At tho tloor-bcll, aud
An OLD LADY wlrIt 4 puNDLN
Oh her arm was admitted atl1 given seat In III
hall. The Doctor threw up hls l.anda ana said
) - Another" As the reporter lett tho houss
J tic Doctor accompanying him To the .loof, til
business. sty little all was IN the -" the doo
, | sloscG, nru what followed cnn easily
| tn,a9ilctl. Many VI the victims have called .
| the Doctor. imagining TINT ac could give thct
, aotnr relief: but " what can dot" he say
, "1hc wool has been pultrtl over my eyes, and
have bccnas buddy deceived as ttcsc poor pe