, 1877-09-19
Judge Otis Gives the Security, and Re-
ceives the Appointment.
Judge 0tis' Policy...A Sensible View ol
the Situation.
Ha Wants to Declare a Dividend at the
Earliest Possible Moment.
John c. Haiuts Denies The "Tiues" Charge, aad
Says the Fidelity Is All Right.

State Savings Institution last Thursday, ut
which time Jn1gc Williams eaid lie thought tho
gontleman ought to ttu his s., 00> 000 bond that
lay or Tho next. Up to yesterday morning the
i,oni l'au not been lled, although the lscceivcr
lIa.i been nt work getting the names of surctats
tho meantime. Mr.. Grant, his attorney, was
present In Court yesterday morning, with tbs
decree drawn up by the bank, making the formal
transfer uf property 10 the Receiver, when lic
sl,oula have t!el his bound and hadt approved.
After tho Court had disposed of
lot of motions, tho matter was tnkcn
lip, and Alr. Grant stated that they had
attended to getting tho degree, and that thcY
had gotten tl'c bond abut;t realty wtich liere
to Rign the bond, md lad signed II. their names
representing $i.6u0,NM Of the whole amount,
and three o.lter gentlemen hal PROMISED to- to
make up the rest. Mhrn II came :" actually
t,iese three gentlemen lisnrrce.l, auil 0hc or
them absolutely declined to sign H.. Then the
nthcr two declined bcca,ssc !lo did. As tho
n,attcr nov stood, Fcvcra! 0ti'cr gentlemen o!
wealth and prominence had been spoken to, nttl
had promised to Eivu decision during Tho at-
tcrnoun, 10 that 10 thought therO vas no
question but that tue Instrument would lo
perfected and fled during tho day. ln these
newspapers were threatening to rake over mcn's
prfvate affairs, AM! they wsre to he called
Into Court and subjected 10 cruss-c1aulinatEun
upnn their personal alll private ntatters, It VIVA
II eoilld not 1e tlouc IN minute. They had
Ind all their arrangements completed, all tint
anybody could nsk, but they hal
rAlLgn At TIE LAST MOMENT.
torva II ast rhnr..'sy. i s.atca tlen ,rat t Il wns
matter Of good deal ot haste, and decided
the n!utIUil yery soon. anil made tic appoints
n,,nt as soon as possible, III order. that there
nsscts | appointed. Atr. Strong solely IN thu
ground of his itncss. no one prcsc,,t raising any
srrious objection 10 lin; but tnurc ttun al
from tho fact that 1!c was unanimously rccof,-
li,rndeti Iy tic Committee, SUBSEQUENT tI,.
1uirlcs In regard to MIR. Strung have convinced
INC that he Is very pure, lloilest.
cpmpetrnt man, cn,incnty lifted Tor
thu ularc. tl,lnK I need not
suy, to tile persons hcrr present, that no out-
sIu pressure cntal,i alrcct me upon the question
Of IFS appointment. II tho bond, whfeli SHOULD
have bcer fled Ind tcrt, presetltcl this tnprt-
Ing, antt wus good bond. | should llayc ap-
Dvl.,tcI hi,n, iur know that no personal Inter
cst has entered Inio this cous.t!cration. Int /
do mt think It IL right to let the IlltnE OF tho
tm,n,l i,o ,II.aycd in ills way. It t,uy To tint
Mi. Slrour suffers. as other PERSONS lnl,st
suIIer, frum tho attacks Ut thc
press, It jt1aY tC that tllAt he tnnflut
procure Ills butl Tor that rcas0I,. That ia |.
i,.attrr ! cn,,,,ot controi at ali. hare post.
p,lItd this nlnticr from day 10 day Until really
feel tint cuu,,,,t postEt,ue 1t any longer When
postponed It Iaet night, felt 1t was tho very
Inst tine, | regret tl!ai tho bunl cnnld not bu
tilc.l lrya,,sc regard him ns IN cnnrntlY go.ul
uluu, frtn ull that / Gun llcnr. The very
Causes tint haye prevented the signing Of th!H
bund in t!uc past viii prevent it perhaps lnurc
III the tine 10 tunsc, and to those eal,ses
II IL not necessary to rcicr. had no ob]ect!nn
When SIR. Otis ,ia.uc was i1rst mcpt!pncl--alnl
SPOKE highly Ut him i,ursunlly. | stated ut the
time that regarded him as II .pl,ro nan, but
not tat ,sc,l with lsi and I,lasnuc us they hail
unanimously rcca1nnIelplel Mr.. str0ng. chDye
IL nominate Mr.. Strung. would adhc"e To
thnt nomination II
hut caut.ot rontlo tl,e execution u the bond,
anil, III view ol The Tact tint hayu put this OFT
bu Gftcn, aud that thu bond IL nut now executed,
at,l there Ia t,o absolute certainty TINT u will lie
ought not to delay II my longer, | slall,
therefore, revoke the appointment. Of At.
Strung, tie bond not having been flied, autl
bllaIl uuts,int Mr.. Otis.
Sir. iiivh aall lu would sec Judge ot|s In ref
trrt.re to The t,ut,d, unl would submit 1t to tho
Court at M curly liu,sr.
Sir. t;raMt said lio ntlght to state that, II lle
could hayu eutrIctl THO ,ccrer Monday after
nptl., The buil1 wo.1il iiayo tceu signed lu tho
afternoon and would have bcefl presented to tbs
cpurt III time.
ubly ylcltm uf thu sa:nc circumstances tllat
many other tlCll lad tnllGu utEr. lAt Cuurl
tvui;l appreciate hia situation, but could nut
cvntrol tbs matter.
Tnis wus ull tlIrru was Of the proceedings.
As i lorton ot Judge Wlltn.lls' rcn.arks clearly
had rcIercnec to tho tmputations sought to l'o
t.t upel t,1t, by lntr,l;.lg la}cy, between thu
rtltur IT wlIsh ind himself there Is presumably
no lore, tie rcpHrtpr Etcprci W to ts,u judicial
th.uue alld asked thu Jltlge what he tlt.,tIght VI
the It,siuatlu1lA III that papcr, aud tnoro ru tic
uiarly III yeatcraay'B Issue.
"Wl,at l,ayu to say about them is this" rs-
piled tile Judge "Thty ure not true. an Il
sturk!,o!dcr III tiu Fidelity Savings I}ank to tha
extent Ut $1,UuU. mud / u,n ntsu Director
In liz institution. but thu ins!uuation thu. l
appo!ntrd vi. Strong under tho !tlea tl.at lo
wpulu DEPOSIT tho funds uf thu Stats kuyngs In.
sttutlon attl, the fidelity savings Bank t. help
1t aiG,ll., Is nladr Dtt VI whole CLOTH IL wholly
destitute OF truth, aal4 unt,,st IL tIlu ast de-
gsue. never syokc. lth Mr. Strong. te1orc h!s
appointment that know u, and certainly
nuvyr s!ure, aud nj! tt,at kuow If hIn tn what
lays llcur.! about hin, from others, a1ld that IL
entirely 10 li!s credit"
"WilI YOU notEcu tho attack, Judge, !u an Of
tfcI1t wayth
years: nv rcctrtl Is bet.re the people; p1l!