The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-29

itor The 7% SY gives the printing s1d
81 rrlntting bills alone but o large portion Of
Guided 10y the Times in the item costs of litign-
to9' additional foes for proicgsssi9nal services
The trustee is highly aud dcservcdly re-
sp"ci"d in this community. Tho committee
consists OF Isaac Norris, gentleman OF great
lending lawyer whose wifc Is ono Of the heirs
ct the Baldwin estate; Robert Shoemaker. n
We'll known wholesale druggist. all oi this city:
Chirlcs J. llelfrnstein. who represents claims
am uniting 10 tl2u.uuu. u coal merchant of
Sham"kin, Pa, and Joseph Brown, II Wilkes
been caused bv this failure and that III Henry
Slrws Go. they want the estate wound w.
Their ualtry salary of 81 600 and the nigrnrily
allowance Oi Slj per meeting for travelling tx
rcns"s given to the two country members. docs
noi pay ior their trouble and responsib iity.
FionH- Hrtari Time.
Tho meeting ut the so-callcd creditors NJ Jay
Cooke a Coz in Philadelphia. several days since.
was ~ clean fraud as ever was imposed upon
ewindlcd people. The whole meeting was ar
terrsi " JAY Cooke. When Jay Cooke's branch
AMI the FIRST National Bank hero. which wns
also owned and run 10y the Cookies and others.
went NJ. they held over sl7 900 belongingto MIR.
Alexander. KS soon ns lie learned that the
bank had closed iis doors, he attached tho
building. determined that he would get his
money back, This did not succeed. ne other
creditors hnd n much right To the bank build
INK a. ne nhd. He thcfrupOn began tO tlgnt
the Cookies IN the courts. here and in Philadcl.
phin. He attended one or two Of these so-cn led
creditors meetings IN Philadelphia, and seeing
clearly mat they were shHns, lie then ana Their"
denounced the whole party. and said outright
that he intended To prosecute the Cookies crim-
iually as swiudlcrs. Knowing that he was n
famous fighter. AMI being thoroughly ncquaint-
ed with Al"NHnders liHht with the District Ring
| here. Cooke was frightened. and. through his
attorneys. mndo approaches toward Alexander.
looking 90 u compromise. Alexander would not
listen To- any compromise. He said he was i'm
no particular hurry for his money; that he
wanted luO cents Tor every dollar. and interest
| for the time they hold il; that nothing less
would do. md that he intended to have every
cent or nothing
Alexander made demand every week for his
money. and refused To accept the five per cent.
| dividend. About two weeks ago firm Of law
| yers who are IN the employ Of the Cookies. and
| who are buying up claims for them all OF the
| time. called upon Mr. Alexander and made
| offers To settle. They did that because they as
| certained that Alexander had got it down fine
| that John sherman was large stOckholdcr in
| Cookies national bank. at the same time being
| Chairman Of the Finance Committee Of the
| Senate. II also became known that Mr.. Alex
ander intends 10 make this the subject OF a Con-
| gr"ssional Investigation at tho next session ~
/ Congress. all of which had u tendency to make
MINI at IN nS 70 pne WI ,oT mo
| bank stock and holding IT while he also held
| the most important financial position in the
The connection between the two Is too plain
| and needs no explanation. Alexander told the
| ATTORNEYS that he intended To have his money
| ana that whether he got 1t or not he intended 20
! let all the creditors see that sherman was
party with the Cookies in swindling them.
Various prouosition We're then made property
! ot various Kinds being offered ~ pay inent.
Alexander looked at some pieces Of property
among them one of Grant - houses here. which
II seems. has in som" why g0t into the hands Of
the Cookies. hui he inforWed the attorneys that
nothing would please him but the money. which
was puid him on Friday last. The reason ioi
/ paying him that day was that he could moi
gain admitiaucr hy right to the creditors meet
ing held In Philadelphia on Monday. II was
thought that If Alexander was there he would
knock the bottom out OF the little game tht
Cookies ARE PLAYING.
II will D." difficult for the trustee. or the
tookes To- explain why Mr.. Alexander was sat.
iSilrl in fuU while the other creditors. vii,
should have euuu rights. have only been paid
five per cent dividend.