The New York herald., 1878-09-25
THE TEUTONIA TRUSTEES.
REVELATIONS OF rnAuD-rHE EXAMINATION

REVELATIONS OF FRAUD-THE EXAMINATION
AT JEFFERSON MARKET COURT.
Alter repeated adj urnm ents the examination In
the case Of the Toutona Bank trustees charged with
embeizliug the money of the depcsiiors, came up
yesterday before Judge Oiterboarg In tho Jefferson
Market Pooo Court.
The officers against whom direct charges wore
made In the afidnvts submitted are John Scheure-
mann, tho president; Michael Hahn. tho secretary
ana Henry werz, Nicholas Scagris FREDERICK soa-
xrist Henry Wencke, John Schung, John Hamhnrs'
Iohn Thesis, Jacob Herman, Louis George and Jonn
otto. the trustees Whom The charges were first
brought TO judicial notice Sche uremann and Hahn
we're ssgied out and their acts were made the SUBJ
iect OF complaint. Perjury as well as en-
bezzlsment were the accusations brought against
ITEM, and an examination In another GRIM
inai court is now pending After hts arrest Hahn
was induced 10 furnish evidence pointing AZ the
crimuaty of the other trustees ana all OF thsm but
Otto were put under The specific allegations
made tho subject OF investigation yesterday were
embodied in Hahn's affidavit, that ne bad pnr
chased bonds at various which he had entered
on the books costing moro than they really aid,
ana the sum making up he dnorencc no had uivIaea
among tho trustees The latter were rep'eSen,ea
yesterday by OK District Attorney Fellows, Judge
Gross aud Counsellor Stewart, while Couhscnor
J. R. Lawrence appeared for the pesple' pp ,ar Ater
Dauscha was called TO the stand In his
name the complaints the case OF hahn ana scheu-
remain as well as IN tnnt OF trHotecS hau oSSu
drawn up and he bad conducted tho examination OF
the Tcutonia's books. He testified that he was ono
OF commi,,ec appointed oy ne asposl'ors 20 i1ses.
positor the extent OF $I5 lao had examined Inc ac
counts and found the statements IN almost every
incorrect; he Is fair bookkeeper; the mecting
OF the dcpositors hold two weeks before the CON-
plaint was made and movement was at once inausu'
rated TO have tho cmbczziing officers Indicted
VALUABLE BOOK
Al this point Counsellor Lawrence rose 10 ask that
tho case % temporarily postponed, he stated that
ann nj DrODOgc0
contained In Of tho books oil the bank, wnicn
he was led 10 believe was not IN existence put ne had
iust been informed that be was in error ADD that II
nould be forthcoming. Mr. Hahn, hts chief Witness
had volunteered 10 procure and he had sent hi IN
quest OF The Court admitted The necessity oi pro-
ous,ug valuable OF evidence ard granted
recess When the Judge called the case again Hahn
,nony IN a way that Indicated hts new capacity OF
witness for The people had broken OIL all
sympathy between him and his former associntef
He testified IL secretary OF tho bank from 1871
siil its close; Of the original tncorporaiors
and q trustee; was trustee all The time the 6ani;
IN sxstencc MI Schcuremaun was president untii
tbe close tho Dapk Mr. Scagrst held his oficc
until about 1877 the directors held their nrst meo
ing in the fall OF 1865 and held meetings every week
or Two weeks; n location was OBTAINED IN No. Z
avenue A. /; II rem aimed there about two yesrs and
ahsn removed to No rs avenue A; nve of those who
were trustees 1871 now dead; tho others con-
siuued to not until January !, 1876.
Mr. Lswrence--PrIor 10 your election TO the secre.
taryship any onoy divided among the trusteesf
Colonel Fellows protested agSinst such question
he that c0verlag tho offence charged
IN tho Complaint naQ DOL Decn cnaCte" hpIh 10,
1874 and according to law the trustees could not be
held respon sbe for which prior 10 that were
not regarded as criminal. Hts objection was sus-
tatned.
osE YEARS
Tho wtnoss then testified TO the following list Of
bonds by him In 1874 the sum set opposite
being the difference between the actual price
paid and that charged the bank, all OF which wcre
taken by witncss from tho funds OF tho bank retained
by him until July, 1874, aud divided equally among
tnc trustees:-
January 90 1874. i've Yonkers city bonds. $3.50 90
February 7. 1874, ten Yopkers city boncs... 800 90
March Il, 1874, one Yonkers city Oond...... % o3
March !, 1874 twcnty town OF Hamin bonds 900 OO
Nay l9 1914, ion Yonkers ciIy bonds....... 4ly %
June J. 1874, SIX Yonkers oiy water bones. $50 10
June 49, 1874, iour Yonkers city wator bonds so %
Witness-I placed each mans siiare IN an envelope
and put hia pamo on II; l thought that way the
easiest: kept book In which made entries Of the
funds winch TOOK from the bank, but as fast as
divided the moneys tore tho leaves bearing the GU
trics out.
Further exam In a4on revealed the institution
bad long been rotten, and had been carried on for
title than personal aggrapd!zcment. Books had
been neglected. entros made ~ random and accounts
had been tam pered WITH.
The iurther hearing OF tho cass against tho other
then set down for Friday next ~ ten In
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