New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-06
CASHIER HILLS ACCOUNTS,
THE EXAMINATION NOT YET COMPLETED.
DID HE COMMIT sUICIDEf DEf-sPEcULATIoN IN WALL
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DID HE COMMIT sUICIDEf SPECULATION N WALL
street.-The BANK SOUND.
Social and business New Brunswick was in
state of perplexity yesterday over rumOr that
Charles :. Hill, whose death from sufocaton by
gas IN the bedroom Of his home No. II Albany-st.,
on We'd nesday night, was announced IN the MORN
ing papers. had committed suicide. No one could
be found who believed that he had ended his own
life There was no reason for it, said friend;
"be a strong, robust man. full Of life. aud sur
rounded by everything that could contribute 10
happiness; respected by the whole community and
enjoying to the full its confidence He remark
ably domestic in his habit, and lived WELL but
plainly. His only extravagances. if they may be
called extravagances were fast horse, which he
bought cheap, and an extensive and beautiful
flower garden And this was the opinion of nearly
every one who was talkel with about the affair.
At "A meeting OF the directors of the National
Bank of New-Jersey. Of which Mr. Hill was cashier,
yesterday morning the, following resolution. tho
breyity Of which excited some comment. was
passed
Rco'rcd That the Board end tic funeral OF charles
:. I'M. lafe cashier iu boir.
II could not be ascertaned what other business
was done except that the president was instructed
to send for the bank examiner 20 make au exams.
nation into the condition of the bank. The ASS
examination was made about nine month. ago.
The last quarterly statement shows the liabilities
of the bank ON individual deposits to he Sl.06S-
7~N ~. There has rs yet been mo- run. though
Yesterday a small number oi the dcpo,itor',
many OF whom lIyc M the country hc-
coming nervous withdrew their money.
After banking hours the door, of the bank wela
closed aud the clerks proceeded with thct cNamlu.
alton of the books. 4 rmarNE reporter Who ued
toobtau admission vas told to zap ou tAc iudoN-
Ia f,, f, Df
institution, Mayion Runlon, came 90 ,ho window
lie said:
The bank is in a sound condition and win NOT bs
Obliged 90 close ITS doors. An examination OF TO
accouut.is now going ou cannot tell VAtrit VIII
show: % Will hot Dee finished before tomorrow
night The examiners have uoJ yet made amy IT,
port Jo me-
Iave you any reason to suspect that tLlese !, any
thing wrong Ia Nh Hills atcountst
lean not say any thing about 10 now. We DO
not want TO create suspicion among the people.
Did Mr. Hill speculate 10 any extent'
"Ilmow he bou-htand .oiu stocks for him-cfanl
friends. but 10 what extent and how long he was
engaged in it don't know. lie bought through
Hadoarteu < Co., stockholders I'm Nev-Yorh 10
was a stockaollcr in the bank. owning 30 shares
the par value If which is 500 a share. ror the
past two years we have been paying - ,sr cent
diydeud,.'
Mr. Runvon also said that there was 200 boyd fled
by the cashier. that could Dee found; V.s.t hc vas
tr,t made cashier he gave bond 'orr .clr or two:
but II lad l1p~cd. aud Mr. Euur~n Thought BAD
never been renewed. lie further sand ihd. Ma. IiiJ
salary rs cashier was $1,000. ald talt b. Was al
executorof two three estates but g VhIr estates
could NOT Dee learned II was Sad. however 1y
friend of Mr.. Hi that be had been ONE of three
trustees of a fund of the Voorhees, estate having
been appntcd by the Court some two OF three years
ago.
J I'm addition 70 his salary AMI the diyi-
dends on the bank stock, amounting % $40
! d year. he derived an annual Income q
between three and foYr thousand dollars from b 3
office of County Clerk, which he hes held fcr
twcv years. having been elected for the thirl
time in the fall of 1~~2. This would make his
entire income from - 600 to $1,000 year
County Phy y-clau slack has decided nor To hold
ana luq est. Hr said thar bee had consulted with y
number ol prominent men of tie cIty and 90 ne I'D
the conclusion that n wa BOT necessary. and th9
pro~ea ting attorney bad advised hun that tha
Law did not require him toho'd ono. The saturday
Night Climb. of which Nr. Hlil NJ. 0na ot thr mOs5
active members. met last evening and passed resO-
luil0u- regarding hls death.
ihc funeral VII take p.oce arb p. DID, today,
and tie body Will bc buried u tAc llc-H, tsrIdD
Cemetery.