The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-18
Mr.. SENEY ON SPECULATION
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ARE ON AlS EHBAR6AssMENr.

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The failure Of the Atlantic State Bank a
Brooklyn. Of which Mr.. George I. seney Ia the
chief owner. 70 resume payment causes soma
unossinoss. and h accepted - an Indication a
Mr.. Beney's Inability 10 AFFORD It relief. ana
gives substance to The runors that In setsljns
the Affairs with the Metropolitan bank MI.
seney emergos from that field OF gigantic on.
erations stripped II much. n not all. Of biz
property Yesterday deeds were Mod that TOOK
from Mr.. Senoy his splendid Brooklyn real.
dsnes, The former residence of. .. Rockwell
rHrsues the ossHpants q tho RockvsIi man.
vol. found that the sanitary experiments
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tSe house. sddihs % Il gallery ior lis NJ.
Metropoli.sn Bank. and nsntions ei750o0 a.
hoass Sss oS Ne: :a Es
GonsaSs street So ise. rns sroand: :'S ans
private staircase from the .stsps leading up to
the bridgs over the tunnel. which enabled Mr..
Ss .sas % al sho !ssDs
to which he 10 much attached. These may b
!sniion By him is doubtful: he bought the iH
Rock mansion on June IL, 1888.
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property S With he sbove show tSat III. ssnsy
has parted, with real estate valued IN Al al
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enterprises were marked down 20 much that L
has apparently taken nearly all Of his private
sensS d Is I'M II robas, HEATH AND his mones
making power has 6oen go great that bis
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upon an increase in the value Of railroad prop.
amounts which he has given away. Mothodis s
ministers whose enterprises have nourished
ro bis Es ssisvs BE- Is 20 much much. q
he could make eheess iigm "ah he s 2, Na'eaS0S
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Bank was certainly due IL larTe part to the at.
all quarters. Just at the moment when money
pafentiy Believed. 81 my being Interested led
iaiions In northern Alabama. There was no
truth in the, report, for I never had dollar in
theiess. to rob the bank OF its heaviest .depos.
To what extent" Was asked. do you at
tribute the failure OF the bank to spec1ations
in which you may have been engaged 2"
Il think just this: A man who speculates
ana will :Tsa.
scoundrel and II people could think Of any.
thing worse to call him they'd do II. That 10
Al have to say on that subject Take this
Ward business for example. l don't call that
some blind stroke Of luck Ward had made
twenty millions. Where would he be nowS A
keen and scrupulous man of business, and
rising fnancisr. Oh. busted mans life Ii
Tell him about tho dynamite" suggested .
"Oh. yes." said Mr.. seney. II aImost for
got that. 10 the midst Of more exciting. thiugs
I'm to be blown up, with dynamite. and 80 are
to-day a perfectly serious letter. in which he
said he had just returned from the country
and would soon be around with few friends to
blow mo M. l understood from tho papers
t tha Ia g9ns ny LEX enaSsh 81 ooSass e
I've no idea who It can he. 1t Is certainly no
deposition In the bank, for none Of the doposi.
tors H. going to lose anything"
Mr.. seney. absolutely denied the report that
benefit Of his creditors and said no did not
contem plate doing go.
Il cnn say nothing" said no. las to my
future movements. am now man living day
bv day. and can't say now what will do to.
An intimate friend said that Mr. seney WAS
not thought to have any private fortune. and
that tho question az to whether or not he would
be a totally ruined man would depond alto.
and arr ditOrR.