New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-10
PRICE THREE CENTS.
A NOTE LEFT BY Mr.. RUNYON.
HE DENIES THAT HE ROBBED THE BANK.
MUCH SYMPATHY EXPRESSED N NEw-BRUNswIcK


! -lhf Ail1 AND llif BANh.
farcica element injected into the News
/ Brunswick tragedy yesterday. II found expression
/ in the indignation of the people at William c.
Strong the Democratic Mayor. because of his state
ments concerning the financial affairs of the city
and his attempt 10 make capital for his party by
charging the evils from which the city has suffered
through corrupt political ring upon
the Republican party II - alleged that
! the Mayor himself profted politically
through the ring Of which Levi ID. Jarrard wai
the chief The ring was broken uD by the Repub-
leans There was an inaccuracy in the statement
of the Mayor that the National Bank Of New-jer-
sev held 5000 900 Of the cIty's notes CITY Treas
urcr Durham stated yesterday that the amount
| was about SGS 900 only. The bank agreed on May
| TO furnish the city with money sufficient to meet
| its needs until November l, provided the city
! would furnish security. The security was
! furnished by several private citizens who ndorsed
the city's notes. and they were then discounted by
| the bank
There was no excitement about the bank build
ing yesterday. The doors were opened at 10 o'clock
! and guarded bv Chief of Police Fitzgerald and an
officer who permitted 10 one to enter except those
! having business with the directors persons who
desired to take mp notes. Acting Cashier Campbell
attended TO this business, while in the directors
! room Examiner Shelley was busily engaged with
| the books and papers of the bank. In response TO
a request for few moments, conversation, by
TRIBUNE reporter he sent out word that he
did not wish TO he d" in terviewed.' Inquiries as 20
the condition of the bank became so pressing, how
ever. that about p. m. be authorized Mr.. Camp
bell to say from him. that the condition of the bank
warranted him in announcing that the depOsltors
would be paid in full. Mr.. Campbell added Ihi,
is Mr.. Shelleys assertion. aud from my own kn0wl-
edge of the state of affairs can state most plsl-
lively that every depOsltOr VIII get his OF her
money dollar for dollar
WHAT Mr. RUNYON WROTE.
Late in the afternoon il was rumored that Mr..
Runyon was under arrest when he committed sui
eide and had left behind him a letter disclaiming
any wrongdong. Anote sent in 10 Mr. shelley
requesting him 10 furnish copy of the no;e. Aiter
some delay one of the bank clerks brought ont the
following copy Of the letter. written on one OF the
bank letter heads:
NEw-BRCNswIck@: @ sep. :, l9s4i 1,';or
from this bank except the oger'rau, withoit giyngs
good the time or security tr ne f4u ~ amoIn'
OF loan AT ma time. y" H'Ni'"'
Mr. Shelley sent out word that there was no
truth in the report that Mr. Runyon had been under
arrest Prosecutor of the Pleas Rice declared that
there was no ground for such report. friend OF
Mr. Runyon's made this statement:
Mr.. Ruuyon undoub edy ended his life thro4gh me
fear OF trrest ensendered in ms mind Dy SSS p spe
pu0ished in Mondays Times and on ne result o. wien N
Inc Times reporter Congratulated himself with ghodisu
gee in today's edition Of MS paper Inc rend- & %, &
Runyon and all other respectable cuhehs oi Ne"D'n'
| WICK alike condemn the untrue reports.
The general state of feeling Is that OF compassion
for the dead bank pre-ident and belief that he
consciously did no wrong, even though II may he
found that be did technically. The suicide
was evidently unprecedented and was needless
because whatever money was needed l" MAKE up
| his deficiency would have been chreriuily tuE-
nished by his friends, who had the utmyst conh-
dence in him.
WHAT THE PRESIDENTS FRIENDS SAY.
A. Vermeule. a grain and coal dealer, who Is
! stockholder i'm the bank said:
when ne nere as clerk m drygoods store The
IN business 10 himself AMI be succeeded rap dly MS
farm. for which be- PAD $4,000 l. worth ao)u sIoeoO
EaSg io1r3 ton 6e H' borrowed no mo ey from
without putt NJ mp security for H. lie told me
that hai it not the ,hrnkdgr o. ais securities
he had been lei into .pscaaion. b. I A'ter Hi,
suicide Mr. Runyon's tends IN town W ,ni o. him a1d
he said that be d dnt want any H. would ncle nave
comm tied suicide II be had b@'n IN his srs Hs over
draft than 10000, and from IN % nine
teen thousand u0i OF tnat were covered boy securities
DIR. samuel Long, Mr.. Rnyon's son,in-law, said:
and ne sai AZ hr wouldn't AXE 10000 FOR hs oa.k
stoca Last sunda ne sid ma ms 't2G. wa noI ~or,H
do believe nc kn,w anything aoout Hlf- -dlphcty'
! day while iryi z 10 the bank with two " dang ers
his wife not wit hi n he ld nat Se orr'ei may
things would come out all rsht shoruy' ana '"a' AL
/ rO bes would blow over
/ A prominent physician Of the city who is in
position to know whereof he spea &, sad: Kun
yous account Is all straight Al his notes are
secured. except a note for $4,000 on which hs
and HILL were joint sgners.
RUMoRs N NEw-BRUNswICK.
The town gossips started rumor after rumor of
suicides during the day, each one Of which when
investigated was found to be false II was said o
two young ladies that each had jumped IN Well
but both were found at their homes; Bank Clerk
Davis who was said TO have hanged hi'n'e'i' was
! M his desk. Director Letson said 70 have
taken himself off with dose of poison, bnt Dr.
williamson SAID that he had been ont %! the house
during the day and was rapidly recovering from
the shock caused by Tne sght nI.idr OF Mr' gun
Stoddarl was not IN his office for sew
eral hours, and be, too accused
OF initiating the acts of the president and cashier,
! tie was seen by TRIBUNE reporter al hYe O'Clock
slttnq at a table in the directors room. where he
lad been nearly all day, hard a work assisting the
| examiner.
About two o'clock a man who said
20 be representative of United States Dis
tuct Attorney KeaSbey called at the
bank and this coupled with the presence
in town of Detective Wood. of Frnkerton's,
and ex Inspector Jamson Of this city. bred rumors
clerk was requested To ask Mr.. Shelley If there was
any significance IN the last named facts, nut ne
SAID after being absent few minutes, that he
would not ask the question. II was learned thas
the object of Detective Woods presence was to re,
cover the lost bonds OF the VOORHEES, estate vd ana
that he would succeed to-day. Detective Wood
told Prosecutor Rice some SIX months ago
while Lew ID. JaIrard's trial vas going on. that
the next trouble IN New Brunswick would appear
in the National BANK and II Is said that Mr.. kee
drew ont his deposit from the 0ank some three
weeks ago.
JUSTICE sCCDDER TO THE GRAND JURY.
II was said last night that Mr. Shelley had made
written statement of the affairs of the bank and
that Prosecutor Rice working ON information
coming from him. Mr. Rice believes that the state
courts have criminal jurisdiction IN National bank
affairs. supreme Court Justice Edward W. Ncud-
der however. does not. In opening the september
term of the Mlddlesex Circuit Court yesterday
morning he referred 70 the bank affairs In his
charge to the Grand Jury, follows:
since Of the clerk ~ th- county
who has officer here for many lr w;h
greatest confidence and died smld the most
distressing circumstances. Immediately fnlluwng MS
nladI Lh.ffl mr. L.