New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-25
FLIGHT OF JOHN c.. EMO.
HIS HOUSE SEARCHED BY MARsHALs.

former president of the Second National Bank, was
issued by United States Commissioner Shields yes
terday morning at the request of District-Atorhey
Root Mr.. Root has been engaged since the trst re-
ports of the peculiar financial transactions OF MI
Emo in examining the laws relating TO
National banks, and became sufficiently sat
! isfied that the law had been violated 10
| lead hm TO take decisive action. The warrant was
given to Deputy Marshals George II. Holmes,
Grimes and Peters The marshas went to Mr.. Enos
house at No. 46 Park-ave. They found on the
street in front of the house and at the doorway and
distributed on the streets about the block several
deputy sheris and several detectives said to be in
the employ of Pinkertons Detective Agency.
Holmes was assured that Mr.. Emo was
certainly IN the house, as 1t was i'm
possible that he could have departed
WITHOUT being seen. Mr.. Holmes after waiting
short time decided that lac would make an effort to
serve the warrant.
The deputy marshals went to the door and asked
to see Mr.. Emo. They were told that he could not
he seem but persisted in their endeavor to find him.
They looked through part of the house, but found
only the ladies of the family. policeman was called
but when Mr.. Holmes explained his mission the po-
lice officer said he could only assist the Marshal
in his search. All the rooms then carefully
examined, though the deputy marshal was assured
that Mr.. Emo was not in the house. Mr.. Eno's
brother came TO the house while the scarch-was be-
ing prosecuted and when the mission of the officers
was explained to him, he offered to assist them.
After careful search the deputies became con-
vnced that Mr.. Emo was not in the house They
returned to the Federal Building at late hour in
the afternoon and reported to the Disrict-Aorney.
WATCHING THE HOUSE N THE EVENING.
! AT $50 the house resumed It's wOnted aspect.
Against the railiugs at Thirty-seventh-st.
leaned one of the men who been supposed to be-
10 +bo Gbnriff's Office and who WpdueS-
day have kept careful watch over the ingOngs and
outgongs of the occupants of No. 4G Later in the
evening three deputy-marshals were strolhng up
and down the avenue before the house aud OCCASION
ally haling at the corners of the block They adj
mItted having made the search during the day,
but said that they had not been
on the roof down in the cellars They also SAID
there were two starcases in the house. The police
man who was called in by the dcputy-maTshals |
said that he had merely guarded the door.
persistent watcher of the house during the last |
three nights has been a stout man with a reddish
beard. who speaks with German accent. 1t was |
SAID last night that a private detective has |
been employed by one of the directors |
for the last few days to shadow Mr.. Emo. The pre-
sumption is that the man with the red beard |
is the person 50 employed. He was inclined |
to be retccnt last night, but SAID |
that IN his opinion Mr. Emo had left |
the house on Wednesday
servant who answered the door bell early in the |
evening said that Mr. Emo was at home and sick in
bed Later Charles Wood. his brother-m-law, |
was seen. He refused to say anything upon !
the subject as he claimed that il was !
a family matter which did not concern the public;
He Indignantly denied, however that Mr. Emo had
left the house TO avoid arrest but admitted that he
had not seen HIM for some tlme-seNeral days in
fact.
house in Fifth-ave lie said thai his father, Amos
r. Emo, was out of town, but denied the published
way turned against his SON. John c. lie
added Il have not been at my brothers house
today and can not say where he now is. At the
present time feel that We had better be silent
about the affair and not even contradict any OF the
erroneous statements that have been published 1t
is a sad affair and my father Is completely pros
tratcd. Later we may have some statement to
make, but not at present.
WHAT OFFICERS OF THE BASK SAY.
Henry A. Hurlbut. one of the directors OF the
Second National Bank, said: Il have not heard
ANYTHING about the warrant issued for John c.
Eno's arrest What you tell me about the search
that has been made for him by the deputy-mar-
shals IS complete surprise to me- as have received
no hint of it before. | have not seen young Emo
since he retired from the presidency of the bank
Isaac y. Phelps, another of the directors, said:
81 have only just heard of the search that was
made this afternoon for young Mr. Emo. 1t was
a surprise to me. As far rs | know,
the directors are not IN any way con
ceed &c in TN tins h2yG been E very oa 9 at e Of @1PS be
directors, was with me this afternoon, and we had
a long chat upon the bank affairs lie sand moth
ing to me about John G. Emo and did not refer to
any steps that had been taken against hlm. i feel
convinced that he would have told me about 1t had
such been the case. have not seen John Z. Emo
for some time"
President James a. TrOwbridgc said: " / have
not heard anything about Mr.. EnOs disappearance,
and have nothing whatever 20 say about the matter;
he affairs of the bank are in n thoroughly sound
condition.. have not seen John L. Emo lately
AnsOn Phelps stokes was in town Yesterday, but
could not be found at the bank or at his office
downtown. In the evening he returned to his
home at New-}righton, Staten Island.
Dr. Henry c. Emo, who was present in the house
during the search was not at his house in Lexing,
tanaye., and ii was said there that he was out OF
town.
FATHER DUCEY's CALL
Until late hour last night the watch on the
house was still kept up, but no further at
tempt was made to effect an entrance or make any
search. There were fsw visitors. About 10
o'clock cab drove up and Father
Ducey, of st. Lco's Church, stepped out and was
at once admitted. He stayed nearly an hour, and
on his reappearmce asked whether John {.
Emo was IN he house. "No," was the reply che
is not there. | cannot tell You where he may be;
have not seen him for day or two
The night wore on and the passcrs-by invariably
stopped as they have done eyer since the matter
was generally known and scanned the house with
curious eyes One of the watchers sad that he was
Mr.. Emo in the house; another on the
contrary, said that il positive fact that Tia"
last time Mr. Emo was seen was on Tuesday night
when lac entered the house.
Diligcnt inquiry failed to show that any order OF
arrest has been granted or applied for and neither
Mr. MCGOnigal nor any of hls assistants TO be
seen in tine neIelbofhood last night. Mr.. Me-
GOnigal himself persisted in his denial that he had
ever watched the honse or caused il 10 be watched
II was reported by one OF the private detectives
who has been employed in watching Sir. Emo that
the Latter had not been seen by any OF