The evening world., 1890-01-31
and trust. require that this case should
be severely dealt with"
uELp IN $50. 600 BAIL.

be severely dealt with"
uELp IN S25. 600 BAIL.
Commissioned Shielis-In view of the
Bank Examiners AFFIDAVIT l will fix the
bail at S25. 0O0.
Bernhsrdt received his commitment
for tho prisoner and then took him to
Marshal Jacobus's Office.
Commissioner Shields showed the re.
porter the affidavit made by Bank Ex-
aminer Hepburn. which was heretofore
zealously kept from the eyes OF the re-
porters.
He selected II from two or three others,
remarking.
Let me get the right one2"
Then there are other PERSONS
wanted ?" suggested The EVENING WORLD
man..
The Commissioned smiled.
HEPE ARE THE
The affidavit 10 as follows.
Southern Diytrict OF Now York:
A. Il. Hepburn. being duly sworn. says
shat he IL n National Bank Examiner Of tho
CitlBh vi NeW 1OEk anu DEODhlyH. Inht VII
or about the 23d day OF January. 1890, in
tho district aforesaid, ons Peter }. ClanSren.
being then aud there the President and .
director and an agent OF q National Bank
association called the Sixth National Bank
Of the city of New York. Incorporated
under act of Congress approved june ,.
1864, did for the uSe, benefit aud advantage
OF himself, unlawfully embezzle. abstract
and wilfully misapply certain money!,
funds md credits Of the said bank-,o Wiz
the sum OF s4sa!<ga with the intent to
do injury aud dsfraud said bank, and atStirs
ssme time one George II. Pell. with the NE
intent. did unlawfully aid and abet the said
Claassen ~ such President. director and
agent in the commission Of such offsass.
This complaint In made on information
obtained by deponent In his examination Of
the affairs OF said bank; q letter Of said 7.
]. Claassen. dated New York. Jan. so.
1890. addressed 10 tho President Of the
Clearing louise ASS JciAtion; Rtatementa of
the Clearing House Committee and the
cashier Of the said bank.
A. b. HEPBURN.
Sworn to before me this 3oth day Of Jan
uary. 1890. JoHN NJ. SHIELDS,
Commissioner.
This affidavit sets at rest any doubt that
may exist M to the issuance Of Q warrant
for Claassen's arrest. r
The affidavit says he got away with the
banks funds. and Mr.. Hepburn gives no
inkling of where they have disap-
peared to,
Pell's lawyer went out after q short
consultation with Pell. and refused to
give his name or the Arm that he repre-
sented.
Marshal JAcobus said this morning that
neither Clanssen nor Wallack had been
arrested yet.
cLAAssES's oFTToE LocKEc.
Inquiry was made by an EVENING
WORLD reporter at ClaaSsen's Office at As
Broadway.
The reporter called there. The door of
his ofice was locked.
There was on the door . note written in
slate pencil as follows;
Empire Gas Company; Yonr tyenty.fonr
bnndies Of iron was delivered 10 l.. ]. II. IL.
tSignedJ PENNSYLVANIA t.. II. Co.
On the reverse side OF the s!R'e was the
word Rats"
Ma. ABS TOO.
Inquiry wns also made at the ONCE Of
James A. simmons. who is located in the
same build NJ. and who was one of the
directors Of the broken bank.
A pretty typewriter with Snapping
black eyes resolved the reporters.
NO. Mr.. Simmons il not in. and has
not been at his ONCE to-day" she said.
She did not know whether he would be
down to-day or not.
NO cKlSoE or
President Frederick ID. Tai pen, Of the
GAllatin Nationh BaDk, called at the
Sixth National Bank about Don to-day
and had a conference with Examiner Hep.
burn.
lis it probable that the Sixth National
wall resume bnsins,sY" no was asked.
NO" said Mr.. Happen. very de-
cidedly. There is M probability that It
eau. As o as poss bic a receiver will
be appointed and It's ana r. will be wound
up"
He LcsEs SCI, 90.
One old gentleman WlO deposited
$40 o in the bank only two days before
its suspension. drove up 10 the door in
his caTriace, aud seemed to be in a state
Of extreme nervous excitement.
lie shook and iTembled all over as he
stood in front of the door trying 10 gain
admipance. and when he Was finally in-
formed by = clerk inside that he eonld
get nothing to-day be looked A. II the last
spark of hope had been eGtiDguiShed aud
his ga. 600 Was done for completely.
CLAAssEN's ~sTATEMIET.
Peter ]. Clsassen. Of the Sixth Ma
tionAl Bank. made brief appearances in
RssAwslps BrsGa.