The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
CAN'T FIND G. L. HUTCHTNGS.
UNITED STATES OFFICERS AND POLICE
LOOKING FOR THE IA CASHIER.


| aud Apparently Wanted Also In tho Gen.
eReraI sossions-TrInis of the FinHncIera.
Tho absence OF George J.. Hutchinga. for
merlY cashier OF the Third National Bank. who
Is wanted as q witness for the United States on
the trial OF L. ]. Clnassen for embe2zlinE the
assets OF the Sixth National. was commented
on by United States District Attorney Mitchell
after yesterdays session.
II don't know where he is" said Mr. Mitchell,
"but we cant find him."
Mr. HutchinEs formerly lived at the Gerlach.
A policeman and a Sergeant were there yester-
| day. tho CLERK OF the Gerach said, lnquiring for
him. At Police Headquarters last night 1t was
admitted that they were looking for" Hutch
lngs. but they said theylhad not found him, and
they would not tell what they wanted him for
| The Thirtieth street police had also been In
structed to find him. All this activity BY police
! officials led to tho surmise that the General
Sessions Court as we'll as the United States
| Court, wanted Mr. Hutchings. Pell Is on trial
| in the former court. Mr. Hutchings, II Is said.
| has been living recently In New Jersey. In one
| OF the Oranges.
Mr. Hutchings's evidence was wanted in tho
| United States Circuit Court yesterday on the
| subject OF certain OF tho checks by means Of
which President Leland was paid for his stock
| in the sixth National when he sold out to Sim
| mons and Claassen. Three OF these were
| checks for $4,000 each. drawn by w. NJ. Kill
| duff Pell Wallack & Co, and J. X. Watson. and
| certified on Jan. % last by the Lenox Hill Bank
which then had no sufficient deposits by the
| drawers OF the checks. The others were
checks similarly certified by the Equitable
| Bank. The District Attorney proposed 10 show
| that in exchange for these checks or some Of
them. the Third National had given checks
with which Leland was paid, and that the
| nha he fba tnta ba 10 do or
two later. when deposits had been made to
meet them. President William A. Booth
Of the Third National was called yes
terday, and testified that he had re-
fused. on Jan. 90. to loan 100000 upon the
stock of the Sixth National He had con-
! sented. though. to hold over checks aggregate
ing 100000 for two days. These were drawn
on two banks. which the witness couldn't spec-
and the Equitable. He had held sl56,0ji0 for
two days and an equal amount for i one day DAN
Wallack & Co. had an account in the Third
National: Tho REQUEST to bold over the checks
w Gos made the but
HutchinGs then cashier OF the Third NATIONAL.
was With them i Checks for 8 $4,000 went NIT, to
100000 on Jan. rs. Simmons's financial stand
ing at the time was fair but not very good.
lateral, never without collateral. He had lent
him money on note and securities. giving
MIN SU per cent. on inc tOllalbTHl.
Mr. Tenney-And that note has been paid?
The. Witness-No, 1t hasn't; it's due yet.
NSf eGE Bank. testiilsd that he had taken sew.
eral checks to the Sixth National Bank by
QH e dFsH 6s g IT, ss1
a n9 y 5a a tasey we6e all
e' Edward F. Scqiaehan' paying teller Of the
Third National Bank. testified 10 having Ger,
rapniyIpp [ the timp six SEQ 400 checks
On the Lenox OK Hill Hill and EqSlS5ls BRpEs
Richard v; Swan. receiving teller OF the Third
not seen HltchinGs, he said, since he saw him
IN the bank two weeks ago: TWO OF the SS0ooo
Jan, d BY HptchInEsj the other four ,checkss
went to the Clearing House, three on Jun. %
This ended the testimony for the day.
Mr. HStehings is no longer cashier Of the
did not call him YESTERDAY and said
don't know where he is. and We can't find
.Financier George II. Pell's nerves were
shocked yesterday in the General Sessions on
his trial for stealing t31 iQ99 worth Of railroad
came in the appearance Of Charles E. Walack,
who is Jointly ipleHted with Iell az q witness
bank and turned the bonds over TO PeIl When
Wallack. who Is middle;aged. handsome.
OF his father. the late Lester Wallack. took his
seat upon the witness stand. Pell shifted ner
vously in his seat at the bar and looked nngrily
at the unconcerned witness
Peii. WallaeE Testified. was the first person
who approached him, in DECEMBER last upon
asked HIN how he Topld lkS 70 pc President
lar !" objection except that he Knew nothing
about tho duties Of a bank President;
small baRf oM sRG they do
- ~ TSf pp WhatT e asked .S Recorder smyth;
II suppose Poll meant the business" replied
Both, your Honor / should say, Judging
from subsequent events" suggested Col. Fol-
Wallack continuing, testified that he finally
nominal salary $4,000 lie went to the bank
on Dec -, and the old directors resigned the
new directors were chosen. and he WAS elected
President. Within fifteen minutes after his
election Pel spoke to him about the necessity
assets OF the bank and realizing some money.
BY ellis direction he asked Cashier Council
r r. gS9a 10 PA ehe 10 IN sa
Asto the certitlcation OF checks by the bank.
Pell directed him to have certified by the bank
from the oees of T Pe sV Valdez Co. and
Philip l.. Meyer Pel assured him that the
Posits 10 meet lie Checks. So. ,beSinnng, on
the very DAY Of the transfer Of the bank. Dec;
morning or cortiieai it rom feII. WALLACE (
co: 3 Snl Meyer and the checks were certified.
1f9n have used the words by direction
WallGck.'"' said ex;Surrogate Rollins in cross.
examination. Give US an explanation OF
what you mean by that form OF expression
mean. Sir" replied Wallack calmly. that
ibid what he told mo TO do"
We'll, can You tell us what influence or con-
troll Pe exercised oyer YOU to assH9ro such
None at all. regarded Pell as the agent Of
James A. simmons, the principal and control
ling stakeholder in the banK, and thought |
that what Simmons wanted done ought TO be |
DONE
on the evening Of Jan. 20 Wal lack met Pell
and Simmons at the st Nicholas lluc. The |
Sixth National Hank had closed that day. anu
Pell was, evidently excited and nervous, Pell
checks In his pocket, and Wallack produced
Two blank checks of the North River Bank.
Pell took the checks. changed them so as to |
draw them on the licnox aill Bank, filled them
sign them. and then handed them TO Wa!acE. |
These are in payment for those bonds Wal !
lack" Then Pel directed him, Mallack, TO do
post tho checks in the LenoN I'LL on the fol- |
lowing morning. This he did. The Lenox
Hill failed that day,
During tho, subsequent cross; examination
pel who hud by that lime partly recovered |
from tho surprise caused by WaaCk' d turning |