The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-12-24
THERE IS JOY IN HE'LL
Over The Downfall Of Pious Banker
Ksan Of Chicago.
so MISS WILLARD SAYS
The President OF the National w. c.
T. U. Publishes a Remarkable
Letter-She Defends Mr..
Kean Vigorously.

CHICAGO, Dec. GA remarkable letter
will be published here tomorrow from
Francis +. Willard, president OF the Ma
tional Womaa's Christian Temperance
union, regarding the circumstances At
tachine TO the disastrous failure OF the
bankers OF the organization, >. A. hean
q Co., which is attracting such wide
spread attention.
Miss Wizard opens with an ardent de-
fence Of Mr.. Kean, recting his - years
Of clean life and helpful service in Chi
cago home missionary work; his honor
able connection with the banking business
and the fact that he has successfully
wcathered all previous financial cricises.
She says she has been waiting for days TO
see some leader in the pulpit or pew leap
into the arena of public controversy in
the bankers defense.
III am panied beyond expression" says
she, "by this silence Of the good. II is
then true that the worlds people stand by
each other better than do members Of the
household Of the faith. The Woman's
Christian union and its affiliated interests
have had Mr.. Kean for banker during
several years. He is a leading pro-
hibitionist, a representative Methodist
layman, who knows what hatred Of the
temperance cause may be back Of all
this-what blow is aimed at an organ
ired movement against the liquor
traffic."
Miss Willard says the losses Of the or
RauiIation and branches are happily,
small, and adds: "But, | know by my
correspondence, that the press OF the
country has been given 20 understand
than appalling calamity has overtaken
the white ribbon movement. Possibly
the wish Is father to the thought.
There is joy in heaven over
one sinner that repenth. There is
doubtless Joy in hell over one saint that
falls, beyond peradventlre there is re-
joicing in every grog shop OF the city
when the temperance cause or any OF its
advocates is overtaken by misfortune,
seeming or real"
Miss Willard concludes with hope for
the best belief in rehabilitation and tr-
umph Of eternal justice toward the banker
as well as his depositors.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-At the hearing to-
day IN the county court touching the fail
ure Of the private bank of s. A. Kean a
Co, John Culver. who, il was yesterday
said, was indebted TO the bank TO the
amount Of &, 500, testified that he did not
owe the bank anything, but on the con-
trary the bank owed him over 500.
representative Of Bradstreet's agency ex-
hibited a written statement made by hesn
in June. 1850. in which he claimed cspi-
tai of $1,000 with NJ. c. Bragdon, Morton
Colyer and ID. W. Kean as special part
ners. This Is a direct contradiction Of
kean's sworn testimony yesterday that
he never made written statement toany
commercial agency.
A representative Of Dun's commercial
agency testified that in June, lSs9, kean
made him a written statement TO the ef-
feet that his lkean'sl personal assets were
si9i, 90. with an Indebtedness OF 5000.
The balance sheet OF the bank Of the ist
of that month showed assets aggregating
| Sl,3l5,77o and surplus Sl0,sfS.