The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-02
THE BANK ROBBERS.
Strong Efforts to Catch Marsh.
the Keystone Wrecker.
CORRUPTION IN PHILADELPHIA.
All the Directors Had Their Hands In
the vauit-Rumored Embarrassment
OF Leading Boston Merchant.

PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-The citizens
| committee of fifty. not satisfied with the
efforts being made to apprehend fugitive
| Bank President Marsh, the executive
| committee today determined to enlist the
! aid of the national government, and ac-
| cordingly sent kilograms to President
| Harrison, Secretary Foster and Attorney
General Miller, asking that the federal
| government use every means to secure
| the apprehension of Marsh.
| President Kennedy, of the Spring Gar
| den bank, was arraigned today on charges
| of making false returns and false entries,
and embezzlement Cashier Kennedy,
his brother, was arraigned on the same
charges Bank Examiner Drew and
others testified to the facts already known,
with additional details.
Among other new points was the fact
that Paying Teller Turner carried as cash
checks of large amounts drawn by Presi-
dent Kennedy. Just before the arrival of
the bank examiner, by order of Kennedy,
he transferred about $4,000 of these to
loans and discounts.
Assistant Cashier Mcclure said he re-
ported the oyer-issue of 100000 in
shares of stock to Kennedy one day
and was told that he would be given the
certificates soon. Relying on this promise
he charged the over-issued stock to depos-
itors and Kennedy when the examiner
came.
Ledger Clerk Shute told how Cashier
Kennedy came and altered his books to the
tune of 5000 while the examiner was at
work in another part of the room.
Other clerks testified that Directors
Young and Evans owed the bank re-
spectively about $4,000 and $3.50, 900, and
that President Kennedy owes in
the neighborhood of 1891, 900. It was
also shown that Treasurer Evans, of the
Bunker Hill Mining Company, went to
the secretary of the company, who. like
Evans, is clerk in the bank, and got him
to open line of discount with the bank.
Evans was called and testified that he
believed the larger part of the amount
charged against him was an old debt of the
bank assumed by him in common with the
other directors when the institution was
reorganized as a national bank. The
Bunker Hill Mining Company is practi-
cally owned by the bank, having been part
of the assets of debt taken in payment
of the claim. The mine is located in Cali
fornia, and about 50, 900 600 has been taken
out of it. At present it has no value.
The city council will offer reward of
S., 600 for the fugitive President Marsh, of
the keystone bank. and it is rumored that
the state will add $4,000 to the amount.
NEW YORK, June L.-Blumenstein &
Hirsch have entered judgment for $4,000
against Frank, of Chicago, in favor of
Daniel Richter, growing out of the failure
of the Swan Cattle Company.
BosroN, June 1.-Francis +. Emery,
boots and shoes, was reported this morn
ing to have assigned, with liabilities of
$500, 900. Mr.. Emery stated this afternoon
that his business was recognized last week
with capital of $500, 900, and he had most
of the stock. His attorneys decline to
say whether or not he has made
an assignment. Emery is quoted as say
ing that the report of his embarrass-
ment arose from the fact that one of his
notes went to protest through a simple
oversight. 81 do not know" he added,
what people will drive me to with these
rumors, perhaps assignment, but the pres
ent story is entirely without foundation"