Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-13

1t also explains some accounts at the
Spring Garden bank l did not under
stand, where Nettleton appears as large
borrower"
Wagner said he had since looked into
the papers for the name of Assistant
Secretary Nettleton as one of the debtors
OF the bank, but had not seen it.
Adjourned until Monday.
DREw's DEFECTIVE MEMORY.
National Bank Examiner Drew was
seen tonight in regard to a statement at
tributed to him by General Wagner this
afternoon, that Assistant Secretary Net
tleton was large borrower of the
Spring Garden bank. When first asked
if he had made such statement to Gen
eral Wagner, Colonel Drew said it was
absolutely untrue.
Drew afterwards withdrew this sweep
ing denial, and qualified it by saying he
had no recollection of having said any
thing on the subject, but still it was pos
sible Wagner's memory was better than
his.
Drew was then asked if it was 80 that
General Nettleton was borrower of the
bank, but refused to answer, saying he
was not allowed to answer questions
like that. Colonel Drew was very averse
to saying anything whatever, intimating
that General Nettleton was the proper
person to see on the subject and not he.
NETTLEToN SPEAKS FOR HIMSELF.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-The attention
of Assistant Secretary Nettleton was to-
night called to the testimony today by
General Wagner before the councils
committee, OF Philadelphia, investigat-
ing the bank scandal. Nettleton said:
II never backed Nelson T. Evans or
any other person as a candidate for the
receivership OF the suspended Keystone
bank. After the bank ha6 been closed
some days, and when the comptroller of
currency who had little acquaintance
in Philadelphia was considering several
names for the receivership, suggested
Evans, and recommended that the
comptroller make inquiries in Philadel-
phia as. to his fitness, which he pro-
ceeded to do. had no suspicion of any
financial weakness or complications on
the partof Evans orof the Spring Garden
National bank, until the announcement
of the failure OF that bank. Evans had
no knowledge that his name was to be
mentioned for the Keystone receiver
ship until some time after it was done.
l suggested his name simply because /
had known him long and believed him
in every way fit. borrowed no money
from the Spring Garden bank. 1t is
probable that there are certain accom-
modation notes on which | am respon-
sible to that institution. If so, am
simply among the losers by the banks
failure, which | regret"
MARSH PAID TO FLY.
New YORK, June 1.-THE World
prints this dispatch from Philadelphia:
''The details of conference that oc-
CURED on the Saturday night before
President Marsh,s flight, would cast
more light upon the mystery that en-
velops the affairs OF the Keystone bank
than anything yet brought out. A large
sum OF money was offered Marsh and
Lawrence to leave the country. The
sum mentioned to your correspondent
by his informant was 10000 cash, and
the assurance of one weeks start on the
way to liberty.
President Marsh sailed for the Bar
BADGES on the following Wednesday,
under an assumed name. Lawrence,
the assistant cashier, declined perempt-
orily. He said whatever he had done
had been at the direct command of ,Lu-
cas- and Marsh, and that he had never
profited to the extent of one penny by
the Justification of the books of the
bank. He was already under large bail
which was furnished by his father-in-
law, and he did not contemplate leaving
his bondsmen in the lurch. He had de-
cided to face the music, and give the
committee all the information in his
power.
John Bardsley was present at that
very important interview, and implored
Marsh and Lawrence to go away until he
could arrange matters. Bardsley never
appeared to have contemplated flight,
and fully expected to have the bank re-
organized, and to come out of his entan-
clements safely" IL