The sun., 1891-07-11

BanWSbm sWb,, have most on NV mind now are tn,
s"Ssr isat NJ NJ Wads has S @ snst read
room rso"Ssd With m hls t do"amsn's In In lis sads aud
asked him % keep them here In order tn"t
Mr. Hamn,ctt sail his Questions would load
70 the conmitteemun,s question. SAID SAID I,Sg az
kct street. lie came to me one after.
nSS aseS .es 3 10 ,"G 5 s0iI lin 4 . S"SkTs sal hTuFf
don't know YOU very well. hut ! have u good
onnion o. you anI !, IT'S all right M !, loan n;ou yo,
often by others. lie. convinced, me tha,
ito was o 81 rshs fn and iho. tine ss hin Se sSs @s
Moved 10 Thirtecnth, and Chestnut streets.
and tie keystone Bank vas sstab!lshea 9ppo,
largely IN strnnen,nlin in having The Cira5d Trust
Company established at broad nnd Chestnut
noiEhborhnod. / did .tEis through a general
public spirit Identifying myeelf with the hnuk
.wo H s si hnas i" s and Ma1 q
Did YOU ,ase any g those 2,5!5 share shares Of q
keystone stock as collniorel alter GouDt hnd
boon thrown upon, their leRaitSf"
Certainly not
have II faint rpcolortion that hayo met
him ! don't believe, however. that would
tho widow Of Mr. Lucas. Is that irnef'
Il have noy.r am,,rre,ed with her. ,,,., NJ.
Mr.. Marsh called ut, my house about s
Ssan * sec M M Ta.es and n hs
be ', iclicyed was risht. lle waited 10
l. tsId n .1,.! g. IT, srd SS VII NJ ;sSi sSs
nl II /
n"t Ta do asysh!ns. 'T TTe asked: what viii viii
be d1noT saa ,S did tDs;D not cbnssS bnOw
Mr.. III. ,Inrsh then "".ii 1sii 'Goca night 1 said
GOOD, ni:!.t' und he loft, The whole or
apnarrnty H iS ot thu, H Of my old interest
l!InE ho eu,ns 10 soc me n:. @ashHeton With
tion. anu so kert OH"
What did you consider Mr.. Lucas worth "
sion that Go aisi worth not isss than
slO,Gooo; O ! rmcmeinh.cr e how cSreiu, ,,, was rs
tho transaction in Rendinx railroad stock
Bark as c Ess sms In"nse hS M
Less .,an slnoon M I the bank ~ had G closed ,e.i
ssa a S thu to 30 so
much money in it after the run"
When was your last loan from the bank 2"
last discount was in October 1890. Under
stand that no now money enme to us: this
smps ssneMa M Fl nd questioning
Mr.. Me " ade. ut Mr.. Wanamnkers request. then
sterred f%rwar and read from bis mansorint
the effect that Marsh, had said that Mr: ana.
maker had demanaed 800 sl09.90S M i9r 2,Sl5 shares
menting on this. Mr. Wanamsker said: o
When l was here before Mr.. Etting said
that he IVA was iniorpsd rue that demanded $4,000
than that When Mrs. Lucas called on me
Az, hss ws death Sa her Sa vented
xsSS Eopsb ssS share bsliessa It piedeed
III n%s rne wan,sS amt
particular sums from any partclar people.
never made I that proposition to get money 9f
ii. negotiated only with the Lucas estate.
Whieh owed me the money, did not ,consiaer
ioe for T issued
Mr. Marsh said to me: " II you will consent
to Keep ihie stock and pay nm assessment on /
issue viii ima make yolr , s!ccE ~ good. 1he in.
nd soeK When he had soeI
stock. Why should he keep genuine stock and
and use stock that was not genuine: | never
that thai held the stock and had not given any
sion % 10 IN me. D. / simply held that stock as col
lateral IN the |, Reading stock deal aud was
never q bona u0o owner.
legged threat TINT unless 500 600 was paid to
his lawyer. Mr.. Rothermel. he would close the
NJ. Wanamaker said: The fret pert Of that
can easily be called to testify to that last. The
B. laines aud Lawyer Huey. with Marsh. came
10 Washington and saw mo with refersnce to
stock. l said that up to that time no person
ssT 9H % SsSF S Nov Mls that 6s anss
aided C their TESTIMONY: felt obliged TO ; say
that, they must, either settle, with me
allow the ne Of the to onsel
remain IN Ignorance Of the fact that It was
the Offer OF a lot OF sinfI that was glad after
ward TINT l did not accept.
GUS to get the stock. 1t was the only thing that
stG9d in he way OF an reos9nlza,oD m 1t IVES
ser soek Mr. Hsnes AND @ ohsr
cnli wSrs willing also 10 put in their
me, but this regarded rs 6lufr. because the
wors! thing they couii S do 4 thoy waptel to
that ,hS ~ tilcrs hnd been an Irregular issue Of
q, value; SI,rroaasIed /. to the
in view. ! have no objection whatever 70 Mr.:
leSllylEE lib " kuOWlotkt OF
the affair am willing that every bo,iy should
speek tieely, Whether the statement comes
from within prison wElls or Without
Mr. McWddo neat read OF Mr. Wnnumaker's
alleged borrowing OF s2OU.UUO OF Dardslsy
Mr Wauamake. II pronounce that state
ment absolutely End unuualilledly fulso from
beginning to end. without any foundation ot
fact whHtcyer. lApDlGuss.I | hnll.insist thnt
you tako MY hooks and examine thcn. never
had any such conversation with Marsh or
any BODY In relation 20 such q loun nj any time
or nnrwhoio. In THIS city or any otLor. ] mover
borrowed tha: much iuonoy at once. II is
possible my discounts were swollen. when
/ hau t" s;er. IN and make good NY
accounts at tue keystone Bank wlIc, 1 had
cnceEnt against in ia, ing for Reading s'oah
credit which | had loaned linn Oh tho
l5lJ shares O: stock. could Very
vel havo stood mp and said: This
is nol my deficit, but l.uca's. and
could have allowed the Lucas ost tato To assume
il. / had 20 mako good So. 90 drawn In this
way Il is rs Mr. McWRde roads. We we're
good customers OF the hank. Haa sometimes
Il balance :! s1Jl.GLU there. FreIuOntly
gave to Tho bank our lnrgust ,oposits. 1
that .bo hnnk was doinE good
business. h"lpGE small storekceretG ny
,onning them money. and I was willing that
our money should be used in this way 40
never had any discount except or paper that
Should In o gone before the Board. or on col
luteral that was hot wi'G-cut. but perfectly