New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-03
BANK OFFICERS ARRESTED
TIE BOSTON wRECKERS IN TIE TOLLS.
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST PRESIDENT POTTER
AND DIRECTORS FRENCH AND DANA OF THE
MAVERICK BAYK-A RECEIVER AP-
POINTED BY CONTROLLER LACEY.
fpr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE,


Boston, Nov 2-President Asa Potter and
Directors Jonas IT, French and Thomas Dana, OF
the Maverick National Bank, were arrested To-
night on criminal charge. MIR. french was
arrested at his home on Commonwealth-ave, and
Potter at his summer home in Cohasset ana they
are tonight in the custody Of the officers at their
homes Mr.. Dana gave the required Dali, ana
is at large 1t is probable that the others Will
furnish bail on Tuesday
II is said that Mr. French, in anticipation OF
this result asked an intimate friend on Sunday
to go on his bail bond in the event
of his arrest on criminal charge. These men
are charged with embezzlement of the funds OF
the bank. Mr.. Potter took from the bank, IT Is
charged, S1,100O00, French S600,OOO, and
Dana 100000, giving merely nominal security.
This result is not unexpected by those who have
been in any way conversant with the methods
adopted at the Maverick Bank and those who
unfortunate enough to he depOsitors were loud
in their demands to-day that the scourts
should have the opportunity Of deciding as 70
the guilt or innocence of these men,
This announcement, when it will be made in the
morning. will, however, positive pain to
many who have held these men in high esteem,
and who will be slow to believe them guilty OF
intentional fraud dishonesty
Thomas p Beal president of the Second
National Bank of this city, has been appointed
receiver of the broken bank by the Controller of
the Currency.
1t is said that Mr.. Ever, the examiner in
charge of the Maverick Bank, has reported TO
the Controller that the banks liabilities are
$s,OOO,OOO.
President Potter has been charged and prob
ably uniustly, with cruel faithless treatment of
-. To ohorU Mr.
plies in The Journal" He says:
"A week more before Mr. Evanss death he
owed the Maverick National Bank large
sum of money. Changes in the mar
kct made it necessary, in the interest
Of the institution of which was the president and
responsible head. that at least portion of his
liability should be taken up. | talked the matter
over with him, and he agreed to pay certain sum
the next day. That afternoon | went out of town
and did not return for two days When
| entered the hank on the third day and lookc'.
the mail oil my desk. | found there a note
from the cashier saying that Mr. Evans had
failed TO keep his promise | reading
that note when Mr.. Evans came into
my private Office turned to
him. and said without any heat or passion
Nervy. this won't do. | am personally disap-
pointed. ] believed you would keep your promise
turned away from him then and he left the Of
flee. | am told that he took my rebulc.
if rcbuke it was. very much 10 heart.
| know that he was sensitive man, but there
was nothing in what said or in my manner of
saying it that, under the circumstances, should
have given him serious offence. That was
the last time | saw him. The members Of
his family say that he brooded over the matter
and that it was one Of the causes Of the despond-
ency which led him to take his life. So | am ac-
cused of being his murderer. Well, am his
derer in the same sense that girl
who rejects Respondent suitOr is his ,aurderer,
if the young man leaves her and blows out his
brains / do not blame the members of Mr..
Evans family for feeling as they do toward me.
The family of the despondent young man in the
illustration | have quoted. naturally thinks very
ill OF the young woman in the case. Those are
the facts and all facts about my relations with
Mr. Evans as far as those relations in any sense
affected his sudden DEATH
Mr. Dana was brought before United States Com
missioner Hall3tt. and furnished sureties in the
sum Of S75 900, but the names of his bondsmen
are withheld. In Mr.. Potter's case the bail was
placed at $4,000, but that of Mr.. French at
100000.