The evening world., 1893-10-25
WHAT DOES UHlMAMA MEAM?'
His Alleged Threats Arouse the
= Liveliest Interest To-Day.
Disclosures Regarding Madison
Square Baak Affairs Awaited.

The threat made by Frederick Uhl-
mann, after his arraignment yesterday
on the charge OF helping. with other d.
rectors, wreck the Madison Square
Bank, caused considerable excitement.
particularly in political circles. this
morning. Mr.. thlmann, who. besides
being a brother-in-law OF President
Blaut. is President OF the Brooklyn
Union Elevated Railroad, and President
OF the East River Bridge Company is
under the impression that he has been
made a scapegoat. He does not pro-
pose to remain 80 any longer.
Wait" he said, while smarting under
his arrest. until I get that political yoke
of my neck. and then you will hear
something. ! do not like to be ar
rested. and don't fancy the notoriety
that 1 have obtained. am not going
to run away. however. nor is my bonds
man Mr. Rupert. o.. -.
"I have demanded an examination"
he continued. "and am entitled to go
into court and be heard II am
heard. / can assure you that the Dis
trict-Attorneys toiiice will be kept =
sight busler than II has ever been be-
inss with the Madison Square Bank.
ments f and and Il % Is possible s % tsat other s peo.
pie who. now consider themselves safe
may may find find themselves in my position be-
Beyond that statement, Mr.. Uhlmann
would say nothing: Nearly n score OF
newspaper men called at his Office this
morning to have him qualify his re-
but S was SIMON nne y'hs Gne oi e
| clerks said that neither would be ready
to be seen until late In the afternoon.
There were a number OF other callers at
Mr.. Uhlmann's ONCE. and all got the
Mr.. Edward Lauterbach. counsel for n
ma jority Of the directors. also refused
to talk on tina. particular subject. Mr..
iY Thompson. said he SS dId not ' Know what what
UhImann was driving at. Ills client,
he SAD: had ~. evidenee to give. a. It az
hompson q se & "ysn Was sS rfsSrds ~ any
breach OF the law, il was innocentiy.
That would be made clear.
than amazed at hearing of Uhlmann's
."I cannot for. the life of me-" he said,
know what Uhlmann is driving at.
do not think that any one knows more
than we do. We made the fullest in
vestigation. but are only too anxious to
| Get all the Information possible. We
VIII s.e ,thh' u AL reaches the proper
Mr.. Untermeyer said further that he
had been notified by the Attorney Gem
eral that the latter would apply on
Saturday next to have the appointment
OF the receivers made permanent. When
that application Is made Mr.. Untermeyer
will ask permission to declare a dividend.
Director Gutenberg Is quoted in a
morning paper al making threats similar
In effect to those credited to Mr.. Uhl-
mann. = t.... ...t
Director Kursheedt, the warrant for
whose arrest was served on him while
III In he'd yesterday. gave bail this morn
Ing at,-the Distract-Attorneys Office.
BennEtA.J. King. OF i2 East Fiftieth
street, txlgnsd, the bond for 5000
Tho. EBfe of the stocks and securities
Of the dsfunct bank. which was to have
way was postponed for one week.
Lawyer Untermeyer said the reason
Of the postponement was that there
might be some objection on the ground
that the appointment OF the receivers has
not yet been made permanent.