The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
DID NOT DENY THE CHARGES
Mr. Myers ReiteratCS His Statements
About Mr.. ECkelS.

Re Did Not, However, Charge Mr.. Ben
nett With Being Responsible for the
appointment of Judge Mershon-Mr.
MYERS Says the Interview With Mr.
Eckels Fully Confirms His Position
That the Appointments Were Con-
trolled By Politics.
Mr. Herman Myers returned yesterday
from Brunswick, where he went to exam
inc the accounts of the Ogethorpe Ma
tioual Bank, in view of the proposition
which may come from the solvent stock
holders to take up the banks assets and
liabilities and re-organize the institution
Mr.. Meyers says his examination was
very satisfactory so far as it was carried,
but he says he is waiting for number of
statements and other information which
are to be sent him before he can make
his report, to the solvent stockholders
whom he, Colonel Garrard and Mr.. j. p.
Williams represent as a committee
The entire business will be looked into
by this committee and if the banks
affairs are found in condition to war
rant such action, the stockholders may
make pIOIlOoAblOA W COhGAOllCI 44GhG1o
to that effect
DID NOT DENY THE STATEMENTS.
MIR. Myers was asked in reference to
the statement sent out from Brunswick
that he had made denial of the charges
published in an interview with him in the
MORNING News last Monday. 1t was
report ed that he had made q full and
complete denial of the charges in the
presence of his attorney, Judge Spencer
Atkinson, Judge Mershon, Receiver Ben
nett and Book Keeper r. d. Walter.
THAT statement was false" said Mr.
Myers. Il denied nothing in the inter
view, with the exception of
one statement accredited to me to the
effect that Judge Mershon was appointed
counsel to the receiver by MIR. Bennett
l said that the agreement was that Judge
Mershon was TO be appointed, by whom
do not know. But of the fact that his
appointment was to follow and that he
was promised the attorneyship, l am
positive that / have sufficient proof.
'As to the other statements in the in
tervicw in regard to the appointment be-
ing controlled by politics and the hasty
action of Mr. Eckels in levying IS per
cent assessment, they were entirely cor
rect and / reiterate them | say again
that the stockholders are not at all sat
listed with Mr.. Eckels' action in the mat
ter"
CONFIRMS HIS STATEMENT.
Mr.. Myers called attention to an inter
view with Controller Eckels which APP
peared in the Atlanta Journal of Tuesday
afternoon. The statement charged that
Mr. Myers was an applicant for the re-
ceivership This is a, mistake, as Mr..
j. p Williams said in his interview the
name of Mr.. Myers was suggested to the
Controller by himself as a business nam
who he knew would be acceptable to the
other stockholders. Mr.. Myers, however,
could not have given his entire
time to the work and Mr.
Eckels refused to appoint him. Mr..
Myers himself was never an applicant.
Continuing his interview, Mr.. Eckels
says
''On recommendation of Representative
Turner, reinforced by the Endorsement of
Secretary Smith l appointed Mr.. Ben
nett. Upon further Endorsement by Sec
rotary Smith, Judge Mershon, lawyer
of excellent standing, was named as
counsel"
"A palmer admission of the charges [
make" said Mr., Myers with regard to
the above statement could not be desired
! said that the appointment was con
troled by politics and this practically
amounts TO an admission of that state
mCut.
If Mr. Eckels wanted TO regard the
wishes Of the stockholders at all he
should have appointed a receiver who,
for reasons which have been given before,
would have been acceptable to them l
repeat that it is a dangerous precedent
and it will certainly prove injurious to
national banks and their stockholders if
their policy is to be controlled by politics
instead Of business methods"