Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-25

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Bash Fallare

v,rx o.. a-Four ofhcers ana
49,. ~ the Madison Square nAnk,
rh;ch failed last summer ve -,s ~
I,st night, one surrendered ~,
r.ye bail, and the police are io0A -
others .h,rcrs of
forgery against the officers OF tne ue -,
hsnk. The proposed action ieAAeu ~
,hrourh the visit Of Lawyer unts.M
c,,nnse, for the receivers OF tne 49,
S,nxrs hank. 70 Assistant District A',r
Nv Iindssy yesterday afternoon ~
s.s,hrr thew went ever the failure % VT
~ and discussed at length the crsHilosA
n.hi,;,v Of some of the banks omcsn
N, i,nrermeyer told Mr.. Lindsay .hA'
n..,wren $4,000 and ssn,u had peeu
;i,sgally Obtained from the bank. anu .nss
s,,,s one was guilty Of forgery ~
,,ro,fs ~ his statement he gave 70 NJ
I i.,,say and also gave him = list Oh wv
directors OF the defunc, institution
Mr. Lindsay informed Lawyer untel
,,.var rha, 20 his knowledge the Msn'son
Scar. hank had been insolvent FOR the
-, six months. After examining Tue
nroofs submitted to him. Mr.. LinuSns
,,r,nouncsI it u clear ease OF forgery. no
said he would go before the grand Jury
and Law the facts before that oody;
president Cannon Of the Fourth Natiohai
hank who is one OF the receivers OF Maur
SIM Sauare hank. declined TO discuss 'ne
action of Mr.. Untermeyer. MI Cannon
said that Mr.. Untermeyer had fuii powe.
in thu matter. and that a criminal action
had been decided upon.
Of a
the copsrtnership directory, are FrederieA
Kprshetit Emil Freakel, A. ;, halis-
,.bsr lanes ID. I.eary, Ronald I. Often
-, Andrew Soulard, Joseph +. Blaut,
Lewis Thomson and Charles r. Aeio'ef'
President Blaut began his business oai'o'
in this city rs a waiter ana part o"hei i"
a Third avenue eating house
Joseph F. Blaut, president; LEWIS
Thompson, cashier, and Ronald l. No
Donald, a director of the defunct Madison
Square bank, were arrested AZ the ioh
man House last night, whilst attending
meeting Of the directors They were
taken down to general sessions, where
Judge MARITIME, in chambers, was awaiting
their arrival.
Fail Furnished.
They had barely reached the court when
they were Joined by Edward 1. stokes,
who oualjiiei in So, eco for Mcdonald and
his bond was accepted. A DIR. TUFTS pre-
seute., himself as bail for Thompson, bu'
AS he was not personally known to the
inHre and no one in cour. could identity
him his bail was refunded No one APP
n.ared to bail out Blaut. and the judge
told Mr.. Grady, their counsel that ne
would omen court early in the morning TO
receive bail. +,
The charge against them is forgery In
the third degree in altering promissory
note issued by the Fort Wayne Electric
company, drawn in June, 1898, for $40,
SOC 70 by feloniously adding to the en-
,lorsement the words mot negotiable only
in accordance with contract under which
notes have been made"
The Judge stated ne had signed war
rants for several others of the banks OIL
GERS. At ll:50 p. N. Adolph kaleche, an
other director Of the bank, was taken before
Judge MARITIME, charged with fraudulent
bankruptcy" Max Danziger OF ii East
Seveuty.ninth street qualified as his bonds
man in 5000.
Frederick Uhlman, another director OF
the bank accused of fraudulent insolvency.
went to the general sessions aud surren-
dered himself. He was accompanied by a
bondsman and was free again in few
minutes.
IL is learned that the grand jury has
found against the accused bank officers As
follows: President Blaut is indicted for p =
Jury; Cashier Thompson, misdemeanor
Director Mcdonald, forgery in the third
degree and misd.meanor; Directors Kali
ischer and Uhlman, misdemeanor.