The evening world., 1893-10-25
|WAAT.O0Es uHLMlAA MEAN?
His Alleged Threats Arouse the
Livelisst Interest To-Day.
Disclosures Regarding Madison
Square Bank AfKairs Awaited.

The threat made by Frederick Uhl-
mann. after his a~rraiEnrnent yesterday
on the charge OF helping. with other d.
r~ectors, wreck the Madison Square
Bank. caused considerable excitement.
particularly in political circles, this
morning. Mr.. Uhlmann. who, besides
being a brother-in-law of President
Biaut,- 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 so any longer.
wait" he said. while smartipg 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 I don't fancy the iiotoriety
that I have obtained. 7 am not going
to run away. however. nor II my bonds
man Mr.. Rupert.
II have demanded an examination"
he continued. land I am entitled to go
into and be heard. II am
heard. I can assure you that the Dis
trict~k Attorneys once will be kept a.
sight buster than Il has ever. Been. be-
f i0rs wi Psopls wh1 says had deal :
ments, and II is possible that other peo-
pie who now consider themselves safe
may alnd themselves in my position be-
Beyond that statement. Mr.. Uhimann
would say nothing: Nearly. q score of
morning - have him qualify hi. re-
was his brother. Simon. One Of the
clerks said that neither would be ready
to be sccii until late In the afternoon.
There were q number OF othor callers at
Mr. uhlmann's once. and an got the
When Mr.. Uhlmann was seen later
by an Evening World" reporter he
nSm,:'es a.t sas s~sdiAe to him. Of r tss st ws.
Ne aid not ssy he wanted % throw OF
any political. yoke. He said he would
vas now In the courts. and he wal sat
isfied to await developments.
Mr.. Edward La~uterbach. counsel for q
majority Of the directors. also refused
John Delshanty. counsel for Cashier
Uhlmann was drying at. HIS client,
&c :a;s; na Of nG 's sy'S Mrisse to F r.esrd g.. 1t AZ II
breach Of The law, II was in%nocentiy.
That would be made clear.
lux thSyCt .buAu HG Whb IlOTG
than amazed at hearing Of Uhlmann's
VI cannot for the life Of me-" he said,
know what Uhlnann 10 driving at. 1
DO not think that any one knows more
nf the Madison Square Bank affairs
than we do. We made the fullest IN
vestigation. but are only too anxious to
Ret. all the information possible. We
WI see uiat II all reaches. this proper
Mr.. Untermeyer said further that he
had, been notified by the A~ttorney-Gen-
sral that the latter would apply on
that application Ii made Mr.. Untermeyer
Will ask permission to declare a dividend.
Director Gutenberg Is quoted in a
morning paper as making threats similar
In effect TO those credited to Mr.. Uhl-
Director .Kursheedt, the warrant for
whose arrest was served o him while
III In bed yesterday. cav bail this morn
Ing at the District-Attorney's ONCE.
Bennett J. King. Of ~ East Fiftieth
street. signed the bond for 5000.
The sale Of the stocks and securities
OF the defunct hank, which was to have
taken place at noon to-day At III Broad
way. was postponed for one week.
Lawyer Untermeyer said the reason
oil. the. postponement was that there
might. be some objection or the ground
that the appointment of the receivers has
not yet been made permanent.