The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-21
cor ROBINSON DISCOUNTS NorSa
Tryins 10 Collect IN. Money srO- The Ri-ir-
fns Company.

| Tryine 10 Collect the Money fro- The kiutra
| cas- Company.
The nrst OF q series Of seven suits brought
| through Police Commissioners MAcIsan by the
Western National Bank to recover an agsre-
gate Of 1888 from the Elmira Gas and IL
Eliminating Company. was on trial before
Judge Truax In Part ~. OF the Supreme
| Court Yesterday. This particular suit was on
a note for $4,000 made by the Treasurer OF
| the company. C. II. Baldwin, and endorsed by
| President d. g. Robinson, q son OF the late
| Gov Robinso which note was discounted By
| the bank on Jan. IL, 1873 President Robinson
got notes discounted aggreeatlnR S224.5OO.
| of which SIS 900 has been paid. These notes
we're discounted between September 1892. aud
February Of the present year.
The Elmlra Gas and Illuminating Company
went into the hands OF q receiver In July. In
anticipation Of the seven suits OF the Western
National Bank. Its defence is that Mr.. Robin
son and not the company received the money
got on the notes. and also. that the Treasurer
had no power to issue paper In the company's
Mr.. Baldwin. when examined Yesterday, said
he had made the notes ut the request OF Col
them was chsreed to Col Robinson on the
books OF the Municipal Improvement Com
Eimirs Gas and Illuminating Company and
several other concerns. The gas company.
Mr.. Baldwin said. did not have the proceeds Of
q. ii. spencer. Secretary OF the gas CONF any,
showed by Its books that the company had not
benefited By the notes. which, he said, were OF
the nature OF accommodation paper.
Brayton Ives President OF the Western Ma
tional Bank. said no didn't know that Col.
Robinson was, President OF the Elmira Gas
and Illuminating Company when the notes
we're discounted. He knew he was In Interested
in the concern. but not that he was a director.
The money got on the notes was transierred
Western National Bank. MIR. Ives inquired
generally as to the standing OF the Elmira uas
and Illuminating Company. but didn't make
specific injuries. as Col Robinson was intro
duced by director In whom he lad confidence.
and also was in good financial standing.
Then you let him have Sl3I.5OO without
lnquringas to his relations to the company y
ask cd Julien Il. Davies, counsel for tho COM
-, Yes that is. never learned his exact re-
MIR. Ives read letter dated Sept. IL 1892. in
which col. Robinson asked to have two notes
for So. 500 discounted The letter said that
the Elmira Gas and Illuminating Company
notes were to be used to pay for a power house
and other improvements OF nature to add to
the company's income. The letter. MIR. Ives
said. followed q conversation to the same
effect
Thomas ]. Brennan. assistant cashier OF the
Western National Bank. Acknowledged that the
were discounted for Col. Robinson the exact
sums obtained by the notes were entered in
Col. Robinson's individual account with the
b stood for discount. and that the amounts
entered In the. private account were obtained
from the notes. Col Robinson's account was
opened on sept IL, 1872 and the hrst note
Several directors testified that Col. tRobin-
son managed the affairs Of the Elmira Gas and
Illuminating Company without their assist
ance.
Col. Robinson Is to be examined before
George NJ Van Hoesen as referee.