The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-09-16
Balm HELD FOR TRIAL.
Home State Banks Cashiers Bail
Fixed at $4,000.
No Pleads Guilty Of Having EN-.
bezzled S16,185.
Refuses All Aid and Asks to BE
Punished.

Howard L. Balm, ex-Cashtef or INT
Home State Bank. 1903 West Forty-sec
ond street, was this morning IN thu
Jefferson Market Police Court held fol
trial In $4,000 bail No bopdsman beinf
forthcoming he was sent down to th'
Jefferson Market Prison. In a week oi
70 he wilt be transferred to the Tombs
Shere to remain until he Is called for tria
I'm the Court Of General Sessions.
Balm, as told in 1.-THE Evening World
surrendered himself yesterday afternoon
after admitting that he had stolen bonds
from the Home Bank valued at H6.lS
The money realized on these. with more
of his own, went into the whirlpool OF
Wall street. 1t Is said now that he
also appropriated bonds belonging ia
private individuals that had been placed
with the bank for safe keeping. This,
His nights incarceration at Police Head
quarters did not seem to AFFECT Balm very
much. He had no visitors there. nor
As fact he had made all arrangements
before giving himself up.
There Ia q big difference in his bearing
and that Of other prisoners charged with
offenses of a similar nature. He Is
heartily sick Of himself, and is anxious
for the punishment which he knows is
going to be melted out to him.
Friends in plenty offered to 20 on his
bond yesterday, but he steadily refused
He seems to be afraid Of meeting the
eye of any one. and looks like man
who fancies every one is pointing at
The fact that he made no attempt to
run. away. but that he begged not to be
arrested until after his wtfe's baby had
health has made him n number OF
friends.
Even President Stephenson, of the
Home Bank, is standing by him. Al
the complaint against him this morning,
he first prefaced the act by shaking
Balm warmly by the hand.
Stephenson to an hven d' or ord T re:
porter Immediately afterwards. THAT
man never meant to be thief. Why, he
mad $3.50, 900 under his hand all the time
Balm wa. brought A into 1oSrt by i De-
tectives McCluskey and Crowley. Of the
Central once. He H. about fvfe feet
with gray, and wears short. thick dark
mustache. His face Is rather long. but
Intelligent, and he has deep blue eyes.
He was dressed In light suit OF tweed.
ried q small valise.
Lawyer Charles G. Nadal. acting. for
the Fidelity and Casualty InsuranceCom-
TO the bank for Balm: was on hand to
see that the latter was prosecuted Ex-
Commissioner Stephenson and Justice
Koch. who are old friends. first held a
and then the Home Hanks President
was taken in hand by Clerk ormsby.
who made out the comnlaint.
published in ''The Evening World"-that
bonds of the present actual value of
S18.185 had been stolen from the bank.
Then prisoner and accuser were brought
where is the gentleman asked Jus
II am the gentleman" replied Balm.
who toyed nervously with his mustache.
DO you demand an examination?"
mo. I plead guilty. and want to go
to prison at once"
That made everything easy. and the
formal signatures were attached. Balm
AL right. then" said the Justice;
WHAT" cried ex-commissioner steph-
dressed. and at the same time diving
his s.. hands z, d into his pockets. DO you
Justice Koch explained amid general
that he intended the remark for Balm.
who was held in $4,000 bail. The ex-
cashier was then led away.
ssShe vSnf he %4s s ks had By
thing to say In mitigation OF his offense
mo. l have nothing whatever to say
he said. II am guilty, that IL all, and
] want to go to prison. II convicted"
Lawyer Nadal said the Fidelity and
Casualty Company was still trying to
trace the stolen bonds. and expected to
get some Of the money back. They were
that the brokers with whom Balm had
his dealings in Wall street had gone
under. Like Mr.. Stephenson. the FL
deity Company's officials think that
Balm did not intend to steal.
1t was expected that some OF Bain's
relatives would have been in court this
planned BY the fact that the ex-cashier
expressly asked all of them to stay
away.
Before surrendering himself he made
whatever provision he could for his wife
and children.