The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-18
JOHN c. ESQ GOEs FEE.
The Indictments AgAinst ths NeW AosA
Embe xxler Are 0uashso.

The Indietae.ts Agsiass the Nsw Aosk
Embexxle Are 0uashsd.
wAsHrsarcx err. May l7.-Judge BEN
edict. in the United States circuit court.
handed down his decision yesterday.
auashing the indictment against John {.
Emo. who returned February last anu
gave himself up to the authorities after
nine years residence in Canada
tJohn C. Emo, in 1851. fet from New YORK 70
Canada, in order to avoid srresf aad p'oseeu.
tou fox having emhexx'ed nearly *s"1,"o OF
the funds OF the second National oanH "niie
its president. laos crime snd II! snt' coming
as IL did Just after the fail are OF oFaas q "aso
and :he Marine bank. he pei - create psnic
IN Vail street IN the spring OF lssl on May -
OF that year there were .uulors OF trouble III the
Second National bank, which then, IS now "es
situated az $50 Fifth avenue. on the corner OF
Tweuty-:hird street John C. Emo had been
made presideut o. the baa& several years rsesi-
GUS by ais father. Amos r. Enc. VINO was tue
principst Stocx holder. Fog the previous TWO OF
three years young Emo had been one o. the most
prominent and persistent SPECTATORS on the
bull side Of the market. au6 bad neglected. has
duties as president OF the bank IN order to look
after his tea.A Ths stocks which he dealt In
principally were Oregon Iranscontinentsi.
Northern Pacific, both common and preferred.
and Union Pacific. For q long time he cou;in-
uei his operations without attracting pa.-
,icuIar attention, but finally one OF the
brokers began to suspect that Emo was
using the funds of the bsnk to make
good his lossc, In the street The irm there
upon requested him TO close his account
He was louR Of the market when Northern Ia
cihc broke. bat he held on, expecting rise
which never came. Tuesday, May Is the story
came out Eno's detalcatiou was said TO be in
the neighborhood OF $ao00.0oo That night
fha a ; OF md n iaN IN
bank. Amos Il. Eco. the young desauiter's
father. is said 10 have presented the bank with
securities valued u, $.5oo, coo, the other stock
holders maE ing up the balance. In addition TO
the s., 10000 in securities Enos father de-
posted in the bank s! ,o0o,o o in cash. aud Of
fercd, it 10 said to put in aao;hcr million II II
was found to be necessary. Young Enos method
of operation in his populations was staple. The
bank had vault in QUO OF the downtown safe
Repositories for the safekeeping o; its securt-
ties. When Eno would lose 100000, 500. 600 or
$ae, 900. as the case might be. ia speculation. he
would give check for the amount on the bank
and then when be returned to the bank up
town he would write q fictitious name upon
sip OF paper and hand 1t to the cashier, saying
that he had made = loan for the amount aud TO
the person indicated. on good s.curisies. which
he had examined and deposited Ia the banks
compartment in the safe deposit vaults. Gener-
ally he would take the precautoa to caumecatc
the mythical securities upon the slip OF paper.
In this way he completely aver,ed sus-
picion aud led the cashier to believe
that thu money had all gone out on
loans in the regular course OF business.
On Saturday. May -. 1881, warrant was issued
by q United states commissioner for Eno's
arrest, but though his house had been watched
by detectives he could not be found when
wanted. lie had mysteriousiy disar peared. and
1t was not Until acverai days later that it was
known that he had gone to Canada in the COM
pauy Of Father puccy. OF st. Leo's Roman
Catholic church, who stood by him during his
entire trouble.
Emo was arrested in Quebec just as he was
about to sail for Liverpool He refused to return
to tho United states without ex,radition. He
was kept under arrest for several weeks await.
ing extradition proceedings, which, when they
were brought into court, proved unsuccessful
Various attempts have been made to get Eno to
come back, but without result In March, 1891.
petition was nunerously signed In New York
city asking President Harrison to pardon Emo.
Mr. Harrison refused, after he had received tn
adverse report from his attorney general in the
case. The FEEDERS. Indictment under which Emo
was admitted tA.baii on February 20 last, ana
which has now tfeuS quashes consisted of six
teen counts They charged that at various
times from December =, 1855, down to May.
1884, Eno whiio president OF the Second Ma
tional bank. unlawfuliy, and with intent to
deirsud. misa?plied certain OF the MONEYS aud
funds OF the back, amounting il the aggregate
to &S,97o,0o0l