New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-14

who are in position to advise them; AS a
matter of fact the bank was one of the most
It was established in 1851, and was in strong
financial position. -
There is no president at present he said,
but that difficulty will he settled in day or
two when Mr. Heaton's successor will be appoint
ed In the mean time the institution Is IN
good hands. G.. B. Latimer has been appointed
replaces Daniel d. Tompkins as paying teller.
How is il that these dcfacations have b@ren @
going on tor years and have not been discovered
he was asked
Hitherto it has been the custom to see that
only the assets OF savings banks were as rep
resented by the directors, and on this account
i; is easy to understand how this could have
happened" was the reply: ,.,,,o..;ors
What will he the effect of these defalcatlons
upon the bank should The da.epOsitorS become
worried and begin .s run ON .i ths rsrv Thcse
are tronblous times, and there is no telling what
the end would be- Precautions, such as laying
cies. have been taken. but if large number OF
depositors should withdraw their balances inc
outlook would be serious"
The depositors at the irvine SaTinsI ,bo Insl Moa,
side of the city, and residents Of Ncw-erscy. Tor
whom it is very convenient. 1t has 1000 ac-
posts to the amount Of over $4,000, 600 Its
financial status has never been questioned, as MS
assets consist altogether of United States ana city
bonds its only real estate. the value OF wmrh
is likely to fuctuate being the lot and me
building in which the bank business is conducted
THE PAYING TELLER's CRIME.
Daniel D. Tompkins, the former paync-tellcr,
had been with the bank for over quarter oil a
century, and worked his way up from messenger
to the responsible place which hn held at the time
of his discharge lie is sixty years old,
and his habits were of an extremely domestic ma
ture So far as is known he had no financial or
other entanglements which would tend TO MAKE
anIt lie a1arv a
and he lived with his invalid mothcr-n-law ana
her son at No. PIG East One-hundred-and-twenfy-
siNth-st. When Tribune reporter called there
last night he was informed that Mr. Tompklns
was not at home and would not be Tor som" tln,e
The neghbors say that he has not been seen By
them for several DAYS.
When taxed with his crime by the trustee, Of
the bank Mr. Tompliins admitted the charge and
said in explanation that his household eNPcnsc.
were greater than his salary. and he was compcl.d
TO steal He told Mr., Preston that he had for the
last ten years adopted system OF fictitious oooN,
keeping, opening accounts IN bogus names anu
taking small sums at time which soon aggregated
an amount which he could not hop" to pay back
and he had to go on stealing.
Clarence d. Hcaton is not rich man. and held
his place as president OF the bank entirely upon
his merits. and was much respected by the bank
ing fraternity. He lives mod,stlv nj No. 9J'
Dean-st.. between Bedford and Franklin aT"s,
brooklyn. He refused 10 make statement last
night
W. r. BUTTONS STORY
William H. Buxton, the former secretary. is re-
ported to he a wealthy man. lie had held his
place for nearly twenty years He lives at No. |
Boulevard, in good style. He said that he had
been vlotmizod by Byron w. Cohen, who con-
spired with Cassie Brooks. notorious woman Of
the TEND roiu" precinct. who passed as the
common-law wife of Ioring n Robertson.
a wealthy Brooklyn leather merchant. for tn,
purpose Of securing his estate. valued at several
million dollars Tie plot was discovered. Cassie
Brooks turned States evidence. and was released
Sfohy hflf
Grand Jury on March s, 1891, for conspiracy
Buxton was his hond-man. and pail $500 IN
cash to the District-Attnrrny, and signed bono
for a smaller amount on IN" undcis 1n'line fha'
Cohen was 10 refund the money. Cohen Suc-
ceeded in raising the money from other friends.
hut instead of paying Mr.. Buxton he 1umped
his bail leaving his bondsman in the lurch II"
bail was forfeited. and Mr.. Buxton refunded him
self out of the cash OF the bank.