The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-09-16
Balm HELD FOR TRIAL,
Home State Banks Cashiers Bal
FIXED at $4,000
He PIeads Guilty Of Having En-.
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Refuses Az Ala ana Asks to BE
Punished.

Howard l.. Balm, ex-cashier OF the
Home State Bank. 500 West Forty-sec.
ond street. was this morning, In ths
Jefferson Market Police Court held for
trial In 10000 bail. No bondsman being
Forthcoming he was sent down to the
Jefferson Market Prison. In a week or
40 he will be transferred to the Tombs.
70 sgIere to'rerha1n until he Is called for trial
in the Court OF General Sessions.
9. Balm. "A told In THE Evening World. -
surrendered himself yesterday afternoon.
after admitting that he had stolen bonds
from the Home Bank valued at S16.lS5.
The money realized on these. with more
OF his own, went into the whirlpool of
= Wall street 1t IL said now that he
also appropriated bonds belonging to
private individuals that had been placed
with the bank for safe keeping This.
however he denies. -
His nights Incarceration at Police Head
quarters did not seem TO affect Balm very
much. He had no visitors there. nor
were there any on hand this morning.
sefore sf giving IN Himself 's ap a.
There Is a big difference in his bearing
. and shft Il OTHER prisoners charged with
aSSg ssrsiS Sex Of 'i hisslf anu il anxious Xxi
for the punishment which he knows Is
going to be meted out to him.
sonS yen sdsy. bs< he s,.adiS refused
- lie gems 70 be afraid Of meeting the
eye OF any one. and looks like man
81 gS%o;. fa 4ps every one ~ pointing at
The fact that he made no attempt to
arrested Until after hi Was baby had
i health, has made hin, a number Of
!, !, Even President. Stephenson. " the
though forced by circumstances to make
the complaint against him this morning.
he first' prefaced the act by shaking
Balm warmly by the hand.
ct Is a shame. q shane" said Mr..
porter Immediately afterwards. THAT
man never meant to be a thief. Why. he
mad $4,000 under his hand all the time.
Balm was brought into court by De
tectives MsClnsksy and Crowley. of the
ten inches high. with dark hair streaked
mustache His face is rather long, but
He WIS dressed IN y light suit OF tweed.
. straw hat. turned-down collar and cur
ried q small valise;, -.
the Fidelity and Casualty insuranceCom-
pa2y which lost slbyp by giving bonds
d. commissioner Stephenson and Justice
Koch. who nre old friends, first held u
= whispered conversation near the rail
was taken In hand by Clerk Ormsby,
who made out the comniatnt.
The afidavit recited the facts already
published In THE Evening World'-thnt
hnds OF the present actual value OF
q Sl6,lG had been. stolen from the bunk
Then prisoner and accuser were brought
Where is the gentleman asked Jus
II am the gentleman" replied Balm.
who toyed nervously with his mustache.
re- DO you demand an examination"
-.o N9. plead guilty .npl want to 30
That made everything easy. and the
g. FORMAL signatures were attached Balm
said he had no bohdsmen. nor did he
expect TO have any,
..,,h III right, then" said the Justice;
WHAT cried ex- Commissioner steph-
ssmson, thinking he was the party, ad-
his hands into his pockets. do you
want II all now:"
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.
Evening World" reporter II he had any
No; have nothing whatever to say"
ne ediu. am euiilN, tiat ls HI, ana
want to go to prison. n convicted
Lawyer Nadai 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
badly handicapped. he said. by the fact
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
IT was expected that some OF Bain's
would bia
morning. but none appeared This is ex-
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.