Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-02
AN ATTACK ON FOSTER.
Serious Charges Made Against
the Ex-Secretary.
SAY HIS FAILURE WAS DISHONEST.
A Cincinnati Paper Turns ON the Ex-Gov-
ernor-CharEes Him with Fraud and
with Leading "A Double Life and Says He
Ought to lie Sent to Prison.

ernsr-Charges Him with Fraud and
with Leading IA Double Life and Says He
Ought to he Sent to Prison.
CINcINNArI. Aug "A profound sensa-
ton exists here over long article in an
extra edition of The Times Star. the lead
ing afternoon newspaper of Ohio and one
of the most careful and conservative jour
mails in the country. The article charges
ex- G overnor Charles Foster whom it has
always sworn by. with being deserving OF
the stripes OF the convict. and intimates
that il way to punish him can be found
it will be done
Among other things, the editorial article
says: AN examination of the affairs of
Foster & Co. is likely to disclose to de
luded public what a consummate conf
dence man Charles Foster is. He is the
prize bunkoist of the northwestern portion
of Ohio. Not only Mr.. Foster, but his
partner and clerks were engaged in the oc-
cupation of looting the deposits of Foster
| & Co
1T is a 81 range commentary on public life
that this man, who stood at the head of. the
| treasury department. and whose duty it
| was tc enforce all laws for the protection
Il Vi NS HNHAA'iN III AlA'A'lisAA 'taANN' SHSNlN
| himself be mt the head of private bank
| ing institution. and be the chief purloiner
| of the banks funds
| should Go to the Penitentiary.
If Mr.. Foster were amenahle to the
| laws that he. as secretary of the treasury,
| was called upon to enforce he would so to
| the penitentiary."
The special dispatch giving occasion for
| this edit orial comes from FostOria and is
evidently based on information obtained
from the assignee. 1t charges Mr.. Foster
| with leading IA double life. pretending to
be honest, while all the time deliberately
| robbing his depositors.
In statement IT shows that Foster was
| overdrawn in his own bank. without any
| security whatever, Sl36,32l; that his part
| ners and clerks were also overdrawn; that
| the accounts of all concerns in which he
| was interested were overdrawn; that a
| mysterious woman. known only as Mrs.
NJ Carter OF New ork city, is overdrawn
So, SOL, 81; and the article intimates that she
| will appear in sensational light soon.
The total overdrafts of the bank are
$3.50. S25 70. to say nothing of its further
liabilities, while its total assets are only
S2+ 1912.
| The entire article is taken up withthe
affairs of the bank alone. but further dis
closures are promised in certain real estate
| uealsloi more ulsrePutaoIe character ne
dispatch says experts are at work looking
into Mr.. Fosters affairs, and intimatins
that II 1t be possible criminal proceedings
will be instituted. Fosters delay in filing
a statement is adversely commented on
and he is charged with scheming to induce
creditors to accept even less than the little
that is known OF his resources would indi
cate they would receive.
Say He Betrayed His Friends
chapter is devoted to the manner il
which he secured money from friends NJ
to the last moment and even after the as
signment papers had been sent to the coun
| ty seat He allowed one aged man to los