New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-25
The DIRECTORS ARRAIGNED.
SEVEN OF THE MADISON SQUARE BANKS
BOARD IN COURT.

ANOTHER AT HOME ILL AND THE NINTH AR
RESTED IN PAssAIC-BML FOUND FOR ALL
WHO APPEARED IL GENERAL SESSIONS
THE GRAND JURY HAS NOT YET
TAKEN Up TIE CASES.
Seven directors of the suspended Madison
Square Bank arraigned in General Ses-
sions yesterday and released on bail. Ihey
were Joseph F. Blaut. the president against
whom the charge is perjury; r. I. Mcdonald
accused Of forgery; Lewis Thompson, the
cashier; Frederick Uhmann. ~ 5. kalischer'
Simon Gutenberg and Andrew L. Soulard. who'
1t Is alleged fraudulently occasoned the IN
solvency OF the corporation. This charge Is
also made against Charles T. Selover, who was
arrested In Passaic ~ j.. and Frederick "A.
Kursheedt who is at his home ILL.,
President Biaut reached the District-Attor-
ncy's office soon after Q o'clock. Dstrict-At-
torney Nicoll had not yet arrived and MS as
sistant Henry w. Unger, was in charge De-
tective- Sergeant McCloskey had arrested the
bank president at his home. No % East Sew
cnty-third-st in the early evening OF the day
before The two had gone to various places
BIaut seeking to arrange for bail, and then
back to the Seventy-third-st. house. where they
spent the night. ID etective-Sergeant crowley
arrived there early in the morning ana ac-
companied the two downtown. together Win
Erastus Crawford an engineer OF NO. --o west
Tventy-eighth-st who was to give bail Tor
Baut
BIL FOR BLAUT ACCEPTED.
Crawford who has previously given bail Tor
persons charged with crime thought that wv
600 would be the right amount OF pail MI
Unger preferred $4,000 as the figure, ana ne
had his way. Crawford said he owned the
factorv at Nos 257 and 259 West Twenty-sev-
enth-st. which was valued at Sloo'ooo anu
mortgaged for $1,000. He was accepted
Mr. Uhlmann. who had called on Mr.. Nicoli
late Monday afternoon to arrange about pai'
walked into the building with Jacob Kuppe''
the brewer Bail in the case OF the dltec'oiS'
who were merely charged with a misdemeahor'
was fixed at $1,000 Mr.. Rupert pledged DIS
security his brewery at No. 1858 Third-aVe'
petective-sergcant Titus found Mr. Soulard at
his home No. 52l Manhattan-aVe, carry !"
tho morning and went downtown with him
The director found bondsman In H. C"r'"a"
coombs. insurance man. at No. Al Pine-st, VINO
owns five lots at One-hundrcd-and-tweh'y-
fourth-st and Nnth-ave. worth Ho,Voo'
Ia,yts THOMPSON had been taken to Police
Headquarters from his home. No. 50 LeXing-
,op-avc the previous night. by Detective-Ser-
pcant Frnk DR. " II. TUFTS had gone before
r,dpe MARITIME TO secure the release Of Thomp-
son but was unable at that hour To bring any
one who would identify him. Yesterday Dr
TUFTS appeared with a letter from +. *. wright
president of the National PARK Bank, VINO
knows him. and was accepted as bondsman
IIo owns the house No. l52 West Sevcnty-sec-
ond-st worth $4,000. Thompsons stay In a
cell over night had robbed him Of all his SELF
possession. He was white, and trembled like an
aspen.
Mr.. Gutenberg was at his cigar factory.
Tvcniy-second-si. and Second-ave.. when De-
tcctive- Sergeant Trainor called on him and
asked him TO go down to the General Session
Building When they arrived there the prisoner
had 10 wait for some time Tor MS pio.mcI
Henry who was TO arrange his release. The
/ brother finally came and was accepted as bonds
/ man. being the owner Of No. ~ West seventy
siXth-st. worth $4,000 and mOrtgagcd Tor SZoVOV
ALL nuT KALIsCHEG DEMAND EXAMINATIoN
AS the bonds were made out in each case
10y Mr. Unger, the directors went to Part |
of General Sessions. before Judge MARITIME,
where they were formally released. being told
f. appear on November for examination.
Mcdonald and Kalischcr having given bail the
night before. had merely 10 go into court and
signify whether they &c fred an examination
or not. kalischcr waived an examination
but all the others demanded one.
| The directors were all asked the usual qucs-
tlons about themselves. Blaut said he was
forty-nne years old and native Of Germany.
/ Mr. Uhlmann Is forty-three years old, was
also born in Germany. and lives at the Hotel
Savoy. Mr.. Soulard is an insurance man,
/ nftv-three years old. and born on Long
/ Island Mr. Mcdonald said he was sircu-
/ lator. and lived at the Hoffman House. Thomp-
son gave forty-two years as his age.
Later IN the day Mr.. Mcdonald was ar
rendered by T.. S. Stokes. who became his bonds
man Monday night ,as the District-At ''r".
preferred "A bondsman who owned real cfitie
/ i'm this county. Mr. Stokes's property = at
| Far Rockaway. Michael Elias. who said he
was retired from business. became Mr.. Nc
! ponald's new bondsman. Mr.. Elias owns his
residence. No 129 East SiXty-fourth-st, which
/ hc values at $4,000 There is a mortgage On
/ IL OF $4,000
| It had been expected that the Grand Jury
would consider the cases Of the directors to-
! day no indictments having yet been found.
But Mr. Nicoll said that he would carefully
| consider the evidence before laying II before
| the Grand Jury. in accordance with the re-
aucst Of counsel for the defendants. 1t may
| bc inferred that there Is possibility that the
| charges will bc dropped. Mr. Nicoll id he
issued the warrants on Monday to avoid AL
risks.