The morning call., 1894-05-24
TIRED OF DELAY.
Indignation Meeting of
DepositOrs.
THREATS OF LYNCHING MADE
The Report of the Committee of
Seven Given.
THE OLD DIRECTORS SCORED.
One More Peaceable Attempt to Sc
cure Their designations to
Be Made.

cured, failed to send in their designations
yesterday, and the mass-meeting held in
B'nai B'rith Rail- last night was in cOnse-
quence one of the most ind grant gather
lngs OF citizens ever held in this city.
Threats Of lynchiug were repeatedly made
and the bitterest of language was used by
the speakers who addressed the gathering.
The hall was well filled with depositors
Chairman Quarlman called the meeting to
order.
After the routine business had been
transacted h |. Hutton, chairman of the
committee of seven appointed TO select
names for a new directory for the bank,
made an oral report of the work of the
past three weeks, during which be de-
claTed he had exhausted persuasion, inge-
nuty and effort in the task He declared
that be had been asked to take the position
of president of the bank. He had refused
to do so and had also declined to allow his
name to be submitted as a director. He
related the efforts TO secure the resigna-
tons Of the old directors.
DR.. BOushey," continued the speaker,
Stated that two mem Ders of the committee
had called on him and threatened to lynch
bin. The two members givs a different
version Of their visit, and l believe them,
but even If they had stated what DR..
BOushey says they did, it would be no
more than lie deserved"
The speaker then referred to the fact
Attorney Llyernash had promised that
when DR.. Boushey's resignation was sent
in that the other four directors should
have their designations in Judge Heb
bard's hands at 10 o. clock yesterday morn
Ing. They were not there. Then it was
promised they should be there at O'Clock:
then 8. They were not there at 8
O'Clock, and whether they have been sent
in since" concluded the speaker, a. do
not know"
Mr.. Hutton censured the press for pub
fishing what Receiver Sheehan had said
ana for remarks credited to others, all of
which he pronounced to be untrue. He
was not friend of Mcdonald, he had no
ak to grind, 20 position to seek and was
working for the interest of the depositors
to the best of his ability.
Thomas Mahoney, committeeman, was
the second speaker. He advised the de-
positors, if they did not get their money,
TO, put your shoulders to the wheel and
weed them out of the community"
MANY of Us are tEudging the streets
from morning till night without a dollar
lains," continued Mr.. Mahoney, referring
to hose who had controlled the bank, ARE
living in their fine palaces on our money.
l am going to stay here till get dollar for
dollar. [Cheersl 1 am going 10 stay here,
and if l DOM get my money, then -"
The speaker shook mis- fist and added
my sentiments are good deal stronger
than my WORDS while the audience
cheered.
Committeeman McCarty spoke at some
length detailing what the committee had
done, and what il had sought to accom-
plish.
NJ. Harris gave the attorneys who have
been connected with the bank verbal
trouncing. He referred 10 S. N. Short
ridge as that big long legged petrifed
specimen of humanity''-at which the de-
positors laughed-and added: "Pn give
you my experience with hn: My wife
has S704 il the Peoples Bank I went
10 see that spread-eagle orator,
Shortridge. but the S14 is all l have
got. l met him by appointment. He was
in with Mcdonald, Jenkins and that puri-
tanical old Graves. Pll give you his ex-
act words. Mind you, am quoting Short
ridge. l waited in the bank from IL till 3
O'Clock, and then he said, 1 can't see you
now l said he must see me, and he said.
Well. what do you want and that's all l
got of the S704
Il will bet my handbook against $40
note that no people have been so quiet as
you dep0sitors I believe we. should use
strong measures now. / am willing to
make myself a committee OF one. l don't
value my life one cent. l intend to get
my money. l am with Mr.. Mahoney. Il
shouldn't be called the Peoples Home
Savings Bank. but brace bank. 1 have
positive knowledge that over twenty bang
books have been sold for so cents on the
dollar. Mitchell, the clerk in the bank.
bought them. but who got them. 1 do not
know. Mitchell says Mcdonald did.
Let's have no more meetings in B'nai
Birth Hall. Let's have them at the resi-
dences Of the directors" continued MIR.
Harris.
II have been informed that the capital.
lists are getting together to beat US out of
money We ought to get up a vigilance
committee. II seems that we have button
friend. That old villain Graves ought not
to live twenty-four hours. l wish this
meeting would appoint me committee of
one to get rid Of him"
Committeeman Kendall said that he
p had been referred to as the quiet man of
the committee, but that be was heartily
IN accord with what had been said. There
seemed to be lOopholes in the law for all
classes. particularly bank-robbers.
i am willing that the law should have
the first chance" said be. but if the law
will not protect me, will protect myself.
DR.. Boushey had the police protect him
Saturday night. but if . thief continues TO
steal my money after he has been found
ont and warned to cease, he won't need
police protection for one night, but for all
time even if he should 90 to the wids Of
BorneO.
There is no reason why those four di-
rectors should not have had their resgna
tiOns in. They are in the plot TO delay
matters until the court gives them control
again. but Judge Hebbard has said that he
would not allow these men to reOrganiZe
the board until the men agreed upon by
the depositors had been selected as their
successors"
Committeeman Frace modestly excused /
himself from speaking.
Committeeman Pike had a volley of
verbal wrath for everything which he
could think of. "If l get mad you must
excuse me, ;" said be. "ATe we Mcdonald