New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-19
COLLT.STON. SAY DEPOSITORS.
EXCITING MEETING OF HARLEM RIVEH
BANK CI"ENT,.
OPENLY c1rARGIXG a CLOSE UNDERSTANDING
prTwrrN RECEIVE s'r-:r'G Ant MAN
WHO SEEMED TO KNOW All ABOUT
THE DEPOSITS. AND CT
FERrD 70 Bl'Y Up
SOME or THIN.
SOME or THIN.

The Interesting statement was mad" a. last nights
meeting Of the depositors and shareholders OF 'he
defunct Harlem River Bark. held In LENS ha"'
No 2ml ThirG-aye TINT James Gamble. OF Nos
I, and Is Willan-s, had offered 20 buy ny seV'fai
deposits q, - cents on the dollar These men u'-
clare they wer- approached: John J. H"nzing -"
81 Thlrl-ave.: J. 4 Alvarez. 80. l.Eb LeXlng 'r-
ave: Lowens,eln & Griot. Adler & Ssmme. Herman
s,enh,r 40 2lOs Th!rl-ave.. and NJ. W. I,bas
mons furnishing goods Nos. 40 and li2 NasSau-St.
Mr. Adler OF Adler & Semme showed Ietter from
Mr. Gamble. concluding: "Check for NS ready.
Mr. Adler added that Mr. Gamble had obtained Inc
exact amour, Of the firms deposit
NJ Alvarez made a similar statement ana DOM
statements produced great excitement in meeting
which scerner at fever heat throughout the evening
Chairman Peetach unhesitatingiy pronounced the
evidence on that point as showing collrsion pe'"e"h
Receiver Sckcls and NJ. Gamble
"Onr committed" he exclaimed, received tho
cold shoulder when asked Nj Sick"ls Tor
lis, Of The dcpositors. and yet this mar Gamble
knows oven the amount Of our dcpositors.' scores
Of the derosltors crowded around the men "h"
had been approached by Mr. Gamble. ana londy
denounced Receiver Sckels for his alleged coiiu-
sion and T " Schlosscr brought ont Mr Al
varez's statement in urging the meeting to allo"
y committee OF ten. which had been just appoint
ed to engage counsel who would force the l"s"l
rights 0. the depositors. despite Mr. Sickels. lie
had told earlier I'm the evening that committee
ted "a
courtesv at the hands OF Mr.. Sickcls and then
rood IN. resolution offered by the committee. il
was signed by NJ NOgel. J: C. Alien. T. w SchIos-
ser r. Johnson and A. Gross. 1t complained OF
eY,raor1inarv delay OF winding up the banks af-
fairs and continued.
eft ,s not quite plain to us how said bank "oulh
fall unless there was mismanagement or neglect or
duty somewhere on the part OF the officers or
directors "
The resolutions suggested the employment OF
counsel to convict and punish any officers OF the
bank against whom evidence could he obtained
This committee appointed: c. J. REILLY j.
or / G. Alien, NJ. Vogel John G. Patton. a.
Frank e. jacobson. G. Basine. J. Hooks ana r.
Gass in the discussion which followed the mem
bers could not agree as to allowing this commit
tee TO employ counsel at once. They wanted 'he
committee to see lawyers hrst and report back at
All the speakers were severe on Receiver Ss sckels
M Aen saynE t9sa Esa,rG o Know what good the
depostors had OF the $500 spent Tor looking over
the books for two months he added: MT s'ckei'
Mr. Baum. lawyer. interrupted by stating that
affalrs He had been about the only man who dur
the night said anyhng In M Ssc at h
Perhaps Sickels sent you here the memDers mem ar
he floor afte- struggle. and yelled back; "Y2ure re
d iar when quiet was restored Mr r. Wei. Wei
the DstrctAttorney and the Grand Jury to r ndic
officers OF 5e oanS S S e
hack from Canada at the States expense. not ours.
q our ma has Of @ Tsere
evidence obtainable. and we ought to have 1t acted
ui Wr sch.osser thought that that would take time.
and that their efforts now W snond be 10 save wna 10
ge; IT, The chairman and Mr.. Alien made speeches.
Calming couson ana e,tnH sad snytSpr Roth dr.
rneiv rneT crS named Mr. slckes The committee were
70 M geUn and ns back at the
10 10. c9nfeS to 3. Ten heid next wednesday. July @