The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-18
Charged with Having Embezzled
100000 and Wrecked the
Columbian Bank.
FLED FROM THERE IN 1887.
Pennsylvania Detectives Have
Tracked Him Since His
Indictment.

When Detective Sergt. Nugent, OF the
Central Office, accompanied by Detective
Genner, of Philadelphia, walked into the
banking offices of Charles F. Phillips at
40 Wall street this afternoon and told
the gentleman he was under arrest on
the charge of embezZlement. there was
CONSERVATION among his business asso-
ciates.
Mr.. Phillips refused to believe 1t at
first, but when he was shown the bench
warrant, signed by a Philadelphia
Judge, and a copy Of the Indictment by
the Grand Jury, as well as the requisi-
ton papers from the Governor Of Penn
sylvania, with which the Philadelphia
detective was armed he bad to make
the best of 1t.
He sent for his lawyer, Edward M.
Grout, of Brooklyn, and when he ar
rived, the party went up to the District
Attorneys office, where Mr.. Phillips con-
scented to accompany the detective to
Philadelphia without extradition papers.
and he left this city on the 2.10 P. NJ.
train.
The story given out by the representa-
tives OF the Philadelphia authorities
was that Mr.. Phillips was charged with
legged to be over slOO, 900, from the Co
lumbar Bank, Of Philadelphia, of which
he was formerly President, and which
failed in 1887.
1t was said that an examination of
the banks affairs after the failure dis
closed the fact that large amount OF
money had been m11isappr9priated, ana ana
soon afterwards. 1t was learned that
he had gone to Europe, and nothing
was ever done in the matter until re.
Gently, when it was discovered that
Mr.. Phillips was doing business IN this
city. and the proceedings against him
Waen a reporter of THE Evening
World" called at Mr. Phillips's office this
afternoon w. c. Boone, one of the gem
tleman's business associates. stated that
the arrest was an outrage, and that the
charge was a trumped up one.
Mr.. Phillips" he said, was as much
surprised as any Of US when the war
perfectly Innocent Of the charge.
THE story that he is a fugitive from
Philadelphia, for several months after
ever breathed against him.
Then he went to Paris. and was IN
business there for two years. after which
he returned to this country, and has
been in business here for the last three
years.
He is a member Of a. syndicate com
Saul Mr.. Graham and Miles W. Barse.
Henry S. Ives was also associated with
US till his death, and this trouble has
been brought about by the settlement OF
suits against Mr.. Borse for an account,
Ing in the Ives estate and know i d Is
this charge has been brought. MIL.
Why, Mr.. Phillips has been in Phila:
deiphia scores OF times, and his daughter
no one there knew he was in New York
all tais time is absurd. and Mr.. Boost
knew as much about Mr.. Phillips three
years ago as he does to-day.
of course, he will go to Philadelphia
and answer this charge, and give bal
b.G required Sdre to do ora So and expect hin
Mr.. Boone declined to go into the de
talls OF the Ives estate complications
nut said that the proceedings brough
against st Mr.. Barse were only civil &C
IONS for an accounting. He also de
cared that he knew Mr.. Borse was con
templating some such move three weeks
a6U' put neither he, nor Mr.. Philips
neyed that he would proceed so far a
10 institute criminal proceedings.
Mr.. Barse lives in Buffalo. Lawye
Trout refused to discuss the charge, eX
sept to denounce it as trumped up 70
the purpose of influencing a civil actio
RRnrSa his client had brought against MI
SShsTps i Broad always represent ep tn
philadelphia authorities in securing MI
riLhllilps' arrest. He could not be foun
tHIs afternoon, ana the specinc charB
certained
Mr.. Phillips lives at 70 First place
mas resided for the past three year.
ne Is a tall, thin, gray-haired mar
With with gray whiskers. He is about sixt
ETeba n old; and dresses very. stylishly
ne SYNDICATE, of which he is men
Jet Is Interested in a number OF railroa
saTi other properties, principally, 1t
s sar IN the West. hey occupy hanC
fB,e suite suite of offices in the Manhatta