New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-10
MAYOR GREEN'S LETTER.

,s nror.rsr FOR ITS PUBLICATION GRANTED
THE cHENANGo BANK CASE
prsham,on. April 9-When Mayor Green OF this
CITY learned Of Superintendent Preston's determi-
nation not TO make public the letter IN MS possesso"
regarding Binghamton banks. supposed 10 nave oee.
written by the Mayor TO Colonel Dunn. receiver OK
the Merchants Bank. a dispatch was sent u MI
Preston asking him TO publish II.
When the telegram reached Albany last hisns
Mr. Preston had already left for this city. AZ
O'Clock this morning Mr. Preston sent the ioiiow
ing which is marked copy OF letter to Coiohe' w.
w Dunn" to Colonel Dunn at his house anu 'ie
colonel at once gave the letter for publications.
BinghamtOn: July -? 2; i ,Ss-.
is disposition the part Of certain ones 10 fnds
These funds | understand. are now 20 the credit
Of the Excise Board. The city is unable 10 mees
It's sSGa pGsaamSd dollars excise
hand and should be TO the cr,d 81 .ne ,be Gnds
are 10 the credit Of the city, the Excise Board 10
subj 70 10 me should be- obliged to remove them
or subject myself removal etc rs all case
oc pgrS is not wc TO put the Hon T. r. Nor
gan on guard. and he can have the transfer mace
have half-dozen things to bother me this even,
ing and for fear l"ant see mr. 81 eSS5iais
Il, ta xSon 1'f see ;cee! YOU GE0RGE f. GREEN.
Navor Green's letter failed 10 create the sensa-
ton which had been anticipated. Mayor Green
~
circumstances responsible for the letter. Through
an error the Excise Board had placed certain funds
IN ITS credit in the Chenango Valley Savings Bank
instead OF placing them in the National Broome
County Bank to the credit OF the city, which.
therefore was deprived OF the OF the money
This was a violation of the law. Mayor Green in
his statement observes that the foregoing facts
had come the knowledge OF persons who were
disposed to make capital OF the matter. a consul
tation with the CITY Attorney. members OF the
Common Council. and the Excise Commissioners
was held. Mayor Green became convinced that.
unless the moneys were transferred at once to the
credit OF the city. opportunity for scandal might
arise. He sked Colonel Dunn act for him In
the matter.
Mayor Green ends by saying:
The conspiracy. II any, on my part. was TO secure
prompt transfer. No combination or individual. to
my KNOWLEDGE received the slightest benefit from
the excise funds, and so far as the moneys were
concerned, the city wei. protected against loss
by the Board OF Excise The only issue ques.
ton OF consideration Of law and perhaps OF the
interest on daily balances The etter or the excise
funds had the slightest connection with the
Chenango Valley Savings Bank. and do not know
how why the state Banking Department came
into possession OF the same.
The continuation OF the preliminary examination
In the OF the People against ID. l." Brownson
and Tracy X. Morgan. charged with burglary In the
Savings Bank failure brought out some interesting
testimony this morning The defence opened It's
by calling Bank Examiner Philo b. Backus.
when did you get hold OF that celebrated Dunn
Green letter." asked Attorney Wales.
Attorney McGowns objection TO this question
was overrued and the witness answered:
sistant The letter first called 10 my attention
three or four wecAs after the examination was
have never said the Republican ring wrecked the
banks