New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21
STATEMENT FROM THE vIcE-PREsIDENT.
AyMAR HAD BEEN UNDER SURVEILLANCE FOR
SOME TIME


Vice President John \. H.tnor. who was seen
by a Tribune reporter AZ mis- home. No. 10 West
one-hunIrcd- and-twenty-nrst-st last evening.
made the following supplementary statement III
response % many questions:
since | assumed The duties ~ vice-pres- ient
on March I. have had several OF the banks
cr,,loves under careful surveillance but more
nar,icularlv Avnar on account Of his relation
shin by marriage AMI his intimate association
IN the bank with Sccly. who stole S|'i.oH. y
most thorough Investigation 4 all the books es-
pec!auv that kept by Aymar was al@) set on
foot While had suspicious OF Aymar from the
,,,tset tho FIRST tangible fact to confirm them was
discovered only ON Thursday evening but II was
not conclusive. I Immediately notified the Guar
antee Company Of North America. which
was on Ayrars bond for $1,000 ana
placel the matter. fr the time being
wholly in the c1mpany's hands. The company
thereupon had Aymar sh1dowcd by detectives
uentiug further developments. ! worked WIN me
oV.er,s on the books TIL about midright ana we
,os,,rr.d mr. Investigation early IN Friday morn
lug By y. m. ~ had aSr"rt i.u'l that NNiiihl
was dofauifor iu On" sum 81 S-oo'O all ~ when
had been stolen prior {" a year ago. anu al o"'.
informed m, Guarauic" Company %; the iActS
Ayfntr left the hank about r. M. On lhurSI lay
steuslbly - get his lunch. but h. JAILED l. return
AMI have NOT seen him since. Tn" Guar1nt'"
dav Oo-day). at about noon. Nh'r ne arflN't ~
IN. Rridgc from his home. in Hr'okyn. ana WIN"
crossing ~ %"N- York IN a crowded tram ~ cars
ne managed 90 .ludc hts 'sha l'Vs. and - iAr aS
I have vet heard II - not known wh'r" ne Is no"
though ia. company detectives are searching '"'
him in all directions 80
"lvmar's methods II fraud were the sam" as
Scolv's and consisted In making false entries
changing fo1tlurf anl stings and forcing iaIse
balances Scclv ami AyWar were thc tW1 b,'N-
kecncrs = the bank tin The dscloSur" ~ IA" i'i
mcr's ras .allty. last November IhrF W"iN''
SIDE by side I'm the same compartments II * pos
sihla thlt 'hov wcr, in cllluson. and hat Aymar
was an acc1mplic" in S'cly$ d"ihi'iu'l, ou' ''
evidence ten ling . prov" such 20 have be'n th'
fact has vet boon al lucod. - far as a" "' ',''I
,e,c both working on precisely the sam" mo pH'
Aymor doesn't seem t. have been f' greedy as
mo other fellow Perhaps they w"ro. III some
respects 81 different t"mp"ramontS, Tor human
r,i,Ir, Won know Is q curious compound. why
didn't cause Aymar to ID" arrested ON lnui9
Jav before ne went TO lunch Simply because
there then existed only 4 suspicion against MN
hut M positivc kuoWlcdS" OF ms d'ial'd'""
Err tho same reason ! could not lipait H"''
definite Information To- the Guarantee company
,iu late on Friday afternoon. don h'"W
whether the bank will proceed against AEhtr
ar not There had been no time Tor iIl"'uis
~ the Board Of Directors or to consult with
our counsel James /. Bishop. Yes. might nav"
bai Aymar arrested on suspicion. hut would NOT
Iike 10 assume such a responsibility without ~
suitinr counsel and the board. so that might
act advlscdlv after having received Sp''H'r III
structions."