New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-22
A TACITURN PRISONER.
AYMAR SPENDS SUNDAY IN a CELL AT
HEADQUARTERS.
MR. COLE. THE CASHIER or THE SHOE AND
LEATHER BANK. THINKS THAT BAKER MAY


HAVE BEEN THE CLERKS ACCoMPLICE.
Samuel f. Ayuar. tho default.ng clerk Of the
National Shoe and Leather>Bank. spent yester-
day in a cell at Police Headquarters. He is de-
scribcd by the police being one of the most
taciturn and sullen prisoners that they have had
to deal with for some time. Acting Inspector
McCloskey explained that Aymar was not in
reality n prisoner of the New-York police, but
was simply in their charge until he could be
turned over to the United States Government au-
| thorities. to whom he answerabe for his
| offence.
Aymar spent tho day ia his cell reading ana
| smoking When Detectives Butler and Formosa,
| Of the New York Central ONCE. who arrested
| him In Brooklyn tried to find ont from him some
Of the details Of the theft for which he IS under
arrest, Aymar refused 10 talk. The only IN
! formation that the police have. outside or the
| charges upon which Aymar was arrested. Is the
! mcaCrc admissions made by the prisoner when
! brought before Inspector Mclaughlin in Brook
! lvn When Aymar was taken in custody by the
detectives IN the drugstore Of J. o. Barnaby, No.
! 725 Fulton-st.. Broohlyn. on Saturday he SAID
! quietly 10 Detective Formosa. who had read the
formal charge that he had nothing to say, and
| that h. was ready t. accompany the detectives
When questioned 10y Inspector Mclaughlin at
| InIlc'
having stolen some money from the bank but
repied that the operations extended over such
,ong period that he could not give accurate facts.
! When asked about these admissions yesterday
ne replied cvasiycly that he did not remember
! hav!u, said ANYTHING and that his counsel would
talk for him.
UNABLE TO SEE THEIR FATHER.
Aymar's son and daughter called Police
Ueadquartcrs Yesterday and asked To- be allowed
10 500 their father Permission was denied them.
and Aymar was not told II 'heir call. He
seemed restless and worried all Day but did not
ask questions or manifest his uneasy frame Of
mind by talking.
There was a report yesterday that the officers
and director OF the bank were holding meet
! Ing IN the afternoon II this was true no
evidence of IT could be found at tho bank. which
was tightly closed. There is suspicion that
! SeelV and Ayuar are not tho only ones who have
robbed tho bank. but that others are implicated
/ Nothing IS known yet OF Aymar's method OF
pr ,cdure I'm appropriating the funds of the bank
T., his own use scrly and Aymar are known 10
have been not only br1thersin-!aw. but also close
associates outside 4 the bank. and this has led
/ tho bank officials To- believe that their method
/ u working was similar. II that is true. then
! Aymar must have confederate outside of the
bank who worked .u a manner similar t. that
followed out by Seely's partner Baker. II u
! natural T. suppose that Aymar despite hts h"rri-
fed expressions at the tim" ~ Seely's cefalca-
,ion. knew II hts brother-iu-.aw's course all the
time. and that Seely was equally cognizant Of
Aymars shortages.
John VI Crane the president Of the National
I shoe and Leather Bank. who was seen at his
home IN jamaica. l.. T.. last evening ny IT'D
uno rcpo rter. declined to say more regarding the
,-frn fc
about for,v-nve years Of age entered tho service
~ The bank many years ago presumably as
bl,. and that he had been In receipt u a sa.ary
amounting &, {l>oo year f1r a number of years.
| ..rnrr.b.nsive explanation had already been
| furnished The press and Mr. crane thought that
os the bank had come out fairly with a rl"an
st,farrcu, ~ the thcfts and given. In the case u
, both S.e.y and Aymtr. tn" exact amounts
stolen without any attempt at cpncealm"nt or
sub,crfur, ho was justified IN refusing 10 try to
,xpiatn matters that Vicc-Presidcut IIiitncr and
other officials were more convcrsaut with than he
I We.
MIR. HILTNEE TALKS.
Vico-pr,s.Icnt iIntncr. prior To being elected
,ic.-presl,.cut ~ the shoe and Leather Bank
last February. was for six years assistant cash
er of the Fourth National Bank. In addition
to his original and supplementary statements
published yesterday Mr HIitner said to Ttib-
uuc reporter at his home. 40. 10 West one
| hundrrl-and-t weuty -first-st:
When A>mar failed to return To the bank aiier
| haN.us osl .i.siby gone out TO lIno. con t"uf,ir
noon. Immediately wro;e a lrttsr aaIrrssed 20
/ rhnrs.d for frequcrruG Hquor--torer ami showing
signs OF having nrru drinking ON several "c'hS"n9.
For diplomatic reasons EtN' u" @ @o'l,' 49,. ~ ,,.
hl- dismissal. and no hint Of IN" discovery OF nH
any had been d5c9lrr"d nhIl IN h ra' which ! not
! la nf
not return from luncheon, but I suspect nat ne he
! had Inferred that disclosures were at hand i2r
no one knew So vel rs he that his ledger would
not bear tAc close examination 10 W|mcn |
h. habi,ually drank to excess. or that h. drank
very heavily at any UNI. navn t i,rCh T,rhnn " when
h. looked II he had taken one or two drInk,ii aI
ihc attention Of Mr C,c. the cash!er To- ne err
! cumstaucss and he II the same opinion
,akrr naHg n'vr raror before coming to the bank
| morning ! am inclined To thliN& & tnat M ir,nlcr
| spasmodic rather than steady or regular drhh'''
THE DEFAt1TER's METHOpICAL WAY AND
NEATNEss
Aymar was mctaodca and kept his books neatly
| in fact his method ani neatness wer" altogether
! too much for the good II the bank HIS hand-
writing was better than that OF the average p'hN
bookkecpcr or cork Bank Clerks, you know nave
to write 30 fast that they DO not usually write
very good hand. bat | think the clerks ot 'hr
shoe and Leather rather beat those OF the Fourth
Natlona! in that respect. Aymar appcired. I" pe
healthy. md he stuck close to his .cdser never p'
INK absent. He may have been healthy, npt rom
choice. but rather from force OF habit. kho"lE tI.
fllsity of his accounts. and like SceS, not 1ailI,s
tp absent hmse.f through fear Of detection OF ue'I
fraulu.ency II H. the o.d story oi me man anu
the tigers tail. II the man once gets the iSer ny
the tail his only safety is To hod on IL - II ~ - a..
raccs' or gamblcd. Sccly il sad 10 nave donc' '
/ questioned the president Of the 'ntrantt,H tH ,r u
many ON those points bat his detectives had made
no report on tnat subject. and he knew hoIhlns
about II Whether or not the brothers, IN aw. Soy
and Aymar were accomp.ccs In tn ,tA.'atIoh oI
$}d o0. for which S'cly Is now unI'TSoIl sentence
I'm the State Prison. would make no dit'F'nce' ~
that has been thoroughly thrdshet out ana s tns
deficiency made good Proof ~ their co.uslon Wo"u
hc OF no use 20 the bank ana would not assist IN
recovering OF the stolen money. am Not P,iNr