The sun., 1900-06-12
zee ~ 20 CENTS. OFFICIALLY.
Mayer Visits Ice Headq sarters statement
From the GARFIELD Bank.

Mayer visits Ice Hsadq dqsartsrs-stats atsment
From the Garneld Bank.
Collectors OF the American Ice Company, who
are getting In the dues for May. left word yester-
day at the houses OF retail customers that the
price OF Ice. beginning June /, would be 40 cents
A customer who got this word called up the COM
pany and was told that the statement was cor
rect
Gov. Roosevelt went to Albany yesterday.
He had nothing TO say. either here or there.
about his probable procedure on the petitions
for the Mayor removal from office.
The District Attorney yesterday sent the COM
plant and other papers In proceedings against
officers Of the Ice Trust for conspiracy 10 the
clerk Of Special Sessions. The case is expected
to be on Wednesdays calendar In that court
II nothing intervenes TO send II before Grand
Jury.
Mayor Van Wyck arrived at his Office In the
City Hall shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday
morning and left for the Office Of the American
Ice Company about noon. His visit to the
office OF the company in which he is a stock
holder 70 the extent OF 400 shares lasted about
fifteen minutes. President Morse was In his
office when the Mayor arrived. When tho
Mayor came out he was asked II he had any
smiled and shook his head.
When he got back 10 the City Hall he was no
more communicative. '. his absence some
body had started the st,ty that the Mayor lis
ready 70 resign" Reporters were in wait 10
ask questions about the resignation. Mr.
Downes, the Mayors private secretary, made
the following official statement
In reference to the report that the Mayor Ia
ready 70 resign. the Mayor has nothing to say
NIL
William ii. Gelshenen. President Of the Gar
field National Bank, made a statement yesterday
In which he explained how there was no con.
tradiction between his testimony and that OF
Mayor Van Wyck relative to loans to the Mayor
on Ice stock. For any one who had carefully
read the testimony such an explanation was
related to tho cash payment Of
$50, 900 made by the Mayor when ne acquired ~,
stock He swore that he did not borrow this
Gelshenen didn't swear that he did, but the
might have been drawn from his testi-
mony that the s5O.OOo with which the Mayor
BY President sid % Morse from ths Garfield Bank on
the Mayors note and then turned over to- the
Mayor that he might have the wherewith TO
make his cash payment.
stating that the $4,000 was not lent TO Mr..
Morse but was used To buy from Mr.. Morse
one OF the three notes which the Mayor gave In
note which the Mayor paid on Friday of last
week. Mr.. Gelshenen admitted yesterday,
though. that he was mistaken when he said
that the Garfield Bank had never lent the Mayor
a cent He said that when he made this state
ment on the witness stand he had forgotten that
the bank lent something like $4,000 TO Mr..
Van Wyck In 1898. when the Mayor bought
Knickerbocker Ice stock. The bank president
further said that he didn't anticipate that the
OF the Currency would order a
special examination OF the Garfield Bank.
but that he was quite willing that such an ex-
animation should be made
Leading bank officers said yesterday that
DO meeting OF the New York Clearing House
Committee had been called 10 examine the
loans made by the bank. Nothing was known.
either. of any extraordinary action by the Comp
troller of the Currency, William Sherer, man
a9er OF the Clearing House. said TO my knowl-
edge there has not been an Investigation even
considered or discussed. do not believe that
any action will be taken In the matter by the
Clearing House. The local banks are so fire.
auently examined by national bank examiners
that the Clearing House Association generally
leaves such matters as an alleged excess loan
TO the proper authorities.
The stock Of the Garfield Bank, par value
ll00. IL quoted at 81 800 to 81 100 a share.
A further hearing OF testimony before Ref
cree Myer Nussbaum Is scheduled for to-day.
Mr.. Nussbaum will call the hearing and then
adjourn 1t to THURSDAY TO await the result OF
Of prohibition granted by Justice Herrck and
why the order appointing Referee Nussbaum
should not be vacated Argument on both these
orders will be heard tomorrow in the Supreme
Court In Albany