The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-15

The main office is divided by brass and
glass partition, behind which could be seen
a Young woman whose chief duty it seemed
to be- to answer a rather busy telephone.
On each side were large private offices,
one of which was furnished with mahog-
any directors table and a dozen chairs.
The walls, ceilings and floor coverings OF all
the offices were one beautiful harmony Of
rich green In fact the main object of
the decorator seemed TO be to produce
upon the beholder an effect of richness.
When reporter called at the offices
Yesterday afternoon he was met by man
who said he was Mr.. Imboden's repre-
sentative.
aMr. Imboden is now in the Southwest,
and he has been there since the middle OF
juno. I cannot imagine why Mr.. limbo
denis name should ne associated with the
affairs Of the Interstate Trust Company
He does not own cent of stock in it, is not
an officer in il and has had nothing to do
With Its promotion
ia was asked IL he had any idea why the
Attorney General had taken proceedings
against the Interstate company.
Not the slightest. l merely know the
company by name"
will YOU state what Mr.. Imboden's
business is2'
Buying banks, both State and national
He operates entirely in the Southwest,
mostly in Texas
aWhat connection has Mr.. Imboden with
the Bankers CORPORATION Of New York;"
aNone whatever. He merely hires an
Office from them"
~Who's associated with Mr.. lmboden in
his business Of buying banks!"
-One other man whose name | will not
give. Between them they supply all the
capital necessary.
voice came from one OF the private Offices,
and Mr.. Imboden's representative disap-
peared behind closed door.
Edward NJ Prindle and Arthur p. Weeden,
according to the Corporation Directory,
are the sole partners in Prindle, Weeden &
Co. Mr.. Weeden Is described IN the Direc-
tory Of Directors as a director Of the Fidelity
Title and Trust Company. the Interstate
Trust Company and the Securities Trust
Company.
II the Interstate Trust Company of Jer-
sey City has an office in that city the men
who collected names for the business di-
rectory failed to locate IL, The company's
name does not appear in the telephone
directory, and nobody doing business in
the city's financial circles who knows any,
thing about the concern could be found last
night. 1t was said at the office of the Cor
poraton Trust Company Of New Jersey,
liz Exchange place, that the Interstate
Trust Company had not been incorporated
by that company. The directory of the
New Jersey Corporations Trust Agency, at
243 Washington street, did not show that
the compan ny WIS registered there,
Several lawyers who make practice Of
incorporating companies said that the
Interstate Trust was not on their list. Cor
porations incorporated in New Jersey and
doing business outside of the State are com
Dellpd by law to have what IL known as n
Registered Office" in New Jersey. Proc
esses may be served on the agents at
these Offices and meetings are held there.
This despatch was printed in New York
papers Of Sept. %, 1890:
KANSAS CRY, Mo, Sept. 90 Leonard b.
lmboden. president of the Planters Bank.
u wildcat" concern suppressed by the State
officials several months ago. was to-day found
guilty In the Criminal Court Of forging draft
for $4,000, with which he hoped to get a
false credit for hs bank. and was sentenced
20 ten years in the penitentiary,
hc was pardoned by Gov. Ilogg after
serving two years for forgery. For years
II" lived apparently without resources, nt-
rial estate deals in Kansas, Texas and New
Ne yico OF such magnitude that they made the
ordinary man gasp wi b wonder. In every
prospectus he claimed to have prominent
chicago. s.. Louis and New York trust com
In the organization OF the Planters Bank
here last winter. to make show OF capital
Imbodcn took in with him young man named
= y. Hancock. Hancock gave him his note
Tor s25,0OO for the capital stock, and lmbodcn
IN TURN gave Hancock a worthless draft on
Nebraska bank for SIS. ~, Pretended
Of - Louis and Blair Co. of New York
wer' found 10 be myth, and even the checks
h. sent to the Secretary Of State to pay for
co.porysitiSn papers went 70 protest III, The
dsn's bank and his Anal arrest was ac-
cepti1G a deposit from wealthy local oat-
tleman. whose confidence he had gained By