New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29
THE CLARK CONFESSION"
SECURITIES TO ANDREWS.
Enterprise Banks Cash Short $780,
OO0-Stockholders Assessed.
INV relegraph to The Tribune. ]

BY telegraph to Tho Tribune
Pittsburg Oct. 2S.-The confession of T. Lee
Clark the dead cashier of the Enterprise Ma
tionaI Bank of Allegheny, is a mere notation
written on a blank bank statement, saying that
he had turned over certain securities and notes
Tn .eBu,I, Andrews to be converted into cash.
As this statement was written only short
time before Clark killed himself. John B. Cum
ninsham the receiver Judge Oldham and Elk
arniner Moxey have confessed that they are puz-
zled to know If the securities which Clark saio
he had placed with Andrews have been &C
counted for Securities valued at $6oo.oOO are
missing.
The confession is in the hands of Mr.. Cunning
ham or at least it was until a short time ago
The relatives Of Clark, who to-day insist that
the confession was turned to Cunningham.
are of the opinion that trouble Will follow
failure to produce the paper at the inquest on
Monday
Mr. Cunningham subpoenaed late this
afternoon as a witness at the inquest, the OBJ
iect being to get him In position where the
confession may be demanded by the coroner.
So soon as the news came out this afternoon
that there was no longer doubt that confess
sion was left by Clark and that the name or
Andrews the Territorial representative from
New-Mexico had been found on it, an effort
was made to see Andrews, but 1t was said at
his Office that he had left the city at noon and
there was no telling when he would return.
A deputy coroner searched all day for An
drews and tonight said that he had received
information that Andrews had started for
Europe. Andrews is wanted badly to give
testimony at the inquest to be held on Clark
Monday.
Judge Oldham when asked tonight If the
confession left by Clark would incriminate An
drews in any way. said: by no means. Moth
ing criminal could be made of piece of paper
like that! Corroborative evidence would have
to be obtained that the party mentioned in
Clark's communication had hypothecated the
stock, otherwise the alleged confession LETT by
Mr.. Clark would fall fat.
According to the best information at hanu'
Andrews had arranged for a long delayed trip
to Europe and that II. r Boggs, wealthy Al
legheny man, has agreed to take care OF ms
notes they come up Boggs Is a lifelong 1rlend
of Francis J. Torrance. of Allegheny, who was
associated with Andrews in his business deals
It has been the object Of the CoronerS IN
quest to bring out that Clark left note i'm
plicating W. II. Andrews in the banks failure.
MIR. Cunningham. while admitting that he will
attend the inquest, said that in his capacity he
cannot be questioned about the banks affairs
while the investigation is on.
The evidence of Mrs. Clark and the other per-
sons who have been subpRnaed to the inquest
will be stricken out as it is merely hearsay.
serts that a note for $1,000 made out in the
name of Wesley r. Andrews is among the pa
pers found in the Enterprise Bank. Mr.. Andrews
of Pennsylvania, and is the private secretary Of
Senator Penrose. Controller Ridgely to-day
wired President Gwinner. Of the Enterprise
National Bank. that the condition of the bank
is such that it will require an assessment Of 1O0
per cent each of the stockholders, according
to the laws under which national banks
chartered. The directors of the Enterprise
Bank held meeting and assessed the stock
holders 100 cent.