The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-02
ANDREWS IS BLAMED.
CLARK CHARGES HIM WITH RUIN
OF BANK.


Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. THE follow
ing statement Of T. Lee Clark. cashier
Of the Enterprise National Bank of
Allegheny. Pa. written a few hours
before he committed suicide. was made
public tonight:
Dearest Wife and Children--Iu ten
hours or less / will be In the other
world. You have been a dear, good
wife to me. Andrews has worked my
ruin. Dear wife. keep all the insur-
ance for yourself and babies. How
hard It Is to leave you all! have
made desperate effort to keep things
going until / would get the road
nnanced, but 1t has been too slow.
The examiner Is here and I am ruined.
Do forgive me; it is not my fault.
have been shamefully robbed. Inc
bank will get everything but the liie
Insurance. Your husband
~ Lee.
Clark committed suicide on the morn
ing of October IS. and the above state
ment, written in pencil on one of the
banks letter heads. was found In the
dead mans home by his 14-year-old
daughter and turned over to his attor-
ney. 1t was evidently written at the
bank the night before the suicide, when
Bank Examiner Cunningham and Clark
of the institution.
The bank was closed by the Comp
trolIer of the Currency the afternoon
following Clark's suicide on advices
from Examiner Cunningham.
The above statement Is not the one
alleged to be in the possession OF the
Federal authorities. That one, friends
of the dead cashier say. was 10 the
Government authorities. Its existence
1zipy reIv denied
T. Lee Clark, the deceased cashier,
was treasurer of the Santa Fe Central
Railroad, of which w. II. Andrews was
President.
This road is in New Mexico and Is
about III miles long, running from
Santa Fe to Torrance with a brancn
now projected to Albuquerque. The
road connects at Santa Fe with the
Denver and Rio Grande; at Kennedy,
with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe, and at Torrance. with the I'll Paso
and North Western system.
The railway is capitalized at $780,
900, and is bonded to the extent OF
$2,50O,000. OF this, 100000 of bonds
have been issued, while 100000 have
been kept in the treasury for better
ments.
A dispatch from Franklin. Pa, to-
night says:
"The alertness of Receiver John b.
Cunningham of the Enterprise National
Bank of Allegheny has resulted in Sc
curing for the creditors of that insti-
tuition something like $17,500, which
was seized on a foreign attachment
against william H. Andrews. Just
before the close of business at the
court house yesterday, ]. II. Osmer &
Sons, attorneys, received a telegram
from Receiver Cunningham instructing
them to attach all the real and per-
sonal properties of Mrs. Andrews In
Venango County. The writ was issued
and was to be served by Sherif Nc
Ilhenny.
TT directed particularly that all
money and credits in the hands of the
National Credit Company, through
which the Standard Oil Company pur-
chased its crude oil, be attached. 1t Is
understood that the receiver took this
step upon learning that Andrews con-
templated the sale Of his personal prop
erty in Cherry Tree Township, this
county.
That the sale had been planned Ia
indicated by Andrews and his attorney.
Eugene Mackey, arriving here at 2
o'clock this morning. They went to the
Alsache Hotel. did not register. and told
the clerk not to let any one know they
were there. When the court house
opened this morning. Andrews and his
attorney learned that the attachment
Burchheld, the prospective purchaser.
and after securing Receiver Cunning
hams consent, the sale was consum-