The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-04

about his private analD AAo tnc Iose
hdenos In him and did not concern herself
about the cancellation until she read the
revslations OF his conduct.
DOWN TO PETTY REGULATIONS.
Patterson was bree4y with other stories
Of peryons whose onfdence Mayor belcher
wee alleged TO have betraysd for sums
insnt real estate dealer said no knew OF
two more fake mortgages and imitation
stamp casoa. II was also reported that
the Mayor had desoeoded TO moro petty
TO SO a. they were paid to him a. an
ofsosr Of the loan association. He grasped,
Il was said, everything that came his way.
4 lawyer olosely connected With the
association and stanoh friend OF re
Mayor, admitted that this was probably
People would come into the May3I's
once With their passbooks, he said. The
Mayor would sign the nane Alice, that OF
the secretary In the oo1s' ama pernTTR Ps
holder Of tho passbook Is protected, for the
Mayor had authority to receive money; IN
the same way the woman who paid the
Mayor d 800 on her mortgage 70 protected.
But the association ID loser.
THINK THE ASSOCIATION Is sArB.
Tho lawyer went on 10 say that he did
not believe tho Mayors ofsnses With the
loan association would embarrass the asso-
citation. George W. Alice, the seoretsIy.
said the same thing. Nevertheless Mr..
Alice qualified his remark BY saying that
Of the kind quoted there were. As matter
Of fact, II was said in responsible quarters,
neither the officers OF the association nor
any one else knows how many OF the trust
ing people Of Paterson the Mayor has I'm
The Mayor worked q new game, on
Thomas Morgan, proprietor OF large
grocery store. He, went to Morgan a
month go snd asHsa s% sf sas ovsr
due, he said, In return for Morgan's good
check he gave Morgan one dated month
ahead. The victim said last night that
the Mayor could have another 5000 II no
State Bank Examiner .cuin Ian spent
most OF the day In the Belcher law Office
in continuance Of his examination. OF the
Mayors Affairs. This ONCE is also the
Mr. Conklin's inquiries naturally led him
into an inspection Of the oompany's Affairs.
He would not tell what the inspection re-
Most Of the directors Of the association
suburb closely connected with Paterson.
M. Beloher himself lived there up to nine
Year, ago. These are the directors:
James Martin, collector Of Haledo1n;
sT Srk asoe.r oscar
J. Hulser, superintendent In Empire silk
mills; Samuel Rogers, architect; Samuel
0rlndy, salesman; George P. Waritenour.
plumber; Alfred Meneve, harness maker;
principal Who iritrusted to Beicher the pur-
chase Of house and lot; Charles Ervtng,
psdler; Henry +, Bergen. superintendent
Of dysing establishment.
SALVAGE COMMITTEE OWES UP.
Alfred Meneve, the harness, maker. is
believed to be the Alphonse Meneve who
says that Belcher gave him fake mort
h addition to President Belcher, the Of
aosr Of the company are: John D. Ulrioh.
vios-presadent; John C. Roe, treasurer;
% S s.s:.: M in n Hail.
don.
Mr.. Roc, George, jackson. a manufae-
turer Of Httls Falls, y. j; William r.
Meakls, son -in-Aw Of Mr.. Belcher and as
ssa saa 3 :as bsssss
ev-e-. composed . salvage oommittee
which on the frat news Of the Mayors
disappaaranoe intended to make good the
loans he had obtained from Patterson banks
on pass books Of the loan association: This
Il vas learned that two members OF the
committee arc indorsers "a the Mayors
psp 70 the extent Of 3 100. M IT, S. "Ts<s
-
to advance $4,000 to preserve the Mayors
good name, 10 also said to be loser through
lndorsement Of notes.
NOTHING MADE GOOD.
None Of the amounts borrowed at
banks on tho alleged forged gassbooks
Citizens Trust Company said the Mayors
friends had made no restitution to his in
stitution. At the same time. he was not
I. sure the bank would lose anything for the
reason that he was not entirely certain tnat
mated that the matter might be tested In
Robert H. Fordyce Of the German
American Trust Company. which has has
psssbooks, also said that money from the
MayOr's friends had not been forthcoming
He said that q, 600 Of the amount was amply
secured and he believed the rest would be
In the other banks the Mayors paper 10
Very nearly all the Mayors friends, It
WAS said, appear as indorsers. some OF
c:en They we're a iSsn good ,i losers
Daniel Campbell, they were going to
4 mset the notes without a murmur and
would willingly pay twice the amount
oonduot' Of their friend.
AN EsrIMATB or SUMS TAKEN.
The Mayor IL executor Of the estate Of
the late Congressman James A.. Stewart
and Of the Congressman mother. He
4 also has charge Of the Stewart Memorial
Fund. The last ID said TO be intact. The
Z condition OF the othsn u unknown.
Mr.. BelchSr also had charge, a. trustee
for The widow of the estate Of Harry LAohan
+ late Of Paterson. The widow lives on Eas,
Thirty-seoond street.. New York. IL wa.
reported last night that practically. Ill Of
Belchsr, It was said. told the widow that
10 had II invested for her In mortgages and
wardsd Oh suspicion by paying tho Interest
fhs total Of the relatively small sum-
which the Mayor .eppsas to have sppro'
pristed = vaIiously estimated. When the
returns An. oil In. say some. the amount
win sxeeed sl3s 600. Others place 1t q.
low - 20, 900.
AZ far q 4 known the Mayor was no,
Q Spectator. Apparently he bad no vices
His only extravaSanoe was Ia the purchase
4. q hnd and making improvements upon Il
Five year, ago. for instance. he bouGh,
tho old Dey place ut Lower Preaknees. Ia
nous - Q headquarters Of Gen. Washington
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