The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-20

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P~'shain. treasurer of the CorhNan say.
thEa Bank shb disappeared from hsfe
Peckhem Justice 81 the United states
u Peckham OF New York city, who, until
HE leath, wa ~ hIs bond a. treasurer 0f
the little hank 0sorEe Z Pechham was
rank which was wrecked Ivy Joseph "
CumTnIn ssvefal years $40 he and the
other direutora Of the old State bHrik have
bAen sued Ivy certain s~tockholders who
alleEe misuahs asn1snt and demand the
yalue Of the stoyk they we're c~oinpe,ssd
been rendered against the directors and the
case has been appealed.
This, among oJher things, has worried
NJ. Peokham. just before Mr.. Psckham
disappeared q man protesting to be a re-
porter called upon him At the -srings bank
and Mr., PeokhAm was very much agitated
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article fof publication The reporter made
q certain statement 70 Mr.. Peckham re-
garding some transaction OF the old bank
and Mr.. Peokham cried In q loud voice.
trembling with nervous excitement: That
10 an absolute f~alsehood.'
President Stephen b. Young Of the sav-
ings hank has had the bank examined by
David W. Jaeger, al expert accountant OF
N~ewburgh, who reports this afternoon that
the bank Is a. 20 und as q solid gold dollar
and that Mr.. Peckham's books are as
straight ~ a die. Mr.. Young thinks Peck.
ham is temporarily deranged and is
wandering about. having lost his identity
He hopes, however. that the treasurer may
turn UP after a while.
George T. Peokham was born somewhere
in the Catskills and lived in New York some
time ago. where he was engaged in banking
and insurance. For twenty-five years he
lived at Central Valley. n. Y. where no
married q daughter Of Mr.. Dickernan. His
wife died childlsss. Nine or ten years ago
he came to Cornwall and was a happy man,
with a good sized bank account Several
wears Z he married the widow Of Eugene
Sutherland of this place. He Ia about 90
years old. slim, with thin features, gray
sandy beard aud hair. gentle and affection
ate in his behavior and bearing q high char.
aoter wherever he is known.