The Washington herald., 1907-11-29
$4,000 NOTE MISSING
Evidence Of Fraud in BOr-
Ough Bank of Brooklyn.
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP VAULTS
IncendiRries or Thieves Seek to
Wreck BUiidinS-SenatOr Patrick
McCHrren's Note Among Those Not
TO Be FOund-InveNtiEntiO Before
Grand Jury To Be Continued.

New York, Nov. Ex-senator Patrick II.
Mccarren's note for $1,000 in favor of the
Borough Bank. Brooklyn. is missing from
the vaults of that institution.
The note is supposed TO have disap-
peared sometime between October IS, the
day on which the bank suspended. and the
day on which Henry A Powell. the re-
ceiver. took charge, about three weeks
later.
The papers, Of the bank during that
period were in the custody of a repre-
sentative of the State banking depart
ment- Superintendent Clark Williams said
tonight that the loss of the paper had
not come TO his attention in any way.
It is understood that the note still
stands as an obligation on the company's
books Senator McCarren has been repre-
sented as saying that the note was amply
secured.
index Book Missing.
The ''tckler." or index 10 the banks
loan book, also is missing. Several pages
have been torn bodily from the loan
book. If in mutilating the book il was
the intention~to destroy evidence Of loans
made by the bank the job would not be
complete unless the ticker or index
also was put out OF the way. A search
was made on behalf Of the grand Jury
for this index, and it was AS barren of
results as was the search for the Nc
carren note.
The grand jurys investigation into the
affairs Of The Borough Bank is far from
being concluded. The present grand jury
will he dismissed tomorrow. but the new
one viii take up the inquiry where the
old one left Of
II was learned to-day that all of the
directors OF the Borough Bank who are
suspected Of having aad any knowledge
of the irregular transactions put through
IN that institution are being shadowed
by detectives
Hasten to Withdraw Funds
II was learned to-day also that wit
Eesses before the grand jury testified
that some Of the very men who are most
active now in promoting plans for the
rehabilitation Of the company were the
first to withdraw their money.
EX-COngressman John J. Fitzgerald.
another Of the directors. is said to have
had an overdraft OF $500 standing
against him when the institution closed
its doors. Three indictments were hand
ed down against William Cow for over
drafts. but in his case evidence was ad-
duced that the overdrafts were made
knowingly and willfulIy, which is In no
way charged in the Fitzgerald case.
Attempt to Wreck Vaults.
A daring attempt was made by incen-
diaries and thieves to-day to destroy the
building of the Eighth Ward Bank of
Brooklyn. a branch Of the Borough Bank.
Suicide MaXwells suspended institution.
The bank building, which is at Fifty
third street and Third avenue. was in
jured BY explosions and flames to the
exten; Of at least Sl5.000 but by splenoid
work the fremen saved it from destruc-
ton
The exact extent OF the damage will
not be known until the officials of the
bank have had Secretary Campbell, one
Of the indicted men. go through the pa
pers and safes and learn just what has
been destroyed.
The fire marshal and the police have
taken charge of the bank, and a heavy
guard has been placed in charge
In addition to the bank building and
contents being damaged. Il score of per
sons living in the dwelling part of the
four structures forming part of the bank
building were imperiled, Nand two police
men made brave reScueS Of Il woman and
her two children