The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-10
Carnegie Trust Company Di-
rectors Were Dissatisfied
With Administration of Its
Executive.
DEATH OCCURRED 5 DAYS
BEFORE RESIGNATION
Coroner Says Cause of Death
Was Due to Gas Poisoning
While Watching Base Met
ais Change to Gold.
(American News Service1

(American News Service)
New York, July 9.-It became
known today that on May IS, just six
days before his death, Charles C. Dick.
inson. former president Of the Carne-
gle Trust company, attended meet
ing of the directors of the company
and in spite of the fact that he was
very Ill at the time was severely TAX
en- to task by some of his fellow di-
rectors for what they regarded as
grave errors in administration the
banks affairs. Although the>directors
as body did not censure Dickinson
various individuals on the board were
not sparing in their criticisms and
when Dickinson left the meeting ii
was with the understanding that his
resignation as director and member
of the executive committee would &c
inson, although quite willing to relin.
quish the presidency of the institution
he had built up, was very anxious for
sentimental reasons. to remain on the
directorate and that he was complete
ly crushed by the refusal of his old
associates to countenance this. There
seems to be little doubt that Dickin
mental condition. He was very much
depressed and believed himself the
victim of a great injustice. That night
he was taken to ST. Lukes hospita
and six days later he died.
Reason for Dickinson's death has
been officially fixed by the corouer's
jury as gas poisoning. The story how
Dickinson. In company with his broth
er and several friends went to Scran
ton about ten days before his deati
to witness experiments of a chemis
who claimed to be able to extrac
silver from base metals has alread,
been told. During the demonstration
there was an explosion and Dickinson
who was closest to the vessel in which
certain chemicals were cooking, is al
legged to have inhaled great volum'
from Scranton he was quite ill bu
not so i'll that ne could not attend tn,
meeting of the directors.
The verdict OF the coroner's jur,
was given in face of the evidence b.
the coroner's physician Schultz tha
gases but from natural causes. Dick
inson's retirement from the Carnegi
Trust company, had been arrange,
for before his visit to Scranton Fiv
months before he had surrendered tn
presidency to Joseph P. Reichmann
former president Of the Nationa
Starch company. Dickinson owne'
some 1,500 shares. but most of it h
had pledged for loans at the time o
his retirement.
The Reichmann administrator
started house cleaning as soon as /
| got well entrenched and Dickinson
resignation as a director was one @
the first things it effected. It wa
Dickinson's plan at the time he CAV
his resignation to start on a tri
around the world as soon as his resis
nation became effective. which was t
have been on June 1. Something har
pened to cause him to change hi
mind about retiring for 1t was state
today that when he got up from tn
sick bed on May Is to attend the las
meeting OF the directors for the fisca
year, he proposed to fight for what b
regarded as his rights.
The directors, most hostile to Dicl
inson admitted the trust company ha
never lost any money through tn
loans made by him. They alleget
however, that his methods were nc
good ones. and had brought the inst
tuition into bad repute with many pet
pie. The result of the meeting Of th
directors, who knew OF the ments
condition Of Dickinson, just before hi
death and the action OF the Casualt
company of America in refusing t
pay the accident policy for $65. 90
have all combined to keep a persi,
tent rumor afloat that Dickinson con
mitted suicide. On this subject hi
brother. Stanley Dickinson, who is
lawyer and has no connection wit
the bank said today, Unless thes
ridiculous stories stop the family wi
take some legal action shortly to brfn
them to an end We are getting tire
OF 1t all. The reasons for Mr.. Dicl
inson's death are plain to all. It wa
made the subject OF thorough ii
vestigation with results that are We
known" Mr.. Dickinson added hi
brothers financial condition was e1
cellent at the time OF his death. hi
estate summing up at least $5OO. .O0l
THE WEATHER.