The evening world., 1910-12-27
sSAY HEAD OF CLOSED BANK IS CRAZED

morning tool possession Of h
Northern Bank Of new York. the
main once of which 10 located at
No. ais west one Hundred inc
Twonty-hfth street, with nine
branches tituated At various points
throughout the city.
The Banking Department has
been conducting an examination OF
this institution for several days,
and because OF discovered condi-
ions and also certain irregular
transactions that have taken place
during tho time the examination
has leon in progress tho Suporin-
tsndent Of Banks deemed It noces-
sary 60 take possession for tho pro-
lection OF the dopoSitors.
The superintsndont has appoint
ed Aria X. Afford, an examiner In
the department., Special Deputy
superintsndsnt OF Banks, ns agent
TO assist him in the liquidation.
This Institution has O capital of
100000 and q boob surplus at the
time of It's last published safe
ment, Nov. 10, 1910, Of slss, oo5.li.
Its deposits mt that time wore
ss,ol2,o82.e2.
no further statement will be
made until a complete inventory Of
the Assets 10 obtained.
Robins Financial Career.
: Mr.. Robin In addition to his associa.
ton with the Northern Bank In presi-
dent and trustee OF the Washington
Savings Bank Ia the city OF New York.
president and director of tho Fidelity
Development Company. director In the
Carnegie Trust Company. the Bankers
Realty and Security Company, the At
lantlc National Bank OF Providence.
X. l.. tho Anthony stump Publishing
Company ard the riotei Cumberland.
He has been prominently Interested in
power. lighting and traction interests
outside this city.
His connection with the present
Northern Bank Of New York began lndi-
roctly In January. 1907, when he merged
the Bank OF Discount. nj No. 2i5 West
Fifty-nlnth street. the Washington Saw
lngs Bank, Mt Fifty-ninth street and
Columbus Circle. tho Riverside Bani:
and the Northern National Bank. TIE
Bonk OF Discount was combined with
the Riverside Bank and tho Northern
National surrendered Us national char
ter and became n State bank.
J.. Augustus Helnze and his assoc
ciates were interested In this deal. and
they were also Interested. with II. Il.
Thomas. In the Hamilton Bank. when
the panic put the Hamilton Bank tenn
porarily out OF business MIR. Robin,
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side Bank. got control OF the Hamilton
Bank ana merged the three institutions
under the name OF the Northern Bank
OF New York.
William II. Montgomery. who be-
came President OF the Hamilton Bank
In The panic. resigned and was after
ward indicted. lie was succeeded by
Frank l.. Grant of the Carnegie Trust
Company, who Is now President OF tho
Northern Bank OF New York.
The other officers are Henderson NJ.
Wolfe. Martin Mcilale. Frederick ID.
Ives. III. III. Bazzilion. vice-presidents.
William II, Brewer. cashier. and WILL
lam II. Mills and /. 8. Voorhls. assistant
cashiers.
I The directors are william II. Blrkmlre,
st 'IoNHs JoliH u. Clancy.
Frank l.. Grant. Frederick t.. Grant,
James NJ. Clifford. Augustus l.. Holly,
Thomas Kelly. Frederick ID. Kllburn.
former superintendent of Banks,
Martin Mclialc. Edward NJ. Mor,an.
Postmaster OF the City of New York
Thomas T.. Murphy. Assistant posi-
master; Charles A. o'Donohue. Leo A.
Price. George W. Plunkitt. Joseph l..
RellIng. Adolph Rosenberg. Joseph q.
Robin. Jacob G.. Simkon. Anthony
stumpf. James T. Wood. william T.
! Young and Henderson NJ. Wolfe. com .
troller ~Prondergast had been n director
but resigned.
TIT branches OF the bank are;
Fourth street Branch, No. 7t6 Broad
way.
Riverside Branch. Eighth avenue and
Fifty-seventh street.
Twenty-third Street Branch. No. q
Eighth avenue.
Seventh Avenue Branch. No. 800
Seventh yer
Washington Heights Branch. No. l.o
Amsterdam venue.
Melrose Branch. Third avenue ant
One Hundred ana { 'ty-third street.
fremont Branch. No. t0j East Tire
mont avenue.
Port Morris Branch. No. Az East On
Hundred and Thirty eighth street.
Williamsbridge Branch. No. l9i Whit
Plains avenue.
When the employees OF the bank az
peared at the doors shortly before
o'clock they were surprised to sc
pasted on the door this notice:
In pursuant, TO the provision OF
, section No. 10 OF the Banking laws
OF the State OF New York / have
to-day taken possession of the
Northern Bank OF New York.
+, q. II. CHENEY.
!. State Banking superintendent.
Crowds Soon Gather.
None of the employees was permitte
a 10 enter the bank. Under orders frol
I, the state bank examiners the uniforme
y guardian OF the bank blocked the way