New-York tribune., 1911-01-01
SUIT TO STOP SALARY
OF CHAMBERLAIN HYDE
Complaint Served on Controller
Asserts Money Was Not Earned
Nor Service Rendered.
WALSH ISSUES STATEMENT
Prendergast Did Not Advise Him
of Banks Condition-Quite
the Contrary, Acting
Chamberlain Says.

Charles ". Hyde, City Chamberlain
whose salary at the rate of $1,000 a
month is accommodating while he is In
the South shooting ducks. has sent no
word TO his office that he is about 10
return. So far as his associates there
know. he has no intention Of coming
back in the near future.
A summons and complaint In an ac-
tion to prevent Controller Prendergast
from paying to the Chamberlain the
500 due for his salary for the last haif
OF the month OF December were served
on Mr.. Prendergsst yesterday. Alfred
Epstein, a lawyer, of No. go Broadway
gave notice that on Tuesday he would
ask IN the Supreme Court for tenn
rorary injunction restraining the Con-
troller from issuing a warrant for 5000
TO Chamberlain HYDE.
The Controller referred the papers to
the Corporation Counsel. In the NOV
ing papers Mr.. Epstein alleged that Mr'
HYDE was not entitled to the money
mot having earned the same, or rem
dered any service TO the City OF New
York for such sum Of money
The plaintiff in the suit was the New
York Terrain and Building Company. of
which Mr.. Epstein is treasurer ana
counsel
Walsh Gives His Side.
In reply to the intimation that he had
received information from Controller
Prendereast that should have led him TO
withdraw all OF the city money out or
she Northern Bank. or at least not 10
have allowed more to he deposited there
Acting Chamberlain Walsh yesterday is
sued a statement. He said
on Friday a week ago Mr.. Prender-
rast called on me in my office ana IN
nuired how much money was on deposlt
IN the Northern Bank replied tnat
there was about S1SOVO The Con-
troler then suggested TO me That l mao
better withdraw $4,000 that day. In
asmuch as it has been our daily practice
- withdraw the receipts Of the night
before from each Of our borough de-
positories. ! readily assented. and point
edlv asked Mr.. Prendercast II there was
ANYTHING wrong with the bank.
He replied. mo. no. but il would he
wise TO withdraw $4,000 to-day. 50 that
tho hanks deposits viii he under its
bond" We had no further converse
ton on the subject I did withdraw the
$4,000
He saw the Controller on Saturday.
Mr.. Walsh said. but nothing was said
about the Northern Bank. The state
ment continued:
called him m on tho telerhone on
NIonday night. after ! had received in
formation over the telephone at my
house that the hank was 10 pass into the
hands of the state Superintendent on
the following morning.
Mr.. PrenderEast expressed great sur
Prise that the bank was 70 close It's
doors. and told me th0t While he had
known that there were negotiations
rending toward tre absorbing of the
hank by interests downtown, as ne de
scribed II. he never expected that the
situation would take the turn it did
that is 20 say. that the bank would
close. II would seem. therefore. that so
f3r from Mr.. Prendergast having ad-
vised me Of the closing Of the bank. n
was 7 on the other hand who advised
him.
Mr.. Walsh said that the Chamberlain
never made a deposit of his own motion
in the Northern Bank. but II had been
designated by the City Banking Com
mission az depository, and received
daily collections from tho Deputy Tax
Receiver. the Deputy Collector Of As
easements and Arrears and the Water
Register in The Bronx