The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-18
CITY MONEY THAT ROBIN GOT
m tDs or FIVE OTHER BiNkS
IO ne CALLED MONDAY
torroNora'r Nts Testimony ~ 10 Nu.
ricipa' Deposits s--t;rand Jury ilcady
>ow. u l. said. 10 Return Insici.
mcnts Against Carnegie Trust Nucn

rlcipa' Deposits Jury Ready
>ov. u Is said. 10 Return untllc,.
mcnt. against Carnegie Trust Men.
Robin of the Northern Bank, who hopes
70 dodge Sing Sing by telling the Grand
Jury what he knows about the relat ions
between public officials and the Cummins
crowd who controlled the Carnegie Trust
Company is warming up TO his work His
revelations TO the Grand Jury on Thurs.
day were supplemented yesterday by a
story Of city deposits to the Northern
Bank that followed conference between
himself. City Chamberlain Hyde. William
J. tummins tof whom great things were
PREDICTED bv Jordan J. Rollins. counsel
for the state Banking Department. and
Joseph b. Reichmann Cummins's faith
fu friend.
Robin now says that after this con-
ference very heavy deposits Of city money
were obtained by the Northern Bank
as well as by the earn egie Trust Company
Having told the Grand Jury that he let
himself be persuaded to advance SlOO, 900
TO the Carnegie crowd in their hour OF
need and that the Carncgies holdings of
city cash Jumped in u few months to more
than 81 ooo. 900. Robin adds that as a result
Of some sort Of agreement that was
reached at the conference the Northern
Bank Immediately receiv ed large amount
Of city money
Within few months after Cummins,
HYDE, Reichmann and Robin had talked
things over the Northern Bank got about
81 OoOoo of city deposits
The indicted president OF the Northern
Rdnk, whose sanity has yet to be finally
determined by supreme Court Justice
seabviy says that he was unwilling. at
the outset anyway. 10 DE a marty to The
window dressing -; the Carnegie. but
that he was assured thai everything would
be all right and that he needn't bother
shout III" rclatiNci,' snail bond he hgd
already gwen 10 cover city deposits On
that understanding lie did advance 10
tho Cummins outfit si0o, 900, a transaction
.4t-' pS iilftt ~ ''s.. irlti esS - t'sil
tlrlpeton by tn" Northern Benk in a loan
obtained by the Carnegie Trust Company
not direct obligation of IN. Carnegie to
Robin II IL Oh this very poi'lt that tnc
District .tttcrrey II interested to know
II IN. IeW pcTtGiainS to tC.Er y vas
Violated
>""Nins confederation of Robin : tos'i-
ncnv iriors the Grrni au"' his "ict
VI, 1y.lr' Mbiti.in VIII cad Re! IRE the
lGr? n"l ~ Mondar or ruustay ucxt The
pGes!Gca's Of t~o banks end tHrec trust
conipanr, which have becn the Leac-
hciarios fs,.---r~~- ~rs.r--tDionp these
witnesses will I've John .,ivn lounG,
formerly president IF tn" Windsor luls;
company. who Wa, intrCdu.ci t. Chari' :
h. Hyoc. IKE tity { Chamtcria.n. 10y a ~ell
hnown lanniaIly .ol,,ic,,.H. ana i".ay
baldwin, president of the E.lp!.e Inst
Company. who was no stranger to NJ
Hyde. At one period IN. Empire rrus;
'ompany. with s50o,Ooo in city de"cs,ts
oaned to the Cumm,ns syndicate some
o,00o and the Windsor Trust Company
with $4,000 of city cash in its vaults.
obliged the Cummins crowd {, the exten,
ot more than $4,000
great importance 10 Robins testimony
and very direct ptimations. have cone
that Alr. Whitman has already secured
rotroboration of Robins statements up
TO date. The Grand Jury has attached TO
Robins stories extreme importance and
Is only holding back indictments he-
cause of the express request of the Ms
trct Attorney that it would be better to
co slow Tor the present. II can be stated
a. a fact that the Grand jury believes
that 1t already has enough evidence on
hand TO indct more than one OF the
officials Of the Carnegie Trust Company
and that the jury :s pausing in order to
connect up outsiders.
District Attorney Whitman has been
scrlriniIing for the last few days sec
ton S72 of the Penal Law. n section that
r"lat"s to malfcasance 10y public oscers.
Her" j. tn" section:
UdiciaI officer. a person who exercises
an, ol the functions of public office .
of d pe9son employed by or acting for the
Sale or for any public officer in the busi-
tess Of the state who asks. receives or a greeS
I" receive brlbe or any money. property
" value Of any kind or any promise OF
agreement therefor. upon any agreement
or understanding that his vote. opinion.
Judgment. action. decision or other public
ptoceeding shall be influenced thereby OF
mat ne will do or omit anv act or proceed
'ls or in any wav neglect or violate anv
'nclal duty. is punishable bv imprison-
ment for not more than ten years or by fine
o' not more than 81 900. or both. A con-
Nclion also forfeits any ONCE bv the Of
lender and forever disuualifes him from
holding any public ofyice under the state
The Grand Jury which will renew
on Monday the Investigation into the
'ainegie Trust Company is made up OF
'nese men: Davis Freed OF 2l5 West iO5th
street foreman; William b. Symmes. 20
Vest Ninety-fourth street; William II
rowell, 200 West Seventicth street; William
p0ny, 2o25 Broadway; Edward II. Nord-
niger, Is East Eightieth street; William
ndln, Lebanon Hospital; Robert S.
Mews'er, 100 East Seventieth street;
VILLAIN J. Easton. l24 West Eighty sixth
street; Benno Levinson. % West Eighty
hh'h street: Leon s. Chase. West
Nlnety-third street; Charles jackson
~ West Seventy first street; Sieg Tin
u"'s 1888 Madison avenue; Hugo kuptcr
u Last Sxteth street; Allen NJ. Bernstein
u" Vest Seventy-fiftb street; Louis
r'h.e-inger, oi0 West l0od street: George
Reinhardt, l3n Franklin avenue
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