New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-28
BIDS CUMM|NS ANSWER
Conduct almost ContumaCIouS.
Justice Davis Tells Him.
HE MAY TELL ALL TO-DAY
Deputy Chamberlain Walsh, on
Stand, Tells Grand Jury of
Hydes Deposits.

William Cummins. who had refused TO
answer questions nut 20 him before tne
Grand ,urv on Wednesday retired
bur,hled and a chasterned witness after
session with Justice Davis yesterday after
noon The grand jury wants every sNi-
liable Of the conversation which took place
between Chamberlain HYDE and Joseph "
Robin on the night Of August p IN Mr.
Hydes private Office IN Wall street II
US IN This noint that Cur1mins had per
sistenilv refused - TESTIFY
Those questions are en1inentlN proper
said Justice Davis. addressing the FORMER
chief spirit Of the Carnegie Trust 'oi''-
many. They all relate to the same mat
Ter In refusing 10 answer ouestons YOU
are unnecessarily taking M the ume oi
the grand Jury and the court Your CON
6uo, * almost cpntumacious. Further re-
fusal on your par 10 answer proper queS-
tions will be SO considered.
The district ATTORNEY and the grand jury
contented themselves with this triumph III
court and did not further press the VII
ness Yesterday. but to-day. II Is promised
Re will he examined.
The grand jury gave It's attention yes
@erdav 10 DEPUTY Chamberlain Walsh VINO
testified concerning the nature. amount anu
time of the various deposits or city money
IN the different banks. Mr.. Walsh " i
understood. explained 10 the jurors mat
50 far as he knew. the CITY Chamberlain
orders with regard TO the deposit OF CITY
->onev were all based on well denned nnah-
cal reasons The Deputy chamberlain
had charge Of city deposits in Hydes an
xencA Issr summer and again AROUND
Christmas time.
TIE Grand iurv expects 70 hear from
1erutv Controller Fisher and certain Ill
,ectors Of the Northern Bank. besides cum
MINIS TODAY. Possibly Walsh will be re-
called The Northern Bank directors VIII
bs asked 10 tell about the meeting OF the
discount committee Al which Robin is a.
LACED 70 have said that unless the Nol'h-
srn Bank loaned the Carnegie Trust COM
many money r. would lose its city deposits.
THIS Meeting followed closely the meeting
90 HYDE and Robin. about which cum
Minis IL expected TO testify in greater de-
TAIL
pobin,s sentence for the sef-confessed
Grand larceny Of Washington Savings Bank
FUNDS was postponed by Justice Seabury
Yesterday 10 June ! District Attorney
information 10 the grand Jury and that TO
have him sent 10 Sing Sing at this time
would hamper the progress Of justice
orion Il Cheney. superintendent Of
Banks. went 70 Albany In the afternoon 70
"a, his weekly visit 10 the capital II Is
inferred that he viii talk with the GOV
ernor about the Carnegie Trust case nut
II was denied authoritatively that he would
fle his written report on the subject at
this time
Martin J condor. president of the Amer
,csn Snuff COMPANY and director of the
Csrneeie Trust COMPANY was witness
Yesterday before Commissioner Alexander
IN the bankruptcy proceedings broush'
against him BY creditors. Mr. Condor told
q. the transfer of the syndicate stock held
fv him i'm the Vita Colorado company ~
F3wsrd Henninger 10 satisfy judgment
that had been secured against him IN Mex
icc N a trumped-up suit
He then explained a number Of stubs IN
bis check book and said that the entries Of
$1,000 and $4,000 were loans made hv him
10 the Vita Colorado company to purcha Sc
machinery He stated that az president of
this company he did not receive salary.
In answer 70 questions Of counsel Mr..
condor said that he had never been able
10 obtain from William J. Cummins an
account as 20 his tCondon'sl interest in the
various stock pools al we'll as in the Car
neeie Trust COMPANY the Van Norden
Trust COMPANY. the Nineteenth and
7 velfth Ward banks and the Plat Iron
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