Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-03
Desires 10 Save Embarrassment
10 Gaynor Administration.
Declares Himself Victim Of Zone
Of Most Wicked ConspiTacIes. "
Issues Statement AssaiIing District
Attorney for Methods Employed.

New York, MAY CHARLES S. Hyde
will resign as city chamberlain at
once. Under indictment and under
the fire of practically every newspa-
per in New York, he announced to-
night that. although he is the victim
of "one of the most wicked conspita-
cies in the history of the city," he
will relinquish his position as GUS
t0dian of the city's millions in order
not 10 embarrass the Gaynor admin
istration. He has been The mayor S
protege for years.
Indicted secretly late yesterday on
two accounts, one charging him with
bribery, and the other taking an I'M
lawful fee. the city chamber lain plead
ed not guilty in he criminal branch
of the supreme court this afternoon,
with permission to change or with
draw the plea up to May i6, and was
released under $500 bail. furnished by
Dahied S. MeElr7y. commissioner Of
taxes, a free man he went smilingly
about his affairs again. while the spec
ial grand jury resumed its investi-
gatien OF the Carnegie Trust fiaseo
and had as a witness. O. H. Cheney.
state superintendent of banks, who Is
otRi W Gc itllleittAt l3t Nhttf - ' ail
Tuyl of Albany. Mr. Cheney and
other officials of the state are to be
questioned to learn why the Carnegie
Trust CO., was not closed. although
to be tottering financially. Hyde's
resignation mas been in the mayors
hands since last Saturday SO it is
understood here. but the mayor had
said nothing, although he held an
hours conference this afternoon with
Samuel Untermyer. Hydes counsel.
The city chamberlain's statement,
issued after this conference. predicts
his complete exoneration, bitterly as
sails the district attorneys office and
concludes as follows:
while l have no fear or doubt that
the whole conspiracy against me will
be laid bare in very short time,
do not propose to have the adminis-
tration of Mayor Gaynor embarrassed
and | shall at once tender my resigna-
ton. After % years association with
him. feel he will not misinterpret it,
as he knows better than any one else
the dastardly methods that have been
employed to involve me-"
Hyde again asks the public to sus-
pend Judgment until the motives be-
hind the prosecution" are brought out
and says that with 120 or more banks
with which he has had daily transac-
tons, 1t is strange that there aren't
more alleged Irregularities brought out
IF ] were capable of the dastardly
crime of betraying the city,
He was indicted mainly, he adds. on the
testimony of the discredited and self
convicted Joseph G. Robin, who has
been enjoying the hospitality of the dis
trict attorneys Office
1T is charged in the indictment" says
the statement, that / requested Robin
to procure the Northern Bank to lend
$4,000 of its funds to the Carnegie Trust
Co., and that I promised that if it did
make this loan would increase the de-
poslts of city funds in tn Northern bank.
1t is then charged that this loan was
made and that the city funds in the
Northern Bank We're increased. 1t will
probably surprise the public to learn that
this is the entire charge that is made
against me. 1 have already denied that |
had any such transaction or made any
such agreement and l now reiterate the
denial