New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-03


which to withdraw your plea or file de-
murrers will certainly delay matters ano
prevent an immediate trial.
MIR. Untermyer explained that his plea
for two weeks was made because he had
one case ahead OF him now that ne ala
not think could be finished in less thah
ten days
.V misht saw something which the
District Attorney would not ike, II
started" Mr.. Untermyer INTERCEPTED at
this point. but Mr.. Whitman assured
him he would like to hear anything MI
Untermyer had to say.
Justice Davis finally set the time lor
withdrawal of the plea or the ming o.
demurrers at May 16, and the ball al
$500. and Commissioner McElroy I'M
mediately furnished the bail
HYDE Issues a Statement
That ended the court proceedings ana
the City Chamberlain departed. HIS
secretary handed out this statement lo'
Mr.. Hyde:
For more than two months the campaign
has been carried on against us on M 90
s ~, and hearty support OF two news
papers with large circulation III 'l.iS s,e -,
On April 10 I asked the puonc 10 s"' etat
judgment until the close or the case, SN'' ,
ing that nothing had been done by me as
CITY Chamberlain of when or ny ,ina
need be ashamed No Official act o. MY ,,o7
has been Influenced by any improper H. y.
tive II has taken two months 70 lHuItC
me before q body that does not neal az, ~
defence or even explanation. / h aa,rr,eylste
doubt OF the outcome ana my to'I aa !; =
svoreration, and ] shall endeaVor 10 await
It with patience and eauanimi'y'
And District Attorney Whitman fol-
lowing the arraisnntent Of Hyde, gave
out this statement:
Charles II. Hyde was arraigned this
morning on an indiotmSeht n Gnsrss under der
Section 872 Of the Penal law, ana, seconu.
with taking an unlawful fec under section
Il is charged in the indictment that :, on
August 20 1910. HYDE. being then City
Chamberlain OF the city Of New forK.
then a director and the chairman OF. the
execufIve committee Of the board Of d
rectors and the owner OF majority ot INC
stock OF the Northern Ban a5So td ta ,exf
morning 10 the Carnegie Trust company
he. HYDE, as City Chamberlain, would I'M
rnediately increase the amount OF cay S,,y$
On depost with the Northern Bank. me
srSictrnent charges that the loan was made
and the deposit was subsequently increased
In spite Of the appearance in court Of
Stephen c. Baldwin, who was formerly
Hyde's counsel. II was stated positively
YESTERDAY that Mr.. Baldwin was not to
appear as counsel IN the trial 81 the in
dicted Cham berlain. He came down with
Mr.. HYDE from the Chamberlain's apart
noents IN the Carlton. but went with him
into court only as a friend. Mr.. Inter
RIVER will have full charge Of the de-
fence.
Mr.. Untermver spent close 70 an hour
and half in conference with Mayor
Gaynor al the City Hall Yesterday after
noon. and 2 few minutes later the Mayor
left the CITY Hall quietly. short time
after that Mr. Untermyer appeared
AGAIN. and seemed 70 be surprised and
slightly put out to find that the Mayor
had gone for the day.
The loans Of the Carnegie Trust Com
ranv 10 Mr Hyde's secretary we're con-
sidered by the grand jury at collateral
evidence. implying a motive for the
main transaction Of which he IS accused,
namely the promising ot more city
money TO the Northern Bank in return
for loan BY that institution 10 the
Carnegie Trust Company. Tbs bribery
or consideration alleged IS the accommo-
dation Of NIr Cumnins's trust company.
Men Who Gave Testimony
TIE witnesses upoa whose testimony
the indictment against HYDE Is based
are named on the back Of the instru-
ment They are Joseph G. Robin,
chairman cf the board Of directors and
majority stakeholder Of the Northern
Bank; william 7 Brewer. vice-president
Of the Northern Bank; Anthony Stumpf,
director Of the Northern Charles 4.
vostsch. Of the law firm Of Clifford,
Hobbs s, Beard. attorneys for tbs North
ern: Warren S Samson, q clerk in the
c.rnesie Trust Company: Harold
Jacobs another Carnegie Trust clerk
Robert 7. Smith. president Of the Car
negie Trust Company; Charles G. Rapp'
q clerk in the Northern Bank; Gilbert
q H.ndricsson, another Northern Bank
clerk; ListOn L. Lewis. director OF the
cernsgis Trust Company; Robert 3.
Noorehead, secretary OF the Carnegie
Trust COMPANY: Joseph 3. Relchnann,
former president and director Of the
Carneeie Trust Company; william j
curnn.ins, Carnegie Trust director and
fsctotunn. Deputy Chan, berlain Harry J.
walsh. Joseph ]. Kelley, a Northern
Rank director, John J Clancy, Northern
Bank director, Jacob c. simon, Northern
psnk director. Thomas F. Murphy, as
sis,ant postmaster. William p. Youngs,
Northern Bank director; John V. smith,
Chamberlain Hydes secretary Con-
troller William 4. Prendergast Deputy
Controller Edmund D. Fisher, ana
Thomas II. Coogan. director Of the
Northern Bank
The precedett on which the lnd!ct-
mont Is based is the indictment of
Alderman william Dickinson for bribery
hack in 1902. Dickinson wrote to John
McGaw woodbury.. then Street Cleaning
Commissioner. that If ne. Woodbury..
would reinstste one Antonio CoVino' a
dismissed street cleaner. he would vote
for bill pending before the Board OF
Aldermen which the Street Cleaning
Commissioner was anxious 10 have
passed A habeas corpus proceedings
was instituted and the case went 10 me
Appellste Division, which confirmed the
indictment. Dickinson then pleaded
suilty. anc sentence was suspended be-
cause il was not shown the defendant