New-York tribune., 1911-01-20
MONTGOMERY FACES TRIAL
Larceny Charge Against Former
President of Hamilton Bank.
ROBINS NAME INTRODUCED
Talesmen Examined Relative to
knowledge of Many Men and
Real Estate Companies.

Three jurors were selected yesterday FOR
the trial Of William r, Montgomery. for
mer president OF the Hamilton Bank. On
an indictment charging the larceny Of itp"
on October q 1907. the day before the bank
closed It's doors. The hank was later
merged into the Northern Bank Of NeT
! York, one Of the institutions involved IN
the operations Of Joseph G. Robin. Ref
erence was made TO Robin and 70 ne
Northern Bank in the examination Of tales
men.
/ The foreman Of the jury. which vii
| probably be completed to-day. is Edward
| r. J. Gaynor, of No. Isl West ssth street
an auditor of the 1nterboroush Rsp,d
! Transit Company.
1 Juror No. Is Albert L. Roome. ~ No
2326 Seventh avenue, who is engaged IN the
/ trucking business at No. 207 Franklin
street, and No. 3 Is Christian Arndt. ot
/ No 6ll West i14th street, who has coffee
brokerage business At No. s. Wall street.
They were selected from A special panel
! of one hundred talesmen. One Of them *
au,ned Yesterday was Lionel 2. Levy. Vho
was excused by Judge Rosalsky when hA
said ~ had been a depositor in the de-
funct Hamilton Sank.
Il guess. your honor, he IS 700 close -
( the situation" remarked James ". oS-
borne. Of MontEomery's counsel, and As
| sistant District Attorney Frank Moss, who
is conducting the prosecution. seemed 70
| take the same view. for the taesman vas
! excused.
/ Each talesman was asked by Nr. Moss II
/ ne knew Michael Devlin, the Rev. A. +.
Barnett Howard :. Cans, Clement n.
Smith, Frederick r. Soaring, Joseph 9.
Robin John NJ. CantVell. !. NJ. Laports,
Oliver +. Davis. Dr. Charles II. Montgom-
/ cry. Loren :. Wood, William Stalker or
/ sidney j. Bishot, also whether or not he
/ had had any dealings or connections with
the Bronx Mortgage Company. the Minford
Realty Company, tho New York Exchange
Realty Company. the National Mortgage
! Company or the New York Mortgage Com
psny.
Mr.. Osborne asked each one II he knew
/ W Schuyler Jackson. G.. AdelDert Becker,
/ Isidor Kresel. Howard :. Cans, William I.
/ Jerome, stephen G. still James :. Gross
/ Andrew Thomas or Sebastian j. Brierhot.
/ Tn addition. Mr. Osborne inquired whether
+ the taIesman had been "A depositor in any
/ of these banks that have been falling
around New York inclgding the Hamilton
/ Bank or the Northern Bank
/ Would YOU 20 into the jury box and say
/ this is a good time 10 convict banker be
cause Of the late Iamented failures?' Vas
another Of bis questions.
/ Foreman Gaynor acknowledged, before
/ his selection, having been foreman OF Z
/ jury in 1892 when Mr.. Osborne, then al
/ Assistant District Attorney. had prosecuted
/ a case. He assured Mr.. Moss, however
I that this would not influence him toward
+ Mr.. Osborne's side OF the case.
. In dismissiuE the jurors selected unHl to-
| dav Judge Rosasky added to the usual
admonition a request that they refrain
/ from reading anything in the newspapers
/ bearing upon the case. Two other lndict-
ments charging the larceny Of SS,SOC and
+ .wo charging ovcrcertifcation of checks
are also pending against Montgomery.
Mr. Moss is assisted in the prosecution by
/ Assistant District Attorney Allen G. Well
man and former Assistant District Attor-
lev +. Crosbie Kindclbcrger. Mr. Osborne
IS assisted by Colonel Gilbert y. Lamb,
1 former Secretary Of state Samuel koenis
ana Reuben PCskham.