Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-16
HYDE IS BACK
IN new YORK
City Chamberlain Says He
Has Been Ill.

away from his Office since Dec. Z,
Charles II. Hyde, the missing city
chamberlain, arrived In New York
from Florida after an outing for his
health.
sought for. He WAS wanted by the
legislative investigating committee to
tell what he knew Of the race track
scandal, and he was wanted to look
after city funds that are in the de-
funct Northern bank and In the Car
negie Trust company.
The city chamberlain said he was a
very sick man and that his doctors
had warned him hat he would have
to undergo at least two operations In
the near future. His health had been
the only cause Of his going away on
his ~houseboat, Mr.. Hyde added.
He Didn't Look III.
The returning chamberlain was very
sbronzed. and looked as ii he weighed
about 1870 pounds. He did not seem to
move with any pain, nor was the en-
phasis that he put In some Of his
statements that OF a cnnvalescent.
Chamberlain Hyde is thoroughly
conscious OF hie rectitude. He has no
intention at resigning. He is not w0r.
rying about any attempt that may
Nhave been made to hang mp his pay.
He expects to face charges growing
out ct the matter OF his responsibility
IN the depositing Of city money In the
Carnegie Trust company and the
Northern bank, now closed. As to the
graft committees Investigation of the
alleged race track bill bribery, Hyde
says that be positively did not run
away from the witness chair and that
II his presence before the investigat-
ing committee had been the only rea-
son Why de should nave returned to
New York he would not have come,
but would have stayed south two
weeks longer, al he originally planned.
Friendly With Carnegie Trust.
He had returned to New York as
quickly as he could after the first news
OF the bank situation had reached him.
he said.
1T has been said that your relations
with the Carnegie Trust company were
very close" suggested the reporters.
and that your choice OF that company
as a depository was Influenced by that
fact"
MY relations with the Carnegie
Trust company were not close, but
friendly" the chamberlain replied.
do you know that Comptroller
Prendergast has said that he warned
| you last summer of the shaky conds
ton OF the Carnegie Trust company? r.
Il will not discuss that phase Of the
situation the chamberlain replied.
''That viii be included in the charges
which win be preferred against me. I
will have to deal with that matter Of
fieiany.
May Mssss Coed tho Difference.
1T Hes entirely. within the discre-
ton Qf the chamberlain to take a bond
or gHnrantM from q hank or trust COM
pany tn which he deposits city funds
When / lefr New York i understood
that there war Se50,OO0 on deposit in
the Carnegie Trust company. I took
a personal guarantee from ali OF tho
directors. every mar of whom Is capa.
bic Of making good
When Mr. Hyde's attention was turn
cd to the matter Of the Northern bank
and he was asked II the report that he
had been a friend OF Joseph G.. Robin,
now under Indictment, was true be re-
piled with u vigorous denial.
THE city money In the Northern
bank now. about soc, 00o, is protected
by q bond up to $4,000 he said.
WIN you be responsible personally
fer the $4,000 not protected by the
bond II the necessity should ariseg''
was the nex question.
II don't know. II 1t Is mp to me at
any time aud proper FOR me to do 80
I'll make good the difference oiSer the
bond out OF my " pocket