New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-16
MORE DUMMIES BOB Up
Witnesses in Union Bank Investl-
cation Deny Taking Active Part.
MERELY HELPED SULLIVAN
One Lawyer Admits That He
Was IAN Easy Mark" in
Big Bank Deals.

pars-l Durne, cf Morris Park. Brooklyn.
q dealer IN rattan chairs, whose name sp-
reared &c director and incorporation OF sew
eral OF the companies controlled by the
Sullivan regime IN the Mechanics ano
Traders Bank was a witness at the re-
sumption Of the Union Bank investigation
before z L Dodge, Deputy Bank super
iutendent IN Brooklyn yesterday. he told
the investigators how little he knew OF
the companies with which he was supposed
20 ne connected
When William g. C-opsey. who IL eN-
aiming the witnesses. showed him certih-
Gates Of stock In the Joralemon security
Company 10 which his name was attacheu'
the witness repudiated the signature IN
not being his own. II was a poor inrits-
ton Of his handwriting he said The WIZ
ness said he had never heard Of the Jorale-
mon Security Company before.
II developed that Dunno had signed the
Incorporation certificate of the Joraiemon
company In January. 1915. for he idenrned
his signature on the paper. but he mao nov
known what ne was signing at the Tune
He had signed this and other papers AZ
the request OF Charles II. Brooks, who
vss then cashier Of the Atlantic Bank.
branch Of the Mechanics and Traders
Bank. whom he had known for years. ne
said. Brooks had lived near him az Morris
Park for several wears, but had moved
away a year or two ago. the witness SAID
and he had not seen him since Mr.. crop
eev futimated that Brooks could not be
found
Dunno recalled that he had signed
paper in connection with the incorporation
Of the Opera Construction Company n
January 1906, which had something TO DO
with the Liberty Street Theatre in VIII
tArnsburg az the request Of Mr.. BROOKS
But he had never appeared before a notary
and acknowledged his signature TO this
certificate or the one relating 70 the Jorale-
mon company. as appeared on both GER
tincstes-
Ellsworth z Bogart, q former director
Of the Mechanics and Traders Bank and
an associate Of David A. Sullivan for many
years. and Gilbert Elliott. who figured IN
rood deal Of accommodation" paper 70
the bank. offered some enfghtening testi-
rnony Yesterday as 10 the manner in which
notes and mortgages in the bank were
3uxried IN November and December. 1877,
inst prior 70 the failure OF the bank
Elliott told how ne furnished accom-
mediation" mortgages and mortgages
through the various companies which were
enetneered In his Office 70 the bank at
sulliyan's request. 10 the amount OF more
than s225 COO This was apparently done to
stAve of the banks creditors. Elliott said
he never would have done II II he had had
any sense al the time.
II NAV be a LAWYER" he said, but l
,eem 70 have been the easy mark in some
Of these things
Mr. Boxart testified in regard 20 the s176.-
600 Sullivan note which was in the Me
chanics and Traders Bank. II appeared
that IT had been indorsed by all the mem
bers o. the executive committee Of the
hoard Of directors Of the bank. including
ne witness. but had never been paid. They
nsd signed II a. M Sullivans request, ne
eaid. who told them that the Clearing
House might object TO II The note had
cen reduced 70 $4,000 by Sullivan later,
and each member of the executive commit
tee had given his personal note for about
SIC coo 20 cover H. The witness aftervard
went through bankruptcy in an effort 20
avoid payment of the banks claim on this
note. ne said.
u was sorry Immediately after ! had
signed The $4,000 note" said Mr.. Bogart
.'I went 10 Sullivans Office soon afterward
ana told him I wanted my note. told him
that I would stay at the bank until
o'clock and if the note wasn't Forthcoming
then I would get a lawyer and make
trouble
Sullivan then called in Cashier Ashley
Of the bank and they sent for Gilbert
Elliott. who showed Bogart bond pur-
Iortirc 10 represent a mortgage for s2s.-
600 on property at Riverdale avenue and
Powell street which Bogart finally agreed
10 accept as security on the note. II de-
veloped that the mortgage was made out
by one dummy company 10 another which
had headquarters IN Elliott's office.
Bogart never knew what the 81 90, 600
Sullivan note was for. he testified.
mo one seemed TO know what II was
for" ne said. Z was merely told that it
was burden that Mr.. Sullivan was car
vying"