The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-11-22
ROBIN ACCUSES
HYDE ON STAND
Convicted Banker Tells of
Forced Loan to Car
negie Trust.
CASE MAY BLOW UP"
Defence'S Motion to Dismiss
a Surprise-"Bribc Not
Described"
RULING ON POINT TO-DAY
Witness Meantime Tells How
City Funds Were Involved
His Name an Alias.

Joseph @ Robin. self-convicted
banker. repressing with an effort the
pent up emotions of two years. told the
jury In the Supreme Court yesterday
how Charles II. Hyde. City Chamber
lain. had forced him to make a loan Of
Northern Bank funds to the Carnegie
Trust Company in August. 1910.
Sitting in the private law office Of tn"
man then In contrn, OF the city's money.
at in the evening. with William ].
tummins on one side Of him and Joseph
Relchmann on the othsr. with Hyde
facing him he had been given the AL
Tentative Of bolstcring M the shaky
trust company with 100000 forthwith
or OF losing every penny OF the profita-
bic city deposits.
II was the first step in the case Of
District Attorney Whitman To convict
Hyde of the charge of demanding and
rec eceiving a bribc as public officer, and
standing alone 8s Il did IL seemed to
have an effect on the jury Of bankers.
brokers and engineers who succeeded
the gunmens jury in the court of Jus
tice Goff.
Robin gave this direct testimony yes
terday afternoon In less than thirty
seven minutes. but before the day was
over he had begun To shed a little more
light on the subject and on himself under
the cross-examination Of Max ID. Steuer,
assisted by John B. StanChieid and Mr.
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opening OF the days session "the de-
s,sc,sc act he stand. accused no I.
nowhsr. in,orr,ed wb,, ha nus, do
,erd h,,nsaI, og,,ns, Th. loan n, tho
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,s narrated and tho aI,eg.d n,rt,c;nat,or
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HYDE either as Cytv Chamber,ain mr. n,
an ind,vidusI hensnted Excent ror IN,
statemert thai no did ,enent which il
n conclusion II 10 M, shown how"
When Mr. s,ancbneld had nnished Mr.
Whitman allowed Ny Mos. tn get I'm
and say tina, as the question raised was
une,nec,ad N. nro.acu,or was No,
ready IN ren,v. be asked for time and
this was granted Mr.. Whitman did
not annear IN the afternoon and was
renorted Ia be looking IN the law
II will deny this morton" said the
Justice. but for the present only, and
I give leave to renew 1t later" When
Mr.. Stanchf'eld had finished and had
taken his seat the defendant wore n
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