New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-25
BUS RIDE ONLY BREAK
IN JURY'S DULL DAY
Hyde Case 'apCrtS Carefully
Cut from newspapers by
Captain Lynch.
CALL J. V. SMITH TO-DAY
Clark Will Try to Show He Got
$4,000 Loan from Carnegie
= ust Co., but Really for
City Chamberlain.

Th, ig.y that is to decide the guilt or
Innocence Of former City Chamoerid''
Charles Hiram Hyde, charged with re-
,niying a brbe as a public official, was
ro-lcd ND yesterday at the Murray I'M
Hotel. Taking il altogether. IL wasn't
cheerful day TO be shut no i'm hotel rooms
IN, Foreman Walter w. Tinsley and MS
eleven confreres managed to get some
fresh air after the weather cleared late
n the afternoon.
Under the wstchful eve of Captain
I.vncn. of Justice COTS court. and hVe
assistants. the jury filed out of the 4otn
street entrance and into a Fifth avenue
'bns for a spin up Riverside Drive ana
down Broadway.
Leaden skies greeted the jury when IT
fled INTO the private breakfast room
around 10 o'clock. Breakfast over 'ne
jurors we're escorted to Their rooms ""'
the morning newspapers. carefulE ce"
soTed ~ Captain Lynch, were P"Ss'u
around. followed by cigars.
Not a paragraph of printed matter con-
rected in any way with the uisl Oh MI
HYDE was allowed to come before Tue
iurymen's eyes. The day passed peas
antlv after late dinner and the Twelve
went off 10 bed long before midnlsht
without transaeting any important ousi-
ness affairs. as they have been dolhs u'l-
ing the last week. 49,.
When court opens to-day Assistant DIS
trict Attorney Clark will Introduce e,l-
dence to show that Hyde benefited by '"e
loans OF $50 40 10 the Cummins group OF
fnanciers of the Carnegie Trust com
many. which he secured by placing ST.
10000 Of city funds in eight banks Inc
officials of these banks have already "u-
mitted that William J. Cummins, after hs
Rad applied TO them for loans, promlseu,
If the loans were made, that he Nou'u
get more city deposits for their banks
John Y. Smith, Mr.. Hyde's secretary IN
100 will take the stand some time TO-
day. Mr.. Clark expects TO get from nm
important testimony against the former
City Chamberlain at the bar. MI CiaIh
will Try 10 show, by careful tracing Oh
cnecks. that loan Of $4,000, Ostehs!ol!
made by the Carnegie Trust Compan! 40
s.r, smith went in reality TO hyde
lne loan was split UP into three parts
auC one payment o. A,5pJ went 10 l1!"''
liner was caring IOr ms neallh on Doai .
,top-a- ME m Florida waters
me prosecution will introduce nuinOe!
80 witnesses to-day IL there is lliht' ~
now the condition OF affairs III the al
ft,gIc trust Company previous 10 lHt
Hunin loan from the Northern Bank &c
.IOsCCuJIOn will try to snow 'hdN '"'
,pudition was very bad. 900.
MI. Clark promises to show that ono
week before AUGUST y, 1910, the CdTHtGtg
J., rUst e'onpany sold S-IoOJ of New orr
, Ity, Bonds to 4. Il. Leach & Co. bank
ers, OF No. ll9 Broadway, and that Tue
,ice was subsequently TeadJusted by tEe
isDkeTs whereby they paid SlSS,Vb 10 lNs
carnegie Trust Company. TINS, MI.
t, lark will Try 10 prove, formed phi
of the capital investment GA the CaIneS.e
and constituted a violation OF the bank
.lg laws which forbid the disposal oI
capital stock. Representatives of A. b;
each & CO. will be called to the stahu
tu testify.
Mr.. Clark will also show that with the
Sl3d.B0 which the Carnegie received from
Robin the trust company purchased pSch
from Leach q Co. 10000 in SCHENECTADY
city bonds To make up its impairment Oh
capital stock.
Mr.. Clark VIII furnish a motive, which
is that the Carnegie company was in
hurry to sack up its reserve, as was
evidenced by the substitution OF the
Schenectady bonds for the New York City
bonds. al a cost Of 500, Is.
The prosecution confidently expects now
that Max D. Steuer and John +. Stanch-
field. of Hyde's counsel. Will call Joseph
T. Reichmanp and William j. Cummins,
the convicted Carnegie heads, 10 the
stand TO discredit Joseph G. Robin before
HYDE testifies.
Justice Con has requested that the case
he given to the jury before "Wednesday
night. In that case, night sessions may
be necessary