Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-22
ECHO OF FAILURE
OF THE CARNEGIE
TRUST COMPANY
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Charles H. Hyde, Former
City Chamberlain, Must
Answer for the Part He
Played in the Scandal.

New York. Nov. 22.-After a delay
of many months, Charles Hiram Hyde,
former city chamberlain has been called
to the bar to answer for the part he
Is alleged to have played in the great
scandal involving the heads of the Car
negie Trust company. the Joseph G..
Robin bankink enterprises and the
New York political machine. Hyde Is
under an Indictment charging that he
accepted a bride and forced Joseph G..
Robin, formerly head Of the Northern
bank, to aid Joseph b. Reichmann,
president Of the Carnegie Trust COM
pany, and William j. Cummins, execu-
tive chairman OF the same bank. by
making them loan of 100000 when
ruin to his bank.
The former city chamberlain was
indicted chiefly on the testimony of
Robin. According to Robin, Hyde told
him that II he would come through
with loan to the then tottering Car
negie Trust company, he, Hyde, would
see that the municipal deposits were
increased in Robins Northern bank. II
Robin had refused, according to his
story, he was threatened with having
the city money then in his bank with
drawn The bank was in no condition
to stand such Withdrawals, and he had
to accede to Hydes demands, Robin
AYERS
Hyde's affiliation with Mayor Gaynol
whose administration of the city's af-
fairs Is very unpopular In some quar-
tiers, has brought forth charges of po-
litical plot that have added to the in
terest with which his trial has lone
been anticipated. The former city
chamberlain has been law partner OF
Mayor Gaynor. At the time of the
Robin bank failures and the crash Of
the Carnegie Trust company he mys-
teriously disappeared, remaining away
until the hue and cry over the dis
tribution of the citys funds in the
defunct institution was spread from
New York City to almost every city il
the east. He then returned to the city
alleging illness as the cause of his alb
sence. and was promptly indicted on
charge Of swinging the city's million:
to benefit his own ends, which consi
tutes the act of bribery in the eyes o
the law.
Joseph c.. Robin, the first witnes!
testified that Hyde, by his control O
city deposits forced the Northern banf
to loan the Carnegie Trust compan!
$4,000 when the latter institution wa!
about to collapse late in 1910. Robin
himself of guilty of grand larceny il
connection with the wrecking of tn
Northern bank, is the states principa
witness against Hyde charged will
accepting bride as a public officer
Although Hyde's counsel moved 70
quashing the indictment on the groun'
that no crime was charged because i
was not shown that the city chamber
lain benefited by his alleged actions
Justice Golf reserved his decision unit
the states case is closed
Robin said William ]. Cumming
and ]. B. Reichman introduced hin
to Hyde in the latter's office on Aug
%, 1910. Hyde explained that tn
trust compitny needed s150,0G0 an
asked Robin to help "the boys" Whel
Robin demurred Hyde referred to tn
city deposits in Robins bank and de
clared that If the necessary aid was no
money the next day. Robins stor
continued:
"Then Mr.. Hyde said: I'll tell yo
what I'll do, If you'll do what l want
I'll give you deposits in the sam
amounts of the loans you will make
Leave it to me and If you loan thes
boys the money I'll give you that muc
in city funds
Emmanuel Church Turkey Dime