New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-30

Charles Hiram Hyde Mayor Gayuoi $
prottgG and his former law partner, first
got into the Iimc.ight when he assumed
the office Of city Chamberlain I'm which
capacity one of his first acts was th"
signing Of voucher calling for the pay
mcut OF $4,000 GO Daniel +. CohaIau for
legal services This m"asur" was EigpT-
ously fought by Controller Preudcr-ast
The first real difficulty In iydr's path
appeared about two years ago. when the
legislative investigating committee prob
ing bribery charges sought to ask The
CITY Chamberlain some leading questions
There was talk about a certain dinner
party at DcImOuico's. during which u
fund of between 10000 and 5000 10 de-
feat the autl-racetrack bills was said To
have been raised Hyde was present at
the dinner
The City Chamberlain was missing.
Search was made for him throughout tn"
length and breadth Of the city and this
search finally became countrywide la eN-
tent but still no trace Of Hyde was
found The newspapers labelled him our
Lost CITY Chamberlain" and the Eastern
press. from Maine 10 Florida, daily pub
iished stories and descriptions Of him.
As # happened, lac was eventually
found on his houscboat. the Stop-a- While
near DaytOna, Fla. lie returned to New
York on January lJ 1911, bronzed and
sturdy. although It was given out that he
was a very sick man" During his eN-
tended vacation the Carnegie Trust Com
pany and the Northern Bank had failed.
Both these institutions had held city de-
posts.
I'pon his return Mr. Hyde denied that
he knew anything about the corruption
fund" said TO have been raised at the
Delmonico dinner and that he mad ohIy
recently been advised Of the failures OF
the two banks. lie said that should
there be any danger to the citys money
from the failure Of the two banks he
had resources Of $4,000 which would
cover up any possible shortage, and that
he would make this a personal matter
between himself and the city
The Hold up" Of Robin.
On April 2s. 1911. District Attorney
Whitman obtained an affidavit from
member of the executive committee Of
the Northern Bank which certified that
the signer was present in the Office OF
President Robin of that institution on
August "a. 1910 when Hyde had, it was
alleged. forced the president 70 lend
money to the Carnegie Trust Company.
Robin had already testified before the
grand jury that Hyde asked him to help
the boys" and that he got assurances
that If he did help W. J. Cummins and
his associates the Northern Bank would
get more city deposits. The records
showed that the city deposits in the
Northern Bank jumped to a big figure
after Robin lent $4,000 10 the Carnegie
Trust Company.
on April 20, 1871 the grand jury, afJc-
finding seven more indictments against
w. j. Cummins and four more against
Joseph b. Reichmann, his associate, took
up a new phase OF the Carnegie Trust
case. Hitherto the witnesses had been
subppnaed TO appear before the grand
jury i'm a criminal prosecution Of
the people Of the State Of New YORK
against William J. Cummins' 81 against
Joseph r.. Reichmann." on the date
given. however, after these two men had
pleaded not guilty to the new Indictments.
they submitted in turn to service in a
criminal prosecution Of the people Of the