The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-22
ALL Of ROBINS
DEEDS ARE Barred
At HYDE TRIAL
CONTINUED from First Pase)

.aid, that am going to let you 20
home for Thanksgiving Day dinner II !
nold night sessions to do It."
There was a broad smile through the
Jury box.
Mr.. steusr resumed his cross-exam-
nation by asking Robin IL the Fidelity
Developing Company. which Robin con-
trolled. and the Washington Savings
Bank. another Robin institution. did
not have big accounts in August 1910.
In the Carnegie Trust Company. He
explained that he asked these ques-
lions to show how hard Robin would
nave been hit BY the failure OF the
Trust Company.
III I am permitted to show those
facts" said Mr.. stsusr. Il can show
that the impsllins cause that made
Robin make that $4,000 loan was the
very fact that every one Of his own
interests would have been ruined by
the failure Of the Carnegie Trust Com
pany. and that to save himself-and
not to favor Hyde-he made the loan"
Despite this plea Justice Goff refused
to permit this line Of questioning to
continue. BY taking another tack Mr..
Steuer brought out that several Of the
Robin concerns did have large deposits
In the Carnegie Trust Company In Au-
gust, l9l0-when tho $4,000 loan was
made-and that they would have been
embarrassed financially by the trust
company's failure Others OF the Robin
concerns deposited In the Northern
Bank. and these accounts would have
been lost By the failure Of the North
srn--And the Northern. Mr.. Stsuer
brvusht out would have been crushed
By the failure Of the Carnegie Com
pany.
The Northsrn Bank, Robin said, had
on deposit in the Carnegie Trust more
than 325o,0oo. and the Washington Saw.
ings Bank had $4,000. In addition. the
Washington Savings Bank had $50. 900
In the Northern Bank: the Fidelity De-
veloping Company. $4,000; the South
Shore Traction Company. $4,000.
THE other accounts" said Robin,
were nominal"
TRIES TO SHOW ROBINS CON-
GERMS WERE ALL IN DANGER.
All of this money-nearly $500. ooo-the
defense contended. would have been
lost By the failure OF the Carnegie
Trust Company or the subsequent fall
ure Of the Northern Bank. Most of the
Robin concerns. It was shown. did not
70 under when these two failures came.
Mr.. Steuer hardened back to Robins
conversation with Hyde. when the $3.50.
900 loan was forced"
@. Did you say yesterday that you
told Hyde you did not see how he could
| deposit more than el%s.OOo Of the city'i
moneys In the Northern Bank In pay.
ment for the loan to the Carnegie Com.
pany. because you had up only q bond
OF $4,000 to protect the city! A. Yes.
q. Wen. - II Aos . fast tAst avs
montAs before yeu ever saw Zyas,
the deposits Of the city Of Few
FORK with the Northern DAAk
ssaohsr ooos, 9lA - which vas
os<s, 3l% more than your bonaS 4
10; ala not know y.
Mr.. steuer. reading from the report
of the bank. showed that for month,
before Hyde's alleged threat to Robir
the city had far more than $4,000 or
deposit In the Northern Bank.
Mr.. Steuer brought out that at the tim,
the Northern Bank loaned $4,000 t.
the Carnegie Trust Company, Robir
himself owed the trust company 3233,
/ 900 on demand loans" and that tn,
repayment OF this ts33.00o would hav.
obvisted the necessity OF making tn,
$4,000 loan.
Q. Did you offer to pay this $685., oot
and thus relieve the situationf
SAID would do ~ II Cummins ant