The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-10
Five Depo.Itors on Hand.

Despite the fact that practically 1il
'Ne evidence will relate to financial trans
actions considerable human interest
promises to be injected into the proceed
ings through deposltorssin Siegel's savings
hank in the Fourteenth Street Store. Five
OF them attended the trial to-day. one
Mrs. Emeline Baker OF Park avenue, New
York city. startled Siegel as he left the
court room during the noon recess. Mrs
Baker hurried after the defendant and
when she caught up with siegel she stood
directly in front OF him with folded arms
and glared at him
Assistant District Attorney william d.
Enbree. who with Assistant District
Attorney Arthur C. Train is conducting
the states case. feared scene might be
created. He rushed to the side OF Mrs.
Baker and asked her to accompany him.
81 only wanted to see this man" con-
temrtuously remarked the woman. "If
he IL no, convicted IL will he a great re-
Election on Justice in Livingston county"
Mrs Baker had $4,000 In Siegels bank,
she says. and received Is cents on the
dollar.
A committee Of three other depositors
appointed at meeting held in New York
city last night were on hand The de-
positors raised $50 or $40 to defray the
expenses Of the committee, and each OF
the three representatives added $40 OF his
own. They are Benjamin Marcus, So
Cltlist aud lawyer OF Prospect avenue,
The Bronx. who had $4,000 in the bank /:
\. Schwartz. chairman OF one Of the de-
rositors' committees. of 1850 Greene ave-
nue, Brooklyn, with $4,000 in the bank,
and Irving Coons. counsel TO the deposit
tors. depositor TO the extent OF several
hundred dollars
81 have interviewed hundreds Of fellow
depositors" Coons said land they told
me they would not have opened an ac-
count In Siegers bank n II had not been
for the little dime savings bank idea so
extensively advertised by Siegel as an
incentive TO poor people to save their
pennies. They never questioned Siegers
honesty because they saw Siegels name
NJ the head OF so many charitable sub
scrlptlon lists.
EFT was grave injustice to the de-
ros'tors TO bring the trial 10 Livingston
county, many Of them cannot attend.
instance, who had $40 in the bank. the
accumulation of fifteen years savings
She was wanted here but could not come,
and up here the Jurors do not know OF
the deaths, suicides and broken hearts
caused by the failure Of the Siegel bank"
SiegcI Not Locked Up.
The prosecution will not lose sight Of
tho effect that may be gained through the
presence OF the depositOrs and possibly
by their testimony, II II Is admissible
Assistant District Attorney Train Sntends
N bring out before the jury the fact that
Sicgcl, personally, kept keys to all the
dime savings banks of his depositors
MANY persons expected Justice Clark TO
order Sege locked up when an adjourn
ment was taken this evening until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. but the court
permitted the defendant his liberty He
il under $4,000 bail and paroled In the
custody Of his counsel, John -. Stanch-
field.
II was apparent early in the day--ir
fact, when Judge Clark took the bench
at II oclock-that the Siegel case would
got but few hours hearing before the
adjournment and IL was . 80 before the
trial really began. Siegel himself had
been in the courtroom from 10 o'clock
81 shall be acquitted" was his confden,
assertion. II will start business agar
Immediately after the trial is over and
TIL pay my creditors 100 cents on the
dollar within five years or course an
going 10 be freed, ] am so sure OF beat.
ing this indictment that ! have alread,
started to think about reenterlng busl
ross will have a partner. maybe more
than one on, ] still have Influential
friends who will back me"
Demurrer Is Entered.
Mr.. Stanchleld withdrew SeRels plea
of not guilty to the grand larceny lndlct
ncnt---one of fourteen lodged agains
him and the late Frank r.. Vogel by tn,
New York county Grand Jury in April
10 enter "A demurrer and ask the court Il
dismiss tho Indictment altogether as un
warranted and without a basis in fact
assistant District Attorney Train told
fudge Clark the defence had agreed
not to demur. but the court decided Il
hear Arguments after the jury had beer
selected.
Mr. Train informed the court that IN,
spcciic charge on which Siegcl II beinl
tried is the alleged larceny OF $8s4.05 by
check for that mount drawn on thu
National Bank Commerce and mad,
payable to Austin. Nichols & Co or
June IL 1913 The Transaction Ia mar