New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-21
Estate Will Not Add More
than Five Per Cent to
Claims Payments.
BANKERS RELATIVES
EXPECTED TO QUIT
Death of Partner Will Not De-
lay Siegel's Trial, Although
II MAY Aid Defence.

When Frank F. Vogel dropped dead
in the Biltmore on Monday practically
all hope of the depositors in the
wrecked bank of Henry Siegel & Co.
of obtaining any considerable addl-
tional amount of their claims vanished:
From the assets now in the hands OF
the bankruptcy court they may re
ceive q dividend not in excess OF b
per cent in addition TO the l6.8 per
cent already paid.
Had Dir. Vogel lived his sister, Mrs
Nelson Morris. and other rich rela-
tives and friends were prepared to
nav a substantial amount TO the de-
positors as soon as some plan that
would be satisfactory TO them could
be devised. Toward this S2bO,OO0 was
paid over to Levy Mayer, OF Chicago,
counsel for the Morris interests, last
winter. and further payments we're
promised. The death OF Nogel, how
ever. is expected to end the activities
of relatives. whose interest viii now
centre in the children Of the dead
merchant
The autopsy ordered by Coroner
Hellenstein was held yesterday morn
ing, DR.. Leblanc operating IN the pres
ence Of q representative OF the DIS
trict Attorneys office and of two ply
sicians representing the Vogel family.
The finding corroborated that OF Dr.
Sternberger, Vogeps physician. that
death was due to heart disease, with
A complication of disorders as con-
tributing causes. The surgeons pres
ent expressed surprise that Nogel had
lived as long as he did.
After the autopsy the body was
shipped to Chicago, where funeral ser
vices will be held to morrow. burial be
ing in the family plot in Rosehill
Cemetery. Mrs. Vogel will remain IN
Chicago for a time.
Assistant District Attorney Embree
said Yesterday that the death OF Noge.
would have no effect on the trial OF
Siegel. scheduled to begin November .
in Livingston County. II had been
Manned, he said, to try both men al
once. but there is no reason, he SAID
why Siegel could not be tried alone
No objection would be made to dis,
missing the indictments against Nogel
to clear the record and release MS
bonds.
II is possible, however. that NogePs
death will make material difference
in the plans of the lawyers for Siegel;;
For some time past 1t mas Oeen wen
known to those who have followed the
case closely that there was more than
an even chance that there would be
a break between the partners with
Siegel setting up that the respon-
sibility for the conduct OF the Dahk
and the securing Of loans from com
mercial banks was Vogels, not his. the
dead man being the financial man OF
the combination, while Siegel looked
after the selling end.
Vooeps death now leaves the way
clear for Siegel to set up this de-
fence. and it is conceded in the Cl1mi-
nal Courts Building that it would have
been easier to convict both men try,
in them together thar it now Will
be to convict Siegel, for much evidence
that could have been used at the trial
Of both is now necessarily excluded.
Bv finding indictments against Slegel
alone. however, District Attorney Whit
man had prepared for just such con
tingency.