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him. They had EIIords showing that
owners of more than half the amount
I Of money deposited in the bank had
approved Siegcl's offer, that those not
asserting included several thousand &C
counts of less than SO each, and that
many hundreds more could not be
found
They also had a petition headed by
the largest depositors asking clemency
for Siegcl. Twenty names on the list
represented 100000 in deposits.
The members of the committee were
much surprised at the turn things had
taken. They urged Siegel to make a
fight, and appealed to Senator Newton
10 take the matter up with the court.
This means an awful lot to these
poor people" said Mr.. Coon to Senator
Newton. az the court only knew the
exact situation it would help them
"AIl this agitation has been made by
one woman" said Henkel. tits too
bad"
The lawyer took the papers but made
no promise, and Siegel, with the COM
mittce as boGyguard, left for the
courthouse. He alone was smiling.
The others were downcast when they
were not angry In front Of the court
house Siegel and the committee paused
, while a photographer snapped them.
Just after they entered the court
house Mrs. Emmeline Baker, who made
the bribery charges, appeared, accom-
panied by her husband. Her way TO
The courtroom was blocked by court
attendant after she had exchanged
some words with Coon.
Mrs. Baker Active.
The courtroom was comfortably
slled when Siegel entered. In ten
minutes his case was disposed Of and
he had been taken to Sheriff George
Roots Office in the Jail adjoining the
courthouse. Then when a call was sent
for Siegel's friends, Mrs. Baker again
appeared in the picture. A deputy
sheriff barred her way, and she en-
Gagged in war of words with friend,
~ depositor The terms crook ana
igrafter" were freely exchanged, until
the officer threatened her with arrest:
East Side methods don't 20 here'
he said. CT, 49,.
carefully prepared statement "h'c"
read rs follows:
eyer since last November ! have
devoted my entire time TO the work OF
raising funds for depositors and en-
deoyoring to engage in business III
order 10 repay them their deposits.
"Tle hard times ard the sentence
bongino over me have been against nc.
had no funds Of my own, because
everything had was turned over to q
bankruptcy court. .u.
"Nony of my friends were willing 70
helm me so far as they were able, but
there was business depression all
over the country, and my friends were
having their Cwn problems, so that
. .hey were necessarily hampered IN the
cxtcnt TO which they could 20. ! have
,,f. no stone unturned and have studied
Ivory situation which presented itself.
I realized the great depression IN the
Z denartment store business and the dam
GERS attendant upon opening a ne"
concern.
4 offered All He Could.
} .T,nlcss could sec an excellent
chance for success ! was unwilling 10
( hazard the money Of my iEends. !
believe that | understand the business
as we'll as any one, and know that
under anything like favorable condi-
I tions I can succeed. But the situation
- ,.bicb | was placed made il impos-
sibls FOR me 10 carry out my plans. II
,yas the ambition Of my life 10 make
s,'cb showing as would satisfy all
the depositors as we'll as the court.
"Had | been free man my efforts
wonId surely have brought forth a
greater result. As it was, the propo-
s;tion 10 pay $4,000 and to give every
tbing / might thereafter make was the
very best | could do, and was possible
only by the greatest strain and effort.
"Wbile IL is to me keen disappoint-
ment. | realize that there are quite a
few depositors directing They may
| tkirk bv this means more money can
he nyoduced. | only wish that were
true, Unfortunately, | can do no bet
t.r have no resentment toward any
~ the depositors, and sympathize with
tbem most deeply. This was my best,
and II they could all know the facts
| / am sure they would realize il. But